Dishola: Reviews by the Dish

dishola /dish•ō•lâ/
v. To share the love of food - dish by dish. n. The ultimate source to find real meals at real places that rule.
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Old Fashioned Hot Dog "Classic Dog" at Mandys Korner, photo by kblood
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Old Fashioned Hot Dog "Classic Dog" at Mandys Korner

814 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA
(408) 854-0856

Mandy's "sexy Big Red Trailer is nearly impossible to miss" -- and I've been driving by and noticing it for months. Stopped by yesterday and tried the $3 classic. Very good -- dill pickle relish (not sweet), grilled bun, and a dog that has a snap to it. A bit messy (I'm a fan of less relish/dressing). But I'm lucky that this joint is just blocks from my home, so I'll certainly go back to try their tri-tip, etc.

Tags: hotdogs  mandys  relish  bun  sanjose  food  tritip  edit
Blue Cheese Burger at Taylor's Automatic Refresher, photo by kblood
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Blue Cheese Burger at Taylor's Automatic Refresher

1 Ferry Plz, San Francisco, CA
(866) 328-3663

"Topped with a pile of crumbled blue, lettuce, pickles & secret sauce on a toasted egg bun"! The only thing I didn't like about this perfectly rare-cooked burger were the sweet pickles. Not to my taste, so I tossed 'em!

Tags: burger  hamburger  cheese  cheeseburger  sandwich  TaylorsRefresher  california  FerryBuilding  FarmersMarket  san  Francisco  edit
Steak & Fries at Urban Tavern, photo by kblood
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Steak & Fries at Urban Tavern

333 Ofarrell St, San Francisco, CA
(415) 771-1400

Perfectly cooked rare steak served in a hot, cast iron pan along with "Sausalito Springs Watercress, Housemade Steak Sauce" and "Allium Butter" -- which is, I guess, a fancy way of saying "onion butter." I ate every bit of this, mixing the steak sauce up with the butter and even a bit of the ketchup which was probably for the fries. The whole dish was something I feel like I could copy at home -- since it was yummy enough that I'd like to eat it often!

Tags: beef  steak  urbantavern  sanfrancisco  california  onion  butter  steaksauce  fries  frenchfries  ketchup  watercress  edit
Green Asparagus Saltimbocca at Urban Tavern, photo by kblood
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Green Asparagus Saltimbocca at Urban Tavern

333 Ofarrell St, San Francisco, CA
(415) 771-1400

"American Prosciutto, Sage, Lemon Cream, Caved Aged Gruyere, 9" -- absolutely delicious -- I just wish they had trimmed the ends of the asparagus so this was restaurant-worthy. As presented, this is home-cooking at its finest!

Tags: asparagus  urbantavern  sanfrancisco  california  sage  lemon  cream  gruyere  prosciutto  edit
Gorgonzola Stuffed Medjool Dates at Bar Tartine, photo by kblood
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Gorgonzola Stuffed Medjool Dates at Bar Tartine

561 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
(415) 487-1600

How can they only charge six dollars for this little plate of goodies that were surely made in heaven? Why did I share this with my dinner companion? And why didn't I order two more plates full 'to go'??

Tags: dates  appetizers  gorgonzola  cheese  bartartine  sanfrancisco  california  edit