List of Visited Restaurants: Bay Area Version

Great

Seoul Gom Tang: warm, homemade soup

Ruby King Bakery Cafe: not too sweet cakes, crispy shelled egg tarts

Kingston 11 Cuisine: hearty oxtail stew dripping with oil

Mom's Bun Mi: soft bread with flavorful meat

Chai Thai Noodles Oakland: great Chan Pad Poo

Bonchon: crispy fried chicken with great sauce

Smokin Woods BBQ; great flavors in ribs

Mediocre

Tierra Mia Coffee: little flavor in Horchata latte

Everett Jones Barbeque: good portions, but nothing really stood out

Moo Bong Ri: Homemade taste, but uses a lot of black peppers

Pho Mekong: Homemade broth and rice noodles cooked to firm

Napoleon Super Bakery: okay egg tarts

Sobo Ramen: good chashu, okay broth

Tu Tai 3: good broth, clump of BBQ beef sauteed (do not ask for water)

Happy Garden: okay shrimp dumpling soup

Phnom Penh: heavy lemon flavoring

Banh Mi Ba Le: crispy bread, but sauce can be too sweet

Fire Wings Berkeley: okay fried chicken

Senior Sig: tasted like fried rice in tortilla

Not worth the effort

Cam Huong Bakery: stale bread and too sweet BBQ pork

Basil Pizzeria: dried and bland crust

Dan Sing Sa Restaurant: cooked frozen food

Pho Vy: Lukewarm broth with over cooked rice noodles

Tao Yuen Pastry: too oily

Shawarmaji: bland, gamey lamb with no cohesion to roti or vegetables