San Francisco, CA 94110
Occasion: Belated Bday dinner/ catch up session with my college roomie=] 1.06.11 Also got to use my secret santa gift certificate here!
Tequila, elderflower, cointreau, grapefruit and bitters
Definitely what I needed after a long day of work while I was waiting for the roomie. I picked this drink 1) because it has my coworker Paloma's name in it and 2) because it's on the 2010 Big Eat SF list of things to try it's #56. Nuestra Paloma at Beretta. Don't let the colors of the girly looking drinking fool you, that tequila can keep you buzzin. I don't think I truly know how to enjoy cocktails or alcohols.... I usually drink socially just to loosen up and mingle with friends, so it's hard for me to judge how great this drink is...but by the looks of the bar, it seemed like it was a good place to go to for drinks. Plus, the barista looked so professional and artistic making the drinks. Story time...I was waiting for my room mate to come and was watching the barista concoct a few drinks...first time he came by me and asked if I wanted a drink...I replied not yet maybe later, the after he had watched me watch him make his next drink he came back over again and asked me, "Do you want a drink now?" And so that is how he convinced me to get a drink.
The burrata was so soft and delicious. I love mozzarella, but burrata's even better...so it was a plus that we got it added to the eggplants, which were pretty good in my opinion. The plate compiled of a few other different vegetables that made it seem like one of our healthier dishes. I think anything with tomatoes are very refreshing. It almost reminded me of a caprese salad...ALMOST. I enjoyed it!!
It was lathered with a tomato based sauce and was delicious. The two appetizers were sooo good, I would have to say it was better than our main entrees. I just love zucchini so you can't really go wrong. I was really happy with this dish.
with spicy marinara sauce, pepperoncini, olives with burrata added to it
The burrata made it tastes so much better. Alison and I had actually seen the table next to us with the same pizza and decided to order it as well. Since we were going to order something with meat, we figured that it would be nice to have a vegetarian pizza. It wasn't big in size...came in a bout 6 small slices. Two people can easily devour it.
Probably my least favorite thing that we had ordered. The risotto didn't really have much flavor which didn't appeal much to the taste buds. Also, it reminded me of uncooked rice. I was actually quite disappointed by this dish...maybe it's just not my cup of tea. I've had risotto before and it's definitely been more flavorful with better texture. This didn't execute for me. Sorry.
Weird. I really do not like the idea of virgin olive oil with sweet dessert. It wasn't awful, nor was it delicious. I just wasn't used to the combination. I mean I like salted caramel from Bi Rite...but this sweet and savory combination is nothing like I've had before....it didn't wow me at all.
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