Thursday, June 17, 2010

The best of...

The best of San Francisco. I don't know what it is about this city, but I love love love it! One of the reasons is their food. From the local eateries to the commercialized restaurants, you have it all. Not to say you can't find either in other major cities, but finding a place to eat is easily accessible and affordable in San Francisco. I recently took a trip to California and had the opportunity to venture the city on my own. One of my favorite places I went to was Tart to Tart located in the Inner Sunset neighborhood on Irving Ave. The weather that day was gorgeous so I decided to sit outside and catch up on Facebook while I was waiting for my cousin to get off work. I ordered a iced vanilla latte and pear almond tart. It was more of a cake consistency than a tart, but I didn't complain because I do love cake! And the glazed pear that topped my generous slice made it even better. Tart to Tart is affordable and their menu is eclectic ranging from muffins, danishes, tarts, cheesecake, cakes, and cookies to name a few. Tart to Tart was featured as one of the many 'Places to Seek' when visiting San Francisco on a website I stumbled upon: www.dreamworld.org/sfguide.





Switching from talking about sweet eateries to more sweet eateries, I was anxiously awaiting to try Genki Crepes. A few months ago my cousin posted a picture of a Genki Crepe on Facebook. It looked TO DIE FOR that I immediately messaged her that she is taking me to Genki when I visit. So after our dinner at In N' Out burger on a Thursday evening, we head to the Richmond neighborhood where Genki is located (Clement Street). Genki is not only a place for crepes, it's a little Korean grocery store filled with so much goodies! The only aisle I was at was the one filled with candy. But back to their crepes, you can order an ice cream, dessert, or savory crepe. I ended up ordering the mixed fruit crepe filled with nutella and whip cream. Once the crepe is filled, it's folded into a cone so you technically don't need utensils, unless you have ice cream. I thought it was the best part of the whole experience because you can walk around and enjoy your dessert! Finding a place to sit can be difficult, especially when it's busy because 1) Genki is little and 2) Not a lot of chairs! If I lived in this area I would probably be at Genki everyday.