7x7's The Big Eat SF 2010 List part 1

This list I probably won't finish this year, or maybe even in my lifetime! Currently I've only completed 10 of them and a good amount of them will cost me a week's worth of groceries.

The 2010 Big Eat List

1. Roast chicken and bread salad at Zuni

2. Coffee-rubbed pork shoulder at Range

3. Carnitas taco at La Taqueria

4. Fried chicken and waffles at Little Skillet

5. Chasu ramen at Katana-Ya

6. Basil gimlet at Rye

7. Crab with cellophane noodles at the Slanted Door

8. Morning bun at Tartine Bakery

9. Tofu soup with kimchi at My Tofu House

10. Nick’s Baja-style fish tacos at The Taco Shop at Underdogs

11. Pork sugo with pappardelle at Delfina

12. Porchetta sandwich at RoliRoti

13. Soup dumplings at Shanghai Dumpling King

14. Beef brisket sandwich at Il Cane Rosso

15. Any seasonal flavor at Scream Sorbet

16. Katsu curry from Muracci’s Japanese Curry & Grill

17. Samusa soup at Burma Superstar

18. Oysters on the half shell at Swan Oyster Depot

19. Lobster pot pie at Michael Mina

20. Salumi misti plate at Perbacco

21. Pizza margherita at Pizzeria Delfina

22. Vietnamese roasted pork sandwich at Saigon Sandwich

23. Beer sausage with sauerkraut and grilled onions at Rosamunde Sausage Grill
(Bonus: Bring it Toronado next door and grab a beer to go with it.)

24. Blue Bell Bitter from the cask at Magnolia Pub

25. Loaf of bread straight out of the oven at Tartine

26. A bottle of Burgundy at RN74

27. Papaya salad with salty crab at Sai Jai Thai

28. A Gibraltar at Blue Bottle Café

29. Tuna tartare and a gin martini at Bix

30. Burger at Fish & Farm

31. Tuna Tostada at Tacolicious

32. Pupusas at Balompie Café

33. Prime rib at House of Prime Rib

34. Way too much cold sake at Oyaji

35. Salted-caramel ice cream at Bi-Rite Creamery

36. Dry-fried chicken wings at San Tung

37. Rotisserie chicken at Limón Rotisserie

38. Burger and fries at the bar at Spruce

39. Pierna enchilada torta at La Torta Gorda

40. Cheeseburger with sweet potato fries at Taylor’s Automatic Refresher

41. Pho ga at Turtle Tower

42. Fried-shrimp po’boy at Brenda’s French Soul Food

43. An Old Fashioned at Alembic

44. One of Neyah White’s shrubs at Nopa

45. Secret Breakfast from Humphry Slocombe

46. Chips and salsa at Papalote

47. Ceviche and a pisco sour on the patio at La Mar Cebichería Peruana

48. Angels on horseback at Anchor & Hope

49. Ginger snaps at Miette

50. An obscure Belgian beer at The Monk’s Kettle

51. Maccaronara with ricotta salata at A16

52. Coconut buns from King’s Bakery

53. Carnitas at Nopalito

54. Spiced-chocolate doughnut at Dynamo Donut with a Four Barrel coffee

55. Chicken porridge for breakfast at the Bush Street Out the Door

56. Nuestra Paloma at Beretta

57. Agnolotti at Quince

58. Chicharrones from 4505 Meats

59. Huarache with cactus salad at El Huarache Loco
(Saturdays at the Alemany Farmers Market)

60. The Little Star at Little Star Pizza

61. Egg custard tart at Golden Gate Bakery

62. Dim sum at Ton Kiang

63. Meatballs with grapes at Aziza

64. Sand dabs at Tadich Grill

65. Cookies-and-cream cookie and milk at Anthony’s Cookies

66. Pig parts at Incanto

67. Paper masala dosa at Dosa

68. The housemade hot dog at Absinthe

69. Foccacia at Liguria Bakery

70. Omakase menu at Sebo

71. Scotch egg at Wexler’s

72. Shanghai Buck at Heaven’s Dog

73. Popovers with strawberry butter at the Rotunda

74. Corned-beef sandwich with Gruyère at The Sentinel

75. Fried green beans at Coco500

76. Chicken hash at Ella’s

77. Eggs benedict on the back patio at Zazie

78. Super burrito at Taqueira Cancun

79. Onion strings at Alfred’s Steakhouse

80. Apple fritter at Bob’s Donuts

81. Chicken curry lunch special at Punjab Kabab House

82. Fried chickpeas at Piqueo’s

83. French fries at Universal Cafe

84. A margarita at Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant

85. Pulled-pork sandwich at Roadside BBQ

86. A cheese slice at Arinell Pizza

87. Sesame balls at Yank Sing

88. Buckwheat crepe and a French cider at Ti Couz

89. Lettuce cups at Betelnut

90. Korean taco at Namu’s market stand

91. Albondigas soup at Mijita

92. Bacon-wrapped hot dog from a cart in the Mission
(preferably when you’re drunk)

93. Seven courses of beef at Pagolac

94. The house cappuccino at Tosca Café

95. 3 a.m. bowl of caldo verde soup at Grubstake

96. Ube ice cream from Mitchell’s

97. Lamb schawerma at Truly Mediterranean

98. Bloody Mary with brunch at Foreign Cinema

99. Clam chowder at Hog Island Oyster Co.
(ok, get some oysters too)

100. Menage a Trois at Ike’s Place

I've got a long way to go, but I think I can at least get 50% by the end of the year. We'll see!

Been too busy.....eating. =)

Hey y'all! Yeah, it's been 5 months since my last entry. A lot's happened since then and I've got a lot of things to write about!

Here's a preview of what's to come:

We're gonna talk about some of my favorite Japanese Eateries that aren't sushi houses:

Shrimp Katsu Curry from On The Bridge




Onigiri Bento from Nijiya Market




You guys already know that I'm crazy for Ike's Place but I'm also going to show you my other favorite sandwich places:

Porchetta Sandwich from Roli Roti Gourmet Rotisserie




The Famous and Huuuuge Torta Cubana from That's It Market




Finally I'm going to tell you about my recent trip to Las Vegas where I made an ambitious mission to eat at 12 food spots in 3 nights:

Chicken & Waffles from Bouchon in Las Vegas




Expect A LOT of material in the next couple weeks! It's great to be back!

Laterz!!!

Taco Battle #1 Chili's vs. El Tacotote

Last night I treated my mom out a Chili's for her birthday. Instead of ordering my usual Mushroom Swiss Burger, I wanted to try their new Mini Tacos. I have to say they were actually pretty good and I didn't have that same heavy feeling I would've gotten had I ordered a burger. And then today after riding my Trikke down the Embarcadero for 2 hours, I stopped over to my favorite taco truck, El Tacotote. Now it might not even be fair to compare these two, but let's see how they stack up against each other.

Chili's Mini Taco Combo - $8.99. Choice of two flavors. I picked 2 Classic Chicken Tacos (Smoked chicken topped with applewood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, green onions and cilantro sour cream) and 2 Crispy Shrimp Tacos (With spicy cole slaw and tequila lime sauce. Topped with cilantro.).


It's always nice to have a side of rice and beans with your tacos. The Crispy Shrimp Tacos were really good. Almost like the one's from Rubio's. The Classic Chicken Tacos were just okay to me. They didn't have much flavor even though they had bacon and ranch inside. I should've just ordered all Crispy Shrimp. Maybe next time.

El Tacotote's street tacos - $1 each. Small description here, 2 Chicken and 2 Steak tacos.

Obviously, the big sell here is that they only cost $1. And they're really fat tacos for that price. So worth it. I could've bought 9 of these for the price I paid for the Chili tacos, though smaller. However with these tacos, these are the type of tacos that you don't really eat to enjoy and just stuff your face with them. Not too much flavor unless you dowse your tacos with hot sauce.

The verdict: Well like I said earlier, it's hard to compare these two because one's of restaurant quality while the other is made in a truck. But I'm gonna have to declare El Tacotote the winner here since you can totally load up on their tacos because they're cheap and are really good!

Ike's Birthday Gift to me.

Did I already say that I love Ike's Place? Tip: if you love their sandwiches, sign up for their mailing list for more free sandwich offers. Today was another pig out session for me as I picked up another King Koopa and tried the Eli Manning for the first time for my free sandwich. The Eli Manning was good but since they didn't have any avocados, I didn't get the full effect. Next time. It's pretty much like the Nacho Boy Supreme but with chicken instead of roast beef. Still my favorite sandwich shop!

Here's my birthday coupon. Thanks Ike's Place!!

#100 Eli Manning: Halal Chicken Breast, Zesty Garlic and Herb Sauce, Mushrooms, Avocado, Cheddar (minus avocado, they ran out)

Here's another crazy thing, right when I got home they sent me another email saying that I could get another free sandwich if I bring in a friend. Anyone wanna go ?

Restaurant.com 80% sale going on right now!

Hey everyone! Just spreading the news about Restaurant.com's current 80% off sale. Now's the time to act on getting 80% off their gift certificates. This is a really great way to try out some restaurants that you've been always curious about and have your bill slashed. Just enter in the the code SANTA when you're at the shopping cart page to apply the discount. Enjoy!!

Merry Christmas!

It's Christmas Day! Did you get something good under your tree? My sister got me a Trader Joe's gift card so she's saved me from spending money on groceries for one week. A couple nights ago, I got two emails from two places offering free food for my birthday with is coming up on Dec. 31st (Mark your calendars folks!!). The first one is for Ike's Place offering a free sandwich with the purchase of any sandwich and the other one is from Rubio's for a free meal up to $7. I love free food! Sparing no time to waste, I quickly used the Rubios coupon for lunch yesterday and picked up their Cabo Plate which includes a Grilled Shrimp Burrito and one of their famous Fish Tacos along with a side of chips and refried beans. The tab ran up to $10 but with my coupon brought it down to $3. Score!!! However, I must say that although the meal filled me up nicely, both the burrito and the taco didn't really taste all that great to me. Which is a sad shame because I use to always go to Rubio's. I guess I got so used to eating at many great taquerias in the S.F. Mission District and in my neighborhood in the last 7-8 months that my taste in burritos and tacos have changed greatly. Oh well, I got a great discount and it filled me up!

I'll probably drop by Ike's next week over in Redwood City to get my sandwiches. And their sandwiches are insanely good! Here are some that I've enjoyed in the past:

#86: King Koopa - All Beef Meatballs, Mozzarella Sticks, Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers, Marinara Sauce


#155: Nacho Boy Supreme - Roast Beef, Bacon, Mushrooms, Avocado, Havarti


#111: Menage a Trois - Halal Chicken Breast, Real Honey, Honey Mustard, BBQ, PepperJack, Swiss, Smoked Gouda


The Menage a Trois seems to be the employees' pick based on reviews I've read on the place. It's also the most unusual tasting in my opinion. I'm wondering what I'll get this time. Stay tuned!

Have a Merry Christmas everybody! Stay safe and eat well!!

Hi y'all!!!

Finally putting up my first posting and I'm really excited yet nervous while I'm writing this. It's gotta shine!! I guess an introduction is necessary. My name is Rod and I'm basically writing this blog to showcase two hobbies in my life that, as of this past year, have pretty much made a name for myself within my network of friends. Those two hobbies are Trikking and taking pictures of my food adventures. Thus, the Hungry Trikker was born. So as you follow this blog, I'll be posting updates of places I've eaten great food and where I've carved through with my trusty Trikke, albeit not at the same time as that would result in an ugly crash. So let's get started. Also, check out the Yelp Tracker on the right side for reviews on places where I've gone to have a bite to eat, you might find something new that you may want to try someday. Thanks for reading this and let's rock and roll!