San Francisco and what to do in it

yeah union sq is nothing spesh unless they changed it drastically from last time i was there

assuming that by "park" you mean grass and trees and shrubberies

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I assume s/he means the area that they filmed the opening of The Conversation which could loosely be called a park and which has changed a bit since they filmed that.

yeah, i mean it wasn't like grassy napping destination, but, they made all the "let's discourage homeless people from loitering here" changes that just made it depressing

There used to be a lot more grass until they 'renovated' it starting in '98 until that was finished in '02. It's a whole lot uglier now than it used to be.

dell OTM re: homeless

huh - shows how much time I spend there

i ate at Dosa this weekend. It was pretty good although overpriced for what it was.

we're going there on Saturday (couldn't get a reservation at Delfina, bah!) I like Dosa a lot, one of only a few places in SF where you can get South Indian cooking.

THE CHEESESTEAK PLACE BY MY HOUSE IS THE SHIT

Jay's, right...?

"i ate at Dosa this weekend. It was pretty good although overpriced for what it was."

I have never thought that about Dosa. I think it's pretty comparable with most good Indian fare in the city.

no the yellow one on divizz. jay's is good too but i prefer the vegie cheesesteaks there! the other one is real dead meaty good.

It's on Divis and Post, right?

That one's good, but I prefer Jay's. I cannot eat Seitan or whatever the fuck it's called.

yah post and divis! thats where i live basically! cant find good burritos around here though :(

I usually eat at dirt cheap indian restaurants in berkeley so that was my point of comparison for price. they are good but not "nice", particularly.

anyway, yeah, recommended.

(xpost)It's true, you cannot. :(

Not that I can either. Not without walking ten or so blocks anyway.

On the other hand I can eat German just by opening my front door so yay me!

Ocean Taqueria a couple shops down from the cheesesteak shop is decent but not balls out amazing.

Do you eat at Eric's (or is it Eliza's?), chaki? I've never been to the one there, but the one in Noe Valley (or Potrero) is really good.

Apparently it's called Eliza's there haha.

The Chinese place?

Yup.

Apparently there is some sordid story about the Eliza-Eric split, but the waiter at Eliza's would only tell us that Eric's RIPPED THEM OFF, AND THEY WERE FIRST SO DON'T EAT THERE, OKAY!

i have not! where is that in relation to me?

It's on California between Divis and uh Baker, right?

oh shit thats close! i will go try. i havent ventured too far in that direction! im still new! i usually eat at the cable car burgers and honeybaked ham store lol munchies.

Trying to remember what else is in the area. Have you been to Blue Jay Cafe? It's pretty decent (esp. for breakfast), but I haven't been since I moved out of that neighborhood. Waziema was my favorite restaurant when I lived off Divis, but that's also a ways from where you live.

nah blue jay and waiziema are both easy walks! i havent been to either though! i pass by blue jay when i go to Eddie's for breakfast which is CHEAP and good. how is the bar at waiziema?

Beer and wine only, I think.

honeybaked ham store lol munchies

hahahaha - I have always kinda marvelled at there being a store that traffics ONLY IN HONEYBAKED HAMS

epic sandwiches (turkey and roastbeef too) and two salads for $5.50 out the door.

Have any of you ever been to May's on 14th at Market for sandwiches?

Nope. I can't even picture where that is and I'm at that intersection all the time.

Sorry, M & L Market.

I'll have to try that. It sounds good.

Actually it sounds kind of like Quincy's.

hmm that looks vaguely familiar - I think I was there once years and years ago

Except people at Quincy's are friendly.

They're not really unfriendly.

This place rulesssssssssss

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Larkin & Turk

in case you missed it on the Van Sant thread, signup site for Milk extra work:

http://milkmarch.com/

yeah, i actually went to the casting call a few weeks ago. gus was there, surrounded by boys, totally in his element.

went here last night: http://www.barcrudo.com/

it was excellent! Awesome chowder and oysters.

This thread is so great. I'm heading to San Francisco in May for a couple of days and it's given me so many good ideas.

I was wondering if anyone had any advice on interesting stuff/places to photograph (I'm a keen amateur) that aren't necessarily on the beaten tourist trail. Hell even advice on good spots to get pictures of the standard tourist sights would be more than welcome.

Over near the Cliff House are the ruins of the old Sutro Baths, which are quite a sight.

Baker Beach has some good low views of the GG Bridge, especially if you are willing to walk a ways. Also, the Legion of Honor museum has some nice trails and spots for pictures of the mouth of the bay.

The coastal trail between Baker Beach and the bridge in late afternoon was great. The light wasn't quite what I hoped it would be on the bridge, but it may have been the wrong hour or season. Best of all was the top of the stadium at Berkeley at sunset.

Thanks! Suggestions duly noted.

The Castro is all 70's-out right now for the milk shoot.
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