Melted Cheese

Cheese sticks must be hard to do right.  They’re so inconsistent.  But once in a while they’re perfect cruchy on the outside and gooey on the inside. Today was almost like that.

Stopped by “metro caffe burgers and cheesesteaks” (their spelling) on my way to an appointment this afternoon.  Wanted something on the smaller side, cheesticks fit the bill perfectly.

The cheese was starting to burst though the batter, but could have been just a tad meltier and chewier.  An 8.  (10 cheesesticks are rare indeed!)

Stopped somewhere else recently and had the cheese sticks with marinara, I think this is a pick from Bull’s Head.

I skipped Bay to Breakers this year. Or tried to. I watched the finish of the roadrace on TV and a few minutes of the coverage. Then went to Dolores Park to enjoy what was left of the sunshine as we transitioned from a few days of 90+ degree weather to typical San Francisco summer (windy, foggy, cold).

By mid-afternoon I was quite hungry and a friend called. She’d been watching the race, then started walking with it, ending up most of the way to the ocean. She was taking a bus back to her car and wanted to know if I’d like to get together for a late lunch.  A few calls and text messages later, we met at Jay’s Cheesesteaks on Divisidaro.

I should have realized it’d be a crazy day there… (more…)