Our guest blogger Melinda is back with part two of her blog about our trip to San Francisco. Enjoy!
With a goal to eat our way through San Francisco, we had to rally after our dim sum food hangover and decided an afternoon of shopping was just the cure we needed. After a quick walk from Yank Sing down Market Street with diversions at Anthropologie and The Gap, we boarded the 45 Muni Bus and rode like locals to the boutiques on Union Street in Cow Hollow. The jewelry at Mingle won us over at reasonable prices and both Stephanie and I walked out with lovely necklaces.
We worked up a proper hunger and headed down to the Mission for a flavorful experience at Limon Restaurant. The ceviche, yucca fries and seco de castillas (beef short ribs) won our hearts and stomachs. We split 5 plates amongst the 3 of us and racked up a bill about $75. We left fully satisfied and I filed it away as a solid choice to give guests a taste of Latin flavor in the Mission.
Monday was Disneyland day from beginning to end. We never stepped foot in the theme park, but we got our fill between a visit to the Google campus and an exploration of the Walt Disney Family Museum. Our trip to Google involved a guided tour by my main man featuring the crazy good free cafeterias, fresh squeezed juice bar, slides, meeting bikes and playing amongst the operating system statues. You can’t walk around without an escort, but if you know someone or know someone who knows someone, take advantage of seeing the magic that is Google.
As if we didn’t eat enough at Google, we stopped by In & Out Burger on the way back to the city for good measure. Maybe it was because we were full or maybe because only Stephanie was an In & Out virgin, but we decided it wasn’t worth all the hype.
The Walt Disney Family Museum on the other hand exceeded my expectations. I’m not a Disney fanatic myself, but I figured I’d tag along. We utilized our AAA membership to get $5 off the $20 admissions ticket. The museum boasted several interactive exhibits, tons of original drawings, several movie clips and a model version of Disney’s dream community. The Disney family owns and operates the museum, putting in a lot of their own time and money. It’s very well curated and worth the steep price even without the discount.
From Peter Pan to Smuggler’s Cove, we moved on to decidedly adult libations. The notoriously packed and award winning rum bar delivered the one two punch for happy hour. Our secret was going on a Monday for happy hour to score seats. The building is barely marked and we walked past it before back tracking and looking more carefully for the address. It was well worth the hunt though and I personally recommend the drink named after a red head (the rum made me forget the specifics).
We laid low that night, taking advantage of one of the hundreds of delivery options (ah, the joys of city living!) before the girls headed home. They may not have left their hearts here, but I think little pieces of their stomachs remain and I conjure their help as I continue to nosh my way from bay to breakers.