Keto Eggroll in a bowl

Work in Progress: This is a delicious recipe, but I still need to fill in some details to make it easier to follow along.

1 lb ground beef
4 Eggs
1 Bag of coleslaw

Seasoning:
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tsp ground ginger
.5 tsp cayenne (or to taste for spice level)
coconut aminos to taste (this is a soy sauce replacement)

Optional sauce:
I like the Primal Kitchen Hawaiian Teriyaki sauce as a sweet option, and the Huy Fong Chili Garlic Sauce for a spicey option. The Chili Garlic sauce is basically just Siracha without the sugar.

Delicious served with cauliflower rice!


Instructions:

1. In a sauce pan, brown your beef.
2. When it’s done add the eggs on top and start mixing it all around so the egg coats the beef.
3. While it’s cooking add all the seasonings and stir so it’s evenly distributed
4. Cook until you see the egg is yellow and cooked through.
5. Scoot everything to one side of the pan and add half the bag of coleslaw. Wait a minute. Then mix it in, the coleslaw should have wilted a bit so now you can scoot it to the side again and add the rest of the coleslaw to the pan. Wait a minute again and then start mixing it all together. Now flatten everything in the pan and let it cook for 2 minutes, stir it all up and then flatten and cook for another 2 minutes or until coleslaw is at the consistency you want. Less time = crunchier coleslaw.

San Francisco / Bay Area Keto Restaurants


 

Visting San Francisco or the Bay Area in California? Looking for something delicious and keto? You’re in the right place! If you’re visiting the city and don’t have easy transport most of these restaurants will deliver so you can stay on track. Know of some other keto places? Please share in the comments for all of us!

Aura Tea and Coffee

Location: 121 Spear St Suite B05, San Francisco, CA 94105

The Bay Area is known for having loads of tea shops and there’s finally an option for keto folks with Aura Tea. They have sugar-free tea (including keto boba!) and boast all of their drinks being 5g net carbs or less. Their drinks are made with PureCane (a blend of erythritol and sugarcane fiber) to keep them low carb. Keto Boba pearls are made with agar agar and fruit jelly. Just be sure to opt for their almond milk instead of oat milk.

They also have a large case of different keto pastries, I recently had the chocolate bunt cake and it was a great dessert.

The location is very close to the Ferry Building in downtown SF so it’s a great stop for tourists. You can get a lettuce wrapped burger from Super Duper Burger or Gott’s Roadside and head here for dessert, it’s all pretty close together.

Healthyish Republic

Location: 2990 24th St San Francisco, CA 94110

Healthyish republic has a fairly large keto menu as part of their offerings with things like zoodles, korean bowls, and burrito bowls as well as desserts and keto drinks. They even have some keto options for brunch on weekends.

Note: I found their sweets to be VERY sweet, so just a heads up to people who have been on keto a long time it may be too much for you. 

Some of the Menu:

  • Keto Creamy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo Zoodle Bowl
  • Keto Korean Ground Beef Bowl
  • Keto Bun Egg and Beef Sausage sandwich
  • Keto Bun Burger

Misfits Bakery

Location: 2706 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA 94306

With a focus on keto and paleo baking misfits bakery brings real bread back into the life of keto folks. They’ve got you covered for crusty baguettes, bagels, and soft pillowy hot dog buns. Their primary sweetener is coconut sugar, which can be low carb in small amounts. This is my all-time favorite bakery largely because they nail the texture of the bread. A lot of keto bakeries will end up giving you very cakey bread with no crust. Not the case here. 

They do now have the ability to go inside and sit down to eat, check their site for the hours and check their Instagram if it’s a holiday. However, as of this writing, the walk-up menu is limited. If you want something specific, order ahead. (Currently, 1 day ahead is all that’s needed)

Bonus: Every so often they offer up special limited-time items (usually Fridays or around holidays)

Some of the Menu:

  • Donuts. Proper fried donuts that aren’t the cakey kind you’re probably used to on keto. Just note not all flavors are keto. 
  • Bagels with a proper crust.
  • Cinnamon Rolls
  • Hamburger Buns
  • Hotdog buns (reminds me of the texture of Hawaiian bread)
  • Pizza
  • Burritos

Kodiak Keto Cafe

Location:  Concord, CA

This cafe and market is loaded with keto goodies. They offer far more than the usual cafe options with flavors like peppermint mocha freeze, pink tea lattes, and matcha. For their drinks, you can also pick your sweetener, which is amazing for people like me who are sensitive to certain ones (Stevia, Monkfruit, Erythritol).  They carry baked goods from two low-carb bakeries and have many keto treats in the market if you’re looking to try something new. They also serve protein bowls if you’re looking for a more filling lunch. Owned by a couple that is on keto themselves these folks know firsthand what it is our crowd wants. Be sure to check the actual order page for the full options.

Some of the Menu:

  • Teas, Coffees, espresso, freezes with your choice of sweetener
  • Keto Chili
  • Keto Chicken Cordon Bleau bowl
  • Keto Jalapeno Chicken bowl
  • Keto bakery items like cookies and cakes
  • Keto Market of various keto goods

Kitava

Location: San Francisco & Oakland

This paleo restaurant offers multiple keto options without any of the junk. Build your own bowl with cauliflower rice and your choice of protein and vegetables. We like to get cauliflower rice, grilled chicken, broccoli, and ginger ponzu sauce. They also carry some keto cookies and chocolate for dessert.

Gelataio

Location: Palo Alto & San Carlos

  • Keto Chocolate Gelato made with almond and coconut milk, heavy cream and sweetened with xylitol
  • Keto Chocolate Peanut Butter Gelato

Curry Up Now

Location: Chain with multiple

It’s a pretty solid and filling option if you’re in the mood for Indian food. I thought it was all made pretty well.

  • Keto Bowl – riced cauliflower, wok tossed chicken or paneer, saag spinach paneer, pico kachumber, cucumber, & cotija

Papa Johns

  • Papa Bowls. A big box of baked pizza toppings without the crust. It’s a pretty solid deal and there are plenty of locations. (Limited time?)

Rubios Coastal Grill

Location: Chain with multiple

Rubios offers various tacos like shrimp, lobster, fish, steak, and chicken all available on their cheese tortillas. Be sure to avoid the high carb toppings like corn, but they’ve got extensive options for keto folks. One of the best things about these tortillas is they hold together really well so you can eat it like you would a regular taco. That might seem insignificant but as someone used to ordering things that have to be thrown into a bowl if I’m eating out it’s a nice change of pace.

  • Keto style Cheese Tortilla can be substituted for any of their flour or corn tortillas. 2grams carb per tortilla. Look for the Tacos A la carte section to avoid the high carb side of chips.
  • Cauliflower Rice Bowls

 

Blaze Pizza

Location: Chain with multiple

Blaze pizza is a large chain that offers a keto crust pizza that rings in at 15netcarbs for the entire 11 inch pizza. Be careful to not choose high carb toppings. I personally like to get all of the real meats on my pizza to get the most bang for my buck. It helps to get full too since if you eat the entire pizza that can easily take up most of your daily carbs. Not my favorite keto crust, but it’s an option.

  • Option: 11 Inch Keto Crust

BurgerIM

Location: Chain with multiple

BurgerIM is a large chain that offers a keto bun for any of their burgers. Their grain-free gluten-free buns are from Unbun foods and ring in at 5g net carbs. Be careful to avoid carby toppings like ketchup, pineapples, and bbq sauce. 

  • Option: Keto Bun (5g net carb)

 

Chipotle

Location: Chain with multiple

A keto fan favorite, Chipotle now carries Keto Lifestyle bowls. But Chipotle is build-your-own so you could really modify your bowl to be whatever you’d like. That said in my experience like most fast food they can be very hit or miss on quality.

  • Keto Lifestyle bowl 

Papa Murphy’s

Location: Chain with multiple

Take-N-Bake pizza now caters directly to the keto crowd Papa Murphys now offers what is essentially a bowl of pizza toppings. They make it easier on us by marking which toppings are keto friendly on their menu with a “KF”. It’s cool, but you may want to consider Papa Johns since they actually cook their tray of toppings.

  • Build your own Crustless Pizzas

Fogo de Chão

Location: Chain with multiple. You can also just google Brazillian BBQ to find other brands of similar.

With a San Jose and a San Francisco branch, this Brazillian BBQ is a popular all-you-can-eat-meat fine dining option. If you’ve never had Brazillian BBQ, the simple explanation is that staff brings around different cuts of meat such as ribeye, bacon-wrapped chicken, and pork for you to try. They also have a buffet bar of different sides, often with many kinds of cheese and vegetables. Show up hungry for this one. I suggest telling them you don’t want the bread/starters when you sit down.

  • Meats of all kinds! Be careful to avoid anything with sugary sauces(like bbq).
  • Buffet Bar with cheese and vegetables

 Buckhorn Grill

Location: Small Chain. San Francisco, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek, and more.

Not aimed at keto but most of the BBQ places I’ve found are slathered in sauce and you don’t get much meat because the price is with a side. But Buckhorn sells meats by the pound. They don’t list their ingredients but I will say these items didn’t *taste* sweet and are at least not in a heavy/thick BBQ sauce. If there is sugar in the rub I’d guess it’s not much. If you’d like a BBQ sauce I recommend G Hughes Sugar Free BBQ sauce(tastes like real proper southern bbq sauce) or Primal Kitchen Golden BBQ Sauce. (Which reminds me of 57 sauce). 

  • Whole Tri-Tip Sliced Thin (by the lb.)
  • Whole Tri-Tip Sliced Thick (by the lb.)
  • Char-Roasted Tri-Tip Sliced Thin (by the lb.)
  • Char-Roasted Tri-Tip Sliced Thick (by the lb.)
  • Grilled Chicken Breasts (It’s a dry rub for seasoning) (by the lb.) (don’t mix up with BBQ chicken which looks like a sugar sauce)
  • Smoked Sausage (by the lb.)
  • Smokey Garlic Pulled Pork (by the lb.)
  • Tri-tip bites (no sides)
  • Char-broiled Salmon with lemon pepper dill (but requires 2 sides, basically stuck with salad)

Buffalo Wild Wings

Location: Chain with multiple

Although they aren’t focused on keto specifically I want to mention them because they use beef tallow to fry their wings. Most restaurants use unhealthy vegetable oils.

Menu:

  • Bone-in wings naked and add your own sauce (I love the Primal Kitchen Buffalo Sauce) 
  • Naked tenders (I like them with mustard or a low carb Primal Kitchen sauce)

Location: Chain with multiple

The Cheesecake Factory themselves told me they don’t consider their low-carb cheesecake to be keto. That said check out my blog post about what they told me–I’d say you could eat half a slice if you’re on Dirty Keto. That aside Cheesecake factory is known for its massive menu so it’s worth considering if you’re looking to go out to eat.

Some of the Menu:

Super Duper Burger

I wouldn’t normally take the time to mention a burger place offering lettuce wraps– that’s actually very common in the Bay area. However, I feel like Super Duper Burger has very meaty and fatty burgers, especially for the price. They also wrap the burgers tightly with a wrapper so you can still eat your burger with your hands.

  •   Ask for your burger in a lettuce wrap. Avoid the Super Sauce because it contains gluten. Mustard is your friend. Help yourself to all the pickles you’d like from their condiments bar.


     

KetoAim Keto Marvelous Mug Cake – Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Keto Marvelous Mug Cake – Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting 
2 tbsp Butter
1 tbsp Almond Flour
1 tbsp Coconut Flour
1 tbsp Erythritol
1 tbsp Jordan’s Skinny Syrup(White Chocolate or Vanilla)
1 tbsp Sour cream
1/8th (or dash) of Salt
1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 tsp Baking powder
1 large Egg

Icing:
1 Choczero 50% Dark Chocolate Square

INSTRUCTIONS
1.) Melt butter in a large coffee mug for 30 seconds – 1 minute until it is liquid.
2.) Add all other ingredients(except Choczero), with the egg last so it doesn’t get cooked by the butter. Stir.
3.) Microwave 2:30 minutes.
4.) Place the Choczero on top of the mugcake. Microwave 30 more seconds.
Enjoy!

Potential Substitutions:
0.) You can use different flavors of the Skinny Syrups–but it may taste a bit different.
1.) Jordan’s Skinny Syrup replaced with Torani Syrup: The cake will be less sweet but it will work.
2.) No Syrups, just 2 tablespoons erythritol: It’s works, but the cake will have a much stronger cooling taste.
3.) Feel free to mix it up and try different flavors of Choczero. You could also use Lily’s Chocolate or any other keto chocolate. A keto chocolate ganache would also work.

4.) Monkfruit Drops: These can probably replace the Jordan’s Skinny Syrup. Probably about 10 drops of the brand Monk Drops.

Keto Marvelous Mug Cake – Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting  Calories Fats(g) Carbs(g) Fiber(g) Sugar Alcohol Net Carbs(g) Protein(g)
2 tbsp Butter 204 24 0 0   0 0.2
1 tbsp Almond Flour 40 3.5 1.4 0.8 0 0.6 1.5
1 tbsp Coconut Flour 30 1 4 2.5 0 1.5 1
1 tbsp Erythritol 6 0 12 0 12 0 0
1 tbsp Jordan’s Skinny Syrup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 tbsp Sour cream 57 5.6 1.3 0 0 1.3 0.7
1/8th (or dash) of Salt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract 3 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 0
1/4 tsp Baking powder 0.6 0 0.3 0 0 0.3 0
1 large Egg 77 5.3 0.6 0 0 0.6 6.3
1 Choczero 50% Dark Square 40 3.5 6 5 0 1 0
Recipe # 1 Calories Fats(g) Carbs(g) Fiber(g) Sugar Alcohol Net Carbs(g) Protein(g)
Totals 457.6 42.9 25.7 8.3 12 5.4 9.7

Keto Paleo Unsweetened Microwave Almond Butter Cookie

This is a great way to hit that warm cookie craving. Once the recipe cools it produces a crumbly cookie texture. And this recipe is mostly about the texture if you’re not doing sweeteners. 

Notes:
This recipe bubbles up a lot, so use a bowl instead of a mug to give it room. This is particularly delicious with a chocolate tea, I really like the Stash Chocolate Hazelnut or the Numi Chocolate Puerh. You can also have it with unsweetened almond milk for that cookies and milk vibe.

If you’re still enjoying keto sweeteners you can add a tablespoon of erythritol (or coconut sugar if paleo) when you add the almond butter. You can also sprinkle in keto friendly chocolate chips (like Lily’s or Choczero) after you microwave it to make a chocolate chip cookie. (Not before, they’ll melt and probably even burn.)

KetoAim Unsweetened Microwave Almond Butter Cookie 

  • 3 tablespoons almond butter (make sure ingredients are only almonds)
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon butter or Ghee for Paleo
  1. Put the butter into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for about 30 seconds or until the butter is completely melted.
  2. Add the almond butter to the bowl and stir until well mixed.
  3. Separate the egg white and egg yolk, put the yolk into a microwave-safe bowl. I also suggest removing the chalaza(The little white attachments to the yolk) from the yolk to improve the texture. You can carefully pinch them off but you should hold the yolk above your bowl because it might break. If you can’t remove them it’s not a huge deal but it does taste better without.
  4. Use your spoon to scrap down the sides of the bowl and push the “batter” down into the bowl as much as possible.
  5. Microwave for about 1 minute. You’re looking for it to bubble nearly to the top of the bowl. Once you stop the microwave it will continue to rise slightly so don’t let it get quite to the top. Let it cool for a minute or two and as it cools it will form a crumbly texture.
  6. Enjoy!