Pork Chop – Chuleton de Chancho
Fresca, a Peruvian restaurant with two locations in San Francisco, is renowned for an amazing array of ceviche. So Fresca may not be top of mind when someone’s considering a great meat dish in the Bay Area. But make no mistake, Fresca makes one of the best pork dishes in San Francisco.
The pork chop at Fresca is stellar. It’s a nominee for Meatmeister’s Top Pork Dishes of 2009.
The pork chop itself is a generous portion (sometimes called a double-cut for its thickness), and is perfectly pale pink and juicy inside. The grilling on the chop is superb. The pork chop vogues across a muddy-river toned flatbed of rice and beans (black bean “tacu-tacu”), and some wicked plantains that are slightly crisped, sweet, and tender. Atop the chop is a mango mustard salsa, with some aji honey mustard sauce. Whew; it is one great dish and highly recommended for pork chop fans.
The Grade: Awesome / Phenomenal (my highest grade)
The Damage: $19
The Skinny: Fresca
Website: http://www.frescasf.com
Locations: Fillmore, Noe Valley, Sunset, and West Portal
Noe Valley location: 3945 – 24th Street, SF CA
Phone: (415) 695-0549
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