San Francisco Dining

I tried a variety of food on my latest trip to San Francisco starting out with the Dojima-Ann a quaint Japanese restaurant on O’Farrell St. which is about a block and a half away from the Parc 55 hotel. I chose the chicken teriyaki bento box and it was a very tasty and satisfying meal for $17.50 plus tax. The food is authentic and the staff friendly. I highly recommend this restaurant for a reasonably priced Japanese meal.

Also in the area one block away is the Tian Sing Chinese restaurant where in addition to the normal menu of Chinese food is the ever popular dim sum. I sampled several varieties of dim sum and except for the chicken and mushroom shumai it was all very good though a bit on the pricey side for dim sum. My six dishes came to $29.50 plus tax which was more than I intended to spend, but they didn’t provide a price list either. Worth a visit though if you are looking for Chinese food.

For Italian I tried the Puccini and Pinetta restaurant at the corner of Ellis and Cyril Magnin. A family friendly environment with a wide variety of food on the menu all reasonably priced. I had the chicken marsala and it was delicious. One of the best dishes I can recall having in recent memory. For dessert I tried the chocolate mousse torte and it too was chunk full of taste and calories. An excellent choice if you are looking for Italian food.

If you are in the mood for Indian food consider the New Delhi restaurant on Ellis and Cyril Magnin. I had the chicken masala curry and it was excellent. The chicken was tender and the curry was prepared just right. My only complaint about the food is that the dishes don’t come with rice or bread. That has to be ordered separately at a cost of $3.95 for the rice. I didn’t order the bread. For me to not serve a curry dish with rice is close to criminal. Also the portions were a little on the small side. Nevertheless you won’t be disappointed with the food quality.