Iphone Apps for a Foodies

There are tons of apps in the Apple Iphone app store. You can anything from apps to count your calories to counting your weight. There are even apps to help you organize your recipes. However out of all the apps I've had try two I think really stand out to help make a foodie's life more easy.

Both of the my favorite food apps are free, so go ahead and grab them from the app store.

The first is the Yelp app. Nice little app that can search any restaurants reviews and can even locate restaurants in your area. There's even a augment reality mode that so far is more of a gimmick than something really useful.

Pros: Easy to use, lots of restaurants. Lots of reviews

Cons: Some of the reviews are a bit....well, suspect. And a consensus reviews isn't always the best review.

The second app is Epicurious. This is a recipe app that you can search for any dish. The one thing that separates this from others is the wonderful pictures some of the recipes. It's on par with some of the nicer cook books.

Pros: Easy to search for, lots of recipes. Pictures are top notch.

Cons: Requires the internet connection, and some recipes are a bit tough.

Sushipedia:

An encyclopedia for sushi lovers.

A sushi app that explains and describes the different types of sushi in the world.

Nice pictures, and can do multiple types of searches, even ones just based on ingredients.

Pros: Free and has a great variety of sushi.

Cons: it's only about sushi.
So far I think these are top apps for foodie so far. If I find others that are good and free, I'll update this post.

Kappou Gomi

Kappou Gomi

5524 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 221-5353

Kappou Gomi is a small family neighborhood style Japanese restaurant that is a bit different from your usual Sushi bar restaurant. This is every bit as authentic as you can get. The restaurant is pretty small so it is not for those that are claustrophobic.

My wife and I came during a very busy night and we had to sit at the bar. We look over the menu and was surprised to see the nice variety of Japanese cuisine. We ordered the jelly fish, the duck with green onion, and the braised pork belly. The waitress took our order, but due to the fact that the restaurant was pack the kitchen became overwhelmed. We had to wait for some time before our orders came.

We liked the jelly fish quite a bit. We had many Chinese version before, but tasted a bit different. It had a a nice sesame and peanut sauce. The jelly retained it's nice crunched.


The duck was decent but it lack that nice seared I was hoping for from. It was seasoned nicely, and was tender. The side of bean sprouts was decent as well. It tasted like a nice home made duck.


Lastly the braised pork belly came. It was nice and tender. The fat and meat only required a fork to cut. The sauce was a deep flavored soy. Overall the food was like eating at a Japanese home. The food was cooked with great care and love.


The service was decent consider the restaurant was slammed. We did have to wait for a long time. They did asked how we were doing from time to time, but we were left alone for stretches at a time. The only thing I could fault was that the serving sizes were a bit small, our my appetite was too big. Either way we left not being full.

Final Thoughts: Like eating good home cooked Japanese food.

Food: 3 1/2 stars
Price: Above Average
Service: 3 stars
Overall 3 stars