Crustacean SF

Happy Belated Mother's day!

So for Mother's day this year my family decided to head out to San Francisco to eat at Crustacean. It is between California and Pine Street. I had to walk up quite a bit of stairs to get to the restaurant because I couldn't find an elevator! (Boy am I lazy!)

Anyways, we didn't want to wait for a table because it would have taken an hour and a half to get one. The restaurant was very busy that evening. SO, my family and I got seats at the bar. The people attending to us at the bar were very nice. I was wearing my UC Santa Barbara sweater and the bartender noticed. We had a chat about the UC system. He graduated from UC Davis a while back.

I wasn't to hungry that day because I had a stomach bug, but I managed to try a couple of different foods. My parents ordered the roasted crab, beef skewers, crab puffs, garlic noodles and Asian bouillabaisse. Sadly, I didn't get many pictures because of the bar seats. I was just too far away from some of the food. PLUS, my younger brother was quick to eat all the smaller plates of food!

The bouillabaisse was a lot different than I anticipated. I initially thought that I would get a Tom Yum kind of flavor, but instead I got a more sweet and sour flavor. It kind of reminded me of a Jewish cabbage soup with  a bass flavor to it. I didn't really taste much of the lemongrass or pineapple either. I think the sourness of the soup with the dill and bass overpowered a lot of the other flavors I wanted to taste. It wasn't bad though.

I enjoyed the garlic noodles quite a bit. I have only ever had it at one other restaurant though. I'm not too into  having garlic breathe after eating noodles, or anything for that matter, so I was very happy that the garlic wasn't obnoxious. It was a pretty light dish and it tasted nice and light. I wasn't really expecting a pasta like noodle though, but that's okay with me. It was good regardless.

I'm kind of sad I didn't get a picture of the appetizers. The skewers had a very nice flavor. I really liked the hint of lemongrass. The crab puffs were also really good. They kind of reminded me of fried wontons. The only thing I didn't really enjoy about them was that when you dipped one into the sauce, the sauce masked the crab.

The roasted crab was definitely a highlight. It didn't have all sorts of different flavors. It was just a nice well roasted crab. It was delicious and light. I don't often find myself dirtying my hands to eat food, but it was worth it.

After most of my meals I have cup of tea. I really liked the green tea they had. It reminded me of the sencha I brought home from Japan. The tea kettle was really nice too. It was a heavy cast iron kettle that kept the tea warm for the fifteen minutes it took for my mom and I to finish the pot.

Besides mother's day I had a super busy weekend in San Francisco. My school had their junior/senior prom on Friday. I didn't have such a great time, but it's okay because I got to spend some time with my good friend Rachael. I hope to post again sometime next week, probably after Saturday because I have a badminton competition to go to. Until then! Keep on dancing! C: