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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Lunch at Unicorn

Giao ate lunch with E. at Unicorn, a new "pan-asian fusion" place that opened up in the location of defunct Thai steam-table place. It wasn't very good.

Spring Rolls $8
Too doughy.

Bone-in Oxtail Stew with Cabernet Reduction on Spinach Noodles $18
Too sweet and not enough oxtail.

Unicorn
191 Pine Street
San Francisco, CA 94111

Ratings:
Food: 0
Decor: 1
Service: 1

Website
Health Code Violations

Labels: Decor: 1, Food: 0, fusion, restaurant, review, Service: 1

# posted by Giao and Alexis @ 12:43 PM 0 comments

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Dinner at Umami, San Francisco, CA

We decided to give Umami, a very new (as in a few weeks at most) place on Webster and Union, a shot. It was surprisingly good. Because they are new they are still suffering from a few hiccoughs, mainly in the form of mis-timed serving, lack of a dessert menu, and slightly clumsy service. However, in a few months, we think this place could be great all around.

Garlic Noodles with Chicken $8
Very tasty, very garlicky, and homemade tasting.

Miso Black Cod $17
Although this was a standard preparation, it was executed well and was very tasty.

Chicken Salad $8
Brightly flavored with nice texture contrast.

Vietnamese Style Meat Balls $ 10
These missed the mark. They were definitly the worst thing we ordered. The noodles didn't add anything and the meat itself was fairly flavorless.

Scallops $15
These were well cooked, if a bit salty. I bet they would have been perfectly salted if they hadn't put form before function and scored the scallops on both sides creating crevices for salt to sit in.

Edamame $2
Very plump and almost sweet. Delicious.

King Crab Roll $12
Although we usually don't like sushi rolls, this was was actually very good. Light on the rice and heavy on the flavor.

Kobe Beef Tartare $17
Although this was most likely Waygu and not real Kobe, it was utterly delicious. The flavor profile and the textures were perfect. The best tartare we've had in a while.

Kanpachi Carpaccio $15
Thin, super-fresh and topped with a tart sesame dressing, this was also an amazing dish.

Ratings:
Food: 2
Decor: 2 (the coolest bathroom sinks we've ever seen)
Service: 1

Website
Too new for health code violations

Labels: Decor: 2, Food: 2, fusion, restaurant, Service: 1

# posted by Giao and Alexis @ 9:08 PM 0 comments

Friday, December 15, 2006

Dinner at Destino, San Francisco, CA

Alexis' office holiday party was held at Destino, a place we had been before and enjoyed. Although it was a great environment, the food was not as good as we remembered. Perhaps they weren't used to cooking for large groups. The timing was bad and the amounts were off.