The Discovery Princess stopped in San Francisco so we went on a bit of a food adventure. They had an amazing sounding oyster restaurant near the cruise port so we walked about twenty minutes to High Island Oyster Company. Our table has a waterfront view.
We got a dozen mixed. We had two of each one except the Pacific Gold.
The Earthquake Bay are the two to the right of the lemon wedge and the rest go clockwise in the order of the menu. The Stretch Island was my favorite. It had a delicate flavor without being overly briney.
Also had a hazy IPA called Robot Olympics from Fieldworks Brewing Company.
Also ordered a few tapa bytes.
Starting with grilled asparagus.
Perfectly grilled so it was still al dente. It was served on top of a delicious Caesar dressing and also had what was called mustard frill which is the top of a mustard seed plant. Added some nice texture.
Next was halibut crudo.
Thinly sliced halibut with slices of apple and a creamy Calabrian chili sauce. I had look that pepper up since I had not heard of it. It is a relatively mild Italian pepper. Worked perfectly with this seafood.
And finally the real highlight was the Geoduck Ceviche.
If you have never had geoduck, it is essentially a giant clam. It would be like the neck of a steamer clams but at least 100 times that size. For preparationz it is sliced very thin, otherwise it can be chewy. I had it for the first time in Beijing China. The preparation there was like thin ribbons or egg noodles. It was delicious!! Here the Geoduck was in smaller thin pieces but just as tasty. And it also had the same chili sauce that was served with the halibut crudo. Such a wonderful dish.
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