i was an idiot and didnt bring my camera, so i had to use my camera phone. i know, lame. amy and i headed for another one of our dates and since we found ourselves in russian hill (i had to stop by charlies place to feed his plants. one of them actually bloomed. i had seen it have this strange pod thing and well now those pod things opened up and bloomed. it had these awesome flowers. they were weird, which is what made them awesome. they were velvety, and almost ake plastic/wax mini flowers, but again, they were velvety) decided to try one scattered up and down polk street.
out of three places along polk we decided on Le Petit Robert, since both of us have a soft spot for french cuisine (sadly, our fave french spot is now closed). we were of course, a little apprehensive, but i was starving.
we ordered a carafe of a cotes du rhone (one of my favorite types of red wine. the other is a malbec) and they served us bread and the usual oil and balsamic vinegar dippity do (they slice the bread from this huge donut shaped bread thats off to the side in the back). we decided on the crab cake as a starter. oh my god, i have never tasted such a crab cake. it was so fucking good. the flavors, the texture, all from one bite. it wasnt served like 2 little crab cakes that you would normally see or even taste. it had unique flavors and just the consistency was spot on. it was a top of these almost dandelion weed like greens and mandarin sliced oranges. it was such a great combination. usually crab cakes can be a bit mushy on the inside because its made up of mostly a "salad" by mixing the meat of the crab with some if not lots of mayo or a kind of creole remoulade sauce. this one was not mushy. it kept its shape after each dip in it, not mushy at all and crisp on the outside. i would definitely order this again (and again).
amy ordered the sea scallops (it was that or the rabbit risotto, but she couldnt decide. funny thing was, i had just made seared scallops as an appetizer for our dinner only a couple of days ago). it looked and smelled amazing. garlicy and obviously rich. yum. i had a wee bite and it was great. i secretly wanted more, but i behaved myself.
i ordered the seabass (i know, weird i didnt order bloody meat) atop warmed spinach with grilled asparagus and a vingeratte dressing. usually fish is arranged skin side down. it was served skin side up, and to my astonishment it was a plentiful portion. it was good, a little too much dressing/sauce on the spinach as well as the fish, but you know what, it was all fucking tasty. scrumdiddly indeed.
sad thing about this place is, they didnt get such great reviews on yelp. i say poppycock. i had a great time. the service was prompt and not intrusive, only a little weird when she didnt ask me if i wanted to take my food to go (okay, so i am trying to watch my portions and ate only half. SHUT UP. suffice to say, i ate it when i got home. it was too good not to) and they didnt serve sugar with our coffee oh and i found a dead tiny fly swimming in the soap dish in the bathroom. oh no! poppycock, again. i would definitely come back here. my only problem would be, i would probably order the exact same thing. perhaps 2 of the crab cake, next time. but then again, i have a feeling they change their menu.
Until next time..which will probably be @ Palencia over in the castro. It's supposedly an upscale filipino joint...hmmm, im skeptical. i miss my grandmas cooking and so they have to live up to a lot, especially if i am going to shell out a lot of money for adobo or something.
*I know I was supposed to put the post up of House of Prime Rib...but i got lazy. this was more relevant.
Le Petit Robert
2300 Polk St (@Green)
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 922-8100
Menu items ordered:
Appetizer - crab cake
Entrées - Seared Sea Scallops
Grilled Sea Bass
Dessert - NONE (sad, I know since they had creme brulee, which is pretty much the only dessert i like)
Wine - Carafe of a Cotes du Rhone
Rating: 3 1/2 salt shakers (pretty fucking tasty)
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