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French Cuisine Under $100 with High Cost-Performance Ratio

✨What initially drew me to this restaurant was the “Japanese-French bistro” title many people on Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) had given it. After doing some research, I found it interesting that the reviews on the platform were very polarized. Naturally, my contrarian spirit kicked in, and I had to try it for myself. ✨About the Food: As soon as we were seated, we were served a small cup of carrot cold soup. The name might sound a bit off-putting, but it was actually quite fragrant. The creaminess of the soup base blended well with the natural sweetness of the carrots, and there was no hint of the usual “carrot-y” aftertaste. ✨ The appetizer was salmon cured with coarse black peppercorns, served with thin slices of carrot and apricot, and drizzled with a sauce made from apricot jam and pesto. The combination of ingredients and sauces was a bit adventurous. Each individual ingredient tasted good on its own, but the mixture with the sauces didn’t quite come together as well as I had hoped. ✨ The second course was eggplant and shrimp. The eggplant was fried, with a slightly crispy exterior and a soft, tender interior. The shrimp had been marinated in the sauce and was complemented by an additional dollop of cream sauce. This dish was pretty average—nothing extraordinary, but nothing bad either. ✨ The main course, however, was the highlight of the meal. The duck was the best dish of the night. The skin was perfectly seared, with a rich, aromatic flavor, and the duck meat was cooked to perfection—tender and delicate, with no off-flavors. The sauce, likely made from the duck’s own juices, was incredibly fragrant. ✨We also added a slow-cooked beef tongue as an extra main course (+$28). I suspect the chef wanted to highlight the natural flavors of the ingredients, so the sauce was very lightly seasoned. It was probably homemade mayonnaise, sprinkled with a bit of salt and pepper, and garnished with a few leaves of greens. #SanFranciscoFood #SanFranciscoTravel #BayAreaEats #BayAreaLife

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French Cuisine Under $100 with High Cost-Performance Ratio

✨What initially drew me to this restaurant was the “Japanese-French bistro” title many people on Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) had given it. After doing some research, I found it interesting that the reviews on the platform were very polarized. Naturally, my contrarian spirit kicked in, and I had to try it for myself. ✨About the Food: As soon as we were seated, we were served a small cup of carrot cold soup. The name might sound a bit off-putting, but it was actually quite fragrant. The creaminess of the soup base blended well with the natural sweetness of the carrots, and there was no hint of the usual “carrot-y” aftertaste. ✨ The appetizer was salmon cured with coarse black peppercorns, served with thin slices of carrot and apricot, and drizzled with a sauce made from apricot jam and pesto. The combination of ingredients and sauces was a bit adventurous. Each individual ingredient tasted good on its own, but the mixture with the sauces didn’t quite come together as well as I had hoped. ✨ The second course was eggplant and shrimp. The eggplant was fried, with a slightly crispy exterior and a soft, tender interior. The shrimp had been marinated in the sauce and was complemented by an additional dollop of cream sauce. This dish was pretty average—nothing extraordinary, but nothing bad either. ✨ The main course, however, was the highlight of the meal. The duck was the best dish of the night. The skin was perfectly seared, with a rich, aromatic flavor, and the duck meat was cooked to perfection—tender and delicate, with no off-flavors. The sauce, likely made from the duck’s own juices, was incredibly fragrant. ✨We also added a slow-cooked beef tongue as an extra main course (+$28). I suspect the chef wanted to highlight the natural flavors of the ingredients, so the sauce was very lightly seasoned. It was probably homemade mayonnaise, sprinkled with a bit of salt and pepper, and garnished with a few leaves of greens. #SanFranciscoFood #SanFranciscoTravel #BayAreaEats #BayAreaLife

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