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:

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