Eight Days to Eat the World

I returned home for 8 days with a long list of things to eat. Given the complexity involved in finding lunch dates I left California very satisfied at the foods I managed to eat in that very short time. What follows is my food diary whilst in the Golden State:


Tuesday (7/20):

• At home: baguette, beans, cotija cheese
• Round Table Pizza (Guinevere's garden and BBQ Chicken), garlic twists, A&W Root Beer/Dr. Pepper

Wednesday (7/21):

• At home: eggs, beans, avocado salad, green beans, coffee
• Pickle
• At home: Chiles Rellenos, potato pancakes
• At home: Costco roast chicken
• At M&M's: Homemade chili and hummus, tortilla chips, Hamms

Thursday (7/22):

• Neto's Sausages, Santa Clara: Calabrese sausage sandwich, onion rings, Barq's Root Beer
• 7-11: Sleazy Dog and Dirty Nachos

Friday (7/23):

• At home: Chicken Mole Enchiladas, white rice with potatoes
• Some Brewery in Pacific Beach: Blue cheese bacon cheeseburger with deep-fried onions, fries and beer
• From some cart on the street: 1 cream cheese and chili dog; 1 cream cheese, chili and bacon dog

Saturday (7/24):

• From my room, the Party Suite: Salami, peperoni and nacho cheese
• Wedding Dinner: Roast beef, Caesar salad, mac n cheese slathered in nacho cheese, fish taco, nacho cheese, mini slider, Gin and Tonics
• Nacho cheese on assorted edible delivery methods

Sunday (7/25):

• Bahia Resort, San Diego: Poolside Cheese burger + PBR 
• San Diego Intl Airport: Fountain Coke (this one counts as a meal)
• At home: Beans and cotija cheese, one cheese enchilada
• In n Out: 3x2 Meal, Root Beer and Dr. Pepper

Monday (7/26):

• Gombei, Japantown: The Gombei (Teriyaki Chicken, Fried Shrimp, Croquette)  and the famous fried tofu
• Roy's, Japantown: Mocha
• At home: Chicken Green Enchiladas
• At Casa Mateo: Sauteed Veggies over quinoa, fresh guacamole
• At Blue Sun Studios, Oakland: Schafenberger brownies and Fenton's ice cream

Tuesday (7/27):

• Freshly Baked Eatery, San Jose: Turkey and Swiss sandwich
• In n Out: Barq'sRoot Beer
• Sushi Kazoo, Willow Glen: Assorted sushi, mainly hamachi nigiri but also some deep-fried Philly rolls
• Casa Vicky's, San Jose: Carnitas burrito (first time here; disappointing)

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What didn't I have? NOODLES!

What did I miss?

Fresh bagel from the Bagel House in Naglee Park
Chicken shawerma plate from Alhana Foods in San Mateo
Katsu Curry
Bun cha (ruled out because of the noodles) from City Bakery
French Dip (with cheese) from Original Joe's
Philly Cheesesteak SL