Sunday, February 12, 2012

Emmy's Spaghetti Shack @ San Francisco

Emmy knows its all. She cooks, she dances and she loves her shack. For the past 10 years, Emmy's Spaghetti Shack has been attracting a steady stream of diners with its simple but perfected menu. This girl power restaurant is located off Mission Street on the border of Bernal Heights. It is a comfortable little place that fits right into the neighborhood. It is also possibly the best hidden restaurant in San Francisco. 
This dark dive restaurant had a rather interesting decor with aprons and t-shirts strung across the bar.
Walls are decorated with corrugated metal, splashed with colorful stickers.
Owners Jay Foster and Emily Kaplan had created a seasonal menu that will tantalized your taste buds.
The decor was fabulously eclectic
Hand written menus with no two that look alike. - Chic -
Spaghetti Meatballs (US$12.95) served with house marinara and parsley. The marinara was on the tangier side but it went perfectly well with the homestyle meatballs. Not to mention, the meatballs were ginormous - bigger than a ping pong ball! It was indeed big and beautiful.
Spaghetti maybe Emmy's specialty but this Panko encrusted pan seared cod fish with lemon caper butter sauce, roast leek and potatoes (US$17.50) is something you gotta try! Crusted fish coupled with the flavorful sauce was heavenly delicious. 
Fettucine with spicy Italian sausage, roasted cauliflower in a Parmesan cream sauce topped with herb bread crumbs (US$15.95). The cauliflower and spicy sausages helped to balanced the richness of the Parmesan cream sauce, while the bread crumbs added another spectrum of crunch to it. Bravo!

It may be called a shack but A Sexy Shack with Big Flavors!

Verdict: TOTALLY SMITTEN

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16 comments:

  1. wow, that's a cool handwritten menu! messy, but fun to read & try to spot which items to order. i'd be curious about 'barry's caesar salad,' 'red kuri squash gratin' & 'flat-iron steak' :D

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    1. It took us a while to figure out what to order becoz of the messy menu.

      Maybe you can try those dishes and let me know how it taste? =)

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  2. Love the decor and the name. Meals look hearty and filling too.

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    1. Yes its extremely filling. It amazing how we can finish everything =)

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  3. D food looks great.... Bring back my fond memories when I was back in states....
    Yummy yummy........

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    1. Yes the food is yummy. Which part of the state did you stay in last time?

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    2. I stay a few places
      San Jose, Cali
      Queens, new York
      Houghton, Michigan... It was many many years back..... :D

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    3. that's a lot of places... heheheh.. =)

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  4. Hahaha the menu looks really messy XD

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    1. You are right. It was very hard to read, especially with the limited lighting...

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  5. HUGE MEATBALLS! haha That would taste so good with a crusty bread!

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    1. Yesssss... you can actually order those meatballs separately.

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  6. I am not a spaghetti/pasta person but sure will go the cod fish dish, looks really great.

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    1. Yes the cod fish was surprisingly very delicious for a spag shack.

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  7. Ooh! As much as I have a soft spot for art I think I wouldn't so often go to this place. It is a little bit too much for me hehehehe :)) Especially the menu... omg I have difficulty reading what's on the board already

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    1. hahhahahaha... I know you might get a headache trying to figure out what to order

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