Where to Eat - Sol Food

This past weekend I had some much needed sister time. Before we went shopping in Mill Valley she took me to Sol Food in San Rafael. They have two locations. We went to the smaller place for overflow where you order at the counter and go in the back to an outdoor patio and ate under the heat lamps. Sol Food serves Puerto Rican food and everything we had was delicious.

We started with the tostones, which were plantains mashed, twice fried and drizzled with olive oil and garlic. We didn't realize until after we ordered but you can get any sandwich on tostones instead of bread. I'm for sure trying that next time.

We split two sandwiches so I could try as much as possible. The Nino Pobre was probably the best po boy I've had. It was really simple but delicious. Breaded and fried shrimp on a french baguette with iceberg lettuce, tomato and cilantro lime mayo.

We also split the Bistec. Although not nearly as good as the shrimp po boy, it definitely had its merits. The steak sandwich had avocado, carmelized onions, garlic mayo and swiss cheese on french bread. The sandwich as a complete whole tasted balanced together, but the steak on its own had a rubbery texture I didn't care for. It was also really messy to eat for too little reward.

Perhaps the standout was the homemade hot sauce. Every table is equipped with a bright orange bottle that is a mixture of vinegar and peppers. It's provides heat without the burn and is awesome poured liberally over tostones. All in all I would go back for the hot sauce alone just be careful not to mistake it for orange soda and swig it.