Prospect
Prospect
300 Spear St (between Folsom St & Harrison St)
San Francisco, CA 94105
Neighborhood: SOMA
(415) 247-7770
www.prospectsf.com
Sunday Brunch at Prospect
pork belly breakfast sandwich
Prospector
Corned beef short rib hash
Zero Zero
Zero Zero
826 Folsom St
(between 4th St & 5th St)
San Francisco, CA 94107
Neighborhood: SOMA
(415) 348-8800
zerozerosf.com
Lamb Sausage Sandwich, Caramelized Onion
Skillet Fried Chicken Thighs with Semolina Waffle Chestnut Honey Butter, Bacon, Maple Syrup
Brunch Pizza - Bacon, Sweet Corn, Basil Pesto, Roasted Garlic, Mozzarella, Grana Padano, Egg
Castro - Sopressata, House Made Sausage, Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella, Basil
Han Il Kwan
Korean BBQ dinner for my cousin’s birthday. It was still delicious even after coming back from a trip to Seoul. This was our first time here and the galbi was my favorite… heck it’s always my favorite.
Han Il Kwan
1802 Balboa St
(between 19th Ave & 20th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94121
Neighborhood: Outer Richmond
(415) 752-4447
Cotogna
Cotogna
490 Pacific St (between Osgood Pl & Montgomery St) San Francisco, CA 94133 Neighborhood: Financial District (415) 775-8508 www.cotognasf.com Started off with the Beauregarde (Blueberry, Moscato, Violet, Lillet). Tastes like juice and it’s no surprise because of the Moscato. I like juice but not $10 juice.
As a starter we decided to share a pizza. The one we chose had piquillo and other peppers. This was probably the best thing we ordered. Liked the crispy crust and fresh cheese.
I ordered the chitarrini neri with sea urchin & hot pepper which is basically black squid ink pasta with sea urchin and hot pepper sauce. The portions at Cotogna were tiny, like kids menu tiny.
Skirt steak with artichokes “alla romana”
Fig leaf wrapped sea bass with corn & romano beans
Tagliatelle with suckling pig ragú
I have been wanting to try Cotogna for awhile and I don’t believe it’s been hyped up for me so why were we all disappointed at the end? Small portions and nothing really to rave about. The pizza was good but not amazing where I’d come back just for it. I still have to say the best pastas I’ve had were at Lupa and Bottega.
Apologies for the poor picture quality. The lighting inside was very dim and had to take them on the iPhone.
Plow
Plow
1299 18th St (between Mississippi St & Texas St) San Francisco, CA 94107 Neighborhood: Potrero Hill (415) 821-7569Hours:
Tue-Fri 7 am – 2 pm
Sat-Sun 8 am – 2 pm
Whenever searching for a brunch spot in SF, I always see Plow on the top 10 listed. It’s been one of those places on my list for a long time but knowing that they don’t take reservations, it being a small space and usually long waits on the weekends I was a bit deterred from checking it out. We went on a Friday afternoon hoping to avoid the long wait and though we did have to wait, it wasn’t that bad. It’s definitely worth the wait as this is now my favorite brunch spot… not only because of the food, but decor is modern but earthy and not pretentious, service is great and parking isn’t bad.
Started off by sharing the sweet corn soup with basil oil ($7) and I must say this was one of the most delicious corn soups I’ve had. The corn was so sweet and great addition with the basil oil. Something I will try to make at home.
the plow two eggs, choice of Nueske bacon, house made pork sausage, or chicken apple sausage, two pancakes, crispy potatoes ($14)
two pancakes… I should say it’s two delicious lemon ricotta pancakes! I don’t usually eat pancakes very much because I prefer a savory breakfast and for me it would just be a waste to order a sweet breakfast but these were the perfect size and love the lemon flavor and how airy they were.
buttermilk fried chicken sandwich cabbage + jalapeno slaw, Acme torpedo roll ($12.5)
This is what I ordered… yeah real healthy right? Who cares it’s my day off, life is too short. Who doesn’t like fried chicken? Chicken was juicy and tender and the Acme torpedo roll was crispy yet soft… I hate it when the bread is too crispy and cuts the roof of my mouth.
savory bread pudding
If you like bread pudding, you’ll like this. For me it was quite heavy and filling maybe also due to the fact that I was stuffing my face full of their crispy potatoes… so addicting like they sprinkled crack on them. They don’t, just saying.
On my next visit, I will definitely want to get the plow breakfast and also try the fried egg sandwich two eggs, cheddar, frisee, aioli, Acme bun ($9.75) add Nueske bacon ($11.75).
Arroz con Pollo
Arroz Con Pollo (Cuban Chicken with Rice)
Gourmet Magazine, September 2007
Serves 8
Chicken
3 large garlic cloves
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
4 chicken breast halves with bone, halved crosswise
4 chicken drumsticks
4 chicken thighs
Rice
3 oz. Spanish chorizo (cured sausage), skin discarded and sausage cut into ¼-inch-thick slices
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 large garlic cloves, chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1½ teaspoons paprika, preferably the hot stuff, plus more to taste
2 Turkish bay leaves or 1 California
1 lb. tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 12-oz. bottle beer (not dark)
1½ cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 cups long-grain white rice (14 oz.)
¼ cup drained rinsed bottled pimiento or roasted red pepper strips
Marinate chicken: Mince and mash garlic to a paste with 2 teaspoons salt, then transfer to a large bowl. Stir in vinegar and oregano.
Remove skin and excess fat from chicken, then toss chicken with marinade until coated and marinate, covered and chilled, at least 1 hour.
Cook chicken and rice: – Cook chorizo in olive oil in a 6- to 7-quart heavy pot (12 inches wide) over medium-high heat, stirring, until some fat is rendered, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onions, bell pepper, and garlic and cook, stirring until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add cumin, oregano, paprika, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and bay leaves and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
Add chicken with marinade to chorizo mixture and cook, uncovered, over medium heat, stirring frequently, 10 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes, beer, broth, and rice and bring to a boil, making sure rice is submerged. [Deb note: I actually had a really hard time keeping the rice underneath the chicken so that it would cook evenly. I’d suggest that you use tongs to temporarily remove the chicken from the pot, mix the rice in with the other ingredients in the pot, and then replace the chicken, pressing it into the broth a bit before going onto the next step. I will definitely do this next time.]
Reduce heat to medium-low, then cover mixture directly with a round of parchment or wax paper and cover pot with a tight fitting lid. Cook, stirring once or twice, until rice is tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Discard parchment paper and bay leaves, then scatter pimiento strips over rice.
Note: Chicken can be marinated up to 2 hours.
White Trash Potluck
Tater Tot Casserole
Pulled Pork
Cheez Whiz
Buffalo Wings
Not complete without watermelon!
Missing: Chili Cheese Dogs and garlic bread (not white trash but we ALWAYS need to have R’s garlic bread)
Celebrating with friends
At Joya in Palo Alto. Fantastic sangria, food and conversation.
Mission Beach Cafe
Mission Beach Cafe
198 Guerrero St
(between Brosnan St & 14th St)
San Francisco, CA 94103
Neighborhood: Mission
(415) 861-0198
www.missionbeachcafesf.com
The weekend brunch crowd was a mix of hipsters and yuppies, with good food but a bit over priced for the portion size. Wasn’t blown away by the food but would try again since this was our first time.
Beef short rib hash and sweet potato-apple-butternut squash hash, two fried eggs and creme fraiche. Immediately when they brought this out to me, I thought damn this portion is small for $14.50!
Pancakes with fruit and berries. This was delicious especially with the cooked fruit and cream on the side. Not something I could eat all in one sitting since I like savory food more.
dungeness crab benedict with avocado, hollandaise, orange reduction and potatoes. In my opinion the best of the three we ordered, but still would only score a 8/10. The ratio of crab, avocado, egg to english muffin was off… too much bread and not enough egg topping in each bite. The addition of the avocado was delicious, but the sweetness of the orange reduction threw me off. Potatoes were crunchy on the outside and soft inside with some dill sprinkled on top which I really liked.
