Monthly Archives: June 2008

Cassis: Prix Fixe Menu

Posted on 6/29/2008 by grubgirl

Restaurant Cassis
2101 Sutter Street (at Steiner)
415-440-4500

Woohoo! Cassis has extended their Prix Fixe Early Bird hours this summer, so from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Sunday through Thursday (they’re closed Mondays), you can enjoy their French cuisine for $25 per person. It usually ends at 6:30 pm.

True, this is a big jump from the usual Grubgirl price range, however the value of what Cassis offers makes this a true bargain find.

Let’s dive right into the pros and cons:

Pros:

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PJ’s Oyster Bed – Ratatouille Rats

Posted on 6/12/2008 by admin

As the comments do note, this little health code violation has been cleaned up. But компютриvermin photos from Eater SF are always a nice thing to see. Now is that really a rat in the grainy photos or a fuzzy mitten or glove? You decide… (sort of like Dick Cheney and the naked woman reflected in his sunglasses.)

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Katana-Ya: Ramen Noodles in Union Square

Posted on 6/11/2008 by grubgirl

Katana-Ya
430 Geary St
(at Mason St)
(415) 771-1280

If you’re craving good Japanese noodles (ramen) in San Francisco, this is the place to go. I’d heard about it from several Yelp reviews, but procrastinated due to parking aversion (since this is in the Theater District). I finally had an excuse to check it out after a friend hosted a “birthday that’s sort of, but not really, a political fundraiser” for her college resident assistant (RA).

I checked it out with the other L-names (Liz & Leslie). Liz O., intriguingly, had spent some gai-jin time in Japan many years back, and I looked to her tastebuds as the benchmark for this adventure.

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