{"id":122,"date":"2009-05-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endoedibles.ifm.yji.mybluehost.me\/?p=122"},"modified":"2009-05-01T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-01T10:00:00","slug":"dotties-true-blue-cafe-san-francisco-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/?p=122","title":{"rendered":"Dottie’s True Blue Cafe, San Francisco CA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chatting with people in line was a blast, albeit not as much fun as I had the following day at Brenda\u2019s, and I imagine that during longer lines people are equally friendly. <\/span>Finally the doors opened and walking in I was immediately impressed by the small\/homey appearance of the restaurant \u2013 It looked like a 50\u2019s kitchen with a single large stove, huge\/ancient fridge, and bar with about 12 tables plus knick-knacks galore. <\/span>Taking a seat at the bar in order to watch their legendary grill-man\u2019s skills I quickly noted the white-board featuring the daily specials, the black board stating baked goods, and the laminated menu with \u201cthe standards.\u201d <\/span>Already starving from a workout and planning at least a 10 mile walk I knew I could handle a good bit of carbs and planned accordingly \u2013 though I admit my plan was a little too aggressive and caught up to me by day\u2019s end.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My first dish was a must the second I saw it on the menu \u2013griddled jalapeno cornbread with pepper preserves. <\/span>Being from the Midwest \u2013 a land where barbeque and southern seem to dominate our regional cuisine – I must admit I\u2019ve had a lot of cornbread and Dottie\u2019s was decidedly the best I\u2019ve had outside of a bacon-fat fried version experienced on a trip to Dallas a few years ago. <\/span>Buttery and flavorful with just a hint of heat the jelly was remarkable for its sweetness and how it actually peaked the corn in the bread moreso than the jalapeno! <\/span>Crusty outside, soft inside \u2013 great start.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My second dish, just because I love pancakes, was a single whole wheat buttermilk pancakes spiced with ginger and cinnamon. <\/span>While good, I must admit the cake was a little thin and lacked overall fluffiness (especially compared to Griddle Caf\u00e9 in LA and absolutely mind-melting pancake I had the following day at Canteen) but the ginger flavor was sublime and beautifully complimented the REAL (rare, it seems, in California) maple syrup.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dish three, my \u201cmain\u201d I guess you could say, was one of the daily specials \u2013 Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread French Toast with Maple Syrup. <\/span>Imagine the Homer Simpson drooling sound \u2013 now imagine me doing that \u2013 literally from the point I saw the bread guy cut four thick slices off the loaf of homemade bread, dredge them in cream and eggs, and slap them down on the grill. <\/span>When delivered the slices were perfectly browned with a chewy\/bready \u201cAmerican\u201d French toast interior and crispy exterior \u2013 not the custard-esque texture of French\/English French Toast \u2013 and the incredible punch pumpkin and nutmeg overwhelmed the senses like a crispy pumpkin pie. <\/span>Mild hints of chocolate chips interspersed added another layer of flavor. <\/span>Superb \u2013 great ingredients and expert grill skills – ::drool sound::<\/span><\/p>\n

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Not overly full but certainly not hungry I decided to end my meal with baked goods to go – as much as I love pumpkin, my love for sweet potatoes is certainly greater and there was no way I was walking out on <\/span>Sweet Potato Chocolate Coffee Cake \u2013 little did I realize that my $4.50 was going to garner me a slice that weighed nearly a pound \u2013 or that it was to be covered with cinnamon cr\u00e8me anglaise! <\/span>Packed carefully in foil my server chuckled and said \u201cI bet you\u2019re not going to eat that for at least a few hours \u2013 but do you want a fork?\u201d <\/span>\u201cAbsolutely\u201d I responded and as much as I\u2019d like to pretend I waited a few hours, I can\u2019t \u2013 it was about 45 minutes \u2013 and the cake was the best part of the meal! <\/span>Dense yet moist, savory and sweet without being \u201csugary\u201d, dense chunks of gnache \u2013 possibly the best coffee cake I\u2019ve ever tasted. For posterity I finished the second half in the middle of the Bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Having been to some of America\u2019s most famed breakfast joints \u2013 The Griddle in LA, Bongo Room in Chicago, Norma\u2019s in NYC, Bouchon and Tableau in Vegas \u2013 I can without a doubt say that Dottie\u2019s is not overrated to me. <\/span>Would I wait 2+ hours for a table \u2013 certainly not, but I wouldn\u2019t wait that long anywhere. <\/span>While pricey I felt Dottie\u2019s food was every bit worth the price and for someone who almost never goes to the same place twice, I\u2019d put Dottie\u2019s on my list for every subsequent trip to San Francisco. <\/span>With an ever changing menu, fantastic service, a wonderful grill man, and food that absolutely wows my advice is go, and go early.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The reviews of Dottie\u2019s True Blue Cafe run the gamut \u2013 from Overrated, \u201cLemming,\u201d and Boring to Amazing, Delicious, and Interesting – and everywhere in between. Having experienced a pricey (but worthwhile) dinner the night before at Manresa and staying … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,5,28,6,13,157,27,102,32,106],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bread-basket","category-breakfast","category-california","category-coffee","category-cornbread","category-dessert","category-dotties-true-blue-cafe","category-food","category-french-toast","category-pancakes","category-san-francisco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}