Even though we said we were trying to get out more, there are some nights (usually nights involving Wednesday night TV) we need to food to come to us.

We're disturbingly anal (and watch our site stats shoot through the roof with the use of that word within the context of SFist) enough to keep a file folder of all the menus left on our door, but there's only one we really use: Andy's Restaurant, which is subheadded as "Excellent Chinese Cuisine".

Over our many years living in the Sunset we've tried many of Andy's entrees, with varying levels of success. But we've come up with a hit list (and a miss list) we'd love to share with you, the next time you're anywhere in the Irving/Judah corridor and want some good, and occasionally great Chinese delivery/carry-out, especially when it comes to their seafood dishes. Check it out after the jump!

Photo of where we eat our Andy's from our private collection.

Out in the Sunset, you can't swing a cat without hitting a pretty decent Thai restaurant. We're reminded of the line in Six Degrees of Separation, where dining in New York is described as "genius on every corner". While we're not there quite yet, it's tempting to paraphrase and say "damn good Panang curry on every block." When it's safe to assume that most Thai places are going to serve pretty solid cuisine, what makes one choose one over the other? A lot of times it's the smaller details that make the difference, which is why we will cross the park to go to the Richmond district's Patpong, at 25th and Clement.

We've eaten there several times in the past, and went there again tonight in preparation for this review (oh, the things SFist endures for you readers). Every time we go there we're struck by the excellent service, the lovely decor, and the food that really raises the bar for Westside Thai cuisine.

Photo from Patpong's site, but it doesn't really do the place justice

As usual, we sat in bed and talked about going to dinner. Our usual haunts were brought up and discarded. Eventually, we hauled out the aging PowerBook and pulled up Citysearch, and started searching restaurants in the Sunset. We noticed that every page was topped by "featured listings" for two restaurants: Cajun Pacific and Lotus. Since Cajun Pacific closed their doors as a full-serve restaurant in September of last year, they were out of the question, so Lotus became an intriguing possibility (because Internet advertising works, damnit). They describe themselves as "Modern California Cuisine in the Sunset," and a look at their menu (look out, it's a text download to actually see the menu, for some strange reason) showed an impressive, but not disturbingly ambitious breadth of Asian-influenced dishes.

Read on after the jump to hear what happened after we got out of bed and headed up to Noriega and 21st Avenue...

But the artistry of the following we think tipped the scales in favor of our winner:

O delicate pea
Alone, you are quite worthless
In aggregate: yum.

Also receiving a vote:

organic lettuce
practically boasting bunnies
it's so alive

So congratulations to Robin S. (we just got the URL) for the produce! We'll get in touch so that you can receive your prize. We'd also like to congratulate Sarah L. on the fine showing, and everybody else who sent in an entry. We hope you'll stick around, as we're sure there's going to be more free goodies to win in the future.

Avocados free,
Over your neighbor's tall fence.
When ripe, steal at night.

Safeway sucks ass.
Berkeley Bowl: No parking.
Try delivery!

First, you should check to make sure that you live in the Westside Organics delivery area, and you must include your email and your first and last name -- don't worry, we would never give or sell your information to anyone. You are welcome to write as many haiku as you like, but all entries will be judged individually. So send in your musings on flora by midnight on February 20th and maybe you'll be our lucky winner. Runners-up will have their poetic soul bared for the world to see on our announcement post on the 21st. Needless to say, the staff here at SFist are recusing ourselves from this contest. All entries will be compiled into an anonymous list by the editor and then voted on by the rest of the staff, if you're worried we'll play favorites.

Since there's no free lunch -- at least since 2000 -- we're gonna make y'all work for it. So we came up with a little quiz that will not only send all sorts of sweet, sweet traffic Westside Organics' way, but will hopefully convince you that we actually think they're a good deal and are proud to have such fine people to do business with.

After the jump will be three questions. First person to send in the correct answers, by the time stamped by our inbox (not your delivery time -- we can reset our computer clocks, too, you know), gets the grub. Sorry, but we can only offer this to folks in their standard delivery area, so make sure to check if you're eligible. Of course SFist contributors need not apply []. The winner will be announced in the next Culinary Digest -- just in time for holiday entertaining!