I had dinner in the parklet at Anchovy Bar recently.
Started with a half dozen oysters ($21 for 6) which happened to be all from Canada but on different sides of the country. The three on the left were Pinkerton’s Loot from British Columbia. Tasted of soy sauce, umami rich, big and meaty. The three on the right were Valley Pearls from PEI. Kind of crabby with a hot dog and mushroom flavor. I’m trying to expand my oyster tasting descriptions 
All oysters were perfectly shucked with no errant shell bits.
Next, the
Caesar ‘Deviled’ Egg ($9)
Delfino Filetti di Alici
parmesan & egg bottarga
Which was an umami bomb of a soft boiled egg topped with a very generous heap of grated parm and anchovy.
Another order of the
Western Addition Oyster ($10)
two broiled oysters, smoky date sambal butter & bacon
As good as before, love the mix of tangy smoky buttery bbq sauce and bacon with the juicy oyster.
And then again, the
1/2 dozen Anchovies ($20)
Don Bocarte & Callol i Serrats
served with toasted sesame baguette, cucumber, crème fraîche, seasoned tomato & radish
These were as good as before. The top anchovies were the Don Bocartes, the middle the Callol i Serrats, and the bottom two local anchovies.
Anchovy Toast ($11 for a half order)
Atomic Workshop
local boquerones, english pea and fava bean hummus
Very nice toast. Lots of meaty lightly brined vinegary local anchovies and a few mint leaves topping a fava and pea spread on some good bread.
Finally for dessert I had the
Caramelized Arlettes ($12)
shaker meyer lemon curd & coconut cream
Two super crispy flaky thin buttery sugar cookies with a lemon filling that had bits of I think lemon peel in it. The coconut whipped cream on the side gave it a tropical accent. Delicious!
