Tag Archive | "outdoor seating"

Les Ombres – Paris

Friday, June 25, 2010

Hittin the Road | Paris | FRENCH |

Les Ombres – Paris

PRO: Excellent views of Eiffel Tower, outside terrace, beautifully presented food, romantiqué CON: Some dishes are a little too fancy for their own good and the flavors didn’t meld So our awesome foodie friends Bob & Jane, who know Paris like the back of their hands, highly recommended Les Ombres to us. And VdV Does Not Argue [...]

The Studio – Paris

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Paris | MEXICAN |

The Studio – Paris

PRO: One of our fave Mexicans in Paris, cool location, the owner Antonio & his two Labs CON: Serve more salsa! So this was cool. As you may know, we love the crap out of Mexican food. Could eat it almost every day.  OK, every day. I hope I never have to choose between giving up Pizza [...]

Del Papa – Paris

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Paris | ITALIAN |

Del Papa – Paris

PRO: Great thin crust pizza CON: Service can be a little brusque at times (doi, we’re in Paris!) Yes, VdV is different. Vive la Difference! We zig when others may zag. Case in point? While  in NYC, we dined at Cercle Rouge for great French food. Yes, the day before leaving for France. And now in Paris, for [...]

Cercle Rouge – TriBeCa

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Tribeca | FRENCH |

Cercle Rouge – TriBeCa

PRO: Very authentic, causal French, and awesome wings! CON: Not much So what’d we decide to eat in NYC the day before leaving for France? French food, bien sur! Talk about bringing sand to the beach. But just to throw in a dumb curveball, we order…Chicken Wings! Hey, they had them as a special, don’t blame us. So [...]

Bistro Jeanty – Napa

Monday, May 24, 2010

Hittin the Road | Napa/Sonoma | FRENCH |

Bistro Jeanty – Napa

PRO: Best Tomato Soup in the world CON: The Jeanty in SF closed last year:( OK, kittens this one’s gonna be short & sweet. Y’know that ‘Best Thing I Ever Ate’ show on Food Network? First off, I will not rest until VdV is invited as a guest. If not on that show, I wanna be on [...]

Delicatessen – NYC

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

SoHo | CA/AMERICAN |

Delicatessen – NYC

PRO: Happenin’ place day & night, outdoor seating CON: Slight douche factor, but typically worth it Yeah lots of us have heard of this happenin’ spot in SoHo. It’s on  a great corner, Prince & Lafayette, gets a solid attractive crowd, decent eats, a model lounge…WTF? A ‘Model Lounge?’ Is that like a Model Zoo? No, not [...]

La Mar Cebicheria Peruana

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Embarcadero | PERUVIAN |

La Mar Cebicheria Peruana

PRO: Great cebiche and design CON: Crappy service, bad attitudes galore OK,  I’m gonna make this short (well, maybe) and sweet (well, maybe not). We strolled into La Mar this past Sunday for a Little Late Lunch Love. We were hanging down on the Embarco, and low and behold after talking about hitting La Mar many times, [...]

Paragon Restaurant – New Happy Hour

Saturday, March 6, 2010

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN |

Paragon Restaurant – New Happy Hour

What’s wackier than a Vatican Sex Scandal? Chef Spencer O’Meara’s (AKA the most congenial chef in SF) brand spankin’ new happy hour, bitches! That’s right, with a little input from yours truly (O’Meara will never admit this) he’s knocked the ball outta the park (slight nod to the upcoming Giants season). (OK, enough parenthesis FOR [...]

10 Downing Food & Wine

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

West Village | MEDITERRANEAN |

10 Downing Food & Wine

PRO: Great space and vibe, great food, fresh ingredients and nice preparation CON: Not much, really No, not that 10 Downing, sucka. We didn’t eat with Prime Minister Gordon Brown. I think he’d be a buzz kill anyway. But we did eat with the next best thing, Chef Jonnatan Leiva, the San Francisco Chronicle 2008 Rising Star [...]

Umbria Ristorante – SoMa

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | ITALIAN | CASUAL

Umbria Ristorante – SoMa

PRO: All Bufala all the time!, outdoor seating, solid food CON: Kind of a cheesy car salesman waiter I hit this place with my homie Fritz yesterday, it’d been a couple years since I’d been, even though I’ve always had good grub here. Options, options, so many places to have lunch with so little time. I mean, [...]

Update: MoMo’s – South Beach

Monday, November 23, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN | CASUAL

Update: MoMo’s – South Beach

PRO: Food keeps getting better, great bar staff, heated outdoor seating, fun times CON: Giants game crowds can be quite douch-ey Yeah we’re on it like bacon on maple buns. Every 4-5 years we’ll revisit a place and update you with all the latest and greatest! Yep it’s been awhile since we last squawked about MoMo’s. I [...]

Tipsy Pig – Marina

Friday, September 25, 2009

Marina/Cow Hollow | |

Tipsy Pig – Marina

PRO: Decent gastropub-like place, excellent pretzel w/ cheese sauce, outdoor deck CON: People tend to linger at seats so waits are long, rumor is bouncers are a-holes Oink! Tipsy Pig. What a great name for a pub. We dig it. And who doesn’t like pigs, especially a tipsy one? Especially at about 2AM with the beer goggles [...]

Pazzia Restaurant & Pizzeria- SoMA

Friday, August 28, 2009

PIZZA! | South Beach/SOMA | ITALIAN | CASUAL

Pazzia Restaurant & Pizzeria- SoMA

PRO: Great food – Some of the best thin crust in SF, excellent Lasagna CON: Not much, a little light on the ambiance perhaps I never think of strip mall restaurants in SF. I mean, there’s a few but typically ya find ‘em in Phoenix, Jersey, Daly City, Roseburg and numerous un-named suburbs and crappy little towns. [...]

Veritable Quandary – Portland

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Hittin the Road | Portland, OR | |

Veritable Quandary – Portland

PRO: Greta menu, cool space CON: Can be a long line for brunch This place rocks the house for brunch in the city of roses…and coffee houses…and the aroma of sandalwood incense at every corner, AKA Portland, Oregon! Located right on the Willamette River, Veritable Quandary (VQ)…I don’t know about the name…I guess I ‘get it’ but [...]

Cafe Bastille – FiDi

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Downtown/FIDI | FRENCH |

Cafe Bastille – FiDi

PRO: Awesome crepes & frites, outdoor seating, good French vibe CON: Other dishes can be kinda so-so OK, OK I hear some of you haters…walking down Belden Alley can be like trying to maneuver a gauntlet of flea market vendors, all wooing you in their various euro accents to sit yer ass down in their establishment. Well, [...]

Caliente – Lake Tahoe

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Away | Tahoe | MEXICAN | CASUAL

Caliente – Lake Tahoe

PRO: Great food, outdoor seating, Siete Leguas! CON: Not much Hola Muchachos. Hankerin’ for some o’ the best Mexican on Tahoe’s Northwest shore? Then point your burro toward Kings Beach and hit Caliente! (no I’m not that excited, the name itself has an exclamation point).  So, Tahoe is not renowned for its cuisine, I mean, do ya [...]

Perry’s on the Embarcadero

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Embarcadero | CA/AMERICAN | PUB

Perry’s on the Embarcadero

PRO: good ‘regulars’ hang out feeling, good lunch spot, fun happy hours, and outdoor seating CON: Nothing, really unless you’re looking for more upscale dining and wine list. Perry’s on the Embarcadero opened up in the old Faz (and prior to that, Red Herring) space on the Steuart Street restaurant row, and Mr. Perry Butler’s newest spot [...]

Ti Couz – Mission

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Mission | FRENCH |

Ti Couz – Mission

PRO: Great crepes! CON: Nothing much That’s what I like – a French Creperie run entirely by Mexicans! Well, we are in The Mission, so whatdya expect?! And WTF cares anyway, when we’re talkin’ about slamming down the best crepes west of the Seine? I do think the French, in their typical retaliatory style (stifle your laughs, [...]

Stuffed Shells @ Paragon!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN | CASUAL

Stuffed Shells @ Paragon!

PRO: Great, underrated food by Chef O’Meara. Stuffed Shells. Mmm Mmm. CON: Nothing really Ok this is gonna be a (mercifully & rare, I know) short & sweet post – Paragon Restaurant’s celebrity chef Spencer O’Meara’s Stuffed Shells rock the f’ing world!! Why? I dunno I’m in such a stuffed-shell frenzy I just gulp ‘em all down [...]

Za Pizza – Russian Hill

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Russian Hill | PIZZA | CASUAL

Za Pizza – Russian Hill

PRO: Great ‘hood spot, solid slices and good beers CON: Not much In my NY not-so-humble opinion there ain’t THAT many good pizza joints in SF. Bagels suck too for that matter. Get H&H overnighted from NYC. I think it’s the water in the dough but that’s another conversation. Za Pizza is a great place to knock [...]

Sunnyside – Lake Tahoe

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Hittin the Road | Lake Tahoe | CA/AMERICAN | CASUAL

Sunnyside – Lake Tahoe

PRO: THE Tahoe place to be CON: THE Tahoe place to be Since Tahoe City is our 2nd pad why the hell don’t we have a freakin’ category for it yet on VinDivine? You KNOW we ain’t holed up in our place all day eatin’ crudité. Sunnyside shines bright in the mountain of cafes, restaurants and waterin’ [...]

Plouf – Downtown

Monday, April 3, 2006

Downtown/FIDI | FRENCH |

Plouf – Downtown

You up for a snooty French place? You game for spending lunch or dinner eating some good French grub feeling like you’re right in the heart of Paris? Want some waiters in French getups to be rude to you? Then Plouf is your answer baby! It’s not pluff, it’s not plowf, it’s ploof. Froofy huh? All [...]

B44 – Downtown

Sunday, April 2, 2006

Downtown/FIDI | SPANISH/TAPAS |

B44 – Downtown

Ah the alley, we LOVE it. I think we went every day for lunch in the Dot Com days. Belden Alley is what I’m talking about. On a sunny day, it’s the BEST place to go for lunch. It’s like those Euro bistros where you walk by and the smiling hosts beg you to come [...]

Cafeteria @ Hudson – Midtown

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Midtown West | CA/AMERICAN |

Cafeteria @ Hudson – Midtown

You wouldn’t expect the restaurant at such a hip and happenin’ hotel like Hudson to serve comfort food. You’d think cool Asian Fusion or some such thing, am I right?. But surprise – meatloaf and mac & cheese top the best dishes list here. And this place pulls off kick-ass down-home meals while maintaining an [...]

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