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Shecky’s Girls Night Out

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Tonight went to hang out with the girls at this event called Shecky’s Girls Night Out which was at Fort Mason’s Herbst Pavilion. For a $15 ticket (discounted from $35), you get a free goodie bag at the event. I bought tickets last month so have been looking forward to seeing what goodies were in the bag. Otherwise, admission is free with registration.

Upon showing your ID at the door, you sign in at the registration table and get your ticket for the free goodie bag. You get a wristband that you have to wear throughout the event. We headed first for their beverages, good thing we did because shortly after, the lines started to form.

We took this pic but honestly did not drink them all. The pink one is something called X Rated Fusion which was actually pretty good, a mix of vodka, blood oranges, mango & passion fruit flavors. The green one was a midori margarita and too strong for us to drink. They also served beer and had a tasting of Budweiser Chelada, Budweiser + Clamato. If you like a bloody mary, then you might like this, it tastes like tomato soup!

I didn’t end up buying anything at the event but there were a lot of nice jewelry booths, just didn’t find something I thought was worth the cost. I did pick up my goodie bag which included random things: M&Ms, Luna Bar, free romance novel, toothpaste, tampons, microwave brownies, aspirin + caffeine pills for headache, etc. Very random and not sure it was worth the $15… but maybe something in it will come in handy… we’ll see.

Afterwards, we went to dinner at Doobu in Japantown. I think I’ve been there like five times already, it was perfect for the windy chilly night.

Had the fried tofu salad. Nice light vinegar-like dressing but only tastes good once fresh or else the breading for the tofu gets soggy.

Bulgolgi.. steaming hot.

Combination soon tofu.

We ended up chatting until the restaurant closed. Tiffany is moving to Lancaster in a few weeks to be with her hubby so it’ll be one of the last times we’ll get to hang out in SF while she’s still here. She’s offering me some of her stuff so that she won’t have to drive it down there and so we can stock up our apartment with missing things (like a toaster oven!). We were also giving Kat wedding tips for her upcoming wedding early next year.

It was a good evening with good friends.

Chef Yuyu Za Zang

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I was in Oakland working so had the opportunity to go to one of my favorite places for lunch. I remember it as being called Chef Yu but upon searching for it, it’s actually called Yuyu Za Zang. Parking is kind of hard in the area, especially when there is a funeral nearby, and today there seemed to be cops out in full force so even parking meter parking makes you anxious that your time will expire. If you live in the area, it’s probably great for take out.

Ron and I had lunch together so we ordered two dishes. This is the original za zang noodles.

This was a little bit plain, I think I prefer the other one, I think called “gan za zang” which has other things in it. The spicy soup noodles are really good though, it’ll make you cry with happiness. Their noodles are fresh, chewy, and not too thick.

Ron ordered the fried chicken, much better than Za Zang Noodles in SF because it’s made with a lot less breading so you taste more chicken. The sauce isn’t as vinegared so you can still breathe in while eating (have you ever tried to inhale strongly vinegared food while it’s still steaming hot?).

The deep fried stuff comes a bit slower so if you’re in a rush, this might not be the best place to have lunch. I had an hour lunch and we had to rush to eat to get back in time.

Your meal is served with the pickled yellow turnip, raw onions, and bean paste. Rice is separate. They serve tea or water.

They also have Chinese food which I haven’t had a chance to try yet. I like the noodles too much, can’t wait for the next time I get to work in Oakland 🙂

Yuyu Za Zang
3919 Telegraph Avenue (between 39th and 40th St)

My Tofu House

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Today I went out to Fairfield to celebrate two one-year-old birthdays. My friends from pharmacy school threw this big shindig for their daughters, complete with pinata and three cakes! (One main cake and two mini cakes, one for each girl). It was good to catch up with friends and see how much their girls have grown. Unfortunately, the weather was icky so the drive wasn’t so pleasant but it was worth it to join the celebration.

I definitely wasn’t in the mood for cooking so we went out to dinner with our friends. We decided to try out My Tofu House on Geary Blvd. Our friend was in the mood for something warm and soupy so this sounded like the perfect place.

When we arrived, we had to sign up on the clipboard and wait about 15-20 minutes (this was around 7:45pm on a Saturday night), not too bad.

The menu is only two pages so it was easy to make a decision. Also, they do NOT serve beer or wine, just tea and soda. They serve four different appetizers with my favorite being the bean sprouts with tons of garlic.

The rice is cooked in a large stone pot and peas and garbanzo beans are steamed with it.

We ordered the medium spicy combination tofu soup. Really thick with lots of tofu but not that spicy. The tofu was nice and silky. Next time I think we’ll try the “very” spicy.

Each person got a grilled fish, not super crispy so not oily.

The seafood pancake was more on the bready side. It was nicely toasted on the bottom but the top was a bit mushy.

The kalbi was so good! Sweet and carmelized and lots of yummy onions.

The spicy pork portion was huge! The meat was very tender and nicely marinated.

For four people, this was the perfect amount of food. Our only complaint of the night was that it took them too long to refill our tea… otherwise, we were completely stuffed and our tummies were warm and happy.

This restaurant is #9 on the 7×7 The Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die list. I’ll have to go through the list to see how many of these we have already tried… but I do highly recommend My Tofu House.

My Tofu House
4627 Geary Blvd (between 10th & 11th Ave)

One of the reasons why I fell in love…

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Ron is so cute/funny sometimes. He does unexpected things like packing me this super cute lunch!

We went to the Kukje, a Korean supermarket in Daly City, after seeing Aliens vs. Monsters and picked up a lot of goodies for dinner for the next few days. Last night he was making dinner for himself (since I went out to Hotei) and I guess made a little extra for me.

I bought this thermos-like thing for keeping food warm which has three little compartments and comes with portable chopsticks. I’m embarrassed to say I’ve never used it, until today! The containers are white rice, spicy broiled pork, and kimchi (seaweed, Napa cabbage, and sprouts).

Yes, I’m a lucky gal!

He cooked dinner after we got home from the gym tonight. He cooked the pre-marinated kalbi (short ribs) and some vegetables and we had some more of the Korean small dishes. Had to share the mini marinated crabs we bought. You eat the whole thing, shell and all… they are a bit sweet and salty.

U2 Beauty Health Center & Rohan Lounge

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So I had an interesting experience today at the U2 Beauty Health Center. It’s actually place that specializes more in foot reflexology but I wasn’t in the mood for a foot massage. Instead I requested a body massage, 1 hour for $45 + tip (cash only). The place itself is not really fancy and not really private. The room I ended up in had four massage chairs but I was the only one in it. The other rooms I saw had two to three other chairs in it as well. The massage was relatively inexpensive and if you like sports massages then you’ll likely like this place. It really helps if you speak Mandarin too so I’m glad I went with friends who spoke it well.

Afterwards we went for dinner across the street at Rohan Lounge. It’s another soju bar in SF but the flavored soju was much more expensive than Spot Lounge. I have to say though that they have interesting soju infusions: pineapple, Skittles, asian pear, etc.

For dinner, we ordered the wasabi fries. I couldn’t taste the wasabi though.

But I still happily stuffed myself.

Chicken wings. Quite tasty, very saucy.

The spicy beef wraps. You wrap up the meat in lettuce leaves with garlic, jalapenos, and spicy bean sauce.

Sweet potato croquettes. The sauce was weird but without it, the croquettes were a bit bland.

Susan needed to de-stress so hence the massage and eating and drinking.

The plates were a bit small so we had room for dessert (at least I sure had room for dessert)… we ordered two!

Coconut flan. Very yummy. Not to sweet and nice touch with the shaved coconut.

Fried banana with green tea ice cream. The bananas are breaded with panko bread crumbs and topped with a fruit sauce (I think raspberry). It was really delicious. I think I ended up eating most of it…

A good Friday.


U2 Beauty Health Center
3940 Geary Blvd

Rohan Lounge
3809 Geary Blvd