This page lists 133 meals I ate in restaurants in 2013. 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.
Post-retirement change: many more lunches out, almost all with Bari.
Travel 2013:
See also: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 All
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Date | Meal | Restaurant | City | Cost | ||
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01/05/13 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Manzoni | San Francisco | 58 | ||
01/08/13 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Regent Thai | San Francisco | 20 | ||
01/15/13 @ 08:15 | Breakfast | Bagel & Bialy II | Wheeling IL | 14 | ||
01/15/13 @ 19:00 | Dinner | La Posada | Highland Park IL | 24 | ||
01/16/13 @ 09:00 | Breakfast | Bagel & Bialy II | Wheeling IL | 12 | ||
01/16/13 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Ram | Wheeling IL | 27 | ||
01/19/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Pomelo | San Francisco | 40 | ||
01/20/13 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Zati's | Oakland | |||
01/26/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Terrapin Creek | Bodega Bay | 18 | ||
02/02/13 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Alebrijes | Lodi | 32 | ||
02/10/13 @ 17:45 | Dinner | Pho Ha Tien | San Francisco | 9 | ||
02/16/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | DFW TX | 7 | ||
02/16/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Herbsaint | New Orleans LA | 64 | ||
02/17/13 @ 12:15 | Lunch | Truburger | New Orleans LA | 13 | ||
02/17/13 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Atchafalaya | New Orleans LA | 63 | ||
02/18/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Forest | Franklin LA | 15 | ||
02/18/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Kajun King | St. Martinville LA | 25 | ||
02/19/13 @ 13:15 | Lunch | Jefferson Cafe | Jefferson Island LA | 12 | ||
02/19/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Riverside Inn | Lafayette LA | 33 | ||
02/20/13 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Blow Fly Inn | Gulfport LA | 17 | ||
02/20/13 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Kitchen on George | Mobile AL | 39 | ||
02/21/13 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Mama's | Mobile AL | 28 | ||
02/21/13 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Osman's | Mobile AL | 46 | ||
02/22/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Flames Grill | Montgomery AL | 11 | ||
02/22/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Central | Montgomery AL | 47 | ||
02/23/13 @ 20:30 | Dinner | Mellow Mushroom | Auburn AL | 25 | ||
02/24/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Blue Iguana | Columbus GA | 18 | ||
02/25/13 @ 10:30 | Lunch | Au Bon Pain | DFW TX | 8 | ||
03/01/13 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Panda Express | Livermore | 9 | ||
03/02/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Emberz | Sonora | 33 | ||
03/04/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | El Vaquero | Arnold | 22 | ||
03/05/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | El Pollo Loco | Manteca | 8 | ||
03/13/13 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Hog and Rocks | San Francisco | 50 | ||
03/20/13 @ 11:45 | Lunch | Amber Dhara | Palo Alto | 30 | ||
03/23/13 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Taqueria Cancun | San Francisco | 9 | ||
03/26/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | La Corneta [Glen Park] | San Francisco | 8 | ||
03/29/13 @ 12:15 | Lunch | Papalote | San Francisco | 10 | ||
03/30/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Ikaros | Oakland | 38 | ||
04/01/13 @ 10:30 | Breakfast | Boulevard | Daly City | |||
04/03/13 @ 12:00 | Lunch | La Mediterranee [Noe] | San Francisco | 20 | ||
04/07/13 @ 13:30 | Lunch | Taqueria Cancun | San Francisco | 8 | ||
04/07/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Park Avenue Bar & Grill | Oakland | 24 | ||
04/12/13 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Gaumenkitzel | Berkeley | 19 | ||
04/13/13 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Vega | San Francisco | 34 | ||
04/14/13 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Kippu | San Francisco | 18 | ||
04/17/13 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Arlequin | San Francisco | 17 | ||
04/21/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Salito's | Sausalito | 32 | ||
04/24/13 @ 11:45 | Lunch | La Corneta [Mission] | San Francisco | 8 | ||
05/04/13 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Los Panchos | San Francisco | 11 | ||
05/06/13 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Hung To | South SF | 17 | ||
05/12/13 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Scotts | Oakland | 75 | ||
05/13/13 @ 12:00 | Lunch | All Seasons | San Francisco | 12 | ||
05/15/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Alhamra | San Francisco | 15 | ||
05/18/13 @ 13:15 | Lunch | Big 3 | Sonoma | 26 | ||
05/20/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | La Corneta [Mission] | San Francisco | 8 | ||
05/27/13 @ 13:15 | Lunch | Max's Opera Plaza | San Francisco | |||
05/29/13 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Arlequin | San Francisco | 18 | ||
05/31/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Sugo | Petaluma | 35 | ||
06/04/13 @ 11:45 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Escalon | 7 | ||
06/07/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Black Bart Inn | San Andreas | 39 | ||
06/13/13 @ 13:30 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Angels Camp | 7 | ||
06/15/13 @ 17:15 | Dinner | Taste | Plymouth | 95 | ||
06/17/13 @ 13:30 | Lunch | El Pollo Loco | Manteca | 7 | ||
06/18/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Walzwerk | San Francisco | |||
06/19/13 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Arlequin | San Francisco | 15 | ||
06/22/13 @ 11:30 | Lunch | Black Bear Diner | Tracy | 15 | ||
06/28/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Angels Camp | 7 | ||
06/28/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Sequoia Woods | Arnold | 30 | ||
06/29/13 @ 17:45 | Dinner | Snowflake Lodge | Arnold | 26 | ||
06/30/13 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Mi Pueblo | Sonora | 18 | ||
07/06/13 @ 17:00 | Dinner | Snowflake Lodge bar | Arnold | 7 | ||
07/08/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Panda Express | Manteca | 9 | ||
07/11/13 @ 11:45 | Lunch | All Seasons | San Francisco | 13 | ||
07/14/13 @ 16:00 | Dinner | El Vaquero | Arnold | |||
07/18/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Willow Grill | Jamestown | 16 | ||
07/19/13 @ 13:15 | Lunch | Firewood | Murphys | 9 | ||
07/21/13 @ 19:00 | Dinner | La Santaneca | San Francisco | 14 | ||
07/25/13 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Cesar's Bar | Oakland | |||
08/02/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Alchemy | Murphys | 18 | ||
08/04/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | V | Murphys | |||
08/10/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Alchemy | Murphys | |||
08/12/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Giant Burger | Arnold | 11 | ||
08/16/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Escalon | 7 | ||
08/19/13 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Bursa | San Francisco | 26 | ||
08/21/13 @ 13:30 | Lunch | Potbelly | Seattle WA | 9 | ||
08/21/13 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Aqua | Seattle WA | 84 | ||
08/22/13 @ 11:00 | Breakfast | Bayou on 1st | Seattle WA | 14 | ||
08/22/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Rview | Seattle WA | 68 | ||
08/23/13 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Alexis | Seattle WA | 75 | ||
08/24/13 @ 09:30 | Breakfast | Library | Seattle WA | 21 | ||
08/24/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Tillicum Village | Blake Island WA | |||
08/25/13 @ 09:30 | Breakfast | Library | Seattle WA | |||
08/25/13 @ 17:30 | Dinner | Wild Ginger | Seattle WA | 60 | ||
08/26/13 @ 09:00 | Breakfast | Library | Seattle WA | 20 | ||
08/26/13 @ 14:30 | Lunch | Il Fornaio | Seattle WA | 12 | ||
08/26/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | McCormick & Schmick | Seattle WA | 48 | ||
08/27/13 @ 09:00 | Breakfast | Library | Seattle WA | 12 | ||
08/27/13 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Salumi | Seattle WA | 12 | ||
09/01/13 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Chava's | San Francisco | 14 | ||
09/13/13 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Hong Kong Lounge II | San Francisco | 23 | ||
09/14/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | La Corneta [Glen Park] | San Francisco | 6 | ||
09/15/13 @ 13:45 | Lunch | Rigolo | San Francisco | 14 | ||
09/17/13 @ 11:45 | Lunch | Nectar | Santa Rosa | |||
09/21/13 @ 17:45 | Dinner | Celadon | Napa | 59 | ||
09/29/13 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Girl and the Fig | Sonoma | 19 | ||
09/30/13 @ 12:30 | Lunch | El Jarocho | Redwood City | 4 | ||
10/01/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Fresca [West Portal] | San Francisco | 48 | ||
10/05/13 @ 17:45 | Dinner | Tyrolean Inn | Ben Lomond | 46 | ||
10/10/13 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Stacks | San Francisco | 15 | ||
10/13/13 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Los Panchos | San Francisco | 12 | ||
10/15/13 @ 11:45 | Lunch | Park Avenue Bar & Grill | Oakland | |||
10/18/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Don Ramon's | San Francisco | 39 | ||
10/19/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Pomelo | San Francisco | 36 | ||
10/20/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Fattoush | San Francisco | |||
10/21/13 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Café du Nord | San Francisco | |||
10/31/13 @ 17:00 | Dinner | Workshop Burgers | Palo Alto | 12 | ||
11/01/13 @ 18:00 | Dinner | McNear's | Petaluma | 39 | ||
11/07/13 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Chinatown Restaurant | San Francisco | 24 | ||
11/08/13 @ 21:00 | Dinner | Max's Opera Plaza | San Francisco | 30 | ||
11/20/13 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Stacks | San Francisco | 15 | ||
11/24/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Bursa | San Francisco | 18 | ||
11/25/13 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Glasserie | Brooklyn NY | 57 | ||
11/26/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Schapiros | Manhattan NY | 17 | ||
11/27/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Acapulco | Brooklyn NY | 9 | ||
11/27/13 @ 20:15 | Dinner | Anella | Brooklyn NY | 47 | ||
11/30/13 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Jacques | Manhattan NY | 29 | ||
11/30/13 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Red Star | Brooklyn NY | 25 | ||
12/01/13 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Lomzynianka | Brooklyn NY | 17 | ||
12/02/13 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Shanghai Cafe Deluxe | Manhattan NY | 14 | ||
12/05/13 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Ramekins | Sonoma | |||
12/13/13 @ 17:00 | Dinner | McNear's | Petaluma | 33 | ||
12/14/13 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Happy Dogs | Mill Valley | 7 | ||
12/25/13 @ 14:00 | Lunch | All Seasons | San Francisco | 21 |