A quick pit stop to Flour+Water with my roommate @douglasli led us to some amazing pasta dishes and a continued disappointment with their overly chewy pizzas.
I wondered over to North Beach to try some of Tony's Pizza Napolentana. Unfortunately they are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays so I made my way down to Giordano Bros. sandwich shop their somewhat famous Pittsburgh style deli sandwich, jam packed with fries and slaw. I found my turkey sando to be extremely light on turkey and extremely heavy on the bread and fries filler. I was unimpressed as the relatively unique toppings did little to make the sandwich full of flavor.
My next sandwich adventure turned out to be an amazing treat. Hidden inside a small bodgea called Tony's Market on 24th at Hampshire is Pal's Takeaway. This little gem serves up a few unique sandwiches each day. I had an amazing coconut shrimp banh mi with jalapeno, cucumbers, cilantro, pickled-carrot daikon and lemony mayo. This puppy was top shelf.
After an afternoon of sipping various teas over at Samovar in the Castro, I made my with @tammycamp for my first encounter at Starbelly. I had heard nothing but fantastic things about the pizza and burger, and Starbelly certainly did nothing to disappoint. We thoroughly explored the menu, enjoying a wonderful charcuterie plate that included their own homemade chorizo. We also had some wonderful fried oysters, a wonderful pate and some delicious meatballs. The real winner of the evening was the pizza with Starbelly bacon, jalapenos, arugula and green goddess dressing.
My dining companion @tammycamp
Meatballs
Charcuterie board
Pate like whoa
Fried Oysters
Pizza with bacon, jalapenos and green goddess dressing, so YUM!
A few hours prior to departing for Australia we were getting a bit hungry and didn't have time to sit down for a meal. I cruised over to John Campbell's Irish Bakery at the base of Potrero Hill. While the inside was a bit spartan the food line-up didn't disappoint. I grabbed the sausage roll and pesto foccacia as well as the raspberry tart. The place was certainly affordable and I found the pesto foccacia to be the real winner. The sausage roll could have used a bit more flavor and a gravy wouldn't have hurt.
