Osha Thai @ SF

I think I did a post on Osha Thai a few years ago, but I think it merits another update, especially when pictures are taken with my new Nikon P300. Osha Thai is just as delicious as before, and prices are typical of SOMA.  Honestly, Thai food should not be that expensive.  A bowl of curry should be $6 at most, because in the motherland it's probably $1 if not less! But just like all the other southeast asian food that exists in the states, there's always a markup. Quite sad really. Regardless, Osha Thai is a good place to get thai food if you're in the area, the dishes are a good size, and it's pretty authentic.

Duck Curry

this is ohhh soo good, but it is also ohhh so spciy. you see that red sauce that the duck is sitting in? well that will hurt going in as well as going out. however, it's quite amazing, just need a giant bowl of rice to go with it. best part of the duck? completely deboned! so this is a date friendly food, you don't have to worry about picking out bones as you eat in front of your date

 Pad See Eww

super flavorful and fresh (definitely can taste the fish sauce) but the beef was a little tough, i think they overcooked it

Tak Kee Lee @ SF

Tak Kee Lee has a great breakfast deal. $5.25 for a bowl of noodles (your choice of 3 proteins, choice of noodles), toast and milk tea - and you get to add your own condense milk. Yay! You can also have two eggs, sausage/bacon/ham, hashbrowns, toast and milk tea for the same price. ABC may be across the street, but the owners at Tak Kee Lee are more hospitable, take more care/attention to your food and the prices are much more reasonable. Don't buy into the ABC non-sense!

Two Eggs, Sausage, Hashbrowns and Toast

Flat Rice Noodles w. Fried Egg, Satay Beef and Preserved Vegetables

this bowl will make you full until 2pm, and keep you going the whole day!

Lychee Season!

Did you know it's Lychee season? I do love summer, not only is it warmer outside, but there are more variety of fruits than just oranges and apples.  Lychee may not look too tasty on the outside, and yes it looks pokey, but they don't hurt at all (unless you're in southeast Asia some where a whole bunch falls on you while you walk under a tree), and they juicy, sweet and crunchy on the outside. The best part is when the seed inside is small relative to the meat. They are super refreshing on a hot day. I don't recommend paying more than $2.99 a pound, because it's not worth it at all.

Mel's Diner @ SF

Pure nostalgia!!! Mel's Diner may not embody culinary excellence, heck it makes burgers and there are other places that make better burgers in San Francisco, but it's something about biting into a mushroom burger that sends me back to when I was 10 years old.  A time when life was simple, when I literally did live day by day, and did not have to worry about, home, family, bills, work, etc - all the stuff that comes with adulthood; responsibility.  This is the reason why I return to Mel's time and time again, and why I always order the mushroom burger.

Onion Rings

Mushroom Burger!

Iz It Fresh Grill @ SF

Two dollars for a fried drumstick may be pricey, but the chinese fried chiclen from Iz It Fresh Grill is damn good, and boy is it fresh - made to order! It's different from southern fried chicken, chinese fried chicken has a thin layer of breading if anything, and it's flavored with asian spices - I believe five spice. The skin is crunchy and the inside is juicy. It reminds me of the fried chicken I've had in Central California at the Cultural Center, and that recipe is long lost, or the fried chicken drumettes I've had in Chinatown as a kid (man those fried chicken drumettes were good, my grandpa would get mad that I would buy fried chicken from another deli than to eat the ones he sold, hahaha).

Brass Knuckle @ SF

While hanging at OTG on Thursday at Upper Haight I over heard someone sais the Notorious P.I.G. at Brass Knuckle was amazing, because it was some kind of waffle sandwich with pork. I kind of imagined that the waffle sandwich look like the one I had in Portland - I was wrong. Now don't let my picture fool you, because my camera is just that good, but the sandwich was not good at all. Notorious P.I.G. is a roasted pork sandwich with ham, swiss, pickle and a rosemary waffle. However our sandwich was cold, and was not freshly made at all. The pork was cold, the cheese was congealed and the waffle itself had been sitting around. Big disappointment.

Chairman Bao @ SF

Are you in the mood for some yummy soft pillows of bao? I am! If you're lucky enough to find Off The Grid (they're at various spots around t city during the week), and lucky enough to find Chairman Bao, you HAVE to stand in line and wait for some bao. Yes the line might be long, and yes it is a little pricey, but trust me you won't be disappointed. Think Peking Duck but with Pork Belly!!

Menu: no duck confit today, but pork belly is a must!

Melts in your mouth good