♪ "Between the Omelette and the Deep Blue Sea... " ♫ ???
http://louissf.com/index.html/ Place: Louis' Location: 902 Point Lobos Avenue (somewhere between 48th Avenue and the Great Highway-ish) Hours: open 6:30am everyday[ sic ] Meal: "Build Your Own" Omelette (with Feta, spinach, and tomatoes) ~ three cage free eggs served with potatoes and English muffin; and a cuppa (and one refilla) Peerless Coffee & Tea® (I did not ask which blend/roast they serve, though) http://www.peerlesscoffee.com/
(What's with today's EweToobular juxtaselections? Simples! I have it under good authority [How come you never hear about anyone having it "under bad authority"?] that ol' Satchelmouth himself was a big Feta and spinach fan.) With today's running of another Bay-to-Beer "race" (since 1912) gumming-up my neighborhood streets, I thought it best to keep my breakfastary sojourn as local as possible, so I took a 38-Local all the way down the street (it beat walking the seventeen blocks to-and-fro; plus, it was pretty d*rn windy and chilly this morning to boot ~ which is usually the weather-norm for Bay-to-Beer "race"-days) to Louis' (see previous 'blog-entry from Sunday, October 2nd, 2011). https://www.baytobreakers.com/
As close as this place is to where I live, I do not think that I have eaten there but a handful of times in the 30-plus years that I have lived in San Francisco; and, probably, just two or three of those visits have been breakfastarily. This is no fault of the diner/restaurant-joint itself; there really is just not that much from which to choose on the menu for stupid vegetarians is all. This morning I sat at the mini/three-seater diner-counter area. I was offered any of the empty booths right along the window, but I didn't want to "steal" a booth if a larger group came in and needed/wanted one. However, as it turned out, I was in and out so early this morning there remained three booths still empty the entire time that I was there, so I could have had an entire booth to myself... oh, well. Usually by 9:00am, the (rather smallish) place will be full and there will be a line ~ out the door onto the sidewalk ~ waiting to get in.
Even if I did not have these views from where I was sitting, I only had to turn around or get up and go over to one of the windows to see the views. And there is never an extra charge for these Million Dollar Views. I even saw one whale ~ either a California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)[1] or a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)[2] ~ unfortunatley, it breeched too quickly for me to really see which it might have been (like I could really tell the difference even if they were swimming side-by-each). It was just off the coast (less than a hundred yards really) past Seal Rocks[3]/Lands End[4]/Sutro Baths[5]. Strange Memory/Mind-losing Interlude This morning when I got up and before I was preparing to go out for breakfast, I could not locate some of my notes that I keep on these silly little breakfast visits. (Yes, I do actually keep notes on actual paper. I still refuse to go back to the future into the 21st Century and get me one of them new-fangled mobular devices with which to keep notes/information.) It took me about an hour (and, sadly, that is not an exaggeration) to finally discover where I had put them yesterday. I found them inside one of the reference books (and, yes, I do still use actual printed materials for reference sources; not everything can be found so quickly on these-here World Wild Webs-things) that I used yesterday to look up the information on "sheriff"[6]. While searching manically, I almost swore that I was the victim of a Little Green Men abduction (it is a well-known fact that those sneaky little bastages love a good omelette or crêpes) or an NSA subversive plot (you would be surprised at just how far our government is willing to go trying to keep us from enjoying our early-morning repasts).
As for the actual omelette-review part of this 'blog-thing, it was a simple-enough rendition and much better'n I could ever manage (luckily this was not a "Make Your Own" Omelette... ). It included lotsa spinach in it, but I felt that it coulda used a bit more Feta (this is my standard complaint with most places, anyway). Louis' has only Tabasco®Brand Pepper Sauce ~ Original Red Sauce for use as a condimentary supplement. No biggie, as I finally got to use up the last drops of my Palo Alto Firefighters XXX Ghost Pepper Sauce (Thanks, Brian!) on the potatoes. (Now I am down to only thirty bottles of hot sauces on my refrigerator door shelves.) Additionally, I used a little of my own Great WallWasabi Hot Sauce (Thanks, Mom!) on half of the omelette. Glen Bacon Scale Rating: "BYO" Omelette ~ 6.0; Million Dollar Views ~ 8.2 (with tax and tip included) ___________________
♪ "I ate the Sheriff[1], but I did not eat the Deputy... " ♫ (that is if Bob's Reggae classic had been sung by either Colin Blunstone or one of Robert Kirkman's characters)
http://www.honeyhoneycafeandcrepery.com/ Place: Honey Honey ~ Cafe & Crepery Location: 599 Post Street (on the corner of Taylor Street) Hours: open Monday - Sunday at 7:30am Meal: Torino (Savory Crepe) ~ Feta cheese, fresh basil, tomato, mushroom, served w/salad (Ha!), fruit (Double-Ha!!), or potatoes (Which was my choice, of course!); and a large glassa fresh-squeezed (well, fresh-machined in one of those the Jetsons-juicer-things) orange juice
(There really is no EweToobular juxtaselection with this song and today's breakfast; I just like the song. And I do not really know how Bob Marley or Sheriff John Brown [or the Deputy, even] felt about either crêpes or Feta.) Wow. I am very surprised that it has been almost two years since my last visit to Honey Honey ~ Cafe & Crepery (see last 'blog-entry from Saturday, July 16th, 2016) as I know that I really liked both of the crêpes that I had there on my first two visits. Hopefully it will not take me another two years to get back to try some of their other great breakfastary ideas: (Savory Crepe) Eggplant ~ Cheddar, tomato, garlic, fresh basil, sundried tomato, eggplant (Eggplant, basil, and two types of tomatoes? Yeah, this is my kinda crêpe.); (Sweet Crepe) Suzette ~ orange zest, orange juice, sugar, and butter (which I would probably order with a side of their great homefries); (Omelette) Acapulco ~ Cheddar, salsa, avocado, sour cream, and black beanchili; (Omelette) Athens ~ Feta, spinach, and olives (this was going to be my back-up choice if I did not feel like crêpes this morning) or (Omelette) Milano ~ Mozzarella, tomato, garlic, and fresh basil.
This was another winner of a crêpe and I liked it very much! However, my initial thought on tasting it was, "Man, that is some funny tasting spinach...", because I completely forgot what the ingredients inside it were. Who knew basil and Feta would be a great match? And, thankfully, this bad-boy was chock-fulla Feta. For condimentary supplementation, Honey Honey ~ Cafe & Crepery offers the Standard San Francisco Triumvirate of Hot Sauces: Tabasco®Brand Pepper Sauce (both Original Red Sauce and Green Jalapeño Sauce), Cholula®Hot SauceOriginal, and Tapatío®Salsa PicanteHot Sauce. And yet still once more again this morning I used some of my own Palo AltoFirefighters XXX Ghost Pepper Sauce (Thanks, Brian!) on the homefries. Finally, I think I am almost to the end of that bottle and probably have about just one dose left in it... finally. (Which will leave me with only 30 bottles [I kid you not] remaining in my refrigerator. Sheesh!) Glen Bacon Scale Rating: Torino ~ 6.7; "I Shot the Sheriff" ~ 7.2 ___________________
1. (not really a) Stupid, useless cunning linguist pointer of the day (unless you consider ye Olde English a ferren language... which it is to most of us, anyway): The word "sheriff" is a contraction of the term "shire reeve". The term, from ye Olde English "scīr-gerēfa", designated a royal official responsible for keeping the peace throughout a shire or county on behalf of the King. The term was preserved in England notwithstanding the Norman Conquest. From the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, the term spread to several other regions, at an early point to Scotland, latterly to Ireland, and then to the United States. (The Arabic term "sharif" ["الشريف" (meaning "noble/honourable")], sometimes rendered "sherif", bears no historical or etymological connection... no matter how much you are rockin' the Casbah.)
http://www.mamas-sf.com/ Place: Mama♥s on Washington Square Location: 1701 Stockton Street (on the corner of Filbert Street) Hours: open Tuesday through Sunday at 8:00am Meal: Vegetarian Benedict ~ 2 poached Petaluma Farms eggs served on a toasted English muffin with homemade (well, Mama♥s-made) Hollandaise sauce and Mama♥sGrilled Potatoes, (with) sautéed mushrooms, avocado, baby spinach, and grilled tomato (I would just like to point out that they actually have an Oxford Comma between "spinach" and "and grilled tomato" on their printed menus; however, for some reason, their on-line menu seems to have it omitted; it is not very often that you see it placed or used correctly on many restaurant menus, anyway); and a large glassa fresh-squeezed orange juice
(I am juxtaselecting this the Beatles song today because I have heard that Paul, John, and Ringo are/were big fans of Eggs Benedict dishes and doppio Espressos. Little Georgie-porgie didn't like them... he hated everything.) I made a return-visit to Mama♥s on Washington Square (see last 'blog-entry from Sunday, April 2nd, 2017). A long time ago (c. 2001-2003), this restaurant was included in my Breakfastary Starting Rotation. The food is still (and has always been) excellent there, I just tired of "the long trek" over to-and-back from North Beach. Yeah, yeah, yeah... I know, it is still located in San Francisco, but it takes at least a half-hour to drive over there and then the parking in North Beach totally s*cks (which is why I usually try to schedule my breakfastary visits in North Beach on Sundays only now). As I had arrived plenty early this morning (about 7:05am), I was able to get a primo parking space just across the street (i.e. right on Washington Square) for a change. However, even at that stupidly-early hour, I was still only group #5 in line. I did not even think about it being Mother♥s Day today and apparently a whole lotta other "m♥thers" had the bright idea to eat breakfast there, too. By the time they had finally opened the doors, I estimated that the wait would be easily two-and-a-half to three hours for the people near the end of the line. Now, the food is good there, but nothing is worth that kinda wait (yeah, I did wait in line for fifty-five minutes myself... but still... ). It had to have been one of the longest lines that I have ever seen waiting to get in there. Here are a few other good ideas that I was debating on this morning: Mama♥sChildren♥s Favorite (M♥Omelette) ~ sautéed mushrooms, green onions, roasted tomatoes, and Monterey Jack cheese (hmmm?! Mama♥s kids sound like stupid vegetarians to me); South of the Border (M♥Omelette) ~ Spanish chorizo (which I would have ochenta-y-seis-ed), black beans, homemade ((well, Mama♥s-made, again) salsa, and pepper Jack cheese; or (off their weekendly specials board) Mama♥s French Toast Sampler ~ Banana Walnut, Lemon Berry, & Swedish Cinnamon, topped w/ berries & bananas (of which we all are well-aware, are botanically a "berry", anyway). Since my last visit there, it looks like they no longer offer either Papa♥s Favorite (M♥Omelette) or Vegetarian (M♥Omelettes) ~ both of which I had had in recent previous visits. These are both still listed in their on-line menu, but not on the printed menu at the front door, nor on the large menu on the wall behind the cash register that everyone orders from. (Yeah, yeah, yeah... I know that should be "... from which everyone orders.", but at least I know an Oxford Comma from a Liverpudlian Semicolon when I see one.)
First off, I would like to state that (thankfully) they have this dish listed as "Vegetarian Benedict" and not that ubiquitously obnoxious name "Veggie (uggh!) Benedict". Nextly, the grilled tomatoes turned out to be a very interesting taste-addition and added a nice "depth of flavour" (as they are always keen to state on food network) to this dish. Needless to say, I enjoyed it all (spinach, avocado, mushrooms, and tomatoes [grilled or plain] ~ all favourites of mine). Mama♥s on Washington Square only offers for condimentary supplements Tabasco®Brand Pepper Sauce (Original Red Sauce) and Tapatío®Salsa PicanteHot Sauce. Being well-aware of this, I came well-prepared this morning and used some of my own Palo Alto Firefighters XXX Ghost Pepper Sauce on the potatoes (Thanks, Brian!), some Chili in Hawaii Habanero Garlic Hot Sauce (Thanks, Cindy & Greg!) on top of one poached egg, and some Dat'l Do-it®Classic Cayenne Hot Sauce (Thanks, M♥m!) on top of the other poached egg.
(not really so) Strange Coffee Interlude As has become a (new-ish) tradition for me whenever I have breakfast in North Beach, I (try to) save room for a Coffee and pastry at Caffe Trieste afterward. This morning's meal was not that large and left me plenty of room for un doppio Espresso e some kinda pastry-ring-thing (what the h*ck, I figured I can always skip lunch). This had an almond paste in it and was very good. I had to ask the barista-lady behind the counter what it was, as I thought it might probably have been cinnamon (which I would have liked, too). http://coffee.caffetrieste.com/ Glen Bacon Scale Rating: Vegetarian Benedict ~ 6.9 (I am giving this an extra 0.1 GBS points for their sensible name and another 0.1 GBS points for the very nice grilled tomatoes addition); doppio Espresso ealmond pastry-ring-thing ~ 6.7
Sometimes you just have a hankerin' for a good, nearby omelette! Luckily, I have that option just down the road a-piece from me (if'n "a-piece" is fifteen blocks away). Soooo... I hankered on back to Seal Rock Inn Restaurant (see last 'blog-entry from Saturday, July 29th, 2017). There is no truth to the rumour (which I may have started several years ago) that this restaurant was originally going to call themselves "International Place of Omelettes" or "IPOO" for short... Their "International Omelettes" section on the menu has ten different omelettes from which to choose; three of which are Greek-themed/based and I have ordered all of those several times over (and over again). Their "The Good Old 'merican Omelettes" section has another twenty from which to decide. Plus, there are four more special omelettes listed (the Andy's Omelette I have renamed "Greek Omelette No. 4" ~ fresh mushrooms, Feta cheese, salami [which I always ογδόντα-έξι], olives). (Now if any of you are keeping count, that is like... well-over twenty-five [based on Common Core Math] or so.)
(Views of and taken from Sutro Heights Park. The last two photos would be of the eponymous Seal Rocks, which, strangely enough, were named after the Restaurant and not the other way around.) In addition to their vast selection of great omelettes from which to choose (and even a couple of very questionable choices[1]), I really like that this place opens up extra early every day (mainly to accommodate the tourista-crowd staying at the Inn). I had arrived around 7:45am and even with a short hike after breakfast through Sutro Heights Park (which is just across the street, anyway), I was still home way before 9:00am.
I have always like this omelette. It is like having a perfect χωριάτικη σαλάτα[2] inside an omelette (well, less the cucumbers ~ which I bet would be an interesting ingredient for inside an omelette [I am sure that Cosmo Kramer would agree with me there, but Poppie would probably chastise the h*ck outta me]). I only have one real μικρή καταγγελία: they use those boring ol', tasteless, sliced canned black olives. This is a Greek-owned place and they really oughtta shoulda be making these with αυθεντικές ελιές Καλαμών (this would be like a great ristorante italiano using those cr*mmy Kraft® 'merican "cheese" singles in place of good Provolone or Parmigiano-Reggiano). However, they do make up for this minor under-sight by including a whole lotta Feta in it (... mo' Feta, mo' betta'!)! For condimentary supplementation, Seal Rock Inn Restaurant offers both Tabasco®Brand Pepper Sauce and Cholula®Hot Sauce (Original). Once again, I used some of my own Palo Alto Fire Fighters XXX Ghost Pepper Sauce on the hashbrowns (or, perhaps, that should read: "Palos Altos Fires Fighter XXXs Ghosts Peppers Sauces on the hash brown") (Thank, Brians!) and a little Pepper Palace™Chocolate Habanero Hot Sauce (Thank, Gregs and Cindys!) on top of the omelette. Glen Bacon Scale Rating: Greek Omelette No. 1 ~ 6.7 (whereas, if they did use authentic Kalamata olives in this dish, it would easily be rated at 6.9 to 7.1 on the GBS) ___________________
1. Do not even ask me about their Sunrise (Omelette w/no country) ~ banana (yes, unfortunately, it appears that they do have "bananas" today, folks), raisins (seriously... egads!), shredded carrots, sour cream. Just to be fair, I have actually tried this once before on a dare (well, I dared myself to try it... but still... ), and it was even worse than it sounds. I can highly not-recommend this to anyone. (They parenthetically call it "(Omelette w/no country)", mainly because no sane country in the World would ever admit to this as being theirs... not even 조선민주주의인민공화국.) 2. Of course, back in 1491, a typical Greek salad would have only included Feta, olives, onions, and cucumbers... and you could forget about a side of hashbrowns (or even "hash brown").
https://www.homeplatesf.net/ (New location, new web-site.) Place: Home Plate (new) Location: 2150 Lombard Street (between Fillmore and Steiner Streets) Hours: open for breakfast Monday - Friday at 7:00am, and Sunday - Saturday at 7:00am Meal: Garden Omelette ~ mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, scallion, bell peppers, spinach, avocado, Cheddar cheese, served with salad (read: your basic bo-ring rabbit-food mixed lettuce-stuff) and potato medley or potato latkes (add $2.00 for fresh fruit instead of potatoes ~ which only an idiot would ever do), sourdough toast; plus, all breakfasts still come with a complimentary mini-scone with two different homemade (well, Home Plate-made) jams (I think today's tasty offerings were mango and strawberry); and a larga glassa (Honeydew) Melon juice/drink
(You only wish that you were cool enough to wear an over-sized suit-coat and dance with a floor-lamp!)[1] Normally I try to get back to Home Plate (see last 'blog-entry from Sunday, February 26th, 2017) at least once a year before the Baseball Season has begun and that has generally been in mid-late February. Luckily for me, I waited a few extra months as I probably would have gone over there during their recent relocation when they were closed.
Home Plate has moved one block eastward on Lombard Street. You would be surprised how much difference one block can make. This is such a better location business-wise. It is a much larger space, too. I am sure they will double their already busy business. They have been relocated now since Presidents Day Weekend in the space that used to house Bay WatchRestaurant (and formerly First Watch Restaurant) for many years (and directly across the street from one of the Mel's drive-ins). They have completely refurbished the interior and it has a much more "upscaley" décor now. I kinda liked their old more "Homey (Plate)" feeling better. At least, they still have old photos of Baseball players on the walls (even if some of them are of old Y*nkees players). I have enjoyed going to this little Thai-family-owned restaurant for many years now and am glad to see that they did not close shop. Some other interesting ideas that I was idea-ing: Dulce de Leche Pancakes ~ banana, caramel, sliced almond[ sic ] and whipped cream (I do want to try this dish one of these days; however, I really was not in the mood for a "sweet" breakfast; plus, I just [sorta] had "pancakes" for breakfast yesterday); Marco Polo (Benedict) ~ two poached eggs, turkey, tomatoes, avocado, served on English muffin, Hollandaise sauce with salad and potato medley or potato latkes (add $2.00 for fresh fruit instead of potatoes ~ "NO!") (of course, if I were to order this one, it would be without the dead, decaying barnyard-foul-fowl; I am trying to figure out why they named this dish after an Italian explorer of the Orient ~ all of the special ingredients are New World items and none would have been available anywhere in either Europe or Asia in the 13th Century); Spinach Frittata ~ spinach, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, served with potato medley or potato latkes (add $2.00 for Fresh fruit instead of potatoes ~ still "NO!"), sourdough toast (I have had this a few time before, but it bears repeating, Yogi); or Greek Frittata ~ spinach, tomatoes, Calamata [ sic ] olives, Feta cheese (I have also had this a few time before, but it is so good that it doubly-bears repeating, Boo-Boo). And for those of you that partake of the dead, decaying aquatic insects, there is also the Bangkok Frittata ~ shrimps[ sics ; now why the have "shrimps" in the plural and "almond" only singular... immano! ], tomato, mushrooms, scallion, herbs.
(This was ~ well, it still is ~ located directly across the street from Home Plate's old location.) Oh, no! My closest local IHOP®Restaurant in San Francisco has closed?! Now where the h*ck am I supposed to get my freebie Rudy-Tudy-Fresh-and-Frudy Birthday Breakfast?!? (There is actually another remaining location on Beach Street in the Fisherman's Wharf area; however, that would mean dealing with even harder parking and even more touristas.) (And good luck trying to lease out this large space and building with its iconic Swiss château-style peaks. At least it does come with its own adjacent parking lot.)
I liked this omelette and its ingredients combination. 'nuff said, McGreevy! This was one HUGE omelette! I just managed to finish it all... well, except for a bite or three... They are now serving a medley of rainbowpotatos (Yeah, I am well-aware it should be "potatoes", James Danforth, but it looks so much nicer with seven letters and rainbow-colouring) as their breakfast side; it included Yukon gold potatos, purple/blue potatos, red potatos, and sweet potatos. Checking my past few 'blog-entries at this place, this is a new addition. They used to offer hashbrowns and not this current version of homefries/roasted potatoes (or potatos). These were very good, but I will probably opt for their option of potato latkes in future visits ~ those are extremely tasty! Home Plate offers both Tabasco®Brand Pepper Sauce (Original Red Sauce) and Cholula®Hot Sauce (Original) for use as condimentary supplements. I am still trying to get to the bottom of my bottle of Palo Alto Fire Fighters XXX Ghost Pepper Sauce (Thanks, Brian!), so I used a little more of it on the rainbow potatos. (Sheesh! This bottle must be a corn-u-cope-ee-ya! It is taking me forever to use it up.) I also used a light dusting of Charlie's Chili Stuff (Thanks, Sharon! ~ Charlie may not surf, but he sure knows his chilli-powder!) on top of the omelette. New location, new (old?) web-site (again, finally), new potatosmedley; same great old food! Glen Bacon Scale Rating: Garden Omelette ~ 7.1; complimentary mini-scone with jams ~ 7.3 ___________________
1. Yeah, I probably have used this song ~ and this exact video ~ (several times?) before, but it is not only my favourite Talking Heads song, it is also one of my All-Time Favourite Songs of All-Time. So deal with it!
"There'll be none o' yer shenanigans in here again this morning, boyo!"[1]
(ooops! It seems as though someone forgot to pack a camera again this morning. So this is just a "stock photo" from the last time that I ate there.) (No official web-site.) Place: David's Delicatessen/Deli & Bistro Location: 474 Geary Street (between Mason and Taylor Streets); phonicular contact: (415) 276-5950 Hours: (supposably) open for breakfast Monday - Saturday at 7:30am (however, with no official web-site thing to state their hours of operation [and no times listed on either their door-signage or menus], I can neither confirm nor deny when they may actually start serving breakfast for the day) Meal: Matzo and Eggs ~ pancake style (that was succinctly how it was listed on the menu); and a glassa orange juice I pass by David's Delicatessen/Deli & Bistro (see last 'blog-entry from Saturday, April 30th, 2016) just about every day on my way home from work. So I figured it was about time to stop in once more. Once again, I sat at the oval Formica® diner-counter smack dab (when was the last time you heard of anyone ever really "smacking a dab" [or even "dabbing a smack"], though?) in the middle of the front-room. This seemed to be the spot where all the "cool people" (well, all the "off-the-street-tourista-types") were eating breakfast, anyhow. Having only eaten breakfast there three times now, there are still a few other ideas that I may want to go back and check out (however, if my past frequency of visits is any indication, that might not be until 2020 or later): Mediterranean Breakfast ~ sliced tomatoes, cucumber, olives, 1 scrambled egg, cottage cheese, and bread (I have no idea how that is all prepared or served, but it sounded simple enough for me; I probably would order this with a side of hashbrowns);
Potato Pancakes ~ served with applesauce & sour cream (I probably would also order two eggs over-medium to go with these); and Cheese Blintzes ~ with sour cream and jam; or for those dead, decaying animal-flesh consumers out there, there is also the rather-interesting-sounding: Pastrami Omelette or Corn Beef Omelette. (Unfortunately, there is no corresponding photo of this morning's breakfast plate. For which, the cameraman has been duly and unduly chastised.) I liked this simple meal well-enough, but it was not quite as good as I remember the similar dish that I had during my last visit to saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen (see last 'blog-entry from Saturday, December 26th, 2015). Either way, I still love this idea/concept of scrambled eggs and matzo cracker-bits made into a large pancake. This was basically a Jewish deli version of chilaquiles. This also came with a small gravy-boat-thing filled with blueberry compote/preserves. "B-b-but... blueberries on scrambled eggs, Brian?! Are you meshugge or somethin'?" First off, somehow, it sorta worked for me; and, secondly, are we not all a little meshugge, sugar, in our own ways? For condimentary supplementation, David's Delicatessen/Deli & Bistrooffered Tapatío®Salsa Picante Hot Sauce, Frank's®RedHot® (Original), and Cholula®Hot Sauce (Original). In a long-going (and somewhat futile) attempt (Locutus) to finally use up some of my own bottles of hot sauces, I once again used some of my own Palo Alto Fire Fighters XXX Ghost Pepper Sauce (Thanks, Brian!) on half of the "pancake" and I used up most of the provided blueberry compote/preserves on the other half. I did find it rather odd that they had two different types of yellow mustard plastic squeeze-bottles (one was French's® and the other was a generic bottle simply labelled "Yellow Mustard" ~ see, here is where a camera-photo-thing would have come in handy as a visual aid) all along the diner-counter condimentary stations; I even gave a brief thought to using a little of each as a taste-test comparison on a smaller portion of my Matzo and Eggs, but (wisely) decided against it. the Wild Parrots of San Francisco Interlude Once again, upon exiting the deli, I heard several of the noisy little chatter-heads, but did not see any flying around. I can only assume that they have a small pandemonium roosting atop one of the taller buildings in that area of Geary Street/Taylor Street. Glen Bacon Scale Rating: Matzo and Eggs ~ 6.1; the Wild Parrotsof San Francisco ~ 8.5 (well, when visible) ___________________
