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Revisited: Larkin Express Deli

April 09, 2008 By: John.H Category: Burmese, CIVIC CENTER, Deli No Comments →

Larkin Express

Larkin Express Deli
452 Larkin St, San Francisco
Food safety score: 86
Menu
Positives:
Full of flavor
Very distinct, unique taste
Friendly staff
Negatives:
Food was extremely heavy
Where’s the beef?

Update Apr 9, 2008 Needing an excuse to get my Burmese food fix, I returned to Larkin Express telling myself it was for the good of our readers; I needed to add a video to this old review.

In my previous review, I noted the unique taste of Burmese cuisine that left me wanting…

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Reuben I love you!!

February 26, 2008 By: John.H Category: CIVIC CENTER, Deli, Soup & Salad 1 Comment →

Morty's Delicatessen

Morty’s Delicatessen
280 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco
Food safety score: 92
Menu www.mortysdeli.com
Positives:
Awesome Reuben sandwich
Variety of soups, salads and sandwiches
Negatives:
There goes your diet
Get here early before law students get out

Reuben sandwich

No, I’m not talking about the season two winner on American Idol.  I’m talking about the high in saturated fat and sodium killer sandwich I had for lunch today at Morty’s.  wow, I think I had some orgasmic reaction while eating this thing.  The stacks of pastrami were piping hot…

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Little gem in Little Saigon

February 20, 2008 By: John.H Category: BBQ, CIVIC CENTER, Coffee/Tea/Snacks, Deli No Comments →

Cafe Ramind

Cafe Ramind
448 Larkin St, San Francisco
Food safety score: 98
Menu
Positives:
Neat cafe with nice decor in the ‘loins’
Friendly staff
Free wi-fi
Negatives:
Not too many seats

Opened in late 2007, Cafe Ramind is one cafe that stands above the rest in the Tenderloin.  You can tell that the owner has great pride in this little place and its decor shows.  I was drawn in here by the Hawaiian BBQ signs on its front window and was pleasantly surprised with its…

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Fresh golden baguettes

February 11, 2008 By: John.H Category: CIVIC CENTER, Cheap & Good, Deli, Vietnamese No Comments →

Lee's sandwiches

Lee’s Sandwiches
625 LARKIN ST, San Francisco
Food safety score: 86
Positives:
Freshly baked baguettes
cheap and wide selections of sandwiches
Clean and nice environment
Negatives:
Large selections but no specialties

Located next to 2 other Vietnamese sandwich shops and being the latest one to open for business, it was either going big or go home for Lee’s Sandwiches. Boy, did they raise the bar. Antithesis of typical banh mi places, Lee’s Sandwiches has huge interior combined with modern equipments, wide selection…

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