Yay I’m back from San Francisco, and BOY I never thought I’d say this, but I am SO glad to be back for warmth and Chicago sunshine! Yes, San Fran is incredible, beautiful, seafood-iful, but I don’t have to wear a coat during the summer in Chi-town. hehehe
Regardless, SF rocks. My brother wants to go to law school there. They have fresh fresh food (my family is huge on fruits – we went through 4 honey dews, 25 nectarines, 5lbs of cherries, 10 peaches, 5 bananas, the list goes on – as SNACKS in 6 days.) AHHHHH I’m so jealous of Californians. 
Anyway, so little time, so many things to share..so I guess I will leave you with 10 memories of SF!
#10) Fresh Seafood from the Wharf
A $12 seafood salad from Fisherman’s Wharf looks like this. A ton of fresh shrimp and crab buried below.
It is best enjoyed with some fresh sushi from Japantown! Here you have California rolls and eel rolls.
#9) Authentic Chinese, Courtesy of Chinatown
For the first time in my life, I got to take the family out for dinner using my own hard earned money. And it felt.SO.Awesome!!
These are fresh, fat clams stir-fried in black bean sauce – a Chinese favorite!
And home-style tofu with minced pork…everything literally melts in your mouth.
#8) Daddy’s “homemade” breakfasts – thanks to Pillsbury Dough boy
My daddy is adorable and he would make us breakfast every morning. It doesn’t matter that the crescent rolls came from the dough boy! They were delicious!!
#7) TASTY new cereal!!
By now, ya’ll know how much I love new products, so when I saw that these were MINI mini-wheats (literally the size of you finger nail), I HAD to pick them up.
The honey nut flavor is AWESOME. I’m not even kidding. I bought another box that I carried back to Chicago on the plane. These are yummy eaten soaked in milk AND as a dry snack. It’s also filling and full of fibers. Check it out if you like cereals that are a cross between “fiber-ful” and on the sweet side. Yum.
#6) Yosemite National Park!!!!!!
Not enough exclamation marks for this awesome park. My brother drove 3 hours to Yosemite and back to SF, but what an amazing sight. Don’t miss the water falls!!! 
The brother and I will return!! Camping trip it shall be!
#5) Green Tea Candy and snacks galore!
I’m being modest and showing only a couple snacks lying around. My family is huge on snacks! The Japanese mixed nuts and rice crackers are my childhood favorite. Plus, SF has my favorite brand of green tea candy!! Yummahhh.
#4) Cioppino
The famous San Fran seafood soup came from Italy originally. When I got a little sick on the 3rd day, I begged for some of this, and it made me better!! 
#3) Sourdough bread
We visited Boudin bakery at Fisherman’s Wharf to see how they make sourdough bread! Apparently, they don’t put ANYTHING sour in the dough – it’s simply water, flour, salt, and yeast! The air in SF has bacteria that makes the dough so sour.
A sourdough crab for you. 
I’m not a fan of sour dough, but watching them bake the bread was a lot of fun!
#2)Lobster stuffed in a bun. Enough said.
And last but not least…
#1) Quality time with the family
Now it’s back to the grind. Booooo.
What is YOUR favorite vacation spot? and…why?!?
Restaurant reviews to come!! Cuz, dont’ you wanna know where that lobster roll came from? heheeh
So glad you had a great time in San Fran. I got the chance to visit CA for the first time this spring, but we were in Anehiem and LA. I definitely would love to go back and check out this city too. California is amazing!
I’m sure you had a million more great memories from your trip, but the top 10 you shared look fabulous.
Have a wonderful week love!
woo what a fun trip! all the food looks out of this world good
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m’mmm i’ve seen those honey mini wheats and passed right by ‘em.. i have no idea why! I loveddddd those babies as a younger and i am a big fan of anything honey flavored. Thanks for the review
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I went to SF for my honeymoon the first week in June this yr and it was great but yeah it’s a bit cold! We went to Boudin a million times and I think I took a picture of that exact same bread-crab too….
i told you it’s cold over here! we only get 1 week of hot sun during summer!
i’m glad you loved sf! aren’t you jealous i live there? haha j/p
Glad you had a great trip with the fam!! Your dad was so adorable to make you breakfast. My dad can pour a bowl of cereal…that’s about it!
I love San Fran, but I agree about the weather. I’m just trained to need HOT in the summer. But, oh, it is gorgeous.
Favorite vacation spot would have to be Colorado….it is beyond beautiful, and they have over 300 days of sunshine/year. Or maybe someone was just pullin’ my leg?
Dads are the best! I miss my dad and his homemade breakfasts
#9 isn’t that an awesome feeling? one of the perks of adulthood!
You definitely did a ton of awesome stuff in California! Especially the awesome eating stuff.
oh girl i don’t even know where to start – the food? the pictures? the goodies? it all looks so amazing. i’m glad you had such a good time.
my favorite vacay spot is duluth, mn (for a quick weekend getaway) or europe – because i am in love with it.
hope you had a fabulous weekend!
All the food looks fantastif! Gotta love sushi! Oooh and I adore black bean sauce. I paid for my family the first time a month or so ago. It does feel really good! I feel old too, haha
Mmmm love Italian seafood soup!!! Oh, and that sourdough crab bread is just adorable. Didn’t know San Francisco had so much bacteria in the air–interesting!
I love visiting Vancouver (canada), Hawaii (oahu), and Korea (Seoul). In reverse order, haha. But I visit Vancouver most since it’s less $$$.
Have a fabulous week dear Michelle
Looks like you had a great time!! Did you get my email? That Chinese food looks amazing, wherever it was. Love that little sourdough crab
Looks fabulous! Love the sourdough crab! (and mini MINI wheats!)
Favourite place: NYC…food, friends, family, atmosphere
I’ve always wanted to visit San Fran!!! Looks like you had a blasty–and who could pass up fresh CA fruit!? Yummy! And those sourdough crabs look too cute to eat!
LOVE #8!! I need to try that cereal (#7)!
I am a huge fan of sourdough bread!! I’d imagine San Fran’s SD being incredible!
YAY SAN FRAN!!!!!!!
I love the sourdough crab! It is too freaking adorable.
Personally, I enjoy any vacay no matter the destination. Our vacations are usually holiday/family related, but it is always nice just to get away for a bit!
I’ve never been to San Fran before…but now I have to go (obviously just for the food!!) haha….Seriously though it all looks so good! I’m jealous : )
Family time is always great…my parents live in Southampton so I always love to go back and visit them there and enjoy the beach!
GIRL! all of this food made me drool on my keyboard! LOVE LOVE the tofu and ground pork, thats amazing. and the lobster roll? really i could just list all of the food you had on your page, but don’t worry ill just read it over and over and wish i could be eating with you! glad youre having such a great time! i have always wanted to go to san fran
Cioppino is sooooo good. There is a restaurant here in Victoria that makes an excellent one. Throw in a chunk of sourdough, and it would be the perfect SanFran meal!
Sounds like you had an excellent time with the family, with lots of good eats