Restaurants 2010
This page lists 135 meals I ate in restaurants in 2010. Cities are in California except as noted, cost is per person including tip. I have kept complete restaurant data since 2010, though I generally don't list Costco shopping trip hot dog lunches or banh mi to go. In rare instances where a restaurant experience is particularly noteworthy, I post a review on Yelp under a pseudonym.
This page is dedicated to a few old favorites, gone but not forgotten: Elsie's, Kapok, Hsi Nan, El Tazumal, Cendrillon, Thanh Da, Le P'tit Laurent.
My 2010 travel included three Tulane-related trips to New Orleans, five short business trips to Chicago/Milwaukee, and a wonderful vacation in New York. This list is a lot shorter (ca. 1.5 restaurant meals per week) without those trips; we don't eat out often when we're at home. Only half a dozen of the 15 dinners over $30/person are local.
My local favorites (four greasy spoons and one very nice restaurant):
- Kingdom of Dumplings for Chinese dumplings
- La Corneta (Glen Park or Mission), taqueria of choice
- Le P'tit Laurent for a special occasion dinner (and it's in the neighborhood!)
- New Asia Garden for dim sum
- Pho Ha Tien for Vietnamese noodles and sandwiches
My favorite discovery of 2010: not a restaurant, but the Sazerac Bar at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans; see my sazerac cocktail page.
See also: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 All
Click on a heading below to sort the list accordingly.
| Date | Meal | Restaurant | City | Cost | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/17/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Main Street Grill | Half Moon Bay | |||
| 01/17/10 @ 17:30 | Dinner | Clouds | Santa Cruz | |||
| 01/18/10 | Lunch | Happy Taco | Half Moon Bay | |||
| 01/20/10 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Stacks | San Francisco | |||
| 01/23/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | New Asia Garden | San Francisco | |||
| 01/25/10 @ 12:30 | Lunch | La Corneta [Glen Park] | San Francisco | |||
| 01/29/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Le P'tit Laurent | San Francisco | |||
| 02/06/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Insalata | Ross | |||
| 02/13/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Taqueria La Hacienda | Sonoma | |||
| 02/14/10 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Bow Hon | San Francisco | 12 | ||
| 02/16/10 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Max's Deli | Deerfield IL | 12 | ||
| 02/17/10 @ 13:15 | Lunch | Mizrahi Grill | Highland Park IL | |||
| 02/17/10 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Di Pescara | Northbrook IL | |||
| 02/18/10 @ 16:00 | Lunch | Subway | Northbrook IL | 8 | ||
| 02/20/10 @ 17:45 | Dinner | Jardiniere | San Francisco | 78 | ||
| 02/24/10 @ 12:30 | Lunch | La Crepe | San Francisco | 12 | ||
| 03/07/10 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Le P'tit Laurent | San Francisco | |||
| 03/08/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Taqueria El Pastor | Escalon | 8 | ||
| 03/10/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Shorty's Sports Bar | Escalon | 17 | ||
| 03/27/10 @ 15:00 | Lunch | Las Brisas de Acapulco | San Francisco | 21 | ||
| 03/31/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Escalon | 5 | ||
| 04/02/10 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Angels Camp | 6 | ||
| 04/08/10 @ 18:00 | Dinner | La Corneta [Mission] | San Francisco | 8 | ||
| 04/10/10 | Dinner | Johnny White's | New Orleans LA | 31 | ||
| 04/11/10 | Dinner | Ignatius | New Orleans LA | 22 | ||
| 04/12/10 | Lunch | Pere Antoine's | New Orleans LA | |||
| 04/12/10 @ 18:15 | Dinner | K-Paul's LA Kitchen | New Orleans LA | 68 | ||
| 04/13/10 | Lunch | Cafe at the Square | New Orleans LA | 18 | ||
| 04/13/10 | Dinner | IAH | Houston | |||
| 04/21/10 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Max's Opera Plaza | San Francisco | 18 | ||
| 04/24/10 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Burger King [Van Ness] | San Francisco | 7 | ||
| 05/01/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | La Corneta [Mission] | San Francisco | 8 | ||
| 05/02/10 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Charcuterie | Healdsburg | 23 | ||
| 05/07/10 @ 17:00 | Dinner | 2200 Cafe | Palo Alto | 8 | ||
| 05/07/10 @ 21:00 | Dessert | Jaya | Palo Alto | 22 | ||
| 05/08/10 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Zati's | Oakland | |||
| 05/16/10 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Go Roma | Deerfield IL | |||
| 05/16/10 @ 19:00 | Lunch | Mi Mexico | Buffalo Grove IL | 24 | ||
| 05/17/10 @ 19:00 | Dinner | J. Alexander's | Northbrook IL | |||
| 05/18/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Mizrahi Grill | Highland Park IL | 12 | ||
| 05/18/10 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Lulu's | Milwaukee WI | 18 | ||
| 05/18/10 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Sala da Pranzo | Milwaukee WI | 24 | ||
| 05/21/10 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Bursa | San Francisco | 18 | ||
| 05/22/10 @ 16:15 | Coffee | Coupa Cafe | Palo Alto | 7 | ||
| 05/29/10 @ 17:30 | Dinner | Evvia | Palo Alto | 34 | ||
| 06/01/10 @ 12:00 | Lunch | La Corneta [Glen Park] | San Francisco | 7 | ||
| 06/03/10 @ 20:30 | Dinner | Le P'tit Laurent | San Francisco | 63 | ||
| 06/01/10 @ 18:00 | Dinner | La Corneta [Glen Park] | San Francisco | 6 | ||
| 06/12/10 @ 17:00 | Dinner | La Corneta [Glen Park] | San Francisco | 8 | ||
| 06/19/10 | Dinner | Kabobs (?) | San Francisco | 9 | ||
| 06/22/10 | Dinner | Gnocco [Tompkins Square] | Manhattan NY | 24 | ||
| 06/23/10 | Lunch | Caliente Cab [Bleeker] | Manhattan NY | 16 | ||
| 06/23/10 | Dinner | Fatty Crab [Hudson] | Manhattan NY | 37 | ||
| 06/24/10 | Dinner | Alisero Osteria | Brooklyn NY | 48 | ||
| 06/25/10 | Lunch | Dumont Burger [Williamsburg] | Brooklyn NY | 19 | ||
| 06/25/10 | Dinner | Mermaid Inn [2nd Ave.] | Manhattan NY | 38 | ||
| 06/26/10 | Lunch | B Cafe [75th St.] | Manhattan NY | 28 | ||
| 06/27/10 | Lunch | Cloisters Cafe | Manhattan NY | 10 | ||
| 06/27/10 | Dinner | Taim [Waverly Place] | Manhattan NY | 13 | ||
| 06/28/10 | Lunch | Dia Beacon Cafe | Beacon NY | 12 | ||
| 06/28/10 | Dinner | Katz's | Manhattan NY | 18 | ||
| 06/29/10 | Lunch | Zucca [6th Ave.] | Manhattan NY | 20 | ||
| 06/30/10 | Lunch | Cooper Hewitt [91st St.] | Manhattan NY | 12 | ||
| 06/30/10 | Dinner | Karczma | Brooklyn NY | 27 | ||
| 07/01/10 | Lunch | Toasties [Union Square] | Manhattan NY | 10 | ||
| 07/01/10 | Dinner | Taim [Waverly Place] | Manhattan NY | 11 | ||
| 07/02/10 | Lunch | Burger Deluxe | Wayne NJ | 16 | ||
| 07/04/10 | Lunch | Dancing Bears | Lake Placid NY | 17 | ||
| 07/06/10 | Breakfast | Old Post | Ticonderoga NY | 13 | ||
| 07/18/10 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Taco Ball | Escalon | 6 | ||
| 07/24/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Taste | Plymouth | 45 | ||
| 08/06/10 @ 19:15 | Dinner | Snowflake Lodge | Arnold | |||
| 08/12/10 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Pho Ha Tien | San Francisco | |||
| 08/13/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Cafe Atchafalaya | New Orleans LA | 47 | ||
| 08/14/10 @ 11:30 | Lunch | Waffle House | Hahnville LA | 10 | ||
| 08/14/10 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Spahr's Seafood | Des Allemands LA | 24 | ||
| 08/15/10 @ 19:45 | Dinner | Dante's Kitchen | New Orleans LA | 50 | ||
| 08/16/10 @ 10:00 | Breakfast | Market Cafe | New Orleans LA | 14 | ||
| 08/27/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | El Vaquero | Arnold | |||
| 08/28/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Wendell's BBQ | Mokelumne Hill | 14 | ||
| 09/04/10 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Snowflake Lodge snack bar | Arnold | 5 | ||
| 09/04/10 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Snowflake Lodge | Arnold | 13 | ||
| 09/04/10 @ 20:00 | Bar | Tommy's Backyard | Camp Connell | 5 | ||
| 09/05/10 @ 06:30 | Breakfast | Pancake breakfast | Ripon | 8 | ||
| 09/05/10 @ 11:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Escalon | 6 | ||
| 09/09/10 @ 17:00 | Dinner | Snowshoe Brewing Co. | Arnold | |||
| 09/10/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Tommy's Backyard | Camp Connell | 8 | ||
| 09/10/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Snowflake Lodge | Arnold | 30 | ||
| 09/14/10 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Snowshoe Brewing Co. | Arnold | 24 | ||
| 09/18/10 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Angels Camp | 6 | ||
| 09/22/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Le P'tit Laurent | San Francisco | 42 | ||
| 09/25/10 @ 12:00 | Lunch | La Corneta [Glen Park] | San Francisco | 6 | ||
| 10/01/10 @ 17:45 | Dinner | Tower Burger | San Francisco | 11 | ||
| 10/01/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Snowflake Lodge | Arnold | 30 | ||
| 10/01/10 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Figaro's | Murphys | 22 | ||
| 10/04/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | El Vaquero | Arnold | 14 | ||
| 10/05/10 @ 18:00 | Dinner | La Salsa | Pleasanton | 7 | ||
| 10/07/10 @ 16:00 | Coffee | Vieux Carre | New Orleans LA | 6 | ||
| 10/07/10 @ 19:30 | Dinner | O'Henry's | New Orleans LA | 22 | ||
| 10/08/10 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Ignatius | New Orleans LA | 16 | ||
| 10/08/10 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Pascal's Manale | New Orleans LA | 51 | ||
| 10/09/10 @ 11:00 | Lunch | Bruff Commons [Tulane] | New Orleans LA | |||
| 10/09/10 @ 15:00 | Lunch | Superdome | New Orleans LA | 12 | ||
| 10/09/10 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Dante's Kitchen | New Orleans LA | 51 | ||
| 10/09/10 @ 23:00 | Bar | Sazerac Bar [Roosevelt Hotel] | New Orleans LA | 22 | ||
| 10/10/10 @ 12:00 | Breakfast | Cafe at the Square | New Orleans LA | 16 | ||
| 10/10/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Gordon Biersch | New Orleans LA | 24 | ||
| 10/11/10 @ 10:30 | Breakfast | Market Cafe | New Orleans LA | 17 | ||
| 10/15/10 @ 19:00 | Dinner | La Corneta [Glen Park] | San Francisco | 6 | ||
| 10/22/10 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Escalon | 7 | ||
| 10/23/10 @ 17:00 | Dinner | Snowflake Lodge | Arnold | 27 | ||
| 10/24/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Aria | Murphys | |||
| 10/25/10 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Escalon | 7 | ||
| 10/26/10 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Centro Cafe | Milwaukee WI | 30 | ||
| 10/27/10 @ 08:00 | Breakfast | Elly's Pancake House | Glenview IL | 8 | ||
| 10/27/10 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Mizrahi Grill | Highland Park IL | |||
| 10/27/10 @ 19:00 | Dinner | J. Alexander's | Northbrook IL | |||
| 10/28/10 @ 08:45 | Breakfast | Bagel & Bialy II | Wheeling IL | |||
| 10/28/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Go Roma | Deerfield IL | |||
| 11/05/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Max's Opera Plaza | San Francisco | 24 | ||
| 11/06/10 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Burgermeister | Daly City | 14 | ||
| 11/14/10 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Clouds | Santa Cruz | 18 | ||
| 11/20/10 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Kingdom of Dumpling | San Francisco | 17 | ||
| 11/24/10 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Fresca [24th] | San Francisco | 48 | ||
| 11/26/10 @ 14:30 | Lunch | New Asia Garden | San Francisco | 17 | ||
| 12/05/10 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Pine Cone Diner | Point Reyes Station | 14 | ||
| 12/11/10 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Kingdom of Dumpling | San Francisco | 18 | ||
| 12/13/10 @ 09:00 | Breakfast | Bagel & Bialy II | Wheeling IL | 12 | ||
| 12/13/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Panera | Deerfield IL | 8 | ||
| 12/13/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Mi Mexico | Buffalo Grove IL | 24 | ||
| 12/14/10 @ 08:45 | Breakfast | Bagel & Bialy II | Wheeling IL | 8 | ||
| 12/14/10 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Max's Deli | Deerfield IL | 15 | ||
| 12/21/10 @ 13:00 | Lunch | La Corneta [Glen Park] | San Francisco | 7 | ||
| 12/23/10 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Gussie's | San Francisco | 30 | ||
| 12/31/10 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Kingdom of Dumpling | San Francisco | 12 |
