Fresh made pasta ravioli stuffed with pesto & cheese
friend had risotto with lamb meatballs
starter was baby lettuces from restaurant garden with honey mustard dressing.
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lavash, sf:

saffron tea
lentil soup
zekresh polo (chicken & barberries atop saffron rice)



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Lettuce & tomato salad
Argentina rib eye
mashed potato
thanks to ILP & El Establo.
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Yes, we'll share the credit equally. ;)

Had it not been for you, I would have just hit the steak place near my hotel & missed out on the great vibe. The pizza place, however was also pointed out by our guide so only partial credit.

More meat! Have you eaten any vegetables at all? Like chicken, which is considered a vegetable there?

Lol...they don't need no stinking veggies. They did put onion on my pizza...does that count? I think fiber is against their religion. It is all cheese and meat. And more meat. And a side of cheese. Some fruit occassionaly shows up.

Kindred spirits! You're in Rio, right? I need to take a trip there next year!

Robin, sf:
omakase only - $160 option (range $109 to $209)

1. hiromi flounder with stuff incl chili
2. Amberjack shira-ana with ponzu
3. Hokkaido scallop
4. Masu steelhead trout with persimmons
5. Uni (Mexico) with wagyu & Asian pear with tagarashi (Japanese 7-part spice)
6. Ume sea bream with
7. Black cod (bodega bay) with miso paste etc
8. Amberjack (Japan) with Kim chee & Korean seasoning
9. Scottish salmon seared with truffle butter and topped with black truffle
10. Japanese toro (blue fin tuna belly) with soy sauce & ancho jelly
11. Tuna with Thai seasoning & papaya
12. Tuna tartare with rice crackers
13. Kurosawa Black Sea bream with onion puree
14. Canadian albacore belly with chives, ponzu, daikon, sesame seeds
15. In-house potato chip with sturgeon caviar
16. Kuradia Red snapper (japan) with soy sauce & yuzu gel
17. Aji Spanish mackerel (Japan) with watermelon, ponzu, chives
18. Japanese noodles with summer truffles & black sesame
19. Miso soup with pumpkin, chili oil, etc
20. Bluefish tuna from Japan - seared with tomatillo
21. Otoro (Japan) with sturgeon caviar & soy sauce
22. Coconut vegan soft serve with orange reduction.

there were some gems in the $209 option and we were way too full to continue

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Two nights ago - Chuy’s chicken quesadillas

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Last night - Maudie’s delicious queso and salsa with great breakfast tacos (one bacon, one chorizo)

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Pizza from local fast pizzeria Pizza Express

cheese
pepperoni

my son is hosting a party & sleepover for friends so I figured that 13 high schoolers would demolish 3-4 XL pizzas. I feel like I’m the only one eating this.

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1st stop in Japan has to be Shake Shack for their delicious chicken sandwiches! Was definitely hungry after my flight!

Ended with the delicious ginger and dark chocolate cookie from Ben’s Cookies Shinsaibashi.

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Please tell me you plan to host an SFO DO in 2025 :drool:

Very small but tasty pancetta and egg pizza from Galleria Pizza, Osaka

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Wings, Caesar, and a Sam Adams winter lager.