Ever heard of Noriega Teriyaki House?
Well if you haven't then I suggest you to get off your butts and stop reading this and go and see what a great place it is. Well that's just my opinion, but seriously the place is pretty nice. I've gone to that place many times, that sometimes i get sick of going their to eat ahaha...but in my opinion the service is pretty good, the waiters/waitress are really nice, and always check on you every couple of minutes to see if you're in need of any assistance. Not only is the service is good but so is the food, well in truth some of the dishes need working on, but if you go there i suggest to order some sushi its pretty much freshly made which is why its so good and also some of their noodle soups, or rice dishes, also with some dishes free soup and dessert come along with it. The atmosphere around the restaurant is pretty nice, there's music and many Japanese decorations around the place, kind of giving off a relax clam feeling, and there's also and indoor fountain. Now for the times, if you the place dull of people i suggest times like 12 or 1, and if you're the quiet type i suggest around 3-4 or so. If read all this im pretty sure you get the point of how much i love this restaurant, so why wait and go there now to eat.
Here's a link with some photos: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/YDeqSFd7qdbbFiBUO6Gpjw?select=nVCbiP2cT08K3qJx99LOLQ
1755 Noriega St
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 664-7766
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
2 Reviews!
I had the opportunity tonight to do 2 restaurant reviews.
One is Little Tokyo which is on Geary Blvd. and another is Top Cafe which is a Chinese-American cafe down in Cupertino.
Little Tokyo Review
Top Cafe Review
One is Little Tokyo which is on Geary Blvd. and another is Top Cafe which is a Chinese-American cafe down in Cupertino.
Little Tokyo Review
Top Cafe Review
Monday, October 20, 2008
Eat First Restaurant (Review)
I’ve never been a big fan of Chinese restaurants or Chinese food for that matter but this place is better than most. If there was such a term, I would call it a Chinese and Chinese American restaurant simply because the menu works like a double-edged sword. There is your usual menu where the selections are in both English and Chinese but there is this other menu where everything is in Chinese. Non-Chinese readers don’t worry; I personally think the items on that menu are a bit too “authentic” Chinese for me but that would certainly please the older folks. There is an all-English lunch menu that consists of 100% Americanized Chinese food. Although I’m trying to be as un-bias as possible, I love the selections on this lunch menu. All the items on that single laminated page are about five-dollars and the dish is fairly big. I usually order either the Mongolian Beef, Smooth Egg over rice with beef or the Spicy Tofu with Beef over rice. When I compare with most Chinese restaurants, particularly in the Sunset district, a bowl of rice is outrageously two-dollars but over here, it is no different than Chinatown offers, unlimited refills on your bowls.
It’s a modern style atmosphere. You won’t get any old Qing Dynasty music but instead, there’s a flat panel television with whatever show on TVB or a sporting event on ESPN. Although it looks like a fairly decent sized restaurant, there is actually a second level. The problem I have with seating is when they really have no tables for you or you and your friends and they make you sit in a big round table with other customers. The staff here is friendly but often times too busy to remember your orders. I can’t tell you how many times a waiter came to our table and gave us the other table’s order. I guess another flaw with the staff is their tendency to go outside when business is slow and have a smoke during their shifts. Unfortunately, they don’t bother washing their hands afterwards. Overall, its good food and mediocre service and although the staff aren’t the best of all time, they do the best they can to give you food that is fresh. There was a time when we ordered a dinner set and they couldn’t give us the soup because it was boiling at the moment. It may have been disappointing to start with but eventually it arrived and it was amazing. Some may not like it but I guess that would make me a pretty patient guy.
Click here for My Yelp Review
It’s a modern style atmosphere. You won’t get any old Qing Dynasty music but instead, there’s a flat panel television with whatever show on TVB or a sporting event on ESPN. Although it looks like a fairly decent sized restaurant, there is actually a second level. The problem I have with seating is when they really have no tables for you or you and your friends and they make you sit in a big round table with other customers. The staff here is friendly but often times too busy to remember your orders. I can’t tell you how many times a waiter came to our table and gave us the other table’s order. I guess another flaw with the staff is their tendency to go outside when business is slow and have a smoke during their shifts. Unfortunately, they don’t bother washing their hands afterwards. Overall, its good food and mediocre service and although the staff aren’t the best of all time, they do the best they can to give you food that is fresh. There was a time when we ordered a dinner set and they couldn’t give us the soup because it was boiling at the moment. It may have been disappointing to start with but eventually it arrived and it was amazing. Some may not like it but I guess that would make me a pretty patient guy.
Click here for My Yelp Review
Monday, October 6, 2008
Home Cooked Meals
To start off this journal, I have to admit that my cooking skills now are nothing compared to my mom's. Eventually I will be able to because I'm spending time to learn how some of the things she does.
In my opinion to define home food is kind of impossible, it's more of a feeling then something put into words, but if it were to be put into words, though i defy that, I have to say it's a feeling of being a child again, and taste so good it reminds you of home. That and it also tastes so good :), kind of like the feel of nostalgia.
My mom cooks most of the time for my family,and her style of cooking was inherited from my great grandfather who was chef at a restaurant that isn't here today. The fried rice my mom cooks tastes and looks completely different from restaurants, and I have to say that it's better than those of the restaurants, but that's my opinion. But yea what really makes home cooked meals delicious is probably the love from the cook herself, my mom knows when we are hunger, she goes and cooks for me and my family, putting all her love into that piece of art, we called food.
-Benson Lee
In my opinion to define home food is kind of impossible, it's more of a feeling then something put into words, but if it were to be put into words, though i defy that, I have to say it's a feeling of being a child again, and taste so good it reminds you of home. That and it also tastes so good :), kind of like the feel of nostalgia.
My mom cooks most of the time for my family,and her style of cooking was inherited from my great grandfather who was chef at a restaurant that isn't here today. The fried rice my mom cooks tastes and looks completely different from restaurants, and I have to say that it's better than those of the restaurants, but that's my opinion. But yea what really makes home cooked meals delicious is probably the love from the cook herself, my mom knows when we are hunger, she goes and cooks for me and my family, putting all her love into that piece of art, we called food.
-Benson Lee
Friday, October 3, 2008
Home Food Defined
Before I begin, a little note that I'm making. The reason I'm publishing back-to-back is because I'm at this awesome American cafe (operated by a Chinese family) and I literally have nothing better to do. Heh
In general, I believe home food has to possibly taste good because if it didn’t, you probably wouldn’t prepare it in the first place. The main attributes of home food should be affordability, simplicity and durability. Home food should be affordable because you don’t necessarily want to spend more money than you would if you ate outside your home. Simplicity because home food is prepared fast as in within an hour and there would be no use for it to be appealing because you would have nobody to really impress unless you have guests over. Durability is the second most important next to affordability because given that if you absolutely cannot finish it, there would be room in your fridge for leftovers. Honestly, leftovers are awesome especially when you are as lazy as I am. You can bring it with you as your lunch for the next day like my dad does or just re-heat it the next night or the night after and it will still be good.
From my own home, my mom prepares the dishes. Aside from rice, she usually makes three dishes. A mandatory one being vegetables because it’s good for digestion. Here’s the unique thing about my family; I’m a picky eater and my dad prefers to eat something out of the ordinary. My mom would create a simple meat/vegetable or all meat dish for me such as a fillet, stir fried beef/chicken or something with eggs. My dad’s dish would be something more traditional like pork stomach or lamb. Occasionally, my mom would just go to Chinatown and buy an already prepared chicken or piece of pork (you know, the hanging ones). Either way, I love home food and it’s what brings my family together even with all our differences.
In general, I believe home food has to possibly taste good because if it didn’t, you probably wouldn’t prepare it in the first place. The main attributes of home food should be affordability, simplicity and durability. Home food should be affordable because you don’t necessarily want to spend more money than you would if you ate outside your home. Simplicity because home food is prepared fast as in within an hour and there would be no use for it to be appealing because you would have nobody to really impress unless you have guests over. Durability is the second most important next to affordability because given that if you absolutely cannot finish it, there would be room in your fridge for leftovers. Honestly, leftovers are awesome especially when you are as lazy as I am. You can bring it with you as your lunch for the next day like my dad does or just re-heat it the next night or the night after and it will still be good.
From my own home, my mom prepares the dishes. Aside from rice, she usually makes three dishes. A mandatory one being vegetables because it’s good for digestion. Here’s the unique thing about my family; I’m a picky eater and my dad prefers to eat something out of the ordinary. My mom would create a simple meat/vegetable or all meat dish for me such as a fillet, stir fried beef/chicken or something with eggs. My dad’s dish would be something more traditional like pork stomach or lamb. Occasionally, my mom would just go to Chinatown and buy an already prepared chicken or piece of pork (you know, the hanging ones). Either way, I love home food and it’s what brings my family together even with all our differences.
Letter to the Editor - Global Cuisine
Hi Harry,
I just finished up on reading Global Cuisine from the “Road Trip” issue of Hyphen Magazine and I was very surprised to see that the “Greatest Chinese restaurant outside of China” is not located on the California west coast. I wouldn’t be surprised to know that San Francisco does not have one because I’ve basically been to almost every fancy Chinese restaurant, in addition to the less decent-looking ones. I thought it was pretty interesting to know that places like Peru has Chinese restaurants. I can totally agree with the belief that Chinese food is no longer exotic due to the emergence of other Asian cuisines. But then again, exotic can be defined in many different ways. Personally, I don’t see Vietnamese and Chinese food as ever being exotic because they lack the thrill of experiencing different food due to their basic ingredients. Indian food, Thai food and maybe even Filipino food seem to retain this exotic feel because they put many herbs and spices into their food compared to Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese. In fact, the sweetness that some main courses of these food can be seen as exotic to me because most main courses are salty in any genre of food. I think it would be awesome if Hyphen did an article on Asian food that may seem strange to American appetites.
I just finished up on reading Global Cuisine from the “Road Trip” issue of Hyphen Magazine and I was very surprised to see that the “Greatest Chinese restaurant outside of China” is not located on the California west coast. I wouldn’t be surprised to know that San Francisco does not have one because I’ve basically been to almost every fancy Chinese restaurant, in addition to the less decent-looking ones. I thought it was pretty interesting to know that places like Peru has Chinese restaurants. I can totally agree with the belief that Chinese food is no longer exotic due to the emergence of other Asian cuisines. But then again, exotic can be defined in many different ways. Personally, I don’t see Vietnamese and Chinese food as ever being exotic because they lack the thrill of experiencing different food due to their basic ingredients. Indian food, Thai food and maybe even Filipino food seem to retain this exotic feel because they put many herbs and spices into their food compared to Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese. In fact, the sweetness that some main courses of these food can be seen as exotic to me because most main courses are salty in any genre of food. I think it would be awesome if Hyphen did an article on Asian food that may seem strange to American appetites.
- Terence Nip
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