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    Mediterraneo
    Cafe Sistina
    Indigo Eurasian Cuisine
    Gyu-Kaku
    Yakiniku Toraji
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    The following posts should be completed someday (!):

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    WHEW! I hope to have them done by year's end!

    Upcoming adventures

    2008:
    San Francisco, CA
    2/14-2/18

    Sydney, NSW, Australia
    5/23-6/01

    London, UK
    11/21-24
    Paris, France
    11/24-27
    Chicago, IL
    11/27-30
    Seoul, South Korea
    I won't be able to visit Korea this year.
    2009:
    San Francisco, CA
    New Orleans, LA
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Shanghai, China
    Singapore

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June 06, 2005

Comments

Laurel

I really like your blog and appreciate the time and effort involved. It broadens my life and imagination to see how other places, cultures and people eat and live. Makes me homesick for Hawaii and SF though.

Reid

Hi Laurel,

Welcome to my blog and thank you so much for the compliments. I'm glad you enjoy my site. It's comments like yours that make me want to continue!

Thanks again!

MrsT

Hey..Reid,
Glad you enjoyed this meal.. :) The dishes does look nice though.. although i have never had authentic hakka food before.. :)

Ray

I stumbled upon your blog by chance, and I commented earlier about the great photos before I had read and seen your other posts.
I agree with Laurel.

milgwimper

Oh that looks gorgeous, heh I had just talked to a friend who told me i had to go there! LOL Thanks Reid!


Jo

You said it Milly! I think I really NEED those cookies.

Kirk

Reid - Great pic's again! Never had authentic Hakka, but I do know that Salt Roasted Chicken is one of their "famous" dishes. BTW, have you seen Cold Ginger Chicken in SF - I've been having problems finding it here in San Diego - I found something named Kwai Fei Chicken but it's not quite the same....did you have to mention Cold Ginger Chicken........

mikeylikesit

As a former resident of San Francisco you visited my favorite dim sum restaurant and didnt even have any. Ton Kiang is probably the #2 dim sum restaurant in the city behind Yang Sing. One of the good things about Ton Kiang is that it is wayyyy cheaper than Yang Sing. The time to avoid Ton Kiang is on weekend morning/aftenoon. The wait can be well over an hour as they do not take reservations. I strongly urge eveyone to give it a try when your in SF.

Jo

I should NOT have checked out the website.

Reid, this place is just a few blocks from the Tiblisi bakery. Do breakfast at Tiblisi, wander the streets a few hours checking out the shops then Ton Kiang for lunch after which you hurry home, fall flat on your back and pray you digest before you explode!

Kirk, I have GOT to do this place! What do you want me to eat for you? ::winsome smile::

Milly, next Tuesday?

Everyone in general, there's a dim sum menu with pictures! How cool is that? You can actually have a clue what your eating beyond how yummy it is. They have EGG TARTS! And of course, at the end of it all, the drated, undecipherable Chinese Menu where all the REALLY good food is listed. I'm gonna overcome that barrier!

Milly, Tuesday? Then on Thursday we can do the Ferry Building? That way we don't have to take the guys... well, the little guys, just not the big guys. ;o)

KirkK

Jo - Eat everything - it all looks good! I haven't seen a human explode since Monthy Python :) BTW Reid - What was the damage???

Jo

hmmmm... That might be doable Kirk. Are you willing to fund the process? ::looks hopefull::

Speaking of MP, remember the Dead Parrot routine?

a.i.

Good! Glad you went to Ton Kiang- i used to live in the Richmond district, and i'd always go there for dim sum. It's worth the LOOOONG lines!

Reid

Hi MrsT,

Thank you. The food here was excellent, though I really don't know how authentic it was.

Anyone care to let me know?

Hi Ray,

Thank you for coming back. I'm glad you enjoy the photos and the site. May I ask where you're at?

Hi Milgwimper,

LOL! Thanks! =)

Don't worry, the food is really good here. Your friend knows what s/he is talking about! =P

Hi Jo,

The cookies were great. I need to get the recipe...and fast!

Hi Kirk,

I actually have never looked for cold ginger chicken in SF. Reason? I don't really care for it much. I guess I don't like it cooked "Hong Kong" style, you know...where the bones are still red. I really don't care for my food to be done in that manner that's why I normally eat everything well done!

BTW...sorry! =(

Hi mikeylikesit,

Thank you for stopping by.

I thought about eating the dim sum at Ton Kiang, but decided against it since I had planned to eat dim sum at Yank Sing. Well, I never made it to Yank Sing, so I kicked myself in the foot for that.

It was still a wonderful meal though. I will definitely try the dim sum the next time I visit.

Hi Jo,

The dim sum looked really good in person! =)

BTW...don't forget to take photos of yourself exploding OK? This is something that I can't miss...I've been quite close myself. =P

Hi Kirk,

I think it came out to about US$36 including tip?

Hi Jo & Kirk,

MP huh? Haven't seen any of the shows in years...I personally haven't seen the one with the dead parrot.

Reid

Hi a.i.,

Welcome to my blog!

I must have just missed you! =) I'm glad there weren't any lines when I was at Ton Kiang, but it was definitely crowded when we got there at 9:00 pm. I was definitely surprised, but after eating the food, I knew why.

This is definitely one restaurant that I will continue to visit!

Thanks for stopping by!

FatMan Seoul

Food looks good. Sauces too.

Dave Randle

Is this the FATMAN?DR

Reid

Hi Fats,

The food was delicious. I know that you've travelled extensively. Have you had Hakka food before, and does this look authentic?

keiko

Hi Reid - Your photos really make me hungry... all of them! I'm thinking about visiting San Francisco this year, there must be lots of places I should go... (I'd love to visit Hawaii one day too...)

Reid

Hi Keiko,

Thank you for stopping by. =)

There are so many places to eat at in SF that it was so hard to choose just a few. I'm looking forward to visiting again soon.

You should definitely come to Hawaii just to see what it's like. I'd love to go to London again, it's been years!

BTW...I can only dream of taking photos as good as yours. Your photos make me hungry all the time too!

Jo

The "Dead Parrot" routine was hysterical. I'm trying to find an audio file for you...

http://orangecow.org/pythonet/audio/zipped/

You'll have to scroll down to the entry that begins "Monty Python - Dead"

I was 13 the first time I heard this! There is a different ending which was the one I heard originally.

Reid

Hi Jo,

Thanks for the link. I'm going to listen to it tomorrow while I'm at work. I'm sure that it's hilarious. =)

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