I love Korean food because they give you those small dishes with your order, unfortunately, most places do not give you the fried whole fish with those small dishes. Out of all the small dishes, I like the fried whole fish the best.
So far the only Korean Restaurant near my neighborhood that includes the fried fish in their collection of small dishes is Tofu House in Cupertino Village.
My friends and I are throwing a party and went to Mountain View to check out Xanh. We wanted to try the food and review the atmosphere first hand so we decided to just have dinner there.
These pictures are the dishes we ordered.
My favorite was definitely the shaking beef. It was surprisingly tender and juicy. It literally surprised me when I took my first bite. My other favorite is the Crab martini. It crab, cucumbers, avocado and onions mixed in a white sauce with lemon juice. You eat it with chips so I guess its sort of like a seafood dip for your chips.
The Sea Bass and Duck was pretty mediocre. Definitely not worth it for the price. As for the other items, it was good but not too memorable. Although I did remember liking the ahi tuna, but it was nothing special. You can get that anywhere. But this place is still worth the try. Just make sure you stick with the yummy items!
Food cart! I love food served in a cart, especially good food. This is a crepe cart and can be found on 546 Howard Street between James Lick Fwy & 1st Street in San Francisco.
You can go there in the morning and get a ham egg and cheese crepe or you can get a chocolate and vanilla ice cream crepe to satisfy your sweet tooth. But the best crepe I’ve ever tasted is the one I had in this picture. It has beef, avocado, cheese, sour cream and peppers - basically a beef taco but in crepe form. Trust me, you have to try it!
Ever drive by and see a place called Ringer Hut and think to yourself…did they mean Pizza Hut? Well let me answer that question for you, no they did not mean Pizza Hut and yes it is called Ringer Hut.
Ringer Hut is a popular Japanese restaurant in Japan. They are known for their Champon which is a Japanese noodle dish. Next time you see a Ringer Hut, I recommend trying it out but be sure to order their Champon!
Ever hear about a Crème brûlée cart? Don’t be shocked cause it exists!
For this one you have to follow him on twitter and he will twitter his next location. Search for cremebruleecart and follow him.
In this picture, I got a frosted flakes Crème brûlée.
I love the fact that food carts are becoming more and more prevalent in San Francisco now. YUM!
If you are feeling frugal, try the food court next to Galleria Market on El Camino (near Lawrence Expwy). They’ve got a great selection of Korean food for a great price.
It’s been a while since I last posted, but that just means I have lots and lots of pictures of great food to show you all now!
Next time you are in SF on a Saturday morning be sure to go check out the farmers market at the Ferry Building. I got a great pork sandwich from Roli Roti (http://www.roliroti.com/) a rotisserie cart that had rolls and rolls of juicy pork meat rotating around the heat.
Are you sweating and dying from heat? Well, let me introduce you to Hawaiian Shaved Ice. By far the best item to purchase on a hot dry day.
But don’t mistaken this for an icy or american-style shaved ice. It’s far superior than that. The ice is fluffy and the flavor is mixed perfectly. However, make sure you put condensed milk on that. It’s what gives it that extra kick to it.
There are two places you can get it in San Jose:
Shuei-Do Manju Shop
Banana Crepe
I recommend to get the Lychee flavor with condensed milk.
Last weekend, I had my first “Seattle Hotdog”. Now, yes it did have cream cheese, but not sour kraut (thank goodness!). Luckily, the cook decided to replace sour kraut with large amounts of Sriracha sauce. YUMMY! I like this variation.
Thanks steve and dan for the introduction!
Porridge -asian version of the oatmeal
Waking up and eating a hot bowl of porridge really makes my day. On my Japan trip, everyday I got to have porridge topped with different kinds of pickled vegetables.
Their porridge was cooked perfectly. It wasn’t too dry and it wasn’t too soupy. The rice grains were small and the stickiness was perfect.
