Restaurants 2018

This page lists 129 meals I ate in restaurants in 2018. 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 2018:

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
01/02/18 @ 14:00 Lunch China North Dumpling San Francisco 16
01/11/18 @ 12:45 Lunch a mano San Francisco 30
01/12/18 @ 19:30 Dinner Le P'tit Laurent San Francisco 78
01/19/18 @ 13:00 Lunch It's Italia Half Moon Bay 26
01/21/18 @ 19:00 Dinner Barney's San Francisco 26
01/25/18 @ 18:30 Dinner La Briciola San Francisco 48
01/29/18 @ 18:30 Dinner La Briciola San Francisco 80
01/30/18 @ 12:15 Lunch Presidio Social Club San Francisco 30
02/01/18 @ 12:30 Lunch Lake Chalet Oakland
02/02/18 @ 18:30 Dinner Palomino San Francisco 60
02/04/18 @ 18:30 Dinner Papito San Francisco 30
02/10/18 @ 14:30 Lunch Old Havana Miami FL 26
02/11/18 @ 12:00 Lunch Lulu Miami FL 29
02/12/18 @ 19:00 Dinner Mad Fish St. Petersburg FL 29
02/13/18 @ 18:00 Dinner Crabby Bill's St. Petersburg FL 31
02/14/18 @ 11:45 Lunch La Teresita St. Petersburg FL
02/14/18 @ 18:00 Dinner St. Petersburg Country Club St. Petersburg FL
02/15/18 @ 11:45 Lunch Sandbar Bill's St. Petersburg FL 10
02/15/18 @ 18:00 Dinner Tutto Rosso St. Petersburg FL
02/16/18 @ 11:30 Lunch Bongos St. Petersburg FL
02/16/18 @ 18:15 Dinner Snappers St. Petersburg FL 50
02/17/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Hanger St. Petersburg FL
02/18/18 @ 12:00 Lunch Rum Fish St. Petersburg FL
02/18/18 @ 18:30 Dinner Tutto Rosso St. Petersburg FL 19
02/19/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Bella Brava St. Petersburg FL 17
02/19/18 @ 20:00 Dinner Spinners St. Petersburg FL 50
02/25/18 @ 19:00 Dinner Dumpling Kitchen San Francisco 21
03/10/18 @ 19:00 Dinner El Buen Comer San Francisco 39
03/17/18 @ 19:30 Dinner Osteria Palo Alto 76
03/24/18 @ 13:15 Lunch Lake Chalet Oakland 32
03/31/18 @ 18:00 Dinner Patxi's [24th] San Francisco 31
04/02/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Barney's Oakland 25
04/03/18 @ 12:45 Lunch Hidden Villa San Francisco 19
04/08/18 @ 19:15 Dinner Le P'tit Laurent San Francisco
04/09/18 @ 11:00 Lunch Koi Palace Daly City 26
04/15/18 @ 12:30 Lunch Panda Express Manteca 10
04/18/18 @ 12:00 Lunch Black Bear Diner Manteca 18
04/26/18 @ 13:00 Lunch La Corneta [Mission] San Francisco 9
04/29/18 @ 19:00 Dinner Jack in the Box [Geary] San Francisco 7
05/02/18 @ 19:00 Dinner Okazu Ya San Francisco 29
05/10/18 @ 12:45 Lunch Arlequin San Francisco
05/17/18 @ 18:00 Dinner La Briciola San Francisco
05/24/18 @ 10:30 Breakfast Breakfast Club Allston MA 17
05/24/18 @ 19:00 Dinner Ariana Allston MA 52
05/29/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Theresa & Johnnie's San Rafael 17
05/30/18 @ 12:00 Lunch Jack in the Box San Rafael 7
06/06/18 @ 13:15 Lunch Sam's Grill San Francisco
06/10/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Al Fín Daly City 15
06/14/18 @ 21:00 Dinner Last Hurrah Boston MA 45
06/15/18 @ 12:00 Lunch Black Seed Boston MA 15
06/15/18 @ 20:00 Dinner Parker Bar Boston MA 32
06/16/18 @ 11:00 Breakfast Scholar Boston MA 17
06/16/18 @ 19:00 Dinner Trade Boston MA 72
06/17/18 @ 09:45 Breakfast South Street Diner Boston MA 17
06/17/18 @ 18:45 Dinner Bar Mezzana Boston MA 72
06/18/18 @ 11:30 Lunch Edge Bar Boston MA 17
06/21/18 @ 12:30 Lunch Balompiá Cafe #3 San Francisco 18
06/23/18 @ 18:00 Dinner Pho Ha Tien San Francisco 9
06/27/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Coco's Ramen San Francisco 19
06/28/18 @ 11:30 Lunch Taco Bell Escalon 7
07/05/18 @ 11:00 Lunch Koi Palace Daly City 21
07/14/18 @ 18:30 Dinner Tilak San Francisco 26
07/15/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Sam's Chowder House Half Moon Bay 30
07/20/18 @ 12:00 Lunch Jack in the Box Manteca 5
07/21/18 @ 18:15 Dinner Snowflake Lodge Arnold 31
07/24/18 @ 18:30 Dinner El Vaquero Arnold 21
07/27/18 @ 12:30 Lunch La Corneta [Mission] San Francisco 7
08/04/18 @ 13:30 Lunch Everett & Jones Oakland 16
08/08/18 @ 12:30 Lunch Pho Ha Tien San Francisco 15
08/17/18 @ 13:30 Lunch Toulouse Petite Seattle WA 36
08/18/18 @ 14:00 Lunch Bagel Factory Clinton WA 9
08/19/18 @ 14:30 Lunch Tacos del Mar Seattle WA 8
08/19/18 @ 20:00 Dinner Stanford's Seattle WA 46
08/20/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Num Num Olympia WA 6
08/20/18 @ 19:00 Dinner River Rock Stevenson WA 39
08/21/18 @ 11:00 Breakfast Big T's Stevenson WA 14
08/21/18 @ 19:00 Dinner River Rock Stevenson WA 37
08/22/18 @ 10:00 Breakfast Cascade Stevenson WA 21
08/22/18 @ 15:00 Lunch Trillium Cafe Hood River OR 15
08/22/18 @ 19:00 Dinner River Rock Stevenson WA 31
08/23/18 @ 11:00 Breakfast Heller's Washougal WA 9
09/01/18 @ 13:30 Lunch Thanh Tam San Francisco 19
09/03/18 @ 13:30 Lunch Hillstone San Francisco 39
09/04/18 @ 11:00 Lunch Harbor Villa San Francisco
09/14/18 @ 12:30 Lunch Theresa & Johnnie's San Rafael 10
09/16/18 @ 17:30 Dinner Cafe 220 Palo Alto 15
09/28/18 @ 14:00 Lunch Martha Manhattan NY 0
09/29/18 @ 19:30 Dinner Peking Pavillion Manalanpan NJ 42
10/02/18 @ 18:00 Dinner La Corneta [Glen Park] San Francisco 11
10/09/18 @ 12:00 Lunch Ed's Diner South San Francisco 16
10/11/18 @ 18:30 Dinner Buckhorn Grill San Francisco 9
10/18/18 @ 12:45 Lunch Patxi's [Hayes] San Francisco 15
10/19/18 @ 18:15 Dinner Henry's Hunan [Church] San Francisco 22
10/21/18 @ 12:00 Lunch Denny's Dunnigan 16
10/21/18 @ 17:30 Dinner Taj Mahal Redding 44
10/22/18 @ 12:45 Lunch Larks Ashland OR 22
10/22/18 @ 18:45 Dinner Alchemy Ashland OR 80
10/23/18 @ 12:45 Lunch Jack in the Box Talent OR 6
10/23/18 @ 18:30 Dinner Harvey's Ashland OR 44
10/24/18 @ 12:00 Lunch Star Sushi Ashland OR 12
10/24/18 @ 18:00 Dinner Pie & Vine Ashland OR 36
10/25/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Paisanos Medford OR 16
10/25/18 @ 18:15 Dinner Smithfields Ashland OR 41
10/26/18 @ 12:30 Lunch Del Taco Redding 8
10/31/18 @ 20:00 Dinner Byblos Manhattan NY 45
11/01/18 @ 12:00 Lunch Spoon Manhattan NY
11/01/18 @ 20:00 Dinner Sahib Manhattan NY 53
11/02/18 @ 12:45 Lunch Crooked Knife Manhattan NY 22
11/03/18 @ 12:45 Lunch Jacques Manhattan NY 37
11/04/18 @ 11:30 Lunch Peter Dillon's Manhattan NY
11/04/18 @ 19:45 Dinner Cafe Fiorello Manhattan NY 63
11/05/18 @ 12:30 Lunch The Smith Manhattan NY 26
11/05/18 @ 18:15 Dinner Village Yokocho Manhattan NY 56
11/08/18 @ 12:45 Lunch La Boulange [Hayes] San Francisco 16
11/10/18 @ 14:00 Lunch It's Italia Half Moon Bay 16
11/13/18 @ 14:00 Lunch C Casa Napa 16
11/15/18 @ 12:15 Lunch City View San Francisco 43
11/19/18 @ 20:00 Dinner Station 4 Washington DC 41
11/20/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Henry Browne's Annapolis MD 29
11/20/18 @ 19:45 Dinner Rasika Washington DC 69
11/21/18 @ 18:30 Dinner Clyde's [Gallery Place] Washington DC 34
11/24/18 @ 11:30 Lunch Zaytinya Washington DC 34
11/24/18 @ 18:45 Dinner Gordon Biersch Washington DC 22
11/25/18 @ 12:44 Lunch The Hamilton Washington DC
11/26/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Shake Shack Washington DC 13
12/02/18 @ 18:00 Dinner Patxi's [24th] San Francisco 36
12/09/18 @ 17:30 Dinner Little Kite San Francisco 29
12/29/18 @ 13:00 Lunch Beach Chalet San Francisco 36
12/31/18 @ 18:30 Dinner Max's Opera Plaza San Francisco 41