on the waterfront

Roomie wanted to eat lunch at Slanted Door down at the Ferry Building. He got agitated due to hunger so we hurried down to the Embarcadero. We searched for the restaurant, but instead ran into a couple of his old friends and chatted it up for about fifteen minutes or so. Guess his friends made his hunger dissipate for a bit.

We couldn't find Slanted Door, so we decided to eat Japanese instead after I saw a man chowing down on something that looked like katsu or potato croquette. The food at Delica rf-1 tasted very delicious. I ordered organic butternut squash soap and just about one of each of their fried items: potato croquette, pork katsu, chicken ball something, and shrimp ball. Some tasted better than others, but the food did its job.

We walked around and explored some of the other stores and shops. Got dessert from Ciao Bella Gelato...yummy. The renovation of the ferry building looks great. I can't remember how it looked before, but the scenery impressed us both. Roomie kept saying how chichi it was there, and the place was packed! Not overcrowded, thank goodness, but a healthy amount of bodies. Even though the air felt so cold, it was a beautiful day nonetheless. I still am on a mission to find that 100% cotton scarf and beanie. A craft vendor across the street on Justin Herman Plaza didn't have any, just wool and acrylic. Sigh.

Later in the evening, we returned to the Embarcadero to dine with a friend for his birthday at La Suite, a "modern French cuisine gem from the Chez Papa, Maman, and Baraka team." Talk about chichi. We enjoyed the benefits of Dine About Town.