--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote: > > On 05/13/2013 09:21 AM, Bhairitu wrote: > > On 05/12/2013 11:54 PM, John wrote: > >> I decided to have lunch at my favorite bar in SF (Tommy's Joynt) for lunch > >> today to eat lamb shanks, served with a sour dough bun, potatoes and > >> gravy. From another patron, I heard that a Persian restaurant on the same > >> avenue served the same dish, which I haven't visited yet. I ordered my > >> favorite beer, Sierra Nevada, and the dish was delicious as always. > >> > >> Also, I was watching the Warriors play the San Antonio Spurs play on TV. > >> But the local team was behind while I was watching the game. > >> > >> After eating, I headed to my car and realized that the day was too nice > >> and sunny to go home. So, I decided to go to Fishermen's Wharf for a > >> stroll and mingle with the tourist crowd. > >> > >> While I was there, I bought a sour dough baguette at Boudin's Bakery, > >> along with a brownie cake, a bottle of dipping oil, pesto cheese and pasta > >> sauce. > >> > >> Then I checked in at Pompei's Grotto restaurant to have another bottle of > >> beer and catch up on the basketball game. The Warriors were able to tie > >> up the game by regulation time. And, they eventually won the game during > >> the overtime. > >> > >> After the game, I walked by the Aquatic Park to see the crowd near the > >> beach. Two hardy souls were swimming laps in the freezing water of the SF > >> Bay. A gentle breeze was blowing and the children were playing on the > >> sand on a nice sunny afternoon. > >> > >> Overall, it was a beautiful day. > > I like SF but living a mere 30 minutes away (obviously not during > > commute times) rarely go there. I was there last year for a couple > > hours of the Game Developer's Conference and may have to come into the > > city this week for a business meeting during Google IO. BART is a joke > > and only worth taking on the weekend when you can actually park at the > > BART stations (during the week you have to have paid for parking there > > and have a sticker). > > > > So one has to drive and the Bay Bridge is now turning out of to be a > > joke. It was scheduled to open Labor Day weekend but they've discovered > > a lot of bad bolts in this, the world's most expensive bridge. This > > bridge should have been finished over 10 years ago probably even by > > 1995. But Bay Area politicians being what they are had to have a > > landmark not something just utilitarian. So they squabbled over the > > bridge design as the cost of doing one inflated. > > > > Last year when I parked near Moscone Center where the event was being > > held my parking bill for two hours was $28. The bridge toll itself > > being outside of rush hour was only $3. Actually I was tempted two > > weeks ago to drive over to the nearby BART station and take BART to > > attend the Whole Life Expo. > > > > Is Tommy's that place on Geary across from the St. something hotel? The > > place that carves meat and turkey right off the bone? Great place and > > have eaten there. Thing is we have great restaurants over here in the > > East Bay, some set up by SF refugees. There is a trattoria, Mange > > Bene, that is my pride to take guests to a mere two miles away. > > Everyone raves about their experience there including my nephew who has > > been to Italy. > > It was the Cathedral Hill Hotel (demolished now I think) and here's > Tommy's web site. If those prices are current it's cheaper to eat there > than it is at a restaurant on Main Street here. > > http://www.tommysjoynt.com/ > > Of course there used to be a lot of Hof Braus in the Bay Area. The > original comfort food places.
Good research! Yes, those prices are current. If you stop by there, one of the bartender's name is Jose, whose been there for many years. It's also a good place to practice your Spanish since the staff are mostly Hispanics.
