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283 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY | Directions 1123140.682347 -73.993326
Mon-Thu 12pm-11pm
Fri-Sat 12pm-12am
Sun 12pm-10pm
Neighborhoods: Carroll Gardens
good food bad counter guy – hi i been go to zaytoons for 2 years i never had any proplem i love the food and the place .
the people work there frindly .
the last 2 time i was there i found big guy behind the counter he left me standing long time wating for him to take my order and he is busy talking with every body
and when he fainily take my order he give me wrong food
and same thing hapin the 2nd time i was there .
i dont have to kiss his hand to take my order
i love zaytoons i want to eat from there but i need batter servic.....
YUMMMMMMMMMMMM..... – Fresh. Friendly. Consistent. You can't go wrong. I have been eating here for years and have NEVER had a bad meal.
[ this one person who gave it a bad review might prefer fast food? I like how they mention the "Hispanics" in the kitchen. What is THAT supposed to mean? ]
DELIGHTFUL and DELISH!
Truly Horrible Food. – The vanderbuilt location was a tremendous disappointment. 1 poor waiter serving a full restaurant. Hard, overcooked, almost black, old falafels, the cucumber yogurt so salty you couldn't eat it, the rice was cold, yes cold! And the salad was very boring and make with out any care (despite 5 hispanics working in the kitchen, but hey maybe thats why) What a waste of money!! Yuck!
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One of my favorite things about Middle Eastern restaurants is that
they tend to be BYOB, a plus for any New Yorker on a budget. With a
six pack in hand to split with my dining companion, this Zaytoons in
Carroll Gardens was already a step ahead of the game (note that
Zaytoons on Smith & Sackett is BYOB while its sister restaurant on
Vanderbilt in Prospect Heights is not, once again proving that Smith
Street = Best Street).
worth the wait – I had the best dinner last night @ Zaytoons. Friends and I had to wait only 10 mins for a table, but the food came out in ten mins also. We ordered a meze plate of 5 different salads. Cucumber yogurt was creamy and the grape leaves were tasty. Individual pizzas made it easy to share and experience different tastes. The staff was so great. The waitress was very busy so she forgot our water but we didn't mind too much since it was byob. I will go back and plan on sitting outside next time its warmer.
Gooooo Zaytoons – I love the place , I love the food , I love the people , I just love everything about the place ..I saw they are opening another middle eastern place on court ..sad to say how people are ...They want to open the same thing as zaytoons ...sad very sad ..I dont care if they open 10 more places ZAYTOONS won't lose me !
Nastiest Staff Ever – Here's a letter I emailed from the Zaytoons website, and never heard a reply:
We've placed MANY orders from your restaurant, and today would be the last attempt to do so. Just now, I attempted to place an order with one of your employees who was taking the order on the phone. After a misunderstanding (on his part), he proceeded to yell at me on the phone, as I tried to get my co-worker to decide what he wanted on his platter.
I told him there was no need to yell and he responded by telling me that there were others on the line he needed to speak to. I told him calmly that I would no longer be ordering, and hung up. He then called me and asked why I 'just hung up' on him. After letting him know that it was not the case and that I'd hung up after not being happy with the treatment I was getting from him, he simply hung up on me.
I called back and asked to speak to the manager, and of course was told he was 'not around today'. I find that hard to believe, but I expected that response. Let me just reiterate, that I was calm throughout and never rude to your employee - he had no need to be so vile to me. I hope to receive some sort of response from you, but at least wanted to let you know. We are avid fans and friends of restaurateurs in the area, and are no longer customers of Zaytoons.
horrible delivery – all i want to say zaytoons is a good place and good food.
but the delivery servic is horrible
i order delivery every 2 days . i dont know whats going on
i never got my order right . i use to got it right and i was happy but not any more
what make me angry when i call to tolde thim about the mistak no one says sorry they make it sound is my mistak..
thats horrible
good food, rude service – We got food to go at Zaytoons the other night and the food was fine but the person that took our order at the counter was so rude I'll never go back. He spoke to us rudely, kept interrupting us, and then once our bag was packed, let it sit on the counter in front of us for 5 minutes before telling us it was ours (knowing full well we were standing there the entire time). There are plenty of other great places to eat Middle Eastern food in Brooklyn so there is no reason to support a place that treats customers so poorly.
excellent digs – This place is tiny, so it's much easier to go during the warmer months when you can sit outside. The food is consistently amazing and in large quantity. Leg of lamb is the best dish and without bothering with appetizers, will leave anyone full. No alcohol.
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The one thing that I know for sure and certain is that the only way a GFCI will open is with a difference between the two conductors. There is no motor or tool on today's market will trip one unless there is something going on between the device and the equipment that causes a difference in the current between the two conductors.
Take a 15 amp device and load it to 30 or 40 amps and it will not open the device. I have seen 15 amp GFCI receptacles where a portable electric heater was plugged in that were all but melted but it didn't open. There was never a difference between the two conductors.
When a GFCI does open and we can't explain why it opened we all tend to blame the device. Instead of blaming the device we would be a lot wiser if we found out why the device opened instead of standing and blindly blaming the device.
The train of thought of not having any piece of equipment plugged into a GFCI protected device just goes to show how limited our knowledge truly is. Commercial kitchen equipment has been operating on GFCI protected circuits for more than 10 years so to just blindly say that a refrigerator shouldn't be plugged into a GFCI protected receptacle just goes to show how little we know about such things.
If it were true that these devices opened for no apparent reason how long do you think they would stay required in commercial kitchens such as your local steak house. If the commercial kitchens was losing all that food because the freezer they have for special items in quit working because a GFCI randomly tripped how long do you think the requirement would stay in the codes. There would be everyone from the owner to the health department down the back of the code making panels and the requirement would be changed quicker than you could wink.
There is a big difference in what we think we know and what we know for sure.
Where I come from , If You Dish it out then You need to be able to take it.
We all know that you know your stuff, there is no doubt about that. You have a lot of useful knowledge.
But , if you look at the Original Posters that come back to the forums, what is it 10 %.
We never did hear if the Oven ever did get wired or what the outcome was. The OP may have got shocked installing a un-needed GFI.
We never did mean to hurt your feelings.
Other Posters or Electricians get ran off just because they feel Bullied, I do not blame them.
We loose a lot of knowledgeable and experienced Forum users right off the bat.
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But they do not use 8$ GFCI outlets from Won hung low industries. Usually a breaker, built to some real standard.Commercial kitchen equipment has been operating on GFCI protected circuits for more than 10 years so to just blindly say that a refrigerator shouldn't be plugged into a GFCI protected receptacle just goes to show how little we know about such things.
someone use the trademarked word or are you a little ******* off? lol. it's pretty pointless to delete posts.
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Lets watch our language gentlemen. I have pitchers of my Great Grand Kids in my wallet and they are blushing.
Are you so naïve as to think that the receptacles are made at one place and the breaker is made at another?
Depending on what brand you are buying both are made here in the good ole USA and some of both of them are made elsewhere.


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We were looking for a non-smoking two bedroom suite and your options in Victoria in a reasonable price range are fairly limited. There is this hotel and the Royal Scot just steps away down a pleasant street. Then the price goes up. We really liked the suite: a king bedroom with TV, balcony and full bath, a queen bedroom with balcony access and a half bath, a kitchen with a two-burner stove top, microwave and bar fridge, dishes and glassware. The main room was extremely large and divided into living room with balcony, sofa, armchairs, and TV as well as a dining area with seating for six. There is no air conditioning but all the windows open and there are ceiling fans in the living room and the king bedroom. I am inclined to believe that except in odd cases, that would be sufficient. Our eleventh-floor room had nice view over the city toward the Olympic Mountains and the harbour entrance.
Other features of the hotel included the restaurant and lounge, a gift shop and underground parking (2007-$7.42/night). There are also a pool, whirlpool, sauna, and a fitness centre. A sun tanning bed is available and there is a children's play area. As a full-service hotel there is babysitting (with notice), same-day laundry and dry-cleaning. There is also free Internet in the lobby and safety deposit boxes are available.
In the final analysis it had everything going for it…the only sore point was the lack of speed during check-out. (A convention was leaving as we left…I ended up being about sixth in line with only one girl on the desk.) Otherwise, it was a clean, middle-level hotel, attractive, and in pretty good shape. (My 2007 Internet rate for a two bedroom room charges plus all the add-on taxes and service charges was about $202/night.) Look it up at Harbour Towers.
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Great portraits!They really have life and personality! Keep up the good work
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Great portraits!They really have life and personality! Keep up the good work
Awesome work in here!
I must say your 3D-modeler is one scary *@¤%, nice intensity.
Nick: I liked this one when I did it. Now I really hate it. lol I got excited trying out new brushes and it's all too soft to me. I've gone back and tried to rework it but it's not finished yet. Bleh. Thanks for the support. Doing these have been tough. I feel this crazy pressure to get them to look like the people since I'm doing them for my coworkers. I'm glad to be almost done. I'm sick of it. Ha!
cgaddict: Thanks, I'm pretty happy with how he turned out.
Starr: Thank you. That's what I aim for! Don't always meet my goals but I try to keep my brain clear enough to make something happen.
Juki: lol Thanks! He's quite friendly actually. Just don't go near him when he gnawing on a severed arm. Ha!
Thanks again for all the comments. I'm sure you're all just as bored with this portraits as I've become. I have more sketches and stuff I want to post but I'm holding off as I'm kind of wanting to have some nice presentation stuff to go along with this new "side project" that I'm doing for fun. More on that later. The rest of the sketches are just boring scribbles that no one really would want to look at.
I'm trying to focus more on idea generation and just creating images/ideas quickly in my personal work. Just getting my thoughts out onto the paper rather then getting caught up in rendering or even worrying about things being too correct. I often lose sight of the entire image and lose myself in rendering an eyeball. Today I took an hour to sort of focus doodle an idea straight from my head to paper. I did a couple but this one was the most successful.
The first image I'm posting is some doodles I did while watching The Dark Crystal the other night. I really liked these leafy critters and when I started scribbling today I made them the focus on my drawing, the next drawing you see below. It was my goal to just get the general shapes down without noodling in details or rendering too much. So this is kind of a gestural drawing I shaped up and the next step is to clean it up and maybe even paint it. It's not finished yet but I'll be working on it off and on as I have time. Wish I could post concept art from work but sadly I cannot. lol Maybe in the future tho! That's why I need to push on my own stuff more.
Enough talking, more scribbles. Hope you like them. Take care and thanks for looking. - Z
Oh, fine here's another crappy portrait. lol This is the revised version of the first one you can see on the page before this one. Still pretty bleh. I'm probably just going to cheat on the last couple so I can finish this blasted portrait project and be rid of it! Ha! - Z
Nice to see some drawings,they both have a lot of character. The second one is awesome, you should definitely finish it!
Portrait is an improvement, has less of that flash blown-out look to it. Could still use more work on edges but i know youre sick of these.
As SirGreenSock mentioned, there's marked improvement in the portrait in post #124. I can see you fixed the forehead, right cheek/jaw and chin. Looks a lot more natural now, kudos.
As for the "scribbles" I think you succeeded. You said you were trying to stop rendering as much and just get the shapes down. It's good to change things up. Love the idea of the tree-guys.
And ahah, yeah. The Dark Crystal is awesome. :)
very nice portraits, love the expressions!
Nice updates - really dig the humorous character concept - any chance you'll paint any of theme? Those critters deserve to be painted! :D
GreenSock: Thanks, man. Yea, I'm trying to loosen up and move towards having more fun when I draw. Really just wanting to lay things down and move on. I'll probably work more on that one a bit tho. I have already but I think I might paint it up. Thanks for the feedback regarding the portraits too. I'm sick of 'em. lol
Captain Maelstrom: Thanks for the comments! Yea, they're hit and miss but I guess there is some growth there. lol And thanks for the comments on the doodles. I'm a renderer. But I want to be more of a drawer/idea generator. Doesn't mean I can't flesh things out every now and then tho, right?! lol
parsakoria: Thanks!
CGaddict: Thanks! Yea, I think I might at some point. Those were kind of fun to doodle out. They have a bit of life in them.
So I'm getting ready to head out for a few days to LA for my 1 year anniversary with my lovely wife. But I had so much fun this week working on this personal scifi project I've been toying around with lately and I can't help but post a bit of all the things I created for it. I have a lot of sketches and things to say but for now I'll just post a few of the drawings and renders of some head concepts for the mechanic character I worked up for this fake game.
I basically created a loose narrative/game design document in order to give my personal work a jolt and to document a full game design process/progress. When I sit down at my sketchbook I know I need to work on any given number of things for this side project so it keeps my pencil moving. It keeps me from getting bored. Heh. I'll explain it more at length later, I'm sure. For now I'll just offer this small bit of what I've started on.
I'm sort of exploring how to present these as well. So the graphics and presentation aren't final. I just don't have enough time at the moment to flesh it out and work out the kinks. Feedback on that would be greatly appreciated. Hope you like! Just painting these faces up makes me so excited for the potential for what could come out of this. It's like I'm working for two game companies at once only I can show the stuff I develop for this fake one! lol Have a great weekend and thanks again for all the feedback. Take care.
- Ryan
With regards to your latest post, I dig how you make cartoony characters look realistic!
Haha, i love how youre carrying the similar characterization through different forms! I like 4 and 5 best, they have the same character feel as the rest, but still feel different. First three strike me as more typical of what one would imagine of a sci-fi mechanic, minus a moustache haha
great i love the sketches!!!The portraits are becoming better.Well about the textures and such, no need to change what you want as your personal characteristic just think how you can improve it, how you can make it work in your aid.
Keep up the good work!!! :)
your caricatures and more stylized stuff is looking great, but once you gt realistic it seems like you need more work.
to help that keep working on observation and add more still lives in color
Your concepts are rocking! Love how solid and functional they look.
Those characters and environments in the first page are killers, totally awesome
Not much constructive criticism but just wanted to throw in some support.
Looks gooooooood
Take care and keep it up
These are lookin incredible man! Keep up the awesome work! I can't wait to see where this goes!
Your work is whats driving me to strive even harder in my work! Thanks
I really like the different character heads sheet. Good job on them!
love the updates! them concepts look great. I really enjoy yor updates.
Well, it's been a pretty crappy week. We're up to my second lay off in this sketchbook thread. lol Showed up to work last week and a sign on the door said the company was closing its doors. So here we are! Unemployed again! If you guys know of any positions I'd be totally up for looking into some of them. In the meantime here is some of the concept work I did for the game that will never be. I have much more and will be updating bit by bit over the next couple days. Or you can just visit my website. Thanks for looking and take care.
** I removed the images because now you can just view them in the post below**
Trexmaster: It's all about how you render the form! Thanks!
SirGreenSock: Thanks, man. I actually took your advice and went with one of those.
KingKostas: Thanks, buddy.
Vastel: Thanks. I don't work too much from life anymore now that I've been working. It's an exercise in retraining my eyes.
LineBo: Thanks a lot!
Dock: Not incredible enough to keep my job. lol
Janos: Thanks, so much!
B-Man: Much appreciated. Glad you like the stuff.
That sucks Zebz, but Im sure you'll find more work soon! You've improved tons and have experience in just about anything judging from your portfolio! Best of luck!
Love those goblins and all the variations, mustve been fun to figure out.
sorry to hear about the studio closing man, that must be really stressful.
The portfolio looks good and i'm sure you won't have problems getting back on track.In any case, best of luck!
Very nice sketches, I love them!
SirGreenSock: Yea, I'm a bit all over the board. Hopefully I can find someone who can use one of my skill sets. Aren't you looking for a job too?
TheGnoll: Thanks, buddy. In the meantime you should teach me a bit about how you draw such beautiful, lively characters! I need more energy in my work. Something I intend to try and work out while the layoff is happening.
PixelCheetah: Thank you very much!
So they pretty much took most of our work before kicking us out but I did have a few images as you can see below. Most of my character work and sketch work is no longer available to me. But this is about what I have to show for the last year and three months. Terrible that things had to end so abruptly but there will just be something better around the corner, right? Hope you like some of the work. I think it shows improvement in a few areas.
oh mannnnnn i love love love your pencil work it's amazing. i saved some of your pencil sketches to my "amazing art" folder lol. my mind's blown dude, the creatures and colored pieces are great too, you have a really confident coloring style. definitely gonna check back.
Hey guys! It's been a while! Sorry about that. ;o) Just been working and being busy with life. I finished this Hellboy portrait last night and figured I'd toss it up here for old times sake! Need to get back into the habit of posting that. I feel like every year or so I keep reviving this thread and making promises I don't keep! lol Anyway, hope you like it. Might have some prints made of this one. Just a small, limited run. Anyone interested? Thanks for looking and take care!
Still no comments? Man, my sketchbook thread here at CA has really become a disappointment! lol
So yesterday I was thinking about other potential illustrations for the future and I started thumbnailing some potential compositions for a Harry Potter themed image. It got me curious what my version of Harry might look like.
So I did a few quick pencil sketches of some fun versions of Harry. And I thought this one was too cute not to toss some color on. Just about and hour or two in Photoshop. Plus I figured I owed you guys something cute since might have scared some of you off with my big, ugly Hellboy image. lol Hope you like my scribble!
Hey Zebz! Yeah CA has gone quiet nowadays (and CGhub sketchbooks never picked up to begin with)...not many places left to consistently get crits online anymore :(
Your work has really gone a long way. I envy the variety and yet staying consistent with execution! I still havent found a consistent way of painting and getting repeated results haha oops :)
I like the Hellboy piece, nice mesh of your style with the existing design. I like the lighting and the treatment of the cut horns. I wish there was more tonal variation in his skintone, the consistent reds with the white highlights make the skin look too opaque imo.
Anyway, don't get disheartened about posting! If anyone else is like me, I check CA and CGhub every day, just might not bother to post every day anymore :X
Hey Nik! I'm really glad we've been able to stay in touch. I don't get to talk to many of the old guys and gals much these days. :o/ And you're right about CA and finding good places to get crits. I hardly find any feedback these days. I guess the few of us left should band together to really help hold one another up, eh? I do appreciate the feedback! Helps not not feel like I'm doing this stuff in a vacuum.
As for the Hellboy piece... glad you like it! It started out as a study for something more. But I couldn't stop working on it. Heh. I agree that the skin tone isn't the best. Red is a tough color to paint for skin. I think this is the best I've ever handled it but it always ends up getting too pink for me. Also, for some reason I've had big color issues with this image. Depending on your monitor, computer and color profile settings it can look very opaque and oversaturated. It's strange. For example on Deviantart I see it perfectly find in sRGB (as I've created and saved it... less saturated and a bit lighter). Then in my blog when I upload it the image looks way to blown out and oversaturated. It's strange, man. So that could be some of those issues too. I've spent last weekend getting everything calibrated. I suppose I'll have to live with it until I can figure something better out to do with it. Any tips? lol
At any rate, thanks for commenting. My first comment in a year! Ha! I'm trying to be better and posting more. Considering trying to get more into illustration while doing the full time gig on the side. So hopefully I'll be updating more regularly. Miss ya, dude! I always love your updates too. I'll be diligent and go post on yours before the weekend is out! Thanks again!
I understand what you mean about trying to avoid making the red skintone turn pink, so I did a superduper quick paintover of the hellboy piece to see if changing the colour towards the light might help.
I used one layer set to 'color' and one set to 'pin light' to change the colour of the highlights to something a bit more red-orangey. Right now its a bit too glowy from the adjustment layers but I think it might help translate the local colour into the lights. Dont know if this is what you'd go for, just my own approach.
In terms of colours looking wrong I have no idea, I've noticed it myself and heard complaints about different file formats and even different websites for some reason making colours look different....closest fix I've found is to use .png file format when its causing trouble, seems to be more consistent than .jpg but the file sizes are ridiculous in comparison!
Aha! Beautiful!! Maybe I'll go back in and make those adjustments before I run off the prints. I don't know why I didn't think of adding that orange in there. It does feel a little glowy but it might be nice to pull back the whites and pinks a bit. Thanks a ton, dude!
Y'kno what this means don't ya? I'm going to be bringing you into the circle of people I email while working on pieces! lol I went back and forth with my buddy Casey on this Hellboy piece while I was working on it. I nearly stopped very early but he kept pushing me on. Would you mind if from time to time I toss some stuff to you for feedback before I throw it at the internet? lol
Seriously, thanks for that. The fresh, artistic eyes really helps!


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I've been meaning to put together a quick update, but have yet to get to it until today! I wanted to let you know what's going on at the store…
::Lip balm updates
Some of you may have been around for the whole debate about whether or not I should include the compostable lip balm tubes in my line. As you know, I did end up purchasing a box of them as an experiment and have been disappointed – though not for any fault of the tubes! I have found that my current lip balm recipe (one developed over two months of testing) is too soft in the tubes! (There is enough mass in the tins to keep them hard, but in the small, thin tubes, they are way too soft.) This is why I am offering them at 20% off and will continue to do so until they are sold out. I would give them away if I could afford it, but the tubes are actually more expensive to buy than the tins, so on sale it must be! :) (And please be assured that this is a purely aesthetic problem – the balms still work perfectly.)
I've also been dissatisfied with the "look" of the tubes. I don't like the pattern (the only one you can buy without having them printed by Eco Vision), and have found out why they offer printing in the first place – because the tubes are slick and do not grip the adhesive side of the sticker labels! Ack!
The truth is, I've been very discouraged with the way my lip balms have been turning out. As far as the tubes go, I have decided that until I can afford to have them professionally printed, I'm going to have to let them sell out and just keep on offering the tins.
As for the lip balms I have now, I'm seriously debating what to keep and what to scrap. My Chocolate Mint Lip Balm seems to be a favorite, though I did not plan on continuing to offer that (for the simple reason that EVERY bath and body shop offers a chocolate mint lip balm). However, I'm reconsidering my decision on that and may (perhaps) restock the Chocolate Mint.
The Vanilla Woods lip balm became a fast favorite, but I have had nothing but trouble keeping those balms consistent and smooth. Each batch seems to turn out vastly different (which doesn't usually happen), and too often, the cocoa butter clumps up, making the lip balm grainy. You may have noticed that Vanilla Woods is currently not in stock and that's because I pulled them until I can figure out what's going on. (If you don't mind the clumpiness and are planning on making an order soon, leave me a note with your order stating that you'd like one and I'll throw it in for free while supplies last.)
Finally, my other lip balms, while lovely, aren't totally, wholly, completely satisfying to me. Lip balms are difficult in many aspects – for one thing, it's hard to develop a unique, reliable, consistent recipe without using chemical stabilizers. It's also hard to find unique lip balm blends. This is something that I'm still working on, eleven months later.
The bottom line is that I want to sell the best of the best. This is really hard when you are on a tight budget, but I feel I have put the money and quality where it counts the most – in the ingredients, in the products, themselves. My packaging isn't always as pretty or perfect as others, but I'll get there someday. But my lip balms….now is the time for me to pull back and get it just right before going any further. A friend who has been around since the beginning of Five Seed told me she still has my original lip balm that I sold back in January and that it is the most perfect of all the lip balms of mine that she's tried. I told her I also still have a tin of that same batch and mine is still perfect, too. Hmmm…maybe I got it right back in the beginning. The problem is that that recipe is not vegan (and people have been begging me for vegan lip balms), and that I don't want to have to always use cocoa butter in recipes, as the scent is too strong to blend with certain other scents.
To make a long story longer, I'm going back to the drawing board on lip balms! Please bear with me – I'll get there! And just know that I don't know what I intend to do with the current line. Once it is sold out, I may decide not to restock those same scent blends. So if you really liked the Wild Patchouli or Sweet Rosemary, grab 'em while you can.
::Coconut Vanilla Bean Balm
Over the summer, I had a few odds and ends of different ingredients laying about and thought I'd try an experimental recipe. Like another experiment (Rose Hip Calendula Balm) I never intended to restock this item. I figured it may or may not sell, and afterwards, I'd discontinue it. Again, like the aforementioned Rose Hip Calendula Balm, this experiment was wildly popular – every single person who bought it has written me to ask me to make more! So….rest assured, I will have it back in stock within a week or so.
::New Herbal Aromatherapy Perfume recipe!
Some of you may remember that a concerned customer wanted to know if it was safe for the environment to harvest castor oil, and if not, if I'd be willing to cut it from my line. You can read about that here. I have thought a lot about this and though I am confident that my supplier is ethical, I thought it might be prudent to cut back on castor oil in my products – just in case. I hardly ever use it, but it is a major component in the Herbal Aromatherapy Perfumes. I have recently made a new batch of Sveva using a new, castor oil-free recipe, but….will people like it as much? In order to find out, I'll be offering the next batch of Sveva at a discount – all I ask is that you drop me a line and let me know how you like the new recipe. I'll let you know when Sveva is back in the shop.
I'm sure I'm forgetting something here, but hopefully, that will cover things until my next update. I do have more skin care posts in store for you – some of them are a bit time-consuming to write, though. I'll try to get to them soon. Other than that, I'll be working on lip balms and some new perfumes this week.
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Josh McEachran was on target for England Under-21s in a big win over Austria at Brighton on Monday evening.
The on-loan Chelsea midfielder came on as a substitute and had a shot stopped by an Austrian hand. He had a penalty saved in an Under-21 international last month (although a team mate scored from the rebound) but this time he made no mistake from the spot to double England's lead.
Nathaniel Chalobah had started the game and the 18-year-old fired over the bar at the end of an attack he initiated midway through the first half, before the Austrian goalkeeper was sent-off with England opening the scoring from the resultant free-kick. Chalobah had a long-range shot saved on the stroke of half-time.
Austria ended the game with nine men, losing another player to a red card for the incident that led to McEachran's penalty and were eventually beaten 4-0. It was England Under-21s ninth win on the spin and they will contest the European Championship finals in June.
Islam Feruz came on midway through the second half of Scotland Under-21s' European Championship qualifier win at home to Luxembourg. It was the 17-year-old striker's competitive debut at this level and he soon had a free-kick from distance saved. The score was 2-0 when Feruz was introduced and the Scots added one more goal without reply.
Two of Chelsea's on-loan defenders, Jeffrey Bruma and Patrick van Aanholt, played in the Netherlands Under-21s' 4-1 home win against Norway, and Milan Lalkovic was up front for Slovakia Under-21s in a 2-1 home defeat by Slovenia. Both those games were friendlies.
Four Chelsea players were in the starting line-up for England Under-17s in the second game of their on-going European Championship qualification tournament. Looking to build on their opening game win over Portugal, the England side opened the scoring in Burton but went down 2-1.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Alex Kiwomy and schoolboys Ola Aina and Charlie Colkett were the Chelsea players involved with Kiwomya and Loftus Cheek going close to scoring an equaliser. With Russia U17s having won both their games so far, England need to beat Slovenia on Wednesday to keep hopes of reaching the finals alive.


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370 Grove Sttreet
San Francisco, CA 94102
Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness
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Muka - Desserts, Small Bites & Cocktail Lounge Details
Dining Style:
Casual Dining
(415) 701-9888
Hours of Operation:
Dinner: M, F-Sa 5:00pm-2:00am
Dinner: T-Th 5:00pm-12:00am
Payment Options:
MasterCard, Visa
Dessert, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service, Tapas / Small Plates
Executive Chef:
Sanae Shikayama
Dress Code:
Casual Dress
Accepts Walk-Ins:
Additional Details:
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Wine, Wine Bar
Private Party Facilities:
We can accommodate a private event with more than 30 guests in our dining area or rent out the entire place for a night with more than 60 guests.
Private Party Contact:
Jean-luc (415) 701-9888
We feature the work of local artists on our exposed brick walls and invite you listen to live music from our home-grown musicians.
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Gough Street
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There is a large public parking lot right next to Muka.
A word from Muka - Desserts, Small Bites & Cocktail Lounge
Step away from the grit of Civic Center, and enter Muka - Desserts, Small Bites & Cocktail Lounge : a charming slice of Europe right in the heart of San Francisco's Hayes Valley. Named after owner Jean-luc Kayigire's mother, Muka is an intimate spot for petit plats, craft cocktails, and merriment.
We offer delicious cuisine and warm hospitality in a lively and contemporary setting, with an open ceiling, large picture windows, and rich, hand-crafted wood tables. We are also proud to feature the work of local artists on our exposed brick walls and invite you listen to live music from our home-grown musicians. Easily your new favorite neighborhood mainstay, Muka is at once romantic and accessible. We open until late in the evening to serve your après-opera cravings. An added convenience is the nearby parking garage, and numerous bus routes that drop you off right at our door.
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Close to ballet - good for a drink
/ snack. Service can be slow - waiters tend to disappear - so helps to be a bit proactive when ordering & ask for the check early."
Dined on 2/12/2014
The small plates were great, but
the music was loud, thankfully the wait staff turned it down, but it was still very loud overall in the room. Food and drinks good, agree with other reviews it's a bar spot with good food options. Although very little gluten free options in the menu."
Dined on 2/21/2014
We eat in the neighborhood often
prior to musical performances. We discovered Muka on Open Table and decided to give it a try. We love small plates and everything we ordered was delicious. Our waiter was extraordinary in his knowledge of the food and wine and his gracious service. All in all a nice surprise. We'll be back."
Dined on 2/19/2014
Muka has a delightful array of
tapas and superb cocktails. They have featured cocktails but also a "bartender's special" - just tell them what base liquor you like and what else you like (sweet, sour, strong, fruity, light, whatever) and they will surprise you. I was not the least disappointed with what they came up with and am definitely looking forward to returning."
Dined on 2/14/2014
I made a reservation here based on
Open Table's 4 out of five star rating. I was sorely disappointed. In my opinion the music they played was in poor choice and VERY loud. The food was only so so at best and my husband and I made three selections off the wine list trying to find something decent and they were all pretty horrible. I have never written a review for a restaurant before - good or bad- but I wanted to make sure no one fell into the same trap of making a reservation here based on the "good" Open Table rating. Too bad because this neighborhood could use some other choices besides Jardiniere before the Symphony but look elsewhere!!!"
Dined on 2/14/2014
Very warm welcome from the maitre
d, who proved knowledgable about good wine (and provided a generous pour). Pacing of food a bit uneven, as was the quality -- Brussel sprouts salad was great, the poached pear more than a bit bland. I'd also have preferred more low key music in keeping with the restaurant's understated atmosphere -- but this may be a remnant of its transition from bar to restaurant. This place has potential and is, even now, a solid choice for a light bite and a nice glass of wine before or after a show."
Dined on 2/13/2014
Our first visit to Muka left us
wanting to repeat the experience. Everything we ordered was delicious, and though advertised as "small plates" the salads were large enough to split--especially the Brussels Sprouts salad, as are several of the entrees, such as Braised Pork.. The Pancetta-Apple salad is to-die-for, as are the Polenta Poppers. The menu is not extensive, but adequate, with only 3 desserts to choose from. It's about the savories and wines, not the sweets. Reasonably priced."
Dined on 2/12/2014
Based on the online menu &
reviews, I had more expectation than delivery. However, the food was nice. My initial impression left me questioning staying as they really have no idea how to handle reservations. We arrived early for our reservation to an entirely empty restaurant & they actually attempted bar table seating! Upon pushing a bit we were shown a lounge area that is not conducive to a meal so were finally given a tall table. They could have just as easily pushed 2 of the tables together for us & sat a party of 2 at the tall table. After the rough start, our food was nicely done (albeit long spacing) & our server was terrific. Overall a nice evening & once they work out seating the room & food spacing, they will be fine. I'll go back"
Dined on 2/12/2014
While it was clear there were
still working out the kinks as they just started, the server was very polite and it was nice to find a restaurant that wasn't swarmed by the theater crowd. The menu offers a lot of diversity and it was basically elegant bar food and beers for our date night. Would definitely go back again."
Dined on 12/4/2013
All the patrons were having a good
time. And the food was quite tasty, with great service. We ate there for the first time, and we'll return to taste other items on their menu."
Dined on 1/31/2014
My wife and I dropped in on a
Friday night because we wanted small plates and weren't super hungry. The food and drink were fantastic, and the service was great. Favorite thing may have been the French accents all the employees had :)"
Dined on 1/31/2014
I would recommend eating in the
bar area before a performance at the Opera House or Symphony Hall, because I think the service was probably better there. Those of us off in the dining room rarely saw the wait staff. One patron got up to find someone in order to get his check. The staff was nice, just preoccupied by the busier bar area."
Dined on 1/28/2014
The background music set the tone
for a relaxing, well paced pre-ballet dinner. The pork was tender and full of flavor. The pear with goat cheese was a gem and overall the consensus was we would return to try other offerings on the menu. Well priced and great quality with a delightful, helpful staff!"
Dined on 1/29/2014
I'm not sure whether Muka is
trying to be a bar with food or a restaurant with a full bar. I lean towards the former, but either way, the food and drinks were tasty. The menu is mostly small dishes, with only 4 entrees. We tried two of them and they were both hits, as were the starters, cocktails, and wines. The service was spotty but recovered. We skipped dessert but they sounded great."
Dined on 1/24/2014
This new restaurant is a quick
walk to Davies Symphony Hall. We enjoyed the pear salad, the barbecue chicken plate, the brussel sprouts, and the fried polenta, among other selections. Service was friendly, as well. Inexplicably, an old Shirley Temple movie was projected (no sound) on a screen in the corner. While it didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the decor (mostly black/white photo enlargements), it did prompt dinner table conversation of child stars who did/did not survive Hollywood."
Dined on 1/22/2014
It was one of the worst dining
experiences I have had in years . The waiter didn't know which wine was which, same with the cheese. Salad was ok as was the room but I would not go back"
Dined on 1/16/2014
I come here before the balle. For
quicke food love the place."
Dined on 1/12/2014
Inventive drinks, great small
plates, pear salad outstanding and also the sliders"
Dined on 1/10/2014
A great little neighborhood find!
Good food and great ambiance. Went with a friend and the noise level was perfect; quiet enough for conversation but loud enough for the conversation to remain private! The service was fantastic too! Will be back!"
Dined on 1/9/2014
Worth revisiting in a few months.
Great location for pre- symphony; ballet. opera"
Dined on 1/8/2014
A nice place to drop in for a
drink, glass of wine and some very tasty small plate dining."
Dined on 12/31/2013
We chose Muka for a light meal
before a musical. We chose an excellent (reasonable) French wine and three small plates to share.We were pleasantly surprised. The food was excellent and the service was attentive but not intrusive."
Dined on 12/28/2013
We went here for small plates and
a glass of wine before the Nutcracker. Everything was great, the food was all wonderful and the service was exceptional. We tried the polenta, the cheese selection, brussel sprouts and fried olives. Would definitely go there again."
Dined on 12/27/2013
Muka is a real gem. The kitchen
delivers on the menu with clever takes on classical dishes. While not extensive, the menu is well balanced and sure to please a wide variety of tastes. The team has done a great job creating an inviting spot in a not so obvious location for fine dining. Unlike some of the other reviewers, we didn't have any problem with service."
Dined on 12/21/2013
Uncomfortably cold in the
restaurant. Disorganized service."
Dined on 12/21/2013
Limited menu, but a pleasant place
before the show. Food was interesting and well prepared."
Dined on 12/11/2013
I decided to try this place for
dinner on a Saturday before the Opera. Despite its location in a parking garage, the restaurant itself has pretty good ambiance. The food was actually decent although nothing extraordinary. The real problem with this place is the service. There seemed to be only one waiter covering the whole restaurant and bar. The place isn't huge, but even so when your waiter doesn't come by the table for 30 minutes at a time and you have tell him twice to bring the check and have to wait 20 minutes for it, there's a problem. In an area with plenty of good restaurants I recommend choosing another."
Dined on 11/23/2013
This is a relatively new
restaurant in the Civic Center area - good for concerts, ballet, etc. Service is very pleasant if a little haphazard. There was on glitch in our meal, and they immediately dealt with it. Small plates. Excellent calamari and polenta poppers."
Dined on 11/15/2013
We were looking for a place to eat
before the opera last Saturday and found Muka. Chose it because it had availability and due to good reviews on Yelp. The place exceeded our expectations. The thing here is the many small plates, like Tapas, but not Spanish. The blue cheese potato gratin was great, and the cheese from their cheese plate (in particular a triple-cream brie) was amazing. But best of all was the parsnips with toasted pecans and bourbon brown butter. I'm sure that particular item is seasonal, so get it while it lasts because it was amazing. The waiter (Jean-Luc) was attentive but not intrusive. He told us this was a new location for them, but also a departure from the format at their previous location. We'll definitely be back."
Dined on 11/16/2013
We went before our Opera event and
enjoyed a nice glass of wine with small plates. Very interesting "deep fried olives" filled with anchovies. All food we tried was very good and it was served in a timely manner."
Dined on 11/16/2013
Suitable for a light bite before
the opera (or symphony, or jazz, etc.) and they are aware that many of their patrons will be there for that purpose."
Dined on 11/14/2013
First, this place is so dark one
needs the small candles on the table to read the menu. As for the latter, then one would search on all sides of it to answer the question, "Is this all there is?" Very weird menu. I'm all for small plates, but the offerings were very limited. The service was terrible, with either too few or too clueless servers. The woman who sat down next to us ordered a glass of wine that didn't arrive for ten minutes, and the place was hardly busy on a Thursday night, despite the fact that there were symphony, opera and City Arts & Lectures. We were going to the latter, and it took 20 minutes to get check after requesting it. This location never a winner, and Muka doesn't qualify either."
Dined on 11/7/2013
We live in S.F. And eat out a lot.
After a movie at Opera Plaza we walked to Muka and loved it. 1. Excellent tapas type servings. 2. We could hear one another talking. 3. Efficient "just-right" service. 4. Very affordable."
Dined on 11/1/2013
We came to the restaurant with
over 1.5 hours time to spare before heading to the symphony. The staff and kitchen wasn't able to serve us a few small plates and dessert in that timeframe. We had to leave most of the dessert on the table and run for the symphony. This happened even though we told the staff that we needed to leave on time. The food on the other hand was excellent. The olives, beet salad and the honey chicken bbq is great!"
Dined on 10/30/2013
This used to be a seedy little
bar. It is clean updated n contemporary. Food was good, wine pairings were fun. Menu is small but gun. So easy to park n walk to opera house."
Dined on 10/26/2013
Lovely little plates (the kale
Cesar, the honeyed chicken, marinated beets) that satisfy both your appetite and soul. Friendly servers, good wine list and oh so convenient the the musical wonders of San Francisco (opera, jazz & the symphony)."
Dined on 10/26/2013
I love this place! Great food! The
dining room was candle lit and romantic. It wasn't very crowded, but I understand they get very busy on show nights, since the opera and the symphony hall are down the street. The servers were friendly and attentive, and gave us plenty of information on the ingredients in each dish. We learned that all of the beef and pork is from Niman Ranch and that they get all of their produce local at the farmer's market. You could certainly taste the high quality of ingredients and the love put onto each plate. For dessert, we had earl grey panna cotta and brioche bread pudding. Both were delicious. They also have a full bar with really good wine and cocktails! This is definitely my new place in Hayes Valley."
Dined on 10/12/2013
Food was excellent, I tried pork
with polenta and Japanese cucumber salad, both were very good. Staff were all friendly and attentive, we will be back soon."
Dined on 9/25/2013
I leave 1 block from Muka. It was
my 2nd time there. super chill and the owners and staff are friendly and funny."
Dined on 10/15/2013
I loved the old location that Muka
was in, so I was excited to see it had moved to a larger spot. Maybe because it's still relatively new in the Hayes Valley location, but the service was a bit disjointed and ambience was a bit off (e.g. large windows in the restaurant/bar are nice, but needed cleaning...the back dining room had a random table in the back that was draped in something that looked like a old curtain). High points were that the food was great - everything we ordered tasted delicious. However, we found the food prices a bit high for the portion sizes...we eat all over town and felt that for the portions we got, the prices should have been $2-3 lower per dish. But otherwise a nice experience."
Dined on 10/12/2013
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