DINING AT THE FERRY BUILDINGg

A couple weeks ago we visited the Ferry Building so I could order my Thanksgiving meats at the Golden Gate Meat Company (I ordered 4 duck breasts and one turkey breast from Diestel farms). Since we were already there, and kinda hungry, we decided to grab a quick lunch. Unfortunately it was Sunday, meaning the tourists were out in full force, and the line at Hog Island Oysters was just too long, so we decided to check out a place we hadn't eaten at before - Delica rf-1.

For the longest time I had thought Delica was an Italian deli, but turns out it is really a sleek Japanese Deli, specializing in serving bento boxes to go. They had a lot of things to choose from - cold bento boxes or warm bento boxes that you could choose to assemble yourself. I decided to go with one of the cold bento boxes with 9 different selections - mostly mini salads, a couple pieces of sushi and a chicken meat ball.

I thought the bento box was Ok. Certainly healthy, but I really do enjoy hot food, and I don't think there was enough food for the high price tag (around $11). I definitely like the bento boxes that we can get in Japantown more.

Meanwhile, Tom got one of the pick your own bento boxes with 3 dishes. You can see there are chicken meatballs towards the top, a sort of eggplant dish on the right, white rice at the bottom and seaweed salad on the left.

Tom also thought his bento box was ok. It might not have been his favorite thing in the world, but the place is conveneient and allows you to get a quick bite at the Ferry Building. The organization of the place is a little strange and it's hard to figure out where to pay or how to order, but once you get it down, it's not too bad (and he's already been back there once since our first visit.)