The sides were okay but the real draw is the chicken, as the name of the restaurant proudly states. Very juicy, tender breast meat coated in a thin, spicy crust. Excellent!

Late night tacos. Yum! The spicy chiles toreados taco is no joke. The camarones taco was my favorite.

Yummy Vietnamese food. This restaurant’s specialty is duck and they do it well.

One of my favorite oyster spots in the city. Make sure to get the grilled cheese here! We sat outside with a view of the Bay Bridge. It doesn’t get better than this.

It’s called spicy beef noodle soup, but it’s really bun bo hue. Pretty decent for a Chinese spot in Chinatown.

I’ve had a lot of curry cravings lately.

Delicious and reasonably priced local spot. Lucky to have access to so many pupuserias!

Catching up with an old friend

Nice local dim sum spot.

Legit bun bo hue

One of my new favorite MealPal options

Yummy and filling sandwich! I was tempted to get onion strings as a side but they already came on top of the sandwich so I got a salad.

So good! Might be better than Muracci’s... the curry sauce here is sweeter and richer and Muracci’s is a little more beefier/meatier. The katsu is crispier and saltier at Muracci’s but Japacurry’s is much more juicy. I go back and forth on which one I like more. It’s nice to have options!

Usually I get the bun bo hue or banh xeo here but decided to try something different. It was good!

Another Meal Pal lunch

One of the best artisanal ice cream parlors in the Bay Area.

My favorite Ethiopian restaurant in the Bay Area!

One of my favorite Japanese places! Everything is on point. Highly recommend the kakiage tempura, mentaiko spaghetti, and ocean umami plate.

Yummy and very reasonably priced.

Friday is burrito day!

Cheap mom and pop place. Food isn’t spectacular but it’s warm and filling and reasonably priced. The owners are really lovely too.

Best MealPal, hands down. The habanero pesto and sour cream add interesting flavor dimensions to this pasta dish.

Not as good as Arsicault by a long shot. Acme has better bread than pastries.

Hearty, warming and filling. A squeeze of lemon juice and dash of hot sauce brings it up a notch.

Decent ramen for downtown.