A co-worker and I escaped the office to enjoy Nordstrom Cafe, situated atop the San Francisco Shopping Center. It's usually reasonably quiet there and windows are large so it's airy and bright even on a dreary day like today. We go there every few months because it's really close to the office, the food is good, and the prices are reasonable. What makes me really happy is that the food has always been piping hot and tastes like it was made after I ordered it, not like it'd been sitting around since 10 a.m. waiting to be ordered.
Today we each had a bowl of crab bisque and a pot of Mighty Leaf tea, and we shared fries. The bisque really hit the spot. The texture was not too thin and not too floury, and there were nice pieces of dungeness crab throughout. The great thing about bisque is that it's soup, but it's thick so it sticks to your bones. I could have done without all the pieces of raw bell pepper, but I could see how someone else might really like it. At least the bell peppers were crunchy sweet yellow and red peppers, not grassy green ones. I had garlic breath all afternoon, but it was worth it.
The fries were presented in a cute little bucket, and served with kalamata olive aioli. The aioli was delicious; I'd never had fries and olives before, but the combo was a real winner. The fries themselves were well-seasoned but a little cool and soft. Not impressive, but not bad either.
I had African Nectar tea, which was rooibos with some fruit. It smelled lightly of vanilla, and was very smooth and naturally sweet. My friend had the Green Tea Tropical Blend, which had a sharp acidic green tea flavor and a lot of overtones of tropical fruit. He liked it a lot; I thought his tea smelled incredible but that mine tasted better.
Food and tea came out to under $20, which isn't bad for a long relaxing meal and some fuel to get through the end of the day. In the past we've really enjoyed the steamed mussels and pizza, and today I saw a huge bowl of really fancy looking chicken caesar. One of these days, I might even try to leave room for dessert.
3 comments:
oooo i'm jealous. i haven't had a bisque in a long time. and mighty tea! yummers. Andrew stole a packet of the mighty leaf tropical green tea when i had my tea at the restaurant. He said it was pretty good.
I just had a small slice of chocolate cake to top off my after workout, befero bedtime snack. Since it had been in the fridge, I wanted to warm it up. I put it in the microwave for 10 sec. The frosting was a little gooey and tasted great! I wish I had vanilla or coffee cream in the house.
oh if forgot to specify that it was YOUR three-layer chocolate cake I was eating. just to make the other readers jealous. ;)
yeah, that frosting wasn't as gooey as I had hoped, but it's great microwaved, isn't it?
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