For all you meat lovers, Kufuya is the place for you. Thinly sliced beef (or lamb) is dipped into a a rich, spicy miso broth. They provide lots of garlic and peppers to spice up your ponzu-ish dipping sauce. You also get fresh veggies, tofu and noodles with the meal. They also offer sushi and other japanese dishes.
Butterfish, walu and escolar are different names for the same fish. Whatever you call it, it is delicious. Not too many places offer walu, even less on a sashimi platter. If you like white fish that melts in your mouth, walu is for you.
The House of Prime Rib is a San Francisco landmark serving what else, mouth-watering and melt-in-your-mouth prime rib. Perfectly marbled, this prime rib is the ultimate meat-eater's dream. Served with their famous salad, mashed or baked potato, yorkshire pudding and creamed spinach. And if you finish your entree, they offer another thin slice to top a great meal off.
Pearl’s is one of the few restaurants in the city that serves buffalo burgers. Buffalo tastes very similar to beef but has less cholesterol and fat than chicken. I ordered the Phat Bobb which was cooked to medium rare and loaded with BBQ sauce, cheese and onion rings, this burger was awesomely big and delicious. Wash your burgers down with any of their milkshakes – my favorite is mint oreo.
Dojo literally means “place of the way†in Japanese but is usually referred to as a place of training. Well, the people at Ramen Dojo seem like they’ve been training a lot and have mastered spicy ramen cooking. Which makes sense since Dojo is in the exact same place as the old Santa Ramen and is actually owned by the same people. I love spicy food so I was excited to try a ramen house that only serves spicy ramen. I ordered the spicy garlic pork broth - regular spicy. all bowls of ramen comes with fried garlic, fried ginger, quail egg and 2 slices of pork belly. You order extra pork belly, kim chee, corn and lots of other toppings. Dang, my bowl of ramen was a karate chop to your face of flavor and spiciness. Can’t wait to go back to Ramen Dojo and get schooled.
My picture does not give this pho justice. Turtle Tower serves Northern Vietnamese pho, which consists of thicker noodles in a ginger based broth. Cloves, cinnamon, star anise are still prevalent but ginger and cilantro are dominant in the broth. The typical fixings of bean sprouts, basil leaves and lime are not offered but that means you get to really taste the yummy broth.
