Restaurants 2017

This page lists 140 meals I ate in restaurants in 2017. 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.

Travel in 2017:

See also: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 All

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Date Meal Restaurant City Cost
08/26/17 @ 13:00 Lunch Applebee's Petaluma
02/27/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Beach Chalet San Francisco
05/20/17 @ 14:30 Lunch Boulevard Daly City
05/13/17 @ 19:30 Dinner Crepevine Oakland
07/10/17 @ 18:00 Dinner El Vaquero Arnold
02/27/17 @ 14:00 Lunch Guaymas Tiburon
07/16/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Ikaros Oakland
10/05/17 @ 12:45 Lunch Jack in the Box South San Francisco
06/08/17 @ 13:00 Lunch Joe's Westlake Daly City
01/29/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Michael Mina Test Kitchen San Francisco
02/11/17 @ 13:00 Lunch Skates Berkeley
05/25/17 @ 12:00 Lunch Two Boots Brooklyn NY
04/07/17 @ 22:30 Dinner Kiosk Berlin D 4
07/19/17 @ 12:45 Lunch Jack in the Box Manteca 5
06/10/17 @ 12:00 Lunch Jack in the Box Manteca 5
08/30/17 @ 12:00 Lunch Jack in the Box Manteca 5
04/09/17 @ 19:00 Dinner Philharmonie Berlin D 5
05/27/17 @ 14:00 Lunch Mamoud's Manhattan NY 6
04/06/17 @ 12:30 Lunch Pastelleria Herculano Lisbon PT 6
04/01/17 @ 18:30 Dinner Red Penquin Madrid ESP 6
02/15/17 @ 13:00 Lunch La Corneta [Glen Park] San Francisco 8
03/15/17 @ 12:45 Lunch La Corneta [Mission] San Francisco 8
04/26/17 @ 12:30 Lunch Pho Ha Tien San Francisco 8
10/24/17 @ 11:00 Lunch Pony Espresso Ashland OR 8
04/14/17 @ 16:00 Coffee Sowohl als auch Berlin D 8
07/27/17 @ 11:45 Lunch Taco Bell Angels Camp 8
04/02/17 @ 13:15 Lunch The Good Burger Madrid ESP 8
01/20/17 @ 13:30 Lunch Uno Dos Tacos San Francisco 8
07/14/17 @ 12:15 Lunch El Farolito San Francisco 9
06/19/17 @ 14:00 Lunch Firewood Murphys 9
10/26/17 @ 12:15 Lunch Burger Spot Medford OR 10
03/20/17 @ 18:00 Dinner El Tepa San Francisco 10
06/22/17 @ 20:00 Dinner La Corneta [Glen Park] San Francisco 10
10/16/17 @ 13:15 Lunch La Corneta [Mission] San Francisco 10
04/02/17 @ 18:15 Dinner Viena Capellanes Madrid ESP 11
02/16/17 @ 13:00 Lunch Xiao Loong San Francisco 11
06/11/17 @ 13:00 Lunch Arnold Chinese Arnold 12
05/28/17 @ 13:00 Lunch Joy Luck Palace Manhattan NY 12
12/31/17 @ 11:30 Lunch La Corneta [Glen Park] San Francisco 12
10/13/17 @ 12:30 Lunch Little Vietnam Cafe San Francisco 12
06/06/17 @ 13:15 Lunch Pho Hyunh Hiep Daly City 12
04/01/17 @ 13:30 Lunch Cafeteria del Arte El Escorial ESP 13
03/30/17 @ 14:00 Lunch Mercado de San Miguel Madrid ESP 13
03/28/17 @ 14:15 Lunch Pavillon El Espejo Madrid ESP 13
08/06/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Pho Ha Tien San Francisco 13
04/29/17 @ 18:30 Dinner Saigon Express Berkeley 13
11/02/17 @ 13:00 Lunch Alma Cocina San Francisco 14
07/11/17 @ 12:30 Lunch Barney's Oakland 14
06/21/17 @ 11:30 Lunch Black Bear Diner Manteca 14
02/18/17 @ 13:30 Lunch Burgermeister Daly City 14
04/04/17 @ 19:00 Dinner Cafe No Chiado Lisbon PT 14
05/24/17 @ 12:00 Lunch Murray's Manhattan NY 14
04/06/17 @ 19:00 Dinner Plaza Cafe Lisbon PT 14
04/04/17 @ 14:00 Lunch Este Oeste Lisbon PT 15
11/24/17 @ 12:15 Lunch Murray's Manhattan NY 15
01/19/17 @ 12:30 Lunch Arlequin San Francisco 16
04/19/17 @ 12:45 Lunch Arlequin San Francisco 16
07/06/17 @ 12:00 Lunch Lube Room Dorrington 16
04/11/17 @ 13:30 Lunch Neues Museum Berlin D 16
04/13/17 @ 14:00 Lunch Persepolis Berlin D 16
03/09/17 @ 12:30 Lunch Arlequin San Francisco 17
03/31/17 @ 13:30 Lunch Arzabal Madrid ESP 17
09/17/17 @ 13:00 Dinner Crepevine Oakland 17
06/09/17 @ 12:45 Lunch Little Gem San Francisco 17
04/03/17 @ 18:30 Dinner Plaza Cafe Lisbon PT 17
05/26/17 @ 12:00 Breakfast Stage Door Deli Manhattan NY 17
03/31/17 @ 19:30 Dinner La Bohemia Madrid ESP 18
04/05/17 @ 14:00 Lunch Restaurante o Cais Lisbon PT 18
03/29/17 @ 14:00 Lunch Ateneo Madrid ESP 19
11/25/17 @ 12:30 Lunch Bite of Hong Kong Manhattan NY 19
01/02/17 @ 12:15 Lunch Boulevard Daly City 19
06/04/17 @ 12:15 Lunch Crogans Oakland 19
10/23/17 @ 12:00 Lunch Granzellas Williams 19
04/03/17 @ 14:15 Lunch Populi Lisbon PT 19
10/06/17 @ 12:45 Lunch Stacks San Francisco 19
10/14/17 @ 12:15 Lunch Alma Cocina San Francisco 20
11/27/17 @ 12:30 Lunch Ayios Manhattan NY 20
10/27/17 @ 12:00 Lunch Deja Vu Redding 20
09/02/17 @ 14:00 Lunch El Buen Comer San Francisco 20
11/20/17 @ 12:00 Lunch Gordon Biersch Washington DC 20
10/25/17 @ 11:30 Lunch Jacksonville Inn Jacksonville OR 20
11/12/17 @ 13:00 Lunch Little Kite San Francisco 20
04/27/17 @ 12:30 Lunch Papito Hayes San Francisco 20
07/01/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Snowflake Lodge Arnold 20
05/30/17 @ 11:30 Lunch Starlight Diner Manhattan NY 20
12/10/17 @ 13:30 Lunch Barney's Oakland 21
06/22/17 @ 17:00 Drinks Mission Rock Resort San Francisco 21
11/22/17 @ 12:15 Lunch Algonquin Blue Bar Manhattan NY 22
11/28/17 @ 12:45 Lunch Bocado Manhattan NY 22
05/29/17 @ 13:00 Lunch Friedman's Manhattan NY 22
11/26/17 @ 20:00 Dinner Jake's Saloon Manhattan NY 22
01/11/17 @ 11:00 Breakfast Taste San Francisco 22
04/10/17 @ 13:30 Lunch Wiener Conditorei Berlin D 22
06/16/17 @ 11:45 Lunch Lube Room Dorrington 23
03/30/17 @ 20:30 Dinner Cappuccino Madrid ESP 24
05/29/17 @ 16:45 Drinks Gin Parlour Manhattan NY 24
11/27/17 @ 20:00 Dinner Martina Manhattan NY 25
03/04/17 @ 12:15 Lunch Speisekammer Alameda 25
10/03/17 @ 13:15 Lunch Burma Superstar San Francisco 26
06/17/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Snowflake Lodge Arnold 26
04/05/17 @ 20:00 Dinner Solar do Bacalhau Lisbon PT 27
01/21/17 @ 18:30 Dinner C. U. Sushi Berkeley 28
02/04/17 @ 12:00 Lunch Dead Fish Crockett 28
01/23/17 @ 18:45 Dinner Max's Opera Plaza San Francisco 28
06/14/17 @ 18:30 Dinner Serafina's Arnold 28
11/26/17 @ 14:30 Lunch Fort Defiance Brooklyn NY 29
06/24/17 @ 17:30 Dinner Noodle Theory Berkeley 30
02/24/17 @ 11:45 Lunch Sam's Chowder House Half Moon Bay 30
01/04/17 @ 18:30 Dinner Brenda's San Francisco 31
12/03/17 @ 18:15 Dinner Napoli San Rafael 31
05/26/17 @ 20:00 Dinner Northern Bell Brooklyn NY 31
10/20/17 @ 18:45 Dinner Patio Palo Alto 31
05/25/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Metrograph Manhattan NY 32
05/18/17 @ 16:00 Drinks Mission Rock Resort San Francisco 32
11/19/17 @ 12:00 Lunch Montmartre Washington DC 33
07/08/17 @ 18:30 Dinner Snowflake Lodge Arnold 35
05/28/17 @ 20:00 Dinner Sam's Restaurant Brooklyn NY 37
03/29/17 @ 20:15 Dinner Cabreira Madrid ESP 38
02/19/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Castagna San Francisco 39
09/13/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Ardiana San Francisco 40
05/21/17 @ 18:30 Dinner Nōvy San Francisco 40
05/23/17 @ 20:00 Dinner Taverna Kyklades Manhattan NY 42
10/26/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Larks Ashland OR 44
02/25/17 @ 13:00 Lunch Yank Sing San Francisco 45
10/24/17 @ 18:30 Dinner Smithfields Ashland OR 50
11/24/17 @ 19:45 Dinner Kanoyama Manhattan NY 54
10/25/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Peerless Ashland OR 56
11/22/17 @ 19:30 Dinner Eataly Manhattan NY 60
09/10/17 @ 18:45 Dinner Fresca [24th] San Francisco 60
06/01/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Hyatt Regency San Francisco 60
04/12/17 @ 19:00 Dinner Schloss Charlottenburg Berlin D 60
03/11/17 @ 20:45 Dinner Mr. Jiu's San Francisco 61
11/16/17 @ 21:00 Dinner Zaytinya Washington DC 71
06/15/17 @ 18:00 Dinner Camps Angels Camp 75
11/21/17 @ 20:00 Dinner Maysville Manhattan NY 80
05/24/17 @ 21:00 Dinner Ribbon Manhattan NY 85
01/13/17 @ 17:30 Dinner Al's Place San Francisco 89
10/23/17 @ 19:00 Dinner Alchemy Ashland OR 93
11/17/17 @ 13:15 Lunch Justin's Washington DC 97
11/17/17 @ 21:00 Dinner Osteria Morini Washington DC 97