Was in SF over the weekend and stopped by Al’s Place. One of my favorite restaurants in the Bay Area. Singular is the wrong word but it’s what comes to mind. All the dishes seem so similar, especially when looking at pictures, but the highlights and accents are exact and meticulous.
Grilled quince, yogurt, carrot top schug, white pepper puff
Shelling bean broth chawanmushi, fuji apple, pistachio
Brine pickled French fries, smoked apple sauce & Radishes, peanut butter butter, salt & crispy duck parts, Meyer lemon, fermented black bean mayo (some parts already picked at)
Spicy mapo burrata, bok choy, parsnip + pineapple skin mayo
Baby lettuces, herbed avocado, pistachio crumble
Artichoke dip, fried brussels sprouts, yeasted apples, flax seed crunch (bite taken)
Pear curry, black-lime cod, winter squash, poha berry (my first serving from the share bowl)
King salmon, spiced yogurt broth, burnt garlic oil, persimmon
Ribeye, quince-kimchi butter, burnt maple saba
Tagliatelle, lamb bacon, broccoli, giardiniera, goat’s milk gouda
Extruded zucca, British curried squash, radicchio, parmesan
Meyer lemon curd, fig tart, lavender ice cream
Cookie fingers, snickerz sauce, peanut butter meringue
Limed strawbs, matcha rice pudding, black lime puff
