A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
Went to Spark SF and wanted to try the ramen (only open on Saturdays). I have to say that I enjoyed it.
I ordered the tonkatsu ramen with beef shoulder (other option was pork belly). Noodles were not overly hard. It was a bit spicy (and I did order mild), but I didn’t mind.
Update (10/6/18): I order the Yaki-Soba. It was a bit too salty for me (but didn’t hate it). I’ll stick to ordering ramen at this place in the future.
Came here with my team for a team lunch (not on Apple’s dime), and overall, not sure if I would come back.
I ordered the grilled chicken tacos, with a side of Mac cheese balls (basically Mac and cheese surrounded by a deep fried layer). I have to say I wasn’t a fan of the tacos (the taco shell was not super tasty… very “corny”).
For the drink, I ordered the Eureka! punch, which from the ingredient list had a lot going on (over 10 things in it). It was sweet, but too the point of too sweet even for me.
Overall, good food.
For drinks, I got a flight of sake (for next time, I would probably get the other flight that has the milky sake in it, which started with “No body’s …”). Of course, usually I can’t tell the difference between different sakes.
For the main we got the spicy garlic noodles with chicken (it wasn’t actually really spiced), the chubby fried chicken (which basically reminded me of chicken karaage), pork ribs (tasted good), and this salmon dish (which I think had some sort of cheese in the middle, which was also good).
Definitely a brunch place I would go back to.
For drinks, most of us got bottomless mimosas (for only $20). Definitely worth it (only thing though is the glasses they gave us were mason jars. I wanted a regular wine glass).
For my main course, I got something called the RibEye Omurice. It was really good. The ribeye itself was minced and mixed into the rice. The scrambled egg on top had this sweet sauce on it that was also good.
For “dessert”, we shared a deep fried French toast (which has a cheese called mascarpone). Very delicious.
Came here for brunch / to work. Great cafe atmosphere for working. I would definitely come back.
For the drink, I of course got a mimosa. It was alright for $8 (spark SF is still better for $5).
The main dish I had was the breakfast special. I ordered it with ham instead of bacon, and they delivered it to me with bacon. I didn’t complain, but I think I would have enjoyed it more with ham (still good though).
This place was great! The drinks were good for the most part, and I would definitely come back. All the cocktails were $14. (In terms of atmosphere though, for a tiki bar, it is a bit under decorated).
I started off with the tuk tuk tea. According to mark, it reminded him of Thai iced tea. Initially I though it was meh, but mixing the drink is key. After mixing it, it tasted amazing.
After, I tried the pornstar martini. It was pretty good (it also came with a side shot of vodka, which I basically poured little by little into the drink as a drank it).
The last drink I got was the miso old fashioned. It was alright, and I could get it again. However, I did think it tasted a bit watered down.
Other drinks I tried (no pics) were the Ko’olina swizzle. This drink was great, and I would definitely order it again. I also tried the banana stand, and that was pretty gross (it was wayyy to sweet, which is saying something since I usually like sweet drinks).
Overall, not sure if I would come back to this place. The atmosphere was great, but it was a bit pricey and the food was meh.
The drink I started off with was the Harvest Martini. It was basically a pear martini, and I think I expected it to be sweeter (I don’t think I’ll get it again). The second drink I got, which was a cosmo, was good.
This place had good “small plates”. We got the chicken meatballs and the pork belly waffles. The chicken meatballs came with basically a sauce that was hot sauce, and blue cheese (I’m not a huge fan of hot sauce, and a huger not fan of blue cheese). The pork belly waffles were great though.
For the main, I got the pastrami spiced pork tenderloin. Honestly, it wasn’t that great (a bit dry, and the taste was meh). The Jidori Peking chicken on the other hand was good (I should’ve got that).
For dessert, we got the s’mores sundae. That was really good.
Got the lasagna. It was ok, but would not get it again.
For drinks, the old fashioned was pretty good. The merlot was alright.
We got the fixed price meal.
They started us off with some French pastries. From the picture below, the lemon cupcake tasted the best.
For drinks, I got a mimosa and mojito. The mojito here was better than the mimosa.
For the appetizer, I chose the salmon salad. It was pretty delicious (definitely made the right choice).
For my main, I got the corn beef. It was ok, but I think I should have gotten the lobster instead.
For dessert, they have us some sweets (all of it was good, except I didn’t try the sugar coated on pictured below).
Service at this restaurant was slow, but the food was really good.
For my drink, I got a mango martini (not on the menu, but the bartender was excited to make it). It was just the right sweetness.
For food, I had the salmon, which came with mashed peas. MMM. I also got a side of macaroni gatton (spelling?). Also really amazing.
Overall, I left pretty full and satisfied.
