Skool

1725 Alameda St
San Francisco, CA 94103

Occasion: Catch up dinner with Fanny.  She's been hardcore studying for her CFA (I could be wrong with the exact term) and has finally taken the test, so she's now more free to eat and play.  Delicious food with great company!  Loved the theme of the whole place. Skool like a school of fish. Also, their menus consisted of lined binder paper on a clipboard with a pencil on top, like school.  Creative. 03.29.12

Uni Flan

Light Sea Urchin Flan topped with Ikura, Fresh Uni and Fleur de Sel

Served as a cold appetizer. Silky and smooth and best served over a piece of toasted baguette.  Not as rich in flavor as I had imagined it to be, but still flavorful.

Ama Ebi and Scallop Crudo

Shrimp and Scallop with cream dill mustard sauce and curry oil

Amazing!  It came with fried shrimp heads which were crispy and somewhat flavorless.  The shrimp and scallop were so fresh that they were melt in your mouth buttery soft.  The fennel added a refreshing nature like taste to the dish, which I enjoyed very much.  It was a well thought out dish.

Chef's Red Crab Risotto 

Rich Risotto with Red Crab meat topped with pan seared nightly fish filet

I like risotto especially if it's made right.  Oh they know how to make their risottos here I tell ya.   It's not too mushy nor is it too hard.  It was absolutely perfect, rich and flavorful.  The pan seared fish filet was an excellent pair with the crab chunks in the risotto.  I loved the tomato chunks topped to the dish.  It was a great dish that we both enjoyed.

Squid Ink Spaghettina

Monterey squid, shrimp, garlic tomato compote, red curry, lemon grass dashi broth, seaweed butter, enoki mushrooms, shiso

My favorite dish of the night! They knew we were sharing and the kitchen was nice enough to split it into two bowls for us.  Even with the split portions it was still a generous amount.  I totally did not expect it to be in a soup is form, but I absolutely loved the flavors, despite the hint of spiciness in the broth.  The squid ink pastas were nice and springy and I loved the seafood that it came with.  I definitely would love to come back and have this all to myself. Yummy!

Misore Age

Fried Japanese eggplant, snow shaved daikon radish

Delicious! Soft and flavorful.  If you like eggplant, this is a must!

Cardamom Chocolate Cake 

Flourless Guittard Chocolate cake with cardamom spice topped with orange confit, orange sauce and sugar tulle

It has a dense texture almost like the insides of truffle candy, where as I was expecting a light fluffy chocolate cake filled with oozing goodness. At first bite, I thought it was good, then all the flavors hit my taste buds and I didn't think so anymore.  I tried another bite to test it out and it was still not that pleasing to my palate