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Playing Tourist
I had two amazingly dissimilar experiences playing tourist during two consecutive weekends this summer. The first one was during a stay at a four-star property on the Big Island. The second was at a two-star hotel in Waikiki.
Let's get this straight. I am not comparing the properties or any of their services. That would obviously be an apples-to-oranges kind of deal. I was truly dismayed at the poor quality of service we found in some of the businesses we visited while in Waikiki.
I am the mother of three kids, ages 2, 6 and 10, so we weren't doing high-end dining. But, on the Big Island, from a funky sandwich and plate lunch shop in Volcano to Tex's Drive Inn on the Hamakua Coast to a very nice pasta place in Kawaihae, portions and prices were good and service was friendly, if a little slower at times than what we were used to.
Sorry, but the mighty Golden Arches failed us in Waikiki. Breakfast there was expensive compared to other Micky D's, although you do get fresh pineapple chunks at this location. And someone forgot the Canadian bacon in all of our breakfast sandwiches. The Subway we hit for lunch was another disappointment. The $5-plus salad my husband ordered filled its plastic container just halfway. When he gets the same thing at another downtown location, the container is overflowing. The service, for a customer mix of locals and tourists, was not particularly brimming with Aloha either. Aren't tourists who are used to their neighborhood franchise going to be looking for consistency in quality?
At least we ended our Waikiki stay on a high note. Lured by the "Mooseman" who had been leafleting on Kalakaua Avenue throughout our visit, we hit Moose McGillicuddy's on Lewers for breakfast. My 6-year-old son tucked into his strawberry banana smoothie and 99-cent egg, bacon and pancake with gusto. The staff was friendly and efficient and the customers looked like a good mix of regulars and visitors.
There were some enjoyable aspects to playing tourist in Waikiki: We walked through the two-story aquarium at the DFS Galleria several times; my kids oohed and aahed over a fireworks display that we watched from our hotel balcony; and the bustling Coldstone Creamery was a hit. Too bad it's just a few doors down from a 24-hour adult video shop with a doorman keeping an eagle eye out for potential customers.
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Slanted Door & bad reviews on Yelp [San Francisco]
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- DougWeller Mar 26, 2013 07:33 AM
Looking at reviews, although TA reviewers love it, there are a lot of bad recent reviews on Yelp, eg only 5 pieces of beef as standard in Shaking Beef, bad service, food mediocre at best, etc. I've never been to San Francisco before and will probably never have a chance to go again, so I don't want to waste one of my few meals on something overpriced and mediocre (as some reviewers suggest). I see it's a James Beard finalist which is reassuring. I'm going primarily for the Shaking Beef but also because it's meant to be so good.
Other places I plan to go are Gary Danko, Wayfarerer Tavern and probably Straw (and, I confess, In-N-Out as I don't expect to get back to the west coast).
I am one of those who don't particularly care for Slanted Door. We San Franciscans are a picky lot and I think SD is really over-rated. For me, the food is too sweet, the restaurant is too crowded and loud, and the waiters are too full of themselves because they feel so lucky working there.
Also, Gary Danko was "the" place to eat a decade ago but has not changed with the time and is quite staid. I haven't recommended it since the early 2000s...
What are you looking for in your San Francisco dining experience? You will probably get better recommendations here because we can discuss your choices better than you can on Yelp.
re: CarrieWas218
Thanks for the replies.
Actually I like sweet (and my wife doesn't like hot food).
As I said, it was the Shaking Beef that interested me and my wife isn't too keen on Asian food so that looked like something she would eat (although being pretty deaf, loud's bad). I would have gone to Ana Mandara for it's French Vietnamese food but it's closed.
I'd heard comments like yours about Gary Danko and was going to give it a miss, but what I like is the wide menu and the opportunity to order a 3 to 5 course meal with more than one of each course, rather than only 1 from each. And it serves game birds and bison. I like game, are there any good game restaurants in San Francisco? Restaurants that serve Elk or venison? I'm not much on vegetables, cheese, etc so that cuts out a lot of the foodie places I've looked at.
As for In-N-Out, if it isn't better than McDonald's maybe I'll give it a miss, but I want fast food on a Sunday night near Fisherman's Wharf as we've got a Segway tour booked for 7pm (we've taken a Segway tour before and enjoyed it, and we've got another tour earlier that's a food tour so we won't want a big meal).
Places with a wide range of good desserts and a wide menu well cooked?
re: DougWeller
In-N-Out is definitely better than McDonald's, but it's not as good as some of the fancier and more expensive burgers around town. But, given your Sunday night description in the Wharf, I think it's a good fit. Part of the popularity comes from the apparently minimalist menu, but more customizable secret menu. "Animal style" is very popular. Lots of tips at: http://daviswiki.org/In-N-Out_Secret_...
Elk and venison aren't particularly popular in SF. Not sure I've seen them outside of menu specials. Do you like offal?
re: hyperbowler
Wild pigs show up on menus some times.
re: DougWeller
Doug, there *are* restaurants that serve game, but in the Fall when the meat is fresh and as specials only. If there are restaurants serving game, it would have been frozen from last season and probably not very desirable...
There are a handful that have quail on the menu but I think you were looking for mammals versus birds...
Also look at Incanto for interesting meats.
re: CarrieWas218
I hadn't thought of the season. We have fresh venison year around in the UK (and American and European buffalo are raised near where I live). And Denver has a restaurant that serves elk, etc year around but I didn't have time to visit when I was there. Wild pig/boar sounds good but we've got that in the UK also. The secret menu looks good - I actually do like diner style food when it's cooked well - and "road food".
Mammals or birds (I had some delicious, amazingly tender goat recently, but I'm not looking for goat again!)
Thanks again.
re: DougWeller
"like diner style food when it's cooked well"
Diner food cooked well, Fremont Diner in Sonoma is tops. I'm not sure about SF. RickyBobby? Grubstake?
The ingredients and cooking at In-N-Out are pretty much identical to those at my high school cafeteria. You could make an indistinguishable hamburger yourself with groceries purchased at any American supermarket.
re: Robert Lauriston
If there's somewhere fast that's better Sunday evening near Ferry Wharf I'd probably go for it.
re: DougWeller
There's a recent Wharf thread, but no one identified any places for a quick meal. As most locals try to minimize their time there, identifying an alternative quick meal to In-N-Out would certainly be of interest ...
re: hyperbowler
I would've mentioned the Codmother as that's the only place at the wharf on my radar if not for the UK/fish exclusions.
re: hyperbowler
Tanguito is quick. Argentine empanada truck.
re: Robert Lauriston
Nice. Thanks for pointing out Tanguito. They're open till 7pm and are closed on Mondays.
re: hyperbowler
Tanguito is a good call but they do sometimes run out of empanadas. Maybe good to phone first?
re: Robert Lauriston
Tanguito is notoriously slow. Expect at least a 30 minute wait if anyone is ahead of you.
re: DougWeller
You haven't mentioned fish. The salmon season starts soon and is predicted by some to be quite good.
re: DougWeller
You should have said up front that you were from the UK. That makes a difference. I'd say go to In N Out as a classic Americana experience.
It sounds like your wife is not very adventurous, which means it might be a good idea to play it safe with Slanted Door, but maybe for lunch, and off-peak (they don't close between lunch and dinner so a late lunch might help with the noise issue). I don't think you'll find it terribly expensive if you're used to UK prices.
Skip Danko, especially if you aren't interested in a cheese course, which is one of the few reasons to go. You can eat really well in San Francisco without going the five-course fine dining route.
re: Ruth Lafler
I have to agree. Coming from the UK, the In-n-Out may be a good fit and the Slated Door will be fine. As a regular visiter to Great Britain, I think any American hamburger will be an upgrade. When are you coming over?
re: DougWeller
Canteen might be worth a try. Incanto does interesting innards/meat options at times.
re: DougWeller
Robert had a better school cafeteria than I- mine did not resemble meat, and that taste still haunts me.
I find that the biggest InO supporters were weaned on the stuff as I was, while the naysayers are those who were not, left wondering about all the hype. While I fall into the former camp, I agree that McDonald's and the like (or perhaps the new crop of Smashburgers/Five Guys/etc) are the proper point of comparison. On that basis, it's unequivocally good.
In-n-Out fits your pre-tour agenda and is an iconic California experience (although SoCal rather than NorCal). Go and enjoy it. My most frequent order is a Double Double, buns extra toasted, add pickle. If you get fries, they'll most likely be limp if you don't specify extra-crispy.
re: Pius Avocado III
SF and LA are farther apart than NYC and Montreal and have about as much in common as food culture goes.
If you want fast food at the Wharf, go to a sidewalk crab stand, not a branch of a foreign chain.
re: Robert Lauriston
The OP's wife doesn't like seafood, and by that point, the crab would doubtfully be local
re: DougWeller
I disagree with everyone; if you've never had an In-N-Out burger in your life, go for it. Since I'm not originally from California, I had long been curious about In-N-Out, so I couldn't wait to try it when I first visited. It is many times better than any national burger chain (with the possible exception of Whataburger, which I've never had but a Texan acquaintance of mine claims is slightly superior.) It is certainly far superior to the Shake Shack, which I have had in the last few months.
And if you don't like it, hey, you only spent $10.
The only problem I have with In-N-Out is their French fries, which is actual potato that they slice up on the spot and throw into the fryer. This may make for a fresher experience, but it does make for a bland fry, if you're used to McDonald's fries with all their seasoning. Fries can also be ordered animal style, which helps a lot.
Definitely skip Danko. Personally I'm not particularly moved by Straw either, but I know people who like it a lot, so.
re: dunstable
Apologies - yes, I'm in the UK, but I'm from Miami. However, I miss American food although British food has improved immensely over the last ten years. I think we will keep an open mind until we get there and decide on the night between in-N-Out (buns extra toasted with pickle and mustard fried and a grilled onion slice sounds good to me) and Tanquito (and many thanks for suggesting that). In fact, if I have room I may try both!
Anyone have experience of Quickly? I like the HK equivalent of French toast, had that in Shanghai.
Thanks all, Doug
What does Bodega Bistro call their Shaking Beef, as I can't find that on their online menu.
And I'm still not clear why I should drop Gary Danko - he's got the awards, the reviews, and a menu that's maybe not that exciting but is broad - however, I'm going to wait until the winter menu is replaced to decide.
re: DougWeller
Gary Danko is bland food, to put it bluntly, albeit competent, well-executed bland food. There are many, many restaruants in San Francisco doing similar food at a much higher caliber. At this point, I might even go as far as calling Danko a tourist trap, because it seems that tourists are who sustain Danko's business -- and those accolades came a long time ago. If you were some random tourist from Podunk, then perhaps it would be a perfectly okay recommendation, but as you are already the sort of person who reads Chowhound and is from a major metro area, I don't think Danko is going to cut it for you, especially considering the cost -- you could eat two or three amazing meals for the cost of one at Gary Danko.
re: DougWeller
re: DougWeller
my opinion:
slanted door
gary danko
are all fine choices. while they certainly aren't the most interesting or best value, they all have good consistent predictable food in a convenient location, and have nice decor. they are also places where a lot of visitors go, which is useful from a frame of reference perspective when talking to other people who've been to sf.
i'm a local. i've been to almost all the other places mentioned on the boards. i still stop by all three at least once a year or so.
if you go to slanted door, i like the pork belly. they offer half orders of that. i've never thought the shaking beef was anything special. their crab noodles are decent too.
i also like the flexibility of gary danko's menu. i generally prefer a steakhouse to their meat selections -- but their meats certainly aren't bad. i've had good luck with their seafood dishes. i'd skip their cheese -- i'm sure you can get better in the uk.
anyway, if you move to san francisco, and eat at these places many times over many years, they probably won't be your favorites. but i think they are decent picks for a visitor who's never been to any of these. and definitely a better choice than traveling across town to a less nice niche venue to save 20% on the check for marginally better food.
re: DougWeller
Whether you should go to Gary Danko really depends on what you are looking for. The restaurant caters to tourists looking to splurge on an upscale meal and the menu reflects that. It's safe, generic fine dining that has something for everyone, so if you are an unadventurous diner looking to have your fix of Russian caviar and Maine lobster while in San Francisco, this may be your place. (Although I wasn't impressed by their caviar service last time I had it.) But if you are looking for something that is either a little bit more "California" than Maine lobster or a more unique restaurant, there are much more interesting choices, although they usually don't have the deliberately broad, touristy appeal of GD.
re: DougWeller
Ok, I basically agree with everyone that Slanted Door is really not that special, swarmed with tourists, and just serves stuff you could get for 1/3 the price elsewhere.
Let me try to explain why everyone here is pushing you away from Gary Danko as a tourist trap: it's fancy but the food is not memorable at all, much less worth the price. Danko's food may have been relatively good 20 years ago when rich folks wanted high-end french cuisine (nothing wrong with that—I liked LeDoyen and L'Ambroisie in Paris). Locals have moved on and there are much better options, both fancy french and other cuisines at all price points.
For comparison: I lived in London for a couple of years and my favorite restaurant was The Ledbury, and they did great things with game. Gary Danko is like Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's (he just lost the contract with the hotel) or La Tour d'Argent in Paris—overpriced for the food and lost what accolades it once had.
Furthermore, I know it's hard to tell as a tourist, but Gary Danko really doesn't get the best reviews. Danko hasn't been nominated for a Beard award in almost a dozen years and he hasn't won anything since 1995. The restaurant lost its only Michelin star for several years. Michael Bauer of the SF Chronicle, widely considered the most important reviewer in the area, rates the food and the overall restaurant at 3 and 1/2 stars out of 4 (and frankly I think his standards are too lax).
If you want a "broad" menu that is similar and just as flexible in how much you order, try La Folie. The longtime chef Roland Passot and the chef-de-cuisine Michael Hung are often amenable to making changes or cooking something special if you ask (even if you bring it in). Or if you interested in an expensive experience that will be totally creative and unlike anything else—like say The Fat Duck though not as amazing—try Saison or Benu (if your wife doesn't like fish you might have to go with the Tues-Thurs only a la carte menu at Benu).
Also, try In-N-Out if you never have. It's not the best burger, though it is better than any I had in the UK, and the hype mostly seems to stem from nostalgia. But a medium rare double double animal style with fries well still hits the spot.
re: W42
Thanks. I think La Folie certainly looks like a better bet - a menu I like with some interesting choices.
I think we'll avoid Slanted Door also - given everything people here have said, and the noise factor sounds like a bad choice, especially since Bodega Bistro looks good. We may walk there from our hotel (Chancellor near Union Square). Any suggestions for dessert afterwards?
re: DougWeller
I love La Folie, but why would you go to San Francisco to have French food Provençal if it's a one and only trip in a long time?
Benu, Coi, Crenn, and Saison all would make for far more unique experiences, although more controversial ones. For a distinctively "California" take, consider Manresa, which unfortunately is well over an hours drive south of SF.
re: nocharge
Simply that I like La Folie's menu and their food looks interesting, and none of the other menus attract me. Maybe I could get food like that in France, but I've no plans to go back to France, there are too many other places I haven't been.
re: DougWeller
La Folie is great, but I think that a fair amount of the discussion is whether it makes sense to go on a long trip to San Francisco only to have food that has very little to do with either San Francisco or California. My take is that you should go for whatever food you feel like having, whether it's Maine lobsters or a Big Mac as long as you realize that neither would be likely to be far superior to any Maine lobsters or Big Macs that could be had in other cities across the globe.
re: nocharge
Thanks. That's what I'm really looking for, food I'd like no matter where it might be better or the same.
As for La Folie, I'm not convinced that Huckleberry Baked Alaska is French (or most of their other dishes - French influenced, yes, French, no).
It's nice to have food that exemplifies local tastes, but to be honest, when I go to New Orleans at the end of the year, I'm going to be avoiding most of the really local stuff as it's not to my taste (ditto poutine in Seattle, no way will I eat fries with cheese and gravy). Interesting is good but not when it gets in the way of delicious. La Folie looks like it combines both for me.
re: DougWeller
Since you mentioned the Baked Alaska, I'll relate that the time I ordered it at La Folie, the ice cream inside was completely melted. Pretty big fail. Chef Passot came by our table to ask how things were. I told him the problem with the dessert. He just stared at me, didn't say a word and then turned away. I kinda expect more of a response when the tab is more than $200 per person.
re: Melanie Wong
"stared at me, didn't say a word and then turned away"
Unbelievable! I hope it's merely his Gallic temperament and he's going back to the kitchens to give a piece of his mind to the pastry chef, rather than any hurt pride on his part that you even *dared* suggest that there was anything less than perfect in your entire meal.
re: klyeoh
He had no trouble interacting and soaking up the praise that others in our party had for the savory courses.
re: DougWeller
Exactly, if doing local stuff is not your priority, why do it? Go with whatever you are happy with. However, I think you are wrong about La Folie not being French. Any good chef does the best possible with local ingredients but that doesn't mean that Passot isn't more traditionally French than the likes of Crenn or Kinch. Anyway, I'm sure you'll be happy a La Folie if that's the kind of dining experience you are looking for.
re: nocharge
Good think I always microwave my ice cream! Anyway, French or not, or melted ice cream, still looks better than Gary Danko. I've booked and will look at the menus next month or early May and cancel one (I'd never be a no-show if I could possibly avoid it).
re: DougWeller
La Folie's chef is very, very French, but he's been cooking in SF for a long time and has incorporated many local influences in his original dishes.
re: Robert Lauriston
Excellent, the best of two worlds. Certainly not something I'd expect to find in the UK or France. Thanks for this.
re: DougWeller
Almost none of the food at La Folie is anything like what I get in France - although that may be a matter of my choices. My experience has been that Passot over the years has incorporated a LOT of local fresh cuisine and style - while also keeping some traditional dishes and as a dinner you can choose.
I must say I'm shocked at Melanie's experience. I've certainly had more pleasant experiences (but then again I haven't had a complaint), he surely should have replaced the dessert with a correct one!
Last time I was there I had two very creative dishes that incorporated many fresh (uncooked) fish and were like nothing I'd had anywhere else (and delicious) and I felt very reflective of SF.
Manresa my be more popular here, but it's not in the city, MUCH more expensive and I've had a lot more "misses" there than La Folie (just my humble experience).
re: estnet
La Folie remains my favorite high end restaurant in SF.
re: DougWeller
In-N-Out is not a gourmet burger place, but the quality of ingredients is much better than any national fast food chain (eg. no frozen meat). I would recommend you try it, if not just to be able to say you did. The fries on the other hand suck. Maybe you can skip the fries and get an empanada at Tanguito across the way - provided there is no line.
re: Civil Bear
That's my plan, grab a burger there and if we have time something at Tanguito - across the way you say?
re: DougWeller
In the end, we ate at:
Out the Door at the Ferry building where I had a delicious Banh Mi.
In-N-Out - decent, not special.
Rome Artisan Burger - fantastic burger
La Folie - which we really enjoyed, I even found tasty there food I'd never normally eat
Front Porch
Kate's Kitchen (for delicious pancakes)
Luques Restaurant at the Chancellor - good sourdough pancakes
Boudin - disappointing sourdough waffles (their sourdough bread was also disappointing, I'm used to a sourer taste, this was fairly bland).
Depending on the context, I'd go back to any of them except Boudin.
re: budnball
re: budnball
Agreed. I always recommend Slanted Door because the food is pretty good and and view is unbelievable and the location is fun.
I've always eaten well at Slanted Door but it's expensive for the kind of casual place it is.
You can get the shaking beef at the Out the Door spinoff on Bush. It's a bit cheaper, not touristy, and the food might be a bit better.
re: Robert Lauriston
Thanks, that looks like a better idea.
re: Robert Lauriston
What's so casual about Slanted Door? Its decor, or service, or something else?
re: vincentlo
The fact that a large fraction of the patrons will likely be tourists not wearing a suit and a tie may contribute to a somewhat casual feel.
Lunch at places you're not quite sure or sold on (like Slanted Door) is a good strategy. This makes it less of a risk or big deal if disappointed but you still get to try it.
Also I would skip Gary Danko. Perfectly fine place but the tag in SF is you can get a very nice "continental" inspired meal like it in just about every/any decent large metro city.
Slanted Door was vaguely revolutionary 15 years ago. A few moves later, there's a lot more upscale Vietnamese food available, and it's three times as expensive. TA is just catching up. (Gary Danko is also a place from the 90s.)
If you really want to try Slanted Door, get a snack from Out the Door, as noted below. I'd stop at their takeout in the Ferry Building, open for lunch.
re: wally
No, Out the Door isn't the same menu, though they do have jicama grapefruit salad with candied walnuts. Shaken beef is 1/3 the price and delicious at Bodega Bistro.
The view from Slanted Door is not worth paying crazy prices for. You can enjoy it without eating there--walk out at night and look at the Bay Lights for free.
re: pauliface
The daikon cake at Out the Door on Bush was the highlight of my meal there a few weeks ago. Great crisp brown crust.
If I can track down the receipt I'll repost my report, it apparently got lost in a system upgrade or something.
Another plus for Slanted Door are the carefully crafted cocktails and the unusual wine list, which are totally top notch.
I ate at Slanted Door a very long time ago so I can't speak to that. As for In and Out, it is very good, but I think when visiting SF Fisherman's Wharf/Pier 39 should be avoided at all costs. IMHO, it is a huge waste because of the time it takes to manuveur through the area and wait in line for food. As a frequent visitor to SF I find it takes away from time I could spend in other more fun spots.
An alternative to In and Out would be Super Duper or Roam. The quality of the ingredients is really good at both places.
re: free sample addict aka Tracy L
The Wharf has been coasting on its reputation for 40 years, but new visitors insist on finding out for themselves what a pit it is.
Good place to zip through on a Segway, good place to get out of ASAP afterwards.
re: free sample addict aka Tracy L
Glad to hear about Roam because we are going there as part of a private tour.
Wouldn't go to the Wharf except that's where we meet the Segway tour and we want fast food near there. Just makes life easier.
re: free sample addict aka Tracy L
wharf=a ferry connection or a packed box of Dungeness shipped to a friend. although the Maritime Museum and Aquatic Park are cool. otherwise...
re: PeterL
Sorry, I know it's Wayfare but my fingers don't. Any other recommendations for fried chicken?
re: PeterL
If this may be your one and only time in San Francisco, you can do much better than Gary Danko, both for food quality and overall local flavor. Zuni Cafe would be my classic northern California choice.
Good game is surprisingly uncommon around here, but Pläj (a Cal/Scandinavian restaurant in the Civic Center) is currently serving a lovely venison dish. When are you coming? These dishes sometimes disappear from menus as we get closer to summer.
re: DougWeller
Zuni's is a classic, I love Judy Roger's cookbook too, and I have been going for years. But frankly there are a lot of other places that do "California" cuisine a little better (Nopa, Frances, Foreign Cinema). Also, it's entirely possible to get reservations at Zuni's if you or your hotel calls, especially this far in advance.
re: W42
+1 on Foreign Cinema; I also think Zuni's would suit given your description of what you are interested in eating (wild game aside). I did notice you mentioned at one point that one of your party has some difficulty hearing? This is something to consider in SF, land of loud restaurants, and either Zuni or Foreign Cinema would be better on that front than Frances or Slanted Door.
re: BAnders
Slanted Door is all hard surfaces, concrete floor, very noisy when full, which it always is. To me it's like a 1960s airport departure gate waiting area.
re: Robert Lauriston
As I said, no Slanted door, maybe the Bodega Bistro.
re: Robert Lauriston
Slanted was fun when it was on Valencia... god I'm old.
Zuni is such a classic room/space.
re: hill food
The Slanted Door went from a cult following in their Mission District location and then to the Brannan St. location that made a lot of people scratch their heads and then to the Ferry Building, which is arguably a bit of a tourist trap although not a particularly bad one.
As far as I know, it's the only restaurant to survive the somewhat "cursed" Brannan location, which I believe most people in the industry consider challenging. Supposedly, the landlord has a somewhat optimistic view of how much rent can be extracted and that has resulted in the space being dark for quite some time.
re: nocharge
where was it on Brannan? must have been while I was away. that's not exactly a 'hot' street for anyone.
re: hill food
The location was 100 Brannan, which was actually near the corner of the Embacadero and not a block away as the number might lead you to believe,
re: nocharge
ahh SOMA numbers are always weird. that does seem like an odd area. some have had luck down around there...
re: hill food
It was actually a cab driver who pointed out to me that numbering that location as 100 Brannan was ridiculous.
re: nocharge
well yeah given that 1st is, what the 300 block? and then later around South Van Ness it all curls around so the numbers start crossing and eventually one can find oneself at the corner of 17th and 3rd? and that's the streets, not the avenues. funny though how 17th street, crossing Buena Vista, sort of turns into 17th avenue.
re: DougWeller
You don't have to order the roast chicken. There are many other great things on the menu that don't have an hour wait. Anything out of that oven is wonderful.
re: DougWeller
You don't have to order the chicken at Zuni. It's great but probably not even in the top 10 of main courses I've had there.
In my opinion it's gone downhill in terms of service and food while the prices have gone up. When I started going there years ago the food was pretty consistently good and it was a nice upscale take on the food but the food quality seems to have really gone down in the last few years.
Much depends on where you're coming from. If Viet food is uncommon or poorly done/MSG-laden in your town, then Slanted Door could be fun for you. The drinks are good, the tea is phenomenal (Phan is a tea connoisseur), some of the food is tasty and well-done. All of it is fairly simplistic and small portions; I would agree that going for lunch might be better than dinner.
Me, I can't stand it, but that's because I'm getting disenchanged with the whole rampant oversugaring of Asian/SE Asian cooking that we're experiencing in the Bay Area in the last decade. I've been fortunate to eat meals with Vietnamese friends who order in Vietnamese, for the last 40 yrs. Once you've had the Seven Course Beef Banquet made by a collection of great home cooks...well, it's hard to go backwards, LOL.
Phan is like Martin Yan - in SF an instantly recognizable name, decent but you're paying for the decor and fame, not the food.
In addition to other comments, I would like to point out that, for me, what's happening with Korean food in SF is far more exciting than what's happening with Vietnamese. I keep trying new Korean places and never seem to be disappointed. Seoul Garden, Brothers Korean BBQ, even K-pop in the Castro. And over in Emeryville where I work, PyeongChang Tofu House and Casserole House on Telegraph.
None of these places has the ambience 'punch' of a place like Slanted Door. And you can't say that they are offering any kind of a new twist. I'm sure it's my own lack of experience and exposure to Korean food, but to me this is where the fun is right now.
re: pauliface
Those places all serve pretty traditional food. The only places I can think of doing something new in a Korean vein are Namu Gaji in SF and Fusebox in Oakland.
re: Robert Lauriston
Yes, I'd agree that they traditional.
Have not been to Fusebox.
Tried Namu Gaji once and it bothered me. I felt it was overpriced, though many items were tasty. And I really disliked their okonamiyaki because it had kimchi on it, although admittedly I think adding kimchi was the whole point of their take on okonomiyaki.
re: pauliface
Fusebox is worth a visit. It is small and can be crowded quickly. Also pay attention to where you park.
re: pauliface
"Ambience punch" - great phrase and I think you've identified much of SD's attraction. It is a terrific location and room. I say that from the perspective of a visitor, not local, who ate there about year ago and had a great time. Was the food over the top, stellar? No, but it was quite good, and the location on the water really was beautiful. We were getting together we old friends and I am sure that part of my happy memories of the meal derives just from being with people I like. Also, while it is boisterous, I did not find the room "conversation-challenged"; that I would have minded, as the goal of the meal was to catch up with friends.

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I wasn't sure if I should write a piece on this, giving that the club I support has done all they can for the moment to have their say in the situation.
Dundee United were the second SPL club to publicly come out and confirm they would vote no to Sevco's appeal to transfer the now defunct Rangers F.C. share in the SPL to themselves, allowing the newco to start their life in the top division.
Fan power throughout the SPL helped convince 10 of the 12 to vote no with the only exceptions being Rangers, who voted yes, and Kilmarnock who abstained.
But I have decided I will go ahead with this one, as I am a fan of football and a fan of the wider Scottish game in general
A memo to all SFL clubs, requesting their attendance at Hampden for a vote on the Newco was leaked today, and quite frankly, the contents of said memo were shocking at best.
You can find the memo here, on C4 News reporter Alex Thomson's blog. I will refrain from posting it due to the size and Mr Thomson does a good job of articulating the issues, but it is definitely worth a read.
However, to cover it basically, it says the club will vote to allow the newco into SFL3 if they do so wish, unless the SFL Board can, and I quote;
negotiate and reached agreement with The Scottish Premier League and The Scottish Football Association on a series of measures which the Board shall consider to be in the best interests of the game, how it is structured, how it is governed and how it is financed, whereupon the Board shall be authorised to provide that Rangers F.C. shall play in the First Division of the Scottish Football League during Season 2012/13.
So to put it simply, David Longmuir, Chief Executive of the Scottish Football League, is now indicating that if the member clubs do not vote the way he would like them to, providing he and his cohorts at the SPL (Neil Doncaster) and SFA (Stewart Regan) can conjure up a plan, the clubs' votes can be overruled and Rangers newco can be placed firmly into SFL1.
And believe me, this is exactly what those in charge of our game want. They have left it to the clubs to decide however if the outcome of the vote does not suit their agenda they can, and I believe will, overrule it.
In my eyes this is a huge concern, not only to the SFL member clubs, but to everyone involved in Scottish Football, the clubs, their employees and the fans.
Should this decision come to pass the way the SFA, SPL and SFL clearly want it to, the game will die.
The time is now to sort this situation out. The fans of SPL clubs played a huge role in the 'No to Newco' vote and now the fans of each and every SFL club needs to rise up and do the same, for the good of Scottish Football.
This is not about punishing Rangers, Sevco, their fans, their employees or anyone connected with these establishments, as much as some of the vile spewed from message boards such as 'Follow Follow' will have you believe. No, this is about saving the Scottish Game from the threat of corruption which runs straight through the its heart.
It should be remembered that football is a form of entertainment which we, the fans, pay for the joy of. We pay because we love the sport and because we love our teams. We are the lifeblood of the game.
It is now time to take our game back from the clutches of the people who claim to run it.
And one final point.
It is my belief that the positions of Stewart Regan, Neil Doncaster and David Longmuir are now untenable. Each one should now hand in their notice of resignation or otherwise face dismissal.
The charade has gone on for too long, lets put an end to it.
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Couldn't agree more.
All we're asking for is for the rules to be applied, for them to be applied fairly, and for no-one to be treated any differently than any other club.
Those in charge of upholding the rules of the game, are the same people behind this plan to let one club operate outside the rules.
Either they go, taking their cheats charter with them, or 90% of fans leave the game.
For 'Doncaster' read all '11 SPL clubs'. You didn't seriously buy into the sporting integrity pish spouted by all 11 clubs did you? How could you be so naive. You've all been done up like kippers by the SPL 11 so Rangers are only out of the SPL for one season satisfying the TV and sponsors. The SPL diddy teams have left their fans looking like diddies!
edit. The SPL IS the member clubs. They TELL Doncaster what to do. This charade is THEIR bidding. Open your eyes ffs.
If this wasn't the case the SPL 11 would tell Doncaster otherwise. They haven't because it's what they want. All 11 of them, yours included.
It's an SFL vote, Einstein.
this article is so naive that it highlights the real problem with scottish football and its organisation – a real lack of intelligence!
As a Rangers fan I agree with the blog. Gets should go to SFL three and without the interference of messrs Regan and Doncaster that should have been the case. Now that Sevco/Rangers have been voted out of the SPL I don't hear any of the hitherto vociferous SPL club Chairmen saying "NO!" to Regan and Doncaster and saying Sevco/Gers, in the interests of sporting integrity, must go into SFL3. I'll leave you to answer the question of why the silence but you don't need to be Einstein to work that out.
Well done guys, we did it.


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The Oilers are currently eight points out of a playoff spot with seven games remaining and a record of 16-18-7.
MacTavish, who stepped down as head coach of the Oilers four years ago to the day, was named the new general manager while former Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson takes over MacTavish's role as senior vice president of hockey operations.
As a player, MacTavish won three Stanley Cup with the Oilers. As a head coach, he led the team to the playoffs three times while amassing a record of 301-252-56 with 47 ties.
"I'm an impatient guy. We have to do some bold things to move this team forward in a rapid fashion," said MacTavish. "We have to a better job arming our coaches and our core players with a group to get us to a highly-competitive level."
Tambellini was named the team's fourth general manager in 2008, succeeding Lowe.
The Oilers did not make the playoffs over Tambellini's four-plus seasons with the organization.
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Maryland State Police identified the UMES student as Edmond A. St. Clair, a 21-year-old junior biology major from Severn who graduated from Laurel High School in 2010. Friends, teachers and family members said he excelled in college, dreamed of becoming a doctor or surgeon and had a passion for producing reggae-style music.
St. Clair's brother, Isaiah St. Clair, and their longtime friend Tre Hardy were driving to pick up Chinese food when three men stood in the road and wouldn't move, Isaiah St. Clair said in an interview. He said Edmond St. Clair told him and Hardy to wait in the Honda while he went to talk to the men.
The next thing he realized, Isaiah St. Clair said, his brother was stabbed in the heart. He said he knelt next to his brother on the sidewalk and held the wound while Hardy ran to flag down a campus police officer. Isaiah St. Clair and Hardy said the men who stabbed Edmond lingered in the area before walking away from the crime scene.
"He said, 'Someone just stabbed me,'" Isaiah St. Clair. "I was like, 'Stop playing.' He was like, 'Yeah, look.' He showed me his hand. 'I got stabbed in my heart.'
"Everything happened so fast," Isaiah St. Clair said. "By the time we got out of the car, he was already stabbed. I took off my jacket and put it over him and put my hand on his chest until the ambulance came. I was asking, 'Is anybody going to help?'"
Isaiah St. Clair said he and Hardy were taken to the police station for questioning, where, he said, they stayed until 8 a.m. Sunday and did not learn until then that Edmond St. Clair had died from his injuries.
Police said they are seeking three suspects, whom they identified only as black men in their late teens or early 20s.
The rare bursts of violence involving students at the campuses 130 miles apart sent shock waves across the state. Asked whether she had been worried about her son in the wake of the incident near the University of Maryland, College Park, St. Clair's mother, Marina Fletcher, said she had feared for her son's safety.
UMES spokesman Bill Robinson said in an email that the campus had increased security — including backup from the Maryland State Police — for a week of homecoming events that included a musical performance from Grammy-nominated rapper 2 Chainz and men's and women's basketball games. Robinson declined to answer whether that security was still in place Saturday night.
At a town hall meeting held Sunday for UMES officials to address the incident with students, a university administrator said there were no plans to increase or otherwise change security at the campus, according to The Daily Times of Salisbury. University president Juliette B. Bell urged students not to walk alone at night but was satisfied with the security that was in place, the newspaper reported.
"We still believe that the campus is safe," Bell told students, according to The Daily Times of Salisbury.
Hardy and Isaiah St. Clair said Edmond was very popular at college, where he was known by his DJ name, "Trini Wes," a combination of his native country of Trinidad and the name of his late father, Wes St. Clair. They said he composed music of various genres.
Edmond St. Clair was raised in Trinidad and moved to the United States after his father died about six years ago, according to Fletcher. She said her son was an honor roll student in high school and ran track there and in his first year in college. Fletcher said she was gathering paperwork and financial aid to help her son apply to the Johns Hopkins University to become a surgeon.
Fletcher said her son was kind-hearted and ambitious young man, who was "the man of the house" and a father figure to his youngest brother, Kidane Fletcher, 10.
"He gave his younger brother advice; he would call the youngest on the cellphone to help with homework. He looked up to the older one so much, like a father," she said.
Chelsea Joseph, who said she had been Edmond St. Clair's girlfriend for the past three years, was with the group Saturday night when the men borrowed her car to get food, she said. Joseph said St. Clair had an active social life and did well in school, with a grade point average above 3.7. He wanted to become an emergency-room doctor, she said.
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Jack Lefevra's phone at Bedrock Comics in Framingham has rung a lot lately.
Marvel Comics' "Amazing Spider-Man" series ended this morning when issue 700 hit Bedrock and other comics shops. A new series, "Superior Spider-Man," starts in January.
"Amazing Spider-Man" ended – spoiler alert – with Peter Parker's apparent death thanks to arch-enemy Dr. Octopus. Except, both Parker and Spider-Man remain alive and well. Dying, Doc Ock pulled a mind switch, putting him in the hero's body – and with both sets of their memories.
"I'm getting a lot of calls on it," Lefevra said.
Word of the ending prompted some unhappy readers to make death threats to writer Dan Slott, according to Comic Book Resources.
Lefevra said the storyline has gotten local fans' attention.
"For the last three issues, where the storyline picked up, there's been big hype about it. So the last three months, all the Spider-Man titles have sold out," he said.
That said, "everybody has known what's going on for quite a while now," Lefevra said.
Those fans' typical reaction? "One of two things are going to happen: they're going to bring him back in a year, and it's going to be Peter Parker, and it was some alternate universe or continuity in the story. Or, this will somehow slowly slide into the abyss," he said.


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On Monday, April 15th, student leaders of Kent Interhall Council and the National Residence Hall Honorary were recognized at the 35th Annual Student Leadership & Honors Awards Ceremony sponsored by Kent State University Center for Student Involvement. We are very proud of our student leaders and their hard work to the KSU campus!
· Brooke Bennett – Eric Rackham Award
· Heather Benya – Eric Rackham Award
· Megan Corder – Cindy Bowlby Award
· Sal DeSanto – Margaret Swanson Davis Award
· Chrissy Francisco – Margaret Swanson Davis Award
· Danielle Melidona – Junior Distinguished Student Leader Award, Student Leader of the Year
· Tom Ream – Senior Distinguished Student Leader Award & Mary Manchester Award
· Andy Sokolich – Student Leader of the Year & The Nancy and John Scott Leadership Award
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Religion in America
Our country is poised to enter an intersection between social issues and a fight for faith. Do gay rights trump religious rights? Should children be allowed to pray in school? Can private businesses be forced to do things that violate the owners personal religious beliefs?
Two of 2014s biggest legal battles are on the front lines of this fight. Both involve businesses who say their religious rights are being trampled. The United States Supreme Court is hearing two cases involving family owned businesses who want to restrict providing certain birth control methods for religious reasons. Already this year, the nations highest court refused to hear an appeal involving a photographer who refused to shoot a same sex marriage because she said it would violate her religious beliefs.
Freedom of religion was at the core of our country's founding fathers belief set. The concept was so integral, it was included in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. This freedom has been at the core of many landmark Supreme Court decisions of the 20th and 21stcenturies. However, some believe the future holds a different course.
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Leonid Feldman is a living example of the drama of modern Jewish history. He has experienced total assimilation, Jewish rebirth, violent anti-Semitism, imprisonment in Russia as a Zionist activist and freedom in the West. His life experiences enable him to teach and lecture on Judaism with a passion and perspective that is unique and exhilarating.
The spiritual leader of Temple Beth El in West Palm Beach, Florida, an Associate of The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (CLAL), a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and the President of the Ami-Da Institute for training Russian Jewish leaders, Leonid Feldman is the first and only Soviet-born Conservative rabbi in America.
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The son of an evangelical Pastor, Pastor Mark Boykin was groomed for religious ministry from a young age. Diagnosed with Hodgkins disease, Pastor Boykin was miraculously healed at the age of 17. This divine touch reinforced his belief in the power of supernatural healing and continues to be an integral part of his ministry today. Boykin leads the multi-cultural Church of All Nations in Boca Raton and preaches weekly to people from over 50 nations, both in the US and abroad.
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Let me tell you a secret: I love making avatars. I routinelymess with the outfit of my my rock band avatar, and Spend half an hour per Sim when starting a new family (okay, so I only spent that much time on my Sim, and less on others).
As a lover of creating virtual people, I have to wonder:what game offers the best virtual people creation. And what makes virtualpeople creation the best. Is it the best outfits? The best personality? Or is it the ability to look at "Crystal" and feel like it's just the tiniest bitpossible you somehow got sucked into the computer or TV screen?
Now, three epic battles and one over all victor.
Mass Effect vs. The Sims 3
While Mass Effectmay not be the game you think of for avatar making, it has a pretty extensive set of character customizations. I could completely alter my character's face, and even chose some back story for them, but there was nothing I could do aboutbody type or outfit. The bigger problem was that no matter how hard I tried, mycharacter still looked a little bit ugly.
The Sims 3basically has everything when it comes to avatar creating. Not only can you alter the face, body, and hair of you creation, you can give him or her up to five personality traits (including vegetarian, green thumb, and good kisser) from about 70. After that you get to pick a Life Time wish for your Sims based on your trait choices. Pretty comprehensive. My only complaints are that the clothing isn't all that interesting, and the hairstyles are pretty weak.
And the winner is...
The Sims takes this contest hand down. While both games let you live out character's lives, The Sims gives you a lot more freedom with it. Plus you get to pick outfits and from more than 5 hairstyles.
Play Station Network vs. X-box Live
You can't really do much with your PS3 avatar. There are a few items of clothing that are free, but most cost real money. Your avatar is also pretty hard to not make ugly.
Virtual representations on the Xbox 360 are more cartoonish than realistic. Sure, some items of clothing and props cost money, but there's a decent selection of free clothing, hairstyles and colors, and make up.
And the winner is...
X-box for the win! But since X-box live is $60/year and PlayStation is free, it might not be worth it. Might.
Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero
Rock Band has a few dozen hairstyles of varying craziness (anime buns, Mohawk) and any color of the rainbow you desire. Rock Band 2 whoops the original game's clothing selection, especially with the edition of capes.
Guitar Hero once had a few characters you could chose fromand no avatars. It was better this way. The new system makes for ugly avatars, even ugly by Guitar Hero standards, and there are only about 20 different topsand bottoms and all of them seem to make ½ an outfit.
In both games you can customize your instrument, butRock Band has a better selection.
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Oh Rock Band, you had me at cape.
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Public Defender published the results of the monitoring carried out in the children's institutions in December of 2011. The monitoring revealed the cases when nurses lashed, beat children with bottles, chairs, sticks; a child left without attention chopped his finger off by axe.
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Breakaway Abkhazia's foreign ministry accused head of EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), Andrzej Tyszkiewicz, of "disrespect" towards Sokhumi and declared him as "an undesirable person on the territory of Abkhazia".
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"This is a big weekend for the Valley with many recreational activities," Maricopa County Air Quality Department Director Bill Wiley said. "Woodburning restrictions are in place to protect our health. Please do your part to avoid adding more pollution to our air and do not light a woodburning fire over the holiday weekend."
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"The real loser at the end of the day ... is not the power companies, it is ultimately consumers, residential and business consumers, they are going to bear these costs," said Kevin Hennessy, director of government affairs for New England for Dominion.
On Thursday, state Sen. Andrea Stillman, D-Waterford, Rep. Betsy Ritter, D-Waterford, and a dozen other legislators said they wanted the state to keep its promise and let the two-year energy-generation tax expire. Some said they disagreed with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy when he said extending the tax would not be a tax increase.
"I consider it a new tax because it is meant to expire, and in my estimation means we would have to reauthorize it," Stillman said.
In 2011, the governor asked energy-generation companies, such as nuclear, coal, oil or natural gas companies, to share in the state's responsibility to close the $3.5 billion budget deficit. The tax was supposed to bring in $72 million annually for two years by taxing nearly all electricity producers at the same rate.
"I know for a fact that Dominion did not pass this tax along," Stillman said. "They did participate in the shared sacrifice that the governor asked for to the tune of $42 million a year."
The largest portion of the new tax was paid for by Dominion because of its operations at Millstone Power Station, Ritter said.
Dominion chose to pay the tax instead of raise rates because the tax was set to expire, she said. But even requiring the company and others like it to pay the tax still has a negative effect on the local community.
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In the past, Apple has provided a single point, (one revenue figure, for example), the company expects to hit over the coarse of the upcoming quarter. Apple is notorious for releasing conservative numbers then blowing them away when it reports earnings a few months later.
Now, things will change. Instead of offering a single point, Apple will begin offering a range.
Peter Oppenheimer explained the change on the Apple's Q1 2013 earnings call, which is going on right now:
"In the past we provided a single point estimate that was conservative. This quarter and going forward, we are going to provide a range of guidance that we're likely to report within."
An analyst on the call asked for further clarification. Oppenheimer reiterated:
"In the past we gave you a single point estimate of guidance that was conservative that we would achieve. We're now providing you a range of guidance that we expect to report within."
He didn't specifically say why Apple is changing the way it gives guidance.