Sandwiches, Sandwiches, Sandwiches

So my favorite thing about San Francisco is the fact that you can get a great sandwich anywhere.  I have already mentioned one of my favs in the Tenderloin, Morty's, but I love sandwiches so much I want to share more.  This weekend I was out in the Sunset with the in-laws, so I got to visit one of my favorite spots: Guerra Quality Meats.

Oh Guerra's, how I love thee.

Guerra has SO many options.  It isn't just a sandwich place: it has soup, ravioli, bread, cheese, deli meats, chicken parm; the list goes on.  I recently had the chicken soup. It's okay but it needs a lot of pepper...however, this post is about their sandwiches, because man they're good.

Lots of options for you to make at home or pick up and microwave! (Yeah I don't cook much)

God I miss you cheese!  Perfect for a picnic.

This weekend I bought the Roma sandwich: pesto, turkey, lettuce, tomato, onion.  It comes with mozzarella, but as a lac-tard I have to ask for no cheese.  Tragedy I know.  This sandwich was amazing.  I usually get my sandwiches on ciabatta bread but all the bread comes from ACME, which if you are from SF you know its the best bread up here (sorry Boudin).

Sicilian on Ciabatta

Roma with no cheese, but very tasty!

 My favorite thing about Guerra's is that they have a sandwich creation where you can make anything you want.  Normally I make my own turkey, or, if I'm splurging, a meatball sandwich.  The dutch crunch is pretty good too. You really can't go wrong.  And now they are open 7 days a week!

I mean how many options do you need for one sandwich?!

Tourist Tip:  If you are going to Wine Country, stop here and pick up everything you need for a great picnic.  Fresh meat, fresh bread, amazing cheese, and even any type of drink you want.  A great gem in the Sunset!

What's your favorite sandwich place?

A meal for two...and I ate it all by myself.

As the week dwindles down, I am reminded of my last weekend full of too much fun and lots of eating out; aka the boyfriend, Phil was in town.  Because he is born and raised in SF, when he comes back to visit we usually eat at his favorite childhood spots.  However, every once in a blue moon I can convince him to try something new.  On one such occasion, we yelped (always a GREAT idea if I haven't blogged something yet) and found Cordon Bleu.  And boy am I glad we did.

Cordon Bleu

Cordon Bleu sounds like a French meal, or a culinary school, or anything besides a hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese restaurant serving up THEE best 5-spiced chicken I have ever had.  (Side note, I've never been to Vietnam.)

BBQ all day long for the best Chicken

The menu is short and to the point.  You either order chicken or shish kebabs, which are more like large slabs of meat than anything Persian.  I have only ever ordered one thing and will only ever order it.  The Noodle Salad with Chicken instead of Shish Kebabs.  It is HUGE.  Literally two people should eat it.  Naturally I finish the whole thing in one sitting.  It is vermicilli noodles with a gigantic portion of grilled chicken and the ever so tastey imperial roll (which is a much better version of an egg roll).  And for anyone who eats Vietnamese food, it comes with that delicious sweet and sour sauce to help everything mold together...I am drooling.

Chicken Noodle Salad - Imperial Roll on top

However, I can also say that everything else on the menu is great.  Despite my lack of creation, the bf gets a different item each time.  (So I guess really I'm the lame one who is stuck in her way).  The shish kebob with the meat sauce is great.  Its like a tasty gravy over rice, again with an imperial roll.  He loves the meat sauce with either the chicken, shish kebob or both!

Imperial Rolls

Shish Kebob, Imperial Roll, Rice with Meat Sauce on top

Shish Kebob Noodle Salad

You may want to starve yourself before entering this abode.  It is heavenly, delicious, and smells like a bar-b-que pit.  You should probably bathe yourself after all its glory.

Tourist Tip: Like all great SF places, it's cash only!

Crack Chicken

I am a bit hesitant to share this gem here because it is always so crowded to begin with, but I just couldn't hold out on you guys any longer.  When I have a hankering for Chinese food there is really only one place that I want - San Tung.

Outside the store on Irving Street

San Tung is an addiction.  Once you try it, you honestly will crave it all the time.  The first thing you have to order here is the chicken.  You could try nothing else except the dry fried chicken wings (bone in or out) and not miss a thing.

Crack Chicken - you will not be able to stop eating this

However, if you are hungry for more, I recommend the dumplings (pork or shrimp and chive), any kind of noodles (I prefer Chow Mein) as well as the green beans - they are to die for and almost as famous as the chicken.  You really could order anything on the menu.

Some more suggestions: Mushu pork, fried rice, Kung Pao chicken, and Mongolian beef.  Despite sounding like a gringo I will promise you that even the bf orders it (and he's Chinese).

Noodles in Black Bean Sauce with Chicken

Shrimp and Leek Dumplings - A must!

They make thousands of pounds of green beans a week!

Seafood Noodles with Peanut Sauce

Seafood Fried Rice

Tourist Tip: It gets packed so either get a group of 6 and make reservations or call for pick up.  If you don't, you will wait at least an hour during dinner time.  They are also closed on Wednesdays!

A little bit of NOLA in the TL

Brunch is a big deal in San Francisco, a HUGE deal.  Which means there are tons of places to choose from.  However, you will always wait in line.  One of my favorite spots (that is both well priced and delicious) is Brenda's French Soul Food.  Tucked in the quaint Tenderloin, this place might seem a bit out of place, but it is in a generally safe area with ample street parking.  It is also blocks away from the courthouse if you happen to have jury duty (sorry that sucks).

Inside of Brenda's - cute and quaint.

What to get...what not to get.  You cannot miss the biscuits.  Literally.Heaven.  Also the beignets are a huge hit - both savory and sweet.

Beignets Flights

The gumbo is legit and actually quite filling.  A personal favorite of mine is the BFC, but I will be honest, the Fried Chicken is not the best I have ever had.  It is pretty plain, but everything you get with it tastes great.  If it's your first time I would get something else, like the Grillades plate.  Everything you order is A LOT of food so be hungry.

Catfish Eggs Benedict

Grillades, Eggs and Grits, people PLEASE LOOK AT THAT BISCUIT!

You really can't go wrong here. 

Tourist Tip:  Come on a weekday if you can.  It is literally deserted.  On the weekends you will have to wait at least 20-30 minutes, but it is well worth it.