
first stop, was
santa ramen in san mateo. this is the new santa location. the original one was a hole in the wall. this one is much bigger but works the same way as the former location. you wait in line to get in. you also order before you are seated. the one on the left is the miso ramen (mine) which comes w/ pork. lisa got the soy sauce ramen w/ corn. it was mmm goodness. good comfort food after a night (& result) of 10+ drinks.

the next meal came after a visit to the california academy of sciences and some shopping right before closing time. it was dinner at
the house in north beach. lisa took me here back in early
may. we ordered the exact same thing we did the last time (minus one appetizer & one entree). we started with the deep fried salmon rolls. that's me ready to inhale my angus flatiron steak cooked medium complete with their yummy wasabi noodles. mmm meat. next to me is lisa, with her grilled sea bass and soy noodles with green beans.

and last but not least... dessert! again (as we did back in may), we went next door to the
steps of rome as
the house does n0t have the extensive dessert selection or espresso drinks that
steps of rome carries. clockwise from left: me w/ lisa, white chocolate profiteroles, the boys who took our picture, and finally, panna cotta with strawberry & chocolate rightness. it was
mmm so wrong but it feels so right all at the same time.