Soi 60, Robertson Quay, Singapore

Soi 60 is a rather new contemporary Thai restaurant in the neighborhood of Robertson Quay. Just last month, DH and I finally managed to have a meal there. There were just the two of us with limited capacity to eat and we ordered our classic dishes, Pad Thai and Green Curry Chicken. While I read some good reviews of the place as well as not good ones, I am one of those who did not enjoy both the service and the food that much. I would not want to return if I can help it. 

Boudin, Macy's Union Square

Boudin is a San Francisco based bakery, famous for its sourdough bread. We normally stay around  Union Square when we go to the city. Occasionally, when we are hungry and can't think of any place to go to for a meal,  we are quite happy that we could always go to Boudin in Macy's Union Square. They have nice bread, offers sandwiches etc. 

The picture above is their Clam Chowder and the sandwich below, I believe, is Turkey Cranberry, Forgive me for not remembering, this was from our trip in August last year.

Cheesecake Factory, San Francisco

We were desperate, we were hungry, we had jetlag.  We landed at San Francisco around noon and by the time we settled into our hotel room and went out to get the food, it was around 2:30PM or 5:30AM in Singapore. Many restaurants closed after lunch. We could not really find what we liked and I thought Cheesecake Factory would be a likely pick. Off we went to Macy's in Union Square under San Francisco beautiful blue gorgeous sky. Do our dismay, there were so many people waiting for the table. We had no choice but getting a number and waited. Hungry, tired. And sleepy. 

Everything tends to be ginormous in Cheesecake Factory. We tried our best to orders things that are small or manageable to eat. To begin with, we are not even a big eater. DH, Miss K and I order our food and a couple of deep fried items to share. Miss K had a small size Caesar Salad while DH and I share a burger. Not the best food, but at least we filled our hungry stomach and more. 

Homemade Chicken Nugget

When the kids were smaller, chicken nuggets were an easy option for their meal. Who doesn't like deep-fried tasty chicken pieces? Almost nobody. I don't make them often anymore. I probably make them once or twice in a year. In fact this was found from January folder. They look delicious and they actually taste yummy. 

Mikaku, San Francisco

This is another Japanese restaurant that we frequent each time we visit San Francisco. Years ago,  Mikaku was recommended by a concierge at Grand Hyatt Hotel, where we stayed at that time. Its location is really nearby Union Square, just a couple of blocks from Grand Hyatt and right by the China Town gate. Very convenient. And the food is good too. 

We had two visits during our trip last August and here are most of the dishes we had. 

Osha Thai, Embarcadero, San Francisco

We went to Ferry building and had some little bites there, so were still quite hungry and in need for food after we finished walking around. Crossing the street, DH found a place that he could eat i.e. Thai food. No big surprise here. We had a plate of Pad Thai and one order of Fried Rice. They were just alright, we were not too thrilled about the taste of their Pad Thai.

San Francisco Ferry Building

Ferry Building was on my list to visit in San Francisco, because I had never been there despite many visits I made to the city. The three of us took a walk, up and down, many times,  from our hotel all the way to this place. I guess, looking at the clock in the picture above, we actually arrived around 11 AM. We definitely had a very late start. 

We just walked around and wandered through and checked out the shops and stalls over there. 

Ar-Roi San Francisco

When we are in San Francisco and feel like having some Thai cuisine, Ar-Roi is one of the few Tai restaurants that we go to. It was just DH and myself and we had a couple of our favorites, Green Curry Chicken and Pad Thai. A glass of Thai ice tea was mine as well. 

Sze-Chuan Kitchen, Raffles City

We passed by Sze Chuan Kitchen and saw many people seemed enjoying their food way too many times. Every time we passed by, we always had an reservation at the nearby restaurant. One fine day, we happened to be in the neighborhood without any reservation anywhere and we decided to give this place a try. We had a tiny table which I dislike so much. I know that we were not going to have enough space for our food and there's no reasonable place to put my hand bag too. 

We decided to order one set menu to share and a couple of dishes from their ala carte list. WE started with a salad lookalike. It's poached chicken with peanut sauce, something that I never tasted before and I can't say that I would order again.

We also had a basket of Xiao Long Bao, which were alright. Our Sze Chuan hot and sour soup came and DH and I shared it.

Finally our rice with barbecued meat from our set menu came. It's quite delicious. The kailan and wonton, which was part of the menu, was served as well. Finally our dumpling ala carte. There's a dessert served as part of the set menu and I don't have the picture, unfortunately.

R & G Lounge, San Francisco

DH had this place recommended to him a friend in Jakarta, who frequents this place when he is in town.  We went there a couple of times, the first of which was just DH and I, while the second was with three other hungry mouths.  The restaurant was always full with lots of people wait for the table as well. Busy, busy place indeed. Nothing fancy, no superb fine dining service, but the food is enjoyable. And that what matters.

The above is their famous crab that we had when the five of us had dinner over there.  We also had This is place to go to when we are in San Francisco. 

The dish above is R&G Special Beef (Secret Recipe) that tasted quite delicious.