Restaurants 2019
This page lists 122 meals I ate in restaurants in 2019. 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 2019:
- February/March: eight days in St. Petersburg FL.
- June: eleven days in Chicago/Milwaukee/Minocqua WI.
- July: fourteen days in Lake Placid NY and NYC.
- August: overnight trip to Paso Robles.
- September: four days in Denver CO.
- October: four days in Ashland OR.
- November: seven days in Washington DC for Thanksgiving.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/19 @ 12:30 | Lunch | El Buen Comer | San Francisco | 21 | ||
| 01/12/19 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Alma | San Francisco | |||
| 01/13/19 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Burma Ruby | Palo Alto | 60 | ||
| 01/27/19 @ 16:30 | Dinner | Kirk's | Palo Alto | 12 | ||
| 01/30/19 @ 19:15 | Dinner | Le P'tit Laurent | San Francisco | |||
| 01/31/19 @ 12:15 | Lunch | Max's Opera Plaza | San Francisco | 25 | ||
| 02/02/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Kitchen Istanbul | San Francisco | 62 | ||
| 02/07/19 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Stacks | San Francisco | 20 | ||
| 02/14/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Chou Chou | San Francisco | 135 | ||
| 02/25/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Grand Hacienda | St. Petersburg FL | 44 | ||
| 02/26/19 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Sea Hags III | St. Petersburg FL | 31 | ||
| 02/27/19 @ 09:30 | Breakfast | Beverly's | St. Petersburg FL | 13 | ||
| 02/27/19 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Skidders | St. Petersburg FL | 15 | ||
| 02/27/19 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Tutto Rosso | St. Petersburg FL | |||
| 02/28/19 @ 17:15 | Dinner | Grand Hacienda | St. Petersburg FL | 15 | ||
| 03/02/19 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Crabby Bill's | St. Petersburg FL | 40 | ||
| 03/03/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Bongo's | St. Petersburg FL | 22 | ||
| 03/04/19 @ 13:30 | Lunch | James Museum | St. Petersburg FL | |||
| 03/04/19 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Nori Thai | St. Petersburg FL | 13 | ||
| 03/07/19 @ 12:45 | Lunch | La Corneta [Mission] | San Francisco | 11 | ||
| 03/23/19 @ 14:30 | Lunch | Chevys | South San Francisco | 17 | ||
| 04/04/19 @ 14:30 | Lunch | La Corneta [Glen Park] | San Francisco | 10 | ||
| 04/11/19 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Pepito | San Francisco | 22 | ||
| 04/13/19 @ 17:00 | Dinner | Grubstake | San Francisco | 35 | ||
| 04/21/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Suppenkuche | San Francisco | 41 | ||
| 05/02/19 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Patxi's [Hayes] | San Francisco | 12 | ||
| 05/03/19 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Revival | Berkeley | 43 | ||
| 05/08/19 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Max's Opera Plaza | San Francisco | 36 | ||
| 05/10/19 @ 12:00 | Lunch | de Young Cafe | San Francisco | 27 | ||
| 05/18/19 @ 16:30 | Dinner | Assemble | Richmond | |||
| 05/20/19 @ 17:30 | Dinner | Max's Opera Plaza | San Francisco | |||
| 05/21/19 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Sweet Basil | San Francisco | |||
| 06/04/19 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Willkommen | San Francisco | 31 | ||
| 06/09/19 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Walnut Park Greill | Petaluma | 12 | ||
| 06/09/19 @ 19:30 | Dinner | China North Dumpling | San Francisco | 20 | ||
| 06/14/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Berghoff | Chicago IL | 31 | ||
| 06/15/19 @ 11:30 | Lunch | Bijan Bistro | Chicago IL | 22 | ||
| 06/15/19 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Francesca's [Bryn Mawr] | Chicago IL | |||
| 06/16/19 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Bandera | Chicago IL | 32 | ||
| 06/16/19 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Quartino | Chicago IL | 29 | ||
| 06/17/19 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Downtown Dogs | Chicago IL | 11 | ||
| 06/18/19 @ 17:30 | Dinner | Barcelino | Chicago IL | 35 | ||
| 06/19/19 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Kaiser's | Kenosha WI | |||
| 06/19/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | St. Paul Fish Co. | Milwaukee WI | 30 | ||
| 06/20/19 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Cafe Calatrava | Milwaukee WI | 25 | ||
| 06/20/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Harbor House | Milwaukee WI | 78 | ||
| 06/22/19 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Minocqua Prime | Minocqua WI | 43 | ||
| 06/23/19 @ 10:00 | Breakfast | Lake Placid Inn | Minocqua WI | |||
| 06/24/19 @ 10:00 | Breakfast | Island Cafe | Minocqua WI | 17 | ||
| 06/24/19 @ 16:30 | Lunch | Fiesta Cancun | Hudson WI | 13 | ||
| 07/04/19 @ 20:30 | Dinner | House of Prime Rib | San Francisco | 91 | ||
| 07/06/19 @ 17:30 | Dinner | Bac Lieu | San Francisco | 19 | ||
| 07/12/19 @ 12:00 | Lunch | El Vaquero | Arnold | 12 | ||
| 07/17/17 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Madam Vo's BBQ | Manhattan NY | 67 | ||
| 07/18/17 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Loring Place | Manhattan NY | 52 | ||
| 07/19/17 @ 13:30 | Lunch | Jack's Oyster House | Albany NY | 21 | ||
| 07/23/17 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Dancing Bears | Lake Placid NY | 13 | ||
| 07/26/17 @ 13:15 | Lunch | Dancing Bears | Lake Placid NY | 15 | ||
| 07/27/17 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Roudigan's | Kingston NY | 60 | ||
| 07/28/17 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Sobaya | Manhattan NY | 42 | ||
| 07/28/17 @ 21:00 | Cocktails | Angels Share | Manhattan NY | 20 | ||
| 07/29/17 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Joe's Pizza [14th] | Manhattan NY | 8 | ||
| 07/29/17 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Bar 6 | Manhattan NY | 46 | ||
| 07/30/17 @ 12:30 | Lunch | The Smith [3rd Ave.] | Manhattan NY | 25 | ||
| 08/02/19 @ 18:45 | Dinner | Snowflake Lodge | Arnold | 32 | ||
| 08/06/19 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Escalon | 8 | ||
| 08/17/19 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Blue Plate | San Francisco | 56 | ||
| 08/18/19 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Little Chihuahua [24th] | San Francisco | 16 | ||
| 08/21/19 @ 13:45 | Lunch | Papi's | Paso Robles | 10 | ||
| 08/21/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Sensorio | Paso Robles | 75 | ||
| 08/22/19 @ 14:15 | Lunch | Mosaic | Santa Cruz | 22 | ||
| 08/28/19 @ 18:45 | Dinner | Sarafina's | Arnold | 45 | ||
| 08/30/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Snowflake Lodge | Arnold | 32 | ||
| 09/01/19 @ 18:30 | Dinner | V | Murphys | 63 | ||
| 09/06/19 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Ziggy's Burger | San Francisco | 14 | ||
| 09/07/19 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Balompie #3 | San Francisco | 17 | ||
| 09/10/19 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Jasmine Tea House | San Francisco | 22 | ||
| 09/11/19 @ 13:00 | Lunch | La Alteña | San Francisco | 10 | ||
| 09/19/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Blue Plate | San Francisco | 55 | ||
| 09/21/19 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Bac Lieu | San Francisco | 21 | ||
| 09/24/19 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Lou's Italian | Denver CO | 14 | ||
| 09/24/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Panzano | Denver CO | 71 | ||
| 09/25/19 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Cap City Tavern | Denver CO | 21 | ||
| 09/25/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Citizen Rail | Denver CO | 69 | ||
| 09/26/19 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Cafe Rio | Castle Rock CO | 13 | ||
| 09/26/19 @ 20:15 | Dinner | Next Door Bar | Castle Rock CO | 23 | ||
| 09/30/19 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Granzella's | Williams | 20 | ||
| 09/30/19 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Alchemy | Ashland OR | 50 | ||
| 10/01/19 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Sushi Heaven | Ashland OR | 15 | ||
| 10/01/19 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Larks | Ashland OR | 50 | ||
| 10/02/19 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Smithfields | Ashland OR | 53 | ||
| 10/03/19 @ 12:15 | Lunch | Red Zone | Ashland OR | 15 | ||
| 10/03/19 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Peerless | Ashland OR | 67 | ||
| 10/04/19 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Tremont Cafe | Red Bluff | 16 | ||
| 10/05/19 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Balompie #3 | San Francisco | 25 | ||
| 10/12/19 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Shish Ka Baba | San Francisco | 20 | ||
| 10/17/19 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Doppio Zero | San Francisco | 24 | ||
| 10/19/19 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Il Fornaio | Palo Alto | 56 | ||
| 10/24/19 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Doppio Zero | San Francisco | 25 | ||
| 10/26/19 @ 12:15 | Lunch | Inle | San Francisco | 22 | ||
| 11/02/19 @ 17:45 | Dinner | Snowflake Lodge | Arnold | 39 | ||
| 11/04/19 @ 17:00 | Dinner | Snowflake Lodge | Arnold | |||
| 11/07/19 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Tomo Sushi | Daly City | 22 | ||
| 11/09/19 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Sabor de San Miguel | San Francisco | 16 | ||
| 11/15/19 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Doppio Zero | San Francisco | 42 | ||
| 11/16/19 @ 19:15 | Dinner | Angkor Borei | San Francisco | 45 | ||
| 11/17/19 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Alice's | San Francisco | 22 | ||
| 11/20/19 @ 18:45 | Dinner | Cuisine of Nepal | San Francisco | 29 | ||
| 11/25/19 @ 19:15 | Dinner | Salt Line | Washington DC | 38 | ||
| 11/27/19 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Absolute Thai | Washington DC | 24 | ||
| 11/27/19 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Chloe | Washington DC | 71 | ||
| 11/29/19 @ 13:30 | Lunch | Smithsonian Cafe | Washington DC | 21 | ||
| 11/29/19 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Duke's Grocery [17th] | Washington DC | 36 | ||
| 11/30/19 @ 13:00 | Lunch | National Gallery Cafe | Washington DC | 15 | ||
| 11/30/19 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Rasika | Washington DC | 58 | ||
| 12/01/19 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Circa | Washington DC | 31 | ||
| 12/02/19 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Station 4 | Washington DC | 27 | ||
| 12/13/19 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Sam's Chowder House | Half Moon Bay | 32 | ||
| 12/15/19 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Balompie #3 | San Francisco | 22 | ||
| 12/19/19 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Regent Thai | San Francisco | |||
| 12/26/19 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Alice's | San Francisco | 33 | ||
| 12/31/19 @ 13:30 | Lunch | Las Brisas de Acapulco | San Francisco | 17 |
