[FOOD] Home Cafe in Chinatown, San Francisco

The Chinatown location was the third branch of Home Cafe in SF. Having heard its popularity in other locations for a while, I visited the place for a couple of times after the new branch opened. The front door had a home logo within a Chinatown style design. The indoor decoration was simple and modern, and the staffs were super friendly and welcoming.

Their specialty - Birthday Cake Latte was super cute. As the name stated, the latte was decorated with birthday colors, which offsets the bitterness in the coffee.

Their Lavender Latte was also pretty good and also cutely designed with a bear face. Their matcha was in comparison more average as there are much more authentic matcha places in SF.

Besides the drinks, they have creative thick toasts to accompany the coffee. I enjoyed their Say Cheese, which has cheese over bacon and corns, and tasted like pizza topping on breakfast toast. The Truffle in Paradise was tasty too. I like how the cheese and pesto melted in the toppings and make the flavor blend well among each other. I also tried the Seoul Much Avo once, which was a Korean/Californian fusion but I was a bit disappointed by the fact that the toppings were presented as a cold salad style. Also, there was few times that the toast was a bit overcooked but overall the toasts were good.

Add: 455 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 780-5423
Hours: Mon - Fri 7:00 - 5:00 Sat & Sun 8:00 -  5:00

[FOOD] Golden Boy Pizza 舊金山小義大利 人氣排隊方形披薩

久仰大名，第一次造訪Golden Boy Pizza是個平日的晚上八點半，到了店門口就被長長的人龍震懾到。後來聽跟我同去的室友們說如果是週末晚上人潮會更可怕。

店面裝潢有些老舊，披薩口味也就四五種，擺在櫥窗裡，乍看之下就是小義大利區多如牛毛的傳統小店，除了披薩是方形之外，真的沒有什麼起眼之處。點餐後，店員會直接從備好的披薩中拿出來放到烤箱加熱，大約十分鐘就能上桌。

我那天點的是Combo和Pesto Veggie。吃了一口之後立刻明白為什麼這家店這麼受歡迎，因為真的做的非常好吃！Combo上的義式香腸片香脆又有彈性，一旁還有節瓜、蘑菇、蕃茄和洋蔥，各自散發香味又與起司融在一起，讓整片披薩充斥起司的濃郁。Pesto Veggie則顧名思義由濃濃的青醬起司和各種蔬菜組成，口味偏重卻不會膩。室友點了Clam & Garlic，據說平時就是店內招牌，但當天不知道為什麼蒜味太重，小小可惜。

Golden Boy Pizza雖然平價，但水準完全不輸小義大利同樣有名的Tony's Pizza。Tony's Pizza畢竟是餐廳，特色就是窯考冠軍創意披薩。相較之下，Golden Boy Pizza的路線比較像是深夜平民小吃，聽室友說以前大多都是附近當地居民為主，現在透過網路加持聲名大噪，開始有許多觀光客也加入排隊行列。而須特別注意的是這家店只收現金，附近也有不少銀行與ATM。

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[FOOD] Home Cafe in Chinatown, San Francisco

[食記] 舊金山 金門餅家 Golden Gate Bakery 愛開不開超熱門排隊蛋塔

Address:  542 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Tel: (415) 982-9738
Hours: Sun to Thurs 11:30 - 0:00 Fri & Sat 11:30 - 2:00

[FOOD] Baker Doe Asian Inspired Innovative Croissants Review

Baker Doe features in Asian inspired innovative croissants. It is a delivery-only croissant bakery that only delivers to addresses with a San Francisco zip code. Even if you have a San Francisco zip code, you'll need to get through a small hassle in order to get the croissants. They do not have an online shop. All they have is a facebook page and all orders are done through private messages. They post out the weekly menu and starts to take orders during every Friday afternoon. You'll need to provide them with your order and your contact details. Once that is done, they'll reply with an approximate delivery time. The deliver is on Sunday morning, and in my case, it was around 9 am.

I woke up early on Sunday morning as if it were a weekday to gather the bills and coins to pay because they only accept cash. The order arrived on time and the croissants are colorful and beautiful as in the pictures people share. I especially like the Bicolor Strawberry and Sesame Croissant. The two flavors mingled perfectly and the cream came rushing out. The Thai Tea Danish was good as well. Unlike some bakeries that are overwhelmingly sweet, the tea flavor was well presented and just had the proper amount of sweetness added. The Matcha one was not as good as I imagined. The matcha flavor was rather thin and it tasted more like a normal croissant with cream. There are much more places in San Francisco that sell authentic matcha drinks and sweets.

I saved some for desserts during the rest of the week and reheated them with ovens. They still taste good or even better than when I first received them. I knew they were freshly baked but they have turned cold due to the transit under the cool weather in San Francisco. Still, the overall experience was nice and I would definitely try it again.