Paging Miso & other foodies

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We have reservations at the Slanted Door next week when we're in San Francisco.

Is there something that I need to order? Or something you'd recommend?

We'll also be in Monterey for a few nights, so any recs for restaurants in that area would be great too.

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I've never been to The Slanted Door.

It takes a lot for me to pay high prices for Asian food. LOL.

Sorry!

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May 14, 2012 18:49:52 GMT -5 kooshball said:

The ratings on that place are kind of bad? I thought foodies wouldn't go to 3.5 star restaursants.

Oh I heard it was supposed to be good.

Oh well.

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May 14, 2012 18:53:22 GMT -5 @amoosed said:

May 14, 2012 18:49:52 GMT -5 kooshball said:

The ratings on that place are kind of bad? I thought foodies wouldn't go to 3.5 star restaursants.

Oh I heard it was supposed to be good.

Oh well.

It's probably great for people who don't know where to get cheap Vietnamese food.

Any bad reviews on yelp are probably written by disgruntled Asian people.

Like I would be if I went. Hahahahahahaha.

Don't be sad, amoosed. I'm sure you will have an excellent meal.

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They are known for the shaking beef and cellophane noodles with crab. I like the daikon rice cakes too. I just went again this past weekend and it seems that their quality has gone down a bit as the owner's business empire has grown. When I first went several years ago I thought it was TDF; it's lost that wow factor. But it's still tasty and has an awesome view.

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To follow up on why I've avoided The Slanted Door for years now, let me show you my reaction to momofuku ssam bar.

www.weezermonkey.com/2009/10/so-so-froufrou.html

Now I just avoid stuff like this because I get crazy angry. LOL.

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starlily can relate.

I'm sure she would HAAAAAAAATE Dosa if she went!

www.weezermonkey.com/2012/03/elevated-indian-dosa.html

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I went there about 10 years ago and really liked it. At the time it was much hyped (and it was actually recommended to by a friend who is Asian and has generally high food standards). I have no idea whether it's still equally good. I have no recollection of what we ordered beyond the much touted shaking beef.

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We just split a bunch of apps when we were there and the spare ribs were delicious. Where else do you have reservations?

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May 14, 2012 19:02:02 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

starlily can relate.

I'm sure she would HAAAAAAAATE Dosa if she went!

www.weezermonkey.com/2012/03/elevated-indian-dosa.html

Hahaha. But you're right!

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May 14, 2012 19:55:19 GMT -5 ijack said:

We just split a bunch of apps when we were there and the spare ribs were delicious. Where else do you have reservations?

That's the only place in SF, otherwise we have reservations at some places in Napa (where my relatives live). If you have any suggestions I'm all ears!

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I looooooved Boulevard and Sons & Daughters. Also I highly recommend you hit the ferry building for lunch and grab a couple different things. Cowgirl Creamery was my favorite, as were the eclairs from Miette.

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Thanks for the recs everyone!