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LuLu Petite - A chip off the old Block.

April 21, 2008 By: Scott.Y Category: American, Deli, EMBARCADERO No Comments →

LuLu Petite

LuLu Petite
1 Embarcadero - Ferry Building
Food safety score: 100
Menu / Website
Positives:

Parent LuLu Taste & Quality
Good Pricing
Quick
Lots of Desert Choices

Negatives:

Limited Seating
Few low fat choices
Limited Lunch Menu

Lu Lu Petite is one of the junior sized restaurants that I believe carry over the name of the parent restaurant. I love the original LuLu’s. I remember years ago, I went there on a family event. Someone ordered the Brussels Sprouts, which was not a favored dish…

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Yum- One of the Best Sandwches in Town !

February 22, 2008 By: Scott.Y Category: American, Cheap & Healthy, EMBARCADERO, Healthy, Low Fat, Soup & Salad No Comments →

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Focaccia Grill
119 Sacramento St
Food safety score: 100 - Symbol of Excellence
Menu

Positives:

Excellent tasting sandwich
Friendly Service
Good Pricing

Negatives:

Cooking time a little slow
Small- few seats
Awkward Food Container

This is one of the best sandwiches I’ve had in awhile ! Focaccia Grill is a small hallway shaped restaurant with about 8 seats at a bar facing the long side wall.You choose the bread and meat and they cook it on the grill for you while you wait. It felt…

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Chez Carla con ritmo latino

February 21, 2008 By: Scott.Y Category: American, Cheap & Healthy, EMBARCADERO, Latin, Soup & Salad No Comments →

Chez

Chez Carla
200 Pine St
Food safety score: 100 - Symbol of Excellence
Menu
Positives:
Good Pricing
Fresh Ingredients
Tasty
Buffet Style Salad Bar
Negatives:
Restaurant was a little cold

This was a total surprise. I was headed elsewhere on a “restaurant lead” and I tok one look and kept walking …into Chez Carla. The played Latin music that reminded me of restaurants in Cuba… (almost every restaurant in Havana has a live band at some point during the day or night.)…

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Mistral -Healthy by the Book !

January 10, 2008 By: Scott.Y Category: American, EMBARCADERO, Healthy, Low Fat No Comments →

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Mistral Rotisserie
1 Ferry Building Shop 41
Food safety score: 95
Menu www.mistralrotisserie.com
Positives:
Excellent Quality
Textbook Healthy Items
Waterfront View
Negatives:
Cold seating on bad weather days
Pricey although worth every penny

Here is another case of a walk by for months before visiting…The name Mistral scared me until I realized it was the French word for…a dry cold Mediterranean wind in the South of France.. But it was the quest of healthy food that blew me in.. I like the Salmon combo here.…

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