100 Bites of the Bay Area
In honor of my 100th post on Yum, I bring you my 100 Ultimate Bay Area Bites. Like my world-famous list of the Big Apple’s Best Bites, this rundown is the product of years of daunting research, including countless nights of empirical data gathering and number crunching. So–despite it’s controversial nature–this collection of hotfire is immutable. Dig in: (there’s no particular order, pictured items in bold)
100.) Roasted Chicken — Zuni Cafe
99.) Paneer and Peas Dosa — Dosa
98.) Salted Caramel Ice Cream — Bi Rite Creamery
97.) Summer Rolls — Out the Door
96.) Pumpkin Chicken Curry — Osha Thai
95.) Chicken with Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes — Delfina
94.) Pizza with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe — Pizzeria Delfina
93.) Best Handroll — Zushi Puzzle
92.) Pad Kra Prow Moo Krob — Lers Ros Thai
91.) New Orleans Ice Coffee — Blue Bottle
90.) Cookies and Cream Cookies — Anthony’s
89.) Granola Parfait — Frog Hollow
88.) Crispy Carnitas Tacos — La Taqueria
87.) Basteeya — Aziza
86.) Shaking Beef — Slanted Door
85.) Pork Chop with Pomegranate Currant Sauce — The House
84.) Menage a Trois — Ike’s Place
83.) Le Grande Burger — Wayfare Tavern
82.) Braised Beef Shortribs — Redd (Napa Valley)
81.) Jalapeño Popper — The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen
80.) Lox Scramble — Bette’s Oceanview Diner (Berkeley)
79.) House-Smoked Trout — Baker & Banker
78.) Meatball Gigante — Tony’s Pizza Napoletana
77.) King Henry VIII Cut — House of Prime Rib
76.) Triple Play Corn Dog — Batter Up
75.) Shrimp Po’ Boy Sandwich — Brenda’s French Soul Food
74.) Cherry Chicken — So
73.) Plain Slice — Arinell Pizza
72.) The Creamy Mushroom — La Boulange
71.) $1.75 Beer — Bean Bag Coffee House
70.) Foie Gras Torchon & Duck Prosciutto Sandwich — Naked Lunch
69.) Clam Chowder — Hog Island Oyster Company
68.) Baked Goat Cheese — Chez Panisse Cafe (Berkeley)
67.) Pisco Sour — La Mar Cebicheria Peruana
66.) Eggs in a Tasty Nest — Pork Store Cafe
65.) Kobe Beef Chili — Rogue Ales Public House
64.) Weekend Brunch — Beach Chalet
63.) Pappardelle with Spicy Fennel Sausage — NOPA
62.) Carnaroli Risotto — Jardiniere
61.) Menage à Troi — Bisou
60.) The Manly Burger — Umami
59.) Ahi Tuna Tartare — Boulevard
58.) Beso De La Muerte — John Colins
57.) The Whole Shi-Bang — Phat Philly
56.) Sausage Slice — Gioia Pizzeria (Berkeley)
55.) Cornflake Crusted Chicken Sandwich — 3-Sum Eats Food Truck
54.) Green Tea Creme Brulee — Kabuto Restaurant
53.) Cha Sao Bao — Good Mong Kok Bakery
52.) Eggplant Rollatini –Trattoria La Siciliana
51.) Gnochetti Ragu — La Siccia
50.) Blood and Sand — Bourbon & Branch
49.) Rotisserie Chicken — Limon
48.) Ahi Tuna Burger — Gott’s Roadside
47.) Salami Pie — Little Star
46.) Okra Curry — Udupi Palace
45.) Wiener-Schnitzel — Leopold’s
44.) The Phat Bob — Pearl’s Deluxe Burgers
43.) Pulled Pork Poutine and a Beer — Magnolia Pub
42.) Falafel Deluxe — Truly Mediterranean
41.) Supreme Slice — Golden Boy Pizza
40.) Fried Chicken Sandwich — Bakesale Betty’s
39.) Tortilla Soup — Don Pisto’s
38.) Uni Sushi — Sebo
37.) Kung Pao Pastrami — Mission Chinese Food
36.) Margherita Pizza — Flour + Water
35.) Rib Tips and Beef Brisket Two Way — Memphis Minnie’s
34.) Katana-Ya Ramen — Katana-Ya
33.) Russian River Beers on Draft — Toronado
32.) Bacon Bleu Tots — Bullitt
31.) The Fry-Fecta — Roam Artisan Burgers
30.) Chicken Caprese — South End Grill n’ Bar
29.) Gourmet Porchetta Sandwich — Roli Roti
28.) Spruce Burger — Spruce
27.) Pomegranate Margaritas — Mamacita
26.) Miso Glazed Black Cod — Umami Sushi
25.) Meatballs — A16
24.) Crispy Fish Taco Nick’s Way — Nick’s Crispy Tacos
23.) Thai Stuffed Chicken Wings — Sayseetha (Oakland)
22.) Pastrami Sandwich — Giordano Brothers
21.) Beef and Lamb Gyro — Park Gyro
20.) Manhattan — 15 Romolo
19.) Lamb Souvlaki — Kokkari
18.) Slow-Cooked Pork Sandwich — Il Cane Rosso
17.) Beef Short Rib Taco — Tacolicious
16.) Thanksgiving Dinner — Greenburger’s
15.) Pork Banh Mi — Saigon Sandwich
14.) Salt and Pepper Crab — R & G Lounge
13.) Dry Fried Chicken Wings (Boneless) — San Tung Chinese Restaurant
12.) Pulled Pork Sliders — Public House SF
11.) Leg of Beast — Incanto
10.) Fried Mac n’ Cheese Sticks — Andalu
9.) Grayson Burger — 900 Grayson (Berkeley)
8.) Thursday Night Pig Roast — The Pub at Ghirardelli Square
7.) Nanking Chicken — House of Nanking
6.) Monte Cristo Rolls — Morty’s Delicatessen
5.) Coffee-Rubbed Pork Shoulder — Range
4.) Lobster Roll — Sam’s Chowder Mobile
3.) Samosa Soup — Burma Superstar
2.) Filet Mignon — Chapeau!
1.) Lemon Pepper Duck Breast with Duck Hash — Gary Danko
What would be on your list?
Special thanks to the always lovely and ever-talented DMichaan of the Fig-Mint Blog for her tireless assistance in compiling this amazing list.
Thanks GForce. What else would you put on your list?
This list is killer!
Kobe tri tip at Chamber or the burger with pork belly!