momos & a movie about a mongol

its been a pretty busy Friday at the ol' legal beagle office, but ive got some time before a meeting with a client at 2:30 so im gonna start this post. the SF gang had ourselves a nice evening of asian delights this past sunday (after dominating in a kickball game, YEAAAA!!!).

after washing off the sweatiness and pouring the dirt out of our sneakers, we had dinner at Yak and Yeti (2985 College Ave., right off of Ashby). its a nepalese restaurant which is sort of like indian food with chinese influences, which makes sense because of where nepal is.

my dinner companions, lillian (i am the bff's bf's bff, yes, he did win Carmen San Diego, with an asian rat tail) and amy, already reviewed this place on yelp!, so ill just add my thoughts...

si.. i did think the mahi was the best thing i had all night, but the rest of the food was really great too. i really enjoyed the lamb dish, mostly because both of my chunks were pretty tender, and i like it when my lamb tastes predominantly like lamb. makes sense to me, i usually dont put sauce on steak. i also completely agree about the desserts. their naan was exceptional.

the restaurant has a lot of 'vegetarian dishes', but theyre prolly not as good cuz its just veggies. im very glad we didnt have to sit on the floor, racle and i are too tall for that.

client meeting rescheduled, lets keep blogging.

after Yak&Yeti, we got some Ici ice cream... (ill review Ici another time, ITS AWESOME, just go!)... deep breath, stop salivating..

after ice cream, we went to see Mongol playing at the movie theater across from the restaurant. its a movie about the origins of genghis khan, who i like to say is my ancestor. odds are he is... or isnt... he did father a lot of babies, and my last name is han... we'll say he is. but its a great story about how Temudgin (his real name) became the fierce, proud, and revered leader of the mongol hordes.

the movie does a great job of depicting Temudgin as a very honorable leader who is respected by his people because of his compassion and his fair treatment of those that fight and die for him. it also is a great look at how genghis khan was also a man who loved his wife and his children, even those of which that were not fathered by him. the fight scenes are very cool, some were pretty brutal and bloody, and made me giggle a little in joy. oh, and i hate that chinese guy that didnt listen to the prophetic monk who told him that the mongol dude would wreak havoc upon the chinese in the future if he bought him as a slave, wtf man, look what u did... (thats not a spoiler, its history)

good: mango mahi, meat, great movie, ici!!!
bad: service a little slow at y&y, not enough table space