One of the things I plan to do with this blog is try new restaurants as often as possible and then blog about the experience. My absolute favorite thing to do is eat, so this is really just a selfish thing I’m doing in the name of sharing with others!
I figure I live in a super cool place that’s known for its food, so I might as well have some fun and bring the yummy food finds to you! So utilizing my husband Jeff’s stellar research skills on Yelp.com, we’re going to try a new restaurant (hopefully) once a week. I intend to do this for bars and wineries too!
Being that it was Valentine’s Day and we had Monday off of work, we decided to take a Sunday afternoon trip to a little beach town South of San Francisco called Pacifica. We saw it as a chance to check out some real estate, the beach, and best of all – have a great lunch somewhere cute! Unfortunately, this place turned out to be a total shit box with no place to eat (no offense, Pacifica).
So now what? I’m hungry! I guess it’s on to plan B!
On our way back to the East Bay I suggested we stop off in Berkeley and see what looks good. Being the eclectic little college town that it is there are TONS of little eateries to choose from. Thankfully, my eye just happened to catch a sign for Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen and seeing as though we fell in love with New Orleans during a recent trip in November, we decided this would be a perfect place to eat.
Angeline’s is a small little thing with blues music playing over the speakers and great service. Right away we ordered a couple of beers (Abita for me, Purple Haze for Jeff) that are of course served with super frosty Mason jars to drink from. I mentioned to Jeff that these jars reminded me of my childhood and he said; “Ya, that’s because hillbillies used to drink out of them”. I prefer to call it a “Southern” thing actually. We’re both from Indiana by the way, so I don’t get the distinction he’s making – but whatever.
We started with the yummiest hush puppies and butter that you can imagine! Jeff is hard to please but even he marveled at their goodness! Who doesn’t love fried balls anyway? I almost ordered the fried chicken and sweet potato mash for my entrée, but since I had a big dinner the night before I opted for a lighter meal with a fried shrimp po boy sandwich. To top it off we added a crusted mac ‘n cheese to share as a side.
The po boy looked delish and – Holy Creole mustard – it was HOT! My nose was on fire! I kept punishing myself however but chowing it down in its entirety. And let’s just talk about the mac ‘n cheese. Jeff and I were having fork wars trying to snag the last of the fried crusty toping left in the bowl! It definitely topped the crusted mac ‘n cheese that we had for dinner the night before!!
Then it was time for the ultimate Louisiana dessert – beignets! It was like heaven! I know it’s just a fried donut with powdered sugar on top, but it’s the kind of thing that just puts a smile on your face and makes you want to do a little dance in your seat!
So needless to say, I loved Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen! We will definitely be back. If you live in the SF Bay Area, I highly recommend it!
If you have any great restaurant suggestions for the San Francisco Bay Area, please leave a comment and I’ll add them to our growing list of places to try!
Bon appetite!
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