Bistro Aix in the Marina district of San Francisco gets my vote as the best dining out meal so far in 2005. You should be able to see the address on the door but if not, it's 3340 Steiner. This was simple and delicious. I apologize for some of the pictures being blurry but what's done is done. Take a look.
We started off with tempura calamari in a red curry aioli sauce. Unfortunately we ate part of it before it occurred to me to take a picture, plus it came out fuzzy anyway. But you get the idea. A decent-sized portion of squid came on a bed of shredded cabbage and cilantro, drizzled with the aioli sauce. This was a tasty combination and we gobbled it up.
G ordered the sirloin steak. It came accompanied by some great shoestring fries and a watercress salad. I'll let the picture do the talking (but just in case you think looks deceive, the steak was excellent).
K went for sirloin on a smaller scale, as a hamburger served on a focaccia roll. It came with the same great fries and she pronounced this the best hamburger she had ever eaten in her life. I sampled a bite and have to say I can't remember ever having a better burger. This was pure essence of beef in a burger patty! But at $10.95, it had better have been good.
And me, I got the cracker-crust pizza with grilled chicken and sun-dried tomtao pesto on top. This was one thin pizza but it was also one tasty pizza. All the ingredients blended well, and the flavors were concentrated. Despite having a thin, thin, crust, I was filled up after having this and the calamari.Like I said, it wasn't anything fancy but it sure hit the spot. Since I live in So Cal I'm not planning on returning soon but that's a matter of geography, not preference!
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