Top Notch Modern Hi-End Dim sum Our goto Chinese Restaurant in San Francisco Area.. Why did we dine here? – HL Peninsula opened near Costco Business center of South San Francisco. This is a large and opulent restaurant that is typical of ones in China. High ceilings, huge TV screens, and many private rooms. (Reminds us of J Zhou in Tustin) There is no other place like this nearby. They are part of a restaurant group that has locations in Vancouver and China. Yes, China money is flowing in and we are benefiting from better restaurants. They opened a sister restaurant, HL Peninsula Pearl, about 6 miles away, just south of the Airport, in Burlingame. Each location has a slightly different menu with a couple dishes that the others don’t have. We have some notes about that location below. Other SF Bay Area locations include Milpitas plus a huge one in  Castro Valley. Automatic 16% service charge. Be sure to read: Foodnut’s Beginners Introduction to Chinese Dim Sum Best Chinese in San Francisco Be sure to read our article How to order in authentic Chinese dinner A friend had been here several times and raved about it, so it was […]

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First time in Texas and we had to get BBQ. Pinkerton’s BBQ has locations in Houston and San Antonio. It is one of the top spots on Yelp when we searched, plus it was not far from IAH airport. Pinkerton, with no formal training, relentlessly pursued his dream and the restaurant has been recognized on Texas Monthly’s Top 50 BBQ Joints list 2017-2024 Menu is classic BBQ with meats by the pounds, sides, etc. Lines are long because as in other BBQ joints, the carving station is the bottleneck The food was fantastic, some of the best BBQ we have had and clearly better than anything in the San Francisco area plus a lot cheaper. Service was fine, it was more lineup, get your food and sit down. Food Review: Copper Creek Prime Brisket ($35/lb) was as juicy as I’ve seen. The meat was super tender and full of flavor. They have regular and a sweet BBQ sauce. 10/10 Glaze Pork Ribs ($26/lb) are not big and the meat falls off the bone. Smokey flavor, tender, wow. 10/10 Chopped pork shoulder ($23/lb) is a sleeper here. Most folks get the other items. It too is very tender and full of […]

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