PPQ Dungeness Island

Directly following my trip to Peru, I left on a research trip to the West Coast for two weeks.  What was I researching?  Glad you asked: a book on Stadium Eats!  Um, yeah, without a deal in sight currently (hint, hint, anyone reading this who is interested!), I went to preemptively scout out the 6 West Coast stadiums and eat my way up and down the West Coast at the same time, starting in San Francisco, working my way down to Los Angeles, then San Diego, back up to San Francisco and then to Seattle!  Phew!  Tune in at 4:15 [...]

Crab House at Pier 39: San Francisco

Way back in the days, I reviewed this place.  Obviously, since I’ve been here at least 3 times now, I would say that speaks volumes. 
Tucked in the back of a super touristy area, Crab House is actually a bit pricier than most of the places surrounding.  HOWEVER, despite this being the case (you can get Dungeness crabs at any of the little stands just outside Fisherman’s Wharf for what, $10?), in the 5 years it’s been since my first visit, prices have not gone up.  The whole Dungeness crab remains $34.95, a fair enough price.
In any case, on this particular [...]

Crab House at Pier 39 – San Francisco

Fisherman’s Wharf(415) 434-2722website
A reader asked me recently for a recommendation for a good seafood restaurant at Pier 39 in San Francisco.  Coincidentally, I had been looking at my list of restaurants I’d still yet to post a review of, and this place was on the list… the thing that really brings this cute lil anecdote together was the conversation I’d had with my b. the week before, while eating crabcakes, about where his favorite ever crabcake was to be had…
What did he respond?
Crab House at Pier 39!  I introduced him to this place on his first trip (my third) to San [...]