WHERE NOT TO GO IN SF FOR CLAM CHOWDER

NEVER HAVE I RANTED ONLINE ABOUT A PLACE OF BUSINESS, BUT ALIOTO'S CLAM CHOWDER IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS RAGED ME INTO ACTION.

honestly. i have never been so pissed off at a dish before. because this wasn't a question of differing tastes, it was simply a result of carelessness and lack of integrity.

ok the soup itself was flavorless as well, but whatever maybe i like heavily flavored things.

my friend and i went to the pier to get some soup to end our day in san francisco. we decided not to go to boudin, and to try some of the smaller shops on the side.

and i don't know if i had set my expectations too high, but this soup put me off clam chowders forever.

it was flavorless, lukewarm, sandy, and LUMPY.

ok, maybe when i say lumpy it doesnt sound too bad. but i mean, when i put it on my spoon and then to my mouth, it sat on my spoon like oatmeal. when i tasted it, i almost thought they had pre-breaded my soup, but soon realized that all those lumps where lumps of flour they had used for the roux in the beginning of the cooking process.

EXCUUUUUUUUUSE ME!?!?!?!

is that not the FIRST STEP USED WHEN MAKING THIS SOUP?!?!?

HOW COULD YOU FUCK UP THE FIRST STEP, THE BASIS OF THE WHOLE DISH?

ALL YOU HAVE TO FUCKING DO IS STIR! STIR!

upon reflection i realized maybe it was because our timing was off...going near the end of the day would probably result in us getting leftovers.

but wait...hold it...think about it....

WHY THE HELL WERE WE GETTING LEFTOVERS

you know what'll happen if you serve leftovers? you'll get someone fucking angry like me ranting about it and telling all patrons NOT TO GO THERE.

chefs who serve food, and ask people to pay for the preparation of it, have a responsibility to the people who eat it. that's the bottom line. that's your fucking job. your livelihood is to make other people happy through your food. don't you take any pride in that?

you think it's not the rush hour, so only a few people will get your shitty chowder and that you can get away with it.

DEFINITELY NOT THE CASE.