Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Staycation day 4 of 16. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, diced pear; water. First day of heavy rain in a very long time. Mended a brown dress sock by hand. Rode Muni to a doctor appointment; Muni service was very disappointing. I waited 18 minutes for a bus in heavy rain, then decided to take an alternate route which include one transfer and five big blocks of walking that I would not have had to do if Muni were operating as expected. After my doctor appointment the rain stopped, and I had a small, late lunch at Philly Cheesesteaks: half hoagie with chicken and onions (no sweet peppers), unsweetened iced tea: $16.14. I had ordered for here, but the order was mistakenly presented to go, then quickly rectified by the sandwich maker once I mentioned the error. No apology, but she did politely blame the cashier who entered the order. Food and drink were delicious. Rode UCSF shuttle and Muni home. Rested. Patrick and I walked to a Dia de los Muertos celebration at Sunset Mercantile. DJ music and a small number of the usual food and craft vendor booths were present, and there was also a very nice display of ofrendas. The lines for food seemed unusually long, and since it was very cold outside with few places to sit at a table to eat, we walked and rode Muni to Sushi Genki (2543 Noriega Street, 415-753-9383): appetizer: shrimp tempura roll. mains: katsu don donburi and house sake for Patrick, chashu ramen for me. Hot green tea for both. Food was delicious. We could not finish our mains. The shrimp tempura roll was very large in diameter, making it challenging to eat without it falling apart in your chopsticks; best if you can eat it in one bite. The chashu ramen broth had a distinct and pleasant taste of charbroil to it. The chashu was perfect, and the thick noodles had a firm bite that I liked. Service was inattentive but pleasant when it arrived. I had many minutes of trouble getting my green tea refilled, and we had to wait long periods to order and to pay. Mains did not arrive simultaneously and took a bit longer than expected to be delivered, but tolerably so. Patrick had ordered a ton katsu dinner but instead mistakenly got the katsu don donburi, but he did not complain. $70.88 after a $9.00 tip. For delivery it's a reasonable choice; we have ordered delivery from them in the past. For dine-in, there are probably better choices in the area. Try Noriega Teriyaki House. Either way, it's a bit pricey for what you get relative to the competition. Walked home.