Kuleto's and John's Grill

In addition to having dinner at the Slanted Door, a must-visit restaurant for both of us when we are in San Francisco, we went to Kuleto's and John's Grill as well. The dining area at Kuleto's is very beautiful. I had Farm Duck Breast which was really tasty. Hubby liked his Petrale Sole very much. I tasted a bite and it was out of this world good. 

John's Grill is a historic restaurant and was said to be a place visited by famous people from every walk of life. I found the ambience of the restaurant was not inviting at all, and the place felt cramped. I guess I am not into  a classic old city steakhouse? The fresh oysters were delicious but my Rib Eye Steak was so so, so was my husband's halibut. I don't think we will go back to John's Grill. 

A blurry view of San Francisco from our hotel room. 

Kuleto's

221 Powell Street

San Francisco, CA 94102

415.397.7720

John's Grill

63 Ellis Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

Nan Yang - Burmese Restaurant

We just got back from a visit to Palo Alto and San Francisco area. Our eating on the road started in San Luis Obispo for a light dinner at Upper Crust Gourmet Pizza on Monday night. Though Upper Crust Gourmet Pizza was never one of my favorites, the house salads and roasted vegetable pizza with goat cheese we had that night were actually pretty good.

The next day my lunch was in Palo Alto. I had Drunken Noodle vegetarian style and a cup of Thai Ice Tea, a take out from Siam Royal Authentic Thai that I enjoyed at my hotel room at the Westin Palo Alto.  I didn't expect much for the price I paid, but to my surprise, other than being too oily, the noodle was actually good.  Dinner was at Straits Cafe, a restaurant we frequent when we are in Palo Alto. 

We were in Berkeley around lunch time the following day. From our past experience, finding a good food in Berkeley is quite a challenge so we drove to Rockridge neighborhood in Oakland and decided to try Nan Yang, a Burmese Restaurant. Both hubby and I have never had Burmese cuisine before, so why not try it while we're feeling adventurous. The restaurant decor and ambience is decent, open and light. Some would say it's minimalist. It's very different than other restaurant decor in its neighboring Southeast Asia restaurants we have been to.

Not knowing how big the portion was, we decided to share an order of salad, a cup of soup and an entree.  We started off with the Ginger Salad, cured shredded ginger, toasted yellow split peas, fava beans, peanuts and coconut chips mixed with onions and cabbages. The garlic oil and lemon juice dressing was very light and fresh.  The soup was unfortunately was so so. The garlic noodles and prawns dish was delicious and fresh. 

Nan Yang Restaurant
6048 College Avenue 
Oakland, CA 94618
(510)655-3298