Archive for the ‘Not Again’ Category

16 Aug
2010

6Sens Restaurant Review, Shanghai Expo 2010

Posted by Food Nut, August 16th, 2010

6Sens France Pavilion Shanghai Expo 2010 exterior

6Sens is the brasserie restaurant housed at the French Pavilion in the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, which runs from May 1 to October 31, 2010. Twin-Michelin-starred chefs Jacques and Laurent Pourcel run the show.  The 2010 Expo is a huge, crowded and hot exhibition with long lines and outrageous exhibit halls.

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19 Jul
2010

Alice’s Restaurant Review, Woodside

Posted by Food Nut, July 19th, 2010

Alices Restaurant 10

Alice’s Restaurant is located in the San Francisco coastal mountain range at the intersection on Highway 35 Skyline Blvd, and Highway 84. They are “Home to the best specialty burgers in the world”, as they put it. Lots of motorcyclists stop here on the weekend as well as hikers, bikers, and those touring the area. We have eaten here several times, the last time in June 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

14 Jul
2010

Shanghai Club Restaurant & Lounge Restaurant Review, Burlingame

Posted by Food Nut, July 14th, 2010

Shanghai Club Burlingame exterior decor

Shanghai Club is a new restaurant in Burlingame that opened in the spot that once had Archipeligo and Granville. We visited about a week after the restaurant opened. Their website indicates that the owners run several restaurants around the Bay Area. Read the rest of this entry »

18 May
2010

Trattoria Di Umberto Restaurant Review, Whistler, BC, Canada

Posted by Food Nut, May 18th, 2010

Trattoria Di Umberto Restaurant Whistler BC Canada Mountainside Lodge Trattoria di umberto

Trattoria Di Umberto is a high end Tuscan Italian restaurant at the Mountainside Lodge in Whistler’s village, slight off the Village stroll. Our dining companions had tried and liked their sister restaurant Il Caminetto Di’Umberto, so we decided to give this place a try. They have 4 locations. Read the rest of this entry »

3 May
2010

Alhana Foods Restaurant Review, San Mateo

Posted by Food Nut, May 3rd, 2010

Alhana Foods is a combination grocery store – Mediterranean deli in San Mateo. They focus on falafel’s, schawerma, kabobs and the like.

Decor, Vibe – Standard grocery store with the food counter and a couple tables.

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23 Apr
2010

Super Duper Burgers Restaurant Review, San Francisco

Posted by Food Nut, April 23rd, 2010

Super Duper San Francisco interior decor

Super Duper is a new hamburger restaurant in the Castro. It was opened by the folks behind Delarosa, Beretta and Starbelly. They use Niman Ranch meats. This restaurant opened in mid-April 2010.
Decor, Vibe – Brand-new Burger restaurant with some retro decor and stainless steel seats. The place had a couple younger folks stop by for a quick bite.

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8 Mar
2010

Darla’s Restaurant Restaurant Review, San Francisco

Posted by Food Nut, March 8th, 2010

Darlas San Francisco Exterior Decor

Darla’s Restaurant is an informal diner in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset district. Their motto is “Possibly the Best Burger Around”. We had to give it a try. Read the rest of this entry »

11 Jan
2010

Baby Blues BBQ Restaurant Review, San Francisco

Posted by Food Nut, January 11th, 2010

Baby Blues BBQ San Francisco Exterior Decor

Baby Blues BBQ is a new BBQ restaurant in the Bernal Heights area of San Francisco that opened in late 2008. They have locations in Venice, California and West Hollywood. They have hybrid BBQ Memphis style rib and sauces that hail from North Carolina. Their racks are slowly smoked and rubbed with pepper and spices. Read the rest of this entry »

9 Dec
2009

Shabu House Restaurant Review, Burlingame

Posted by Food Nut, December 9th, 2009

Shabu House Burlingame Exterior Decor

Shabu House is a Japanese Beef Fondue restaurant with locations in San Francisco and Burlingame. Shabu Shabu is a Japanese culinary dish which inspired from the Mongolian tradition of nabemono, or “one pot” cooking. In traditional shabu shabu, thin slices of beef are placed in a communal pot of boiling water and swished back and forth until cooked. We went to the new Burlingame location, open since late November 2009. The San Francisco one opened in late 2007. Read the rest of this entry »

16 Nov
2009

Cerviche Taqueria Restaurant Review, San Mateo

Posted by Food Nut, November 16th, 2009

Restaurant.com sells discounted Certificates for this restaurant.

Cerviche Taqueria San Mateo Exterior Decor

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11 Oct
2009

Lao Tseu Restaurant Review, Paris, France

Posted by Food Nut, October 11th, 2009

Lao Tseu Paris France Exterior Decor

Lao Tseu, which means Old Master in Chinese, is a Restaurant Chinois or Chinese restaurant in Paris’s 7th right on busy Saint Germain Boulevard. We were looking for some non French cuisine to vary things a little bit. Read the rest of this entry »

10 Oct
2009

Chez Vong Restaurant Review, Paris, France

Posted by Food Nut, October 10th, 2009

Chez Vong Paris France Exterior Decor

Chez Vong is a fancy Chinese / Vietnamese restaurant located in the 1st Arrondissement, specifically the Les Halles area of Paris. We wanted some Chinese food for a change, so we decided to try this place. Read the rest of this entry »