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Fisherman’s Wharf and another DisBoard winner
Our normal lunch spots at Pier 39 are either the Pier Market or Neptune’s Palace. We pick one or the other, not because the food is particularly outstanding, but because the views are sensational. At the Pier Market we get to see the sea lions and the bridge. At Neptune’s, we see the Rock and the bridge.
Today….well…..today was a little different.
DS and I kept walking down Fisherman’s Wharf proper.
We stopped to look at the seafood sellers.
One of them saw me looking and gave me a close up of the chowder.
DS was growling about being hungry by this stage and was wondering why we hadn’t stopped off to eat at Pier 39 like we normally do.
I had a different destination in mind. You see - Skier_Pete had given me a tip on my PTR….Eat.At.Scoma’s.
I had googled Scoma’s at home and it seemed like it was somewhere in the midst of Fisherman’s Wharf. But where was it?
D’Oh! Take a look at that Orange sign!
It was down a pier…
…and off-off the tourist drag.
Well, maybe not so off-off; but it seemed a world away from the tourist traps and cheap souveniers along the Wharf.
We walked down the pier and I was instantly enchanted by the mosaic. I love looking at street art!
Scoma seemed a bit more upmarket than the other restaurants at the wharf; and with prices to match.
But I had noticed that there was a lunch special….
So, we left our name and waited for it to be called. We were told it would be about 10 minutes…despite the restaurant being completely empty!
But for once, I didn’t mind the wait…..
..because…..look what was hanging around here!
Here were the sea lions; just enjoying the sunny winter’s day. I figured that the temperatures were low to mid 60's; practically boiling by San Francisco standards!
And somewhere here, I found my heart and left another chunk of it behind. Yes, I know that I was in the midst of touristville – but that’s what San Francisco does to me. It just sneaks up when I least expect it to and just reminds me why I love it so much.
The 10 minutes just whizzed on by and we heard our names called in a relatively short time.
We had been allocated a great table…..
…with a view.
Our waiter brought us some bread and breadsticks.
Someone sure was hungry!
I decided on the soup and salad lunch special and DS was ordered off the Kids menu.
The food?
My clam chowder was great! It was creamy, full of clams and had a delightful depth of flavour.
The serving size was probably a tad on the small side; but that was the only complaint I had. Given how dreamy it was, I reckon they could have brought me the entire pot and I would still have complained about the serving size.
My waitress recommended the Dungeness crab salad.
This entrée was breathtaking in its simplicity and crisp flavours. The crab was beautifully cooked and the dressing had the right amount of acidity and sweetness to it.
DS got the Fish and Chips
He finished the chips and left a bit of fish behind. For a kid’s meal, the serving size was enormous!
I decided on a coffee to finish; before getting the bill. The soup and salad was $17, the kid’s meal was about $8, coffee and tips for a total of $32. Given the quality of the food, I had no complaints.
And this was the first restaurant on this trip where we got
peppermint with our bill!
And the DisBoard wins again! I have yet to be given a bad recommendation from a fellow Dis-er.
Skier_Pete – thanks for the tip. I reckon we found ourselves a new lunch favourite for the next time!
After lunch, we meandered back to the main drag….
…where DS was faced with a rather perplexing choice to make!
[Up Next – Our ding dong afternoon]
Definitely upscale. I remember paying like $30 a meal there 10 years ago for dinner. I have a hard time spending that now.
Some of the best meals of my life!
....and BTW, it's CHOWWWWWW-dah....
