The return of Geoff Deetz - The Temple Club

He’s having a pop-up on September 1, but both seatings sold out immediately.

pork rolls: fantastic sauce, never had anything like it

jellyfish, great dish, again never had anything like it, reminded me a bit of Great China’s “double skin” in the variety of flavors and textures

pork hot pot: standout of the night, fantastic and again new to me; textures reminiscent of Thai House Express / House of Thai’s pork leg stew with fermented bamboo shoot, but completely different flavors

Spectacular meal. I hope Michael Bauer ate as well as we did.

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Wow! Looks incredible!

I forgot to post about my lunch in October. That’s the street bowl size.

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susucaru

This place is so good I was surprised that it was almost empty at 7:15 Thursday, but by 8:00 it was packed. They now take reservations and have a limited selection of wine and beer. Corkage is $10.

http://www.templecluboakland.com/

jellyfish

Jellyfish salad with lots of rau ram ($14.50). I forgot to ask if they make the chips from scratch, I haven’t seen the like anywhere else.

pig_ear

Pig ear salad ($12.50), looks similar but the flavor was quite different.

salmon

Salmon in clay pot ($14.75), perfectly à point. As good a salmon dish as I’ve had anywhere. Came with a bowl of rice.

noodles

Mì quảng phú chiêm (“American bowl” $14.50) with the accidental addition of two large portions of frog ($5 each, we only meant to order one), which threw off the balance and made it hard to eat. I preferred the smaller “street bowl” size without frog.

This is a must for any food lover visiting the Bay Area unless maybe you’re coming from Vietnam or planning a trip there soon.

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I just learned that Deetz has been the chef at Le Colonial since October. The regular menu’s pretty tame compared with The Temple Club’s, but it looks like he gets to do his own thing at occasional special dinners.

https://www.lecolonialsf.com/bd2022