March 9th, 2008
Ming’s Coffee Shop
54 2nd St
(between Jessie St & Stevenson St)
(415) 989-8544
A narrow hole in the wall that you could easily miss if you weren’t paying attention. Even with their signboard outside, the entry is really non-descript. I’ve gone here a few times on the advice of my co-workers and the first experience was great, the next few were hit or miss.
What Ming’s is great for:
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February 28th, 2008
LimeTree
450A Irving Street
(between 5th and 6th Ave.)
415-665-1415
If you work or live near UCSF, you probably already know about this place. Me, I heard about this from a friend and ventured over to taste what I thought was going to be a Thai restaurant. Turns out this is more than just Thai food - LimeTree serves a combination of Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian, and Singaporan (?) and Filipino dishes at decent prices.
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February 24th, 2008
Bodega Bistro
607 Larkin St.
(between Eddy St & Willow St)
(415) 921-1218
I usually just associated San Francisco’s strip of Little Saigon (Larkin Street near Hastings Law School) as the place to go for dirt cheap and delicious banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches). The Sunset was for actual Vietnamese restaurants, and those were usually Chinese/Vietnamese BBQ hybrids, or so I thought.
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February 6th, 2008
Suzu Noodle House
1825 Post St (inside the J-town building)
(between Fillmore St & Webster St)
(415) 346-5083
After four hours, two glasses of warm water, and one hour “researching” on Yelp, I am still thinking about ramen. Suzu, what have you done to me? I finally went after Sarah had mentioned this place countless times as being a close, reliable place for some cozy hot broth and ramen noodles. Yes, many diehard Yelpers know about it, and it is quite controversial, depending if you know your ramen or not. I currently do not, and probably never will know what true homemade ramen noodle soup should taste like. But I’ve learned a few things:
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