San Francisco - Christmas Carol

We departed, for what has now become an annual trek to San Francisco, around two o'clock yesterday - to see "A Christmas Carol" at the ACT Theatre near Union Square. The weather was a factor, since it rained heavily for most of the trip, but it actually made it feel more like Christmas. Better than a warm sunny day, for this type of an outing. We walked around Union Square and went into a few stores. While checking out the sites, we found a new restaurant that we really like. We probably passed it a few times during prior visits to San Francisco, but this time we decided to check out the menu that was posted in their window. Nancy zeroed in on the corn beef and cabbage (one of her favorite meals) and I saw that they served large steaks - so it was an easy choice - Johnny Foley's Irish House, here we come! It proved to be a good decision.

The decor in Johnny Foley's is old style San Francisco, meaning it probably looked the same way as it does now, some fifty or more years ago. Being an Irish pub, as well as a restaurant, it had more than a few beer drinkers around the large bar. The restaurant's seating area was almost an afterthought. Nevertheless, the noise wasn't overwhelming, like in many bar restaurants, and the food was top-notch. Nancy enjoyed her corn beef and cabbage and I had a fillet, with a side of mushrooms. The steak was tender, large and cooked to perfection. We capped the meal off with a delicious bread pudding for dessert and vowed that we would return next year for Christmas, if not sooner.

We did swing by the new Tad's during our walk down Powell Street. It has been renovated, but the menu looks the same. The new price for a complete steak meal is $13.49 - a little higher than before the remodel, but still not a bad price for San Francisco. I guess the CES boys and I will have to make a visit before too long.

The performers, all of them and especially the children, were great in "A Christmas Carol". We had very good seats, as I went online early this year to make reservations. The play is a great way to jump start a person into the spirit of Christmas.

The rain was really coming down as we headed home around nine thirty last night. The drive home wasn't too bad, but you had to take precautions. We counted four accidents, as we traveled down a busy I-80 East. People don't want to slow down, even in the heavy rain with low visibility. We just took our time and got home around eleven thirty at night. We were a little tired, from having gotten up early in the morning, so a good night's rest was in order. Got to get ready for a big weekend.This weekend we will be spending time with our friends and enjoying a couple of Christmas buffets. It should be a lot of fun.

The pictures from San Francisco are posted on the right side of the blog page.