SF DDD TOUR WRAP UP

Thursday AM we headed into SF.  Cooper seemed unaffected by our decision to leave!!

Into the city to go to a (you guessed it) Padre Game.  We went to ATT stadium, my first time.  Almost saw a no hitter...instead saw a one hitter!!  It is a gorgeous park and we had tickets compliments of Mark Loretta and his lovely wife Hillary (TY).

This is a beautiful park...with a giant Coke bottle--how cool is that.  I loved the entrance with a row of giant baseballs (upon one of which Hen is resting).

It was a  gorgeous day as you can see....and we won!!!

We picked up our friend Karen after work and headed to another DDD choice.  Sol Food in San Rafael. 

The address we had brought us to a parking lot with a total of 9 chairs on 3 benches next to a dry cleaner....and a line out the door of people waiting for to go orders.

We got three seats inside and were treated to some of the best food we had on the entire journey.  As well as a wonderful photo op!!

The entire place was the size of a small bedroom...

...and yes, this is homemade hot sauce!!

Plantains used as napkin holders...
and a bell jar filled with "Ponche" which is 1/2 Mango Iced tea and 1/2 homemade limeade--aka the Arnoldo Palmero.  Fabuloso.

We ordered an appetizer of Tostones Con Mojo--which were green plantain fried, smashed and fried again.  It is served with fresh garlic and olive oil...topped with avocado.  Yum-o.  Then moved into dinner...I had Camarones Empanizados--large fried prawns marinated and breaded with green plantain.  Fresh lime and sauce for dipping (two kinds) with black beans.


Then, for the first time all week, we had dessert--TEMBLEQUE.  Trust me, if anything deserved to be capitalized it is this dessert.  Creamy coconut pudding with mango sauce or cinnamon (in our case both).

If it would not be considered rude, Karen and I would have fought over licking the bowl!!

Friday night we finished our trip in our usual fashion---with SAKE.

Our final take on the DDD tour...is mixed.  There were home runs, walks, and total misses.  But we found a few great new places...and as always, our friends were fabulous!!