places to check out in the future

I spend a lot of time at work reading about food places (restaurants, duh =P), especially when I'm bored. I just wanted to take note of a couple of places that I'd like to EAT at in the future...

Pacific Catch
2027 Chestnut St (Cross Street: Fillmore Street)
San Francisco, CA 94123

Tad's Steakhouse
120 Powell St
San Francisco, CA 94102-2204
(been here before but want to go when it reopens after remodeling)

Naked Fish
2084 Chestnut St (Cross Street: Fillmore Street)
San Francisco, CA 94123

First Crush Restaurant Wine Bar & Lounge
101 Cyril Magnin St (Cross Street: Ellis Street)
San Francisco, CA 94102

Fleur de Lys
777 Sutter St (Cross Street: Jones Street)
San Francisco, CA 94109

The Kitchen
2225 Hurley Way
Sacramento, CA 95825

aziza
5800 Geary Blvd (Cross Street: 22nd Avenue)
San Francisco, CA 94121

craaaaaab & more!

I took Alvin to Crustacean for his birthday and also for his first time. It was lovely =) We shared the drunken crab (cooked in wines) and the roasted crab (baked with lotsssss of garlic) and three bowls of garlic noodles (my fave & the best accompaniment to crab). He really enjoyed it and so did I!

Sunday we tried out this place in Midtown called La Trattoria Bohemia, which serves both Italian and Czech dishes...pretty interesting. I had the Spinach Ricotta Gnocchi (I said guh-no-chee =P) baked with mozarella cheese on top and he had one of the Czech beef dishes. We shared a dark chocolate amore--dark chocolate gelato with a strawberry sorbet-type center, garnished with raspberry syrup. I like this place...we're definitely going to go back.

Crustacean Restaurant
1475 Polk St, San Francisco, CA
(415) 776-2722

La Trattoria Bohemia
3649 J St, Sacramento, CA
(916) 455-7803

noteable places

Pacific Cafe
688 San Jose Ave, San Francisco, CA
(415) 648-2300
-Featured on Rachael Ray; no reservations so expected wait is always nearly 2hours; free wine as you wait; greaaaat prices ($15-$20 per plate w/soup or salad); very accomodating and friendly service.

Thanh Long
4101 Judah St, San Francisco, CA
(415) 665-1146
-Part of the An Family restaurants; greaaaat crab, quite pricey; small location, hustle&bustle atmosphere

Crustacean - San Francisco
1475 Polk St, San Francisco, CA
(415) 776-2722
-Also part of An Family restaurants; similar menu to Thanh Long; more formal/conservative atmosphere

La Mediteranee
2936 College Ave, Berkeley, CA
(510) 540-7773
-Greek/Mediterranean food; large portions, very filling; decent prices; atmosphere goes with the Berkeley lifestyle

Mitchell's Ice Cream
688 San Jose Ave, San Francisco, CA
(415) 648-2300
-BEST ICE CREAM in the Bay! Only one location; quite busy, so expect a wait; favorites include ube, mango, toasted almond & kahlua mocha