Citizen Cake
In our attempt to try San Francisco's Dine About Town, my friend Elly and I made a lunch date at one of many featured restaurants. Citizen Cake, according to her, was quasi-famous, having being featured on the holy grail of channels: the Food Network. Located a little west of Civic Center Plaza on Grove St., this tiny restaurant seats about 45 people max, with generous window seating for most tables. The interior is what I'd call "loft chic." After we glanced at the Dine About Town special however, we quickly decided that we'd order off the regular lunch menu. While munching on delicious wheat and sourdough bread with butter, I ordered the warm spinach and bacon salad ($10) and Elly ordered the Croque Trouffe ($11), a fancy sandwich with cheese baked onto the bread and mushrooms with essence of truffle. By the time our meals arrived, we were already pretty stuffed (that's the sign of a good restaurant). The spinach salad was delicious- warm dressing, real juicy bits of bacon, yukon gold potatoes and a poached egg topped off the dish. Elly's croque was even better: the cheese complimented the mushrooms perfectly. For the alcohol-inclined, Citizen Cake is also a bar and cocktails ranged from 7-10 dollars. How can you eat somewhere called Citizen Cake and not get desert? We shared their citrus desert with frommage blanc ice cream($9.50). While we were a little dubious about white cheese ice cream, the desert turned out to be very pleasant. A little too sour on the citrus, but paired perfectly with the ice cream and the poppyseed cake at the bottom. Overall, the wait staff was very attentive and sincere and the lunch crowd was noisly animated. Citizen Cake is a cute place to go for lunch or even just desert. Make sure you check out the bakery attached to the place as well, which sells beautiful torts and cakes for $5-10.
P.F. Chang's Emeryville
Now, I don't usually review restaurants I don't eat at, but I'm launching an all out boycott of this dining establishment. Yes, I understand the difficulties of running a busy new restaurant. But the host staff does not need to be rude or condesending. Let's just say that the host Jeff(?) was snippy, not to mention a liar. Plus, who wants to pay $15 for what is just Chinese food on a big-ass white plate? Enough said.
In our attempt to try San Francisco's Dine About Town, my friend Elly and I made a lunch date at one of many featured restaurants. Citizen Cake, according to her, was quasi-famous, having being featured on the holy grail of channels: the Food Network. Located a little west of Civic Center Plaza on Grove St., this tiny restaurant seats about 45 people max, with generous window seating for most tables. The interior is what I'd call "loft chic." After we glanced at the Dine About Town special however, we quickly decided that we'd order off the regular lunch menu. While munching on delicious wheat and sourdough bread with butter, I ordered the warm spinach and bacon salad ($10) and Elly ordered the Croque Trouffe ($11), a fancy sandwich with cheese baked onto the bread and mushrooms with essence of truffle. By the time our meals arrived, we were already pretty stuffed (that's the sign of a good restaurant). The spinach salad was delicious- warm dressing, real juicy bits of bacon, yukon gold potatoes and a poached egg topped off the dish. Elly's croque was even better: the cheese complimented the mushrooms perfectly. For the alcohol-inclined, Citizen Cake is also a bar and cocktails ranged from 7-10 dollars. How can you eat somewhere called Citizen Cake and not get desert? We shared their citrus desert with frommage blanc ice cream($9.50). While we were a little dubious about white cheese ice cream, the desert turned out to be very pleasant. A little too sour on the citrus, but paired perfectly with the ice cream and the poppyseed cake at the bottom. Overall, the wait staff was very attentive and sincere and the lunch crowd was noisly animated. Citizen Cake is a cute place to go for lunch or even just desert. Make sure you check out the bakery attached to the place as well, which sells beautiful torts and cakes for $5-10.
P.F. Chang's Emeryville
Now, I don't usually review restaurants I don't eat at, but I'm launching an all out boycott of this dining establishment. Yes, I understand the difficulties of running a busy new restaurant. But the host staff does not need to be rude or condesending. Let's just say that the host Jeff(?) was snippy, not to mention a liar. Plus, who wants to pay $15 for what is just Chinese food on a big-ass white plate? Enough said.
1 Comments:
At February 1, 2005 at 11:20 PM,
*-i.is.monkeys-* said…
melissa! i drop by here every so often, to see how ur doing (of course, always in the context of eating, but i know you're alive :D) and of course to read about your reviews... not that i'll ever be able to eat in any of those places... but just because reading about food makes me hungry and full at the same time. ciao, i'll catch ya soon.
-- kaye (*UPCC)
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