Salty Cracker Club

I was looking for a homely, family, Mom ‘n’ Pop sort of place, and Thai World did not disappoint. (There’s a whole thing about how my choosing was a trauma-laden-ridden-filled thingy, but that’s another story) The inside is quite charming. You quite clearly get the feeling of English husband and Thai wife: he runs the [...]

Most of my ongoing missions in life involve food. This pleases me. One of them is to find good Dim Sum places in Cape Town. My current winner is U-Seng in Table View (which is another story in itself), but Xiang Yuan provides a good local alternative. The decor inside is that classic “basic but [...]

I was, of course, tempted to write this review in Haiku format. But I did not. Be thankful. Haiku was great. I’ve had my Japanese-Cracker hand forced slightly due to lack of availability (if you know a good Japanese restaurant in Cape Town, please drop it in the comments!), so I’ve expanded my general theme [...]

(preamble follows. skip to the actual review) Ahem. I had a bit of a busy week last week, so I left my Crack Prep a little late. However, by the Wednesday I had fixed a cool sounding place. It didn’t look promising, though: only little bits of scattered info over the web. I tried calling [...]

Yet again, I find myself saying “This is not a review of Kubo’s Little Japan on Riebeek St in town“. It is however a review of the slightly oddly named Sushi Master on Riebeek St in town, which is what Kubo’s has become. A fine Korean gentleman by the name of Jung has taken over [...]

Woo! The slightly last minute choice to do Cracker at all this month, and the choice of venue, seemed to work out well. Wasabi (official site, @ eat out, @ dining-out) in Constantia Village was great. I’m trying to keep Japanese-ish themes for my picks and not (just) sushi joints as I realise that not all [...]

Or, A Tale Of Two Restaurants It was the best of Crack, it was the worst of Crack. No, wait. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a Salty Cracker. Uh… no. This is not a review of Kubo’s Little Japan [...]

Review in brief: food generally good, generous portions, reasonable prices, service a bit lacking. So, after dipping out off a wine farm lunch on Friday due to time and heat constraints, we decided to Crack our Salty selves on Saturday instead. I was in the mood for some Japanese food, but specifically not sushi. So, [...]