Er, Dosa. I can't type anymore.
― akm, Thursday, 11 June 2009 14:28 (fourteen years ago) link
last summer i spent an enjoyable three days in SF w/the family, just doing obv tourist stuff like climbing the coit tower and visiting ice-cold alcatraz (fascinating!) we ate really well both at random stops and planned restaurants. including lunch at delfina which compared quite favorably to NY pizza as far as we were concerned. some 'serious eaters' disagree tho
― m coleman, Thursday, 11 June 2009 14:31 (fourteen years ago) link
New Dosa is good. I finally hit up Udapi Palace down the street from the original Dosa and frankly I think it might be better (it's certainly cheaper.)
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 11 June 2009 15:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Fish & Farm, that's it. Hadn't heard of Delfina or Chez Panisse, I'll check them out.
― My vagina has a dress code. (milo z), Thursday, 11 June 2009 19:35 (fourteen years ago) link
so.... anyone's car been firebombed yet?
― girlish in the worst sense of that term (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link
uh?
― john q. lazzarus (donna rouge), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 21:28 (fourteen years ago) link
4 cars burned in a single night, bringing total to 12
― girlish in the worst sense of that term (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 21:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Did he run out of portapotties?
― wmlynch, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 23:26 (fourteen years ago) link
ilxors in SF/East bay:
any recommendations for a really good chiropractor or osteopath?
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:18 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm going here tomorrow and would really like a sparknotes version of this massive 1400 post thread
― a being that goes on two legs and is ungrateful (dyao), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:24 (fourteen years ago) link
This thread is mostly us disagreeing about where to get the best burrito IIRC.
― He was only 21 years old when he 16 (Alex in SF), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:26 (fourteen years ago) link
I am coming on thursday and if all you can tell me is where to get the best burrito, this would be fine.
― Mornington Crescent (Ed), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:33 (fourteen years ago) link
oh j, my friend just went to one that she swears is the shiz. i will try to get info for you.
― nice! he have the balls to say the truth! (the table is the table), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:34 (fourteen years ago) link
I prefer the Al Pastor @ Pancho Villa, but it's a little pricier than other favorites which include Taqueria Cancun, El Farolito and the El Tonayense Taco Truck.
― He was only 21 years old when he 16 (Alex in SF), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
but are you sure that taco truck hasn't just been gussied and prettied up by the romantic American consciousness
― a being that goes on two legs and is ungrateful (dyao), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:42 (fourteen years ago) link
No, I'm not. Still it's a good truck.
― He was only 21 years old when he 16 (Alex in SF), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:43 (fourteen years ago) link
down with all of these with the exception of Fartolito. do not get the appeal of that place.
― girlish in the worst sense of that term (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:47 (fourteen years ago) link
I'll let someone else defend it. I've only eaten it at 1 in the morning so I might not be the most sober judge.
― He was only 21 years old when he 16 (Alex in SF), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Cancun would be the unmissable place for me, but then I don't even object to Farolito.
― Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White), Monday, 3 August 2009 17:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Cancun's great, my only caveat is that have had mediocre burritos there whereas both Pancho Villa and the Taco Trucks (Los Compadres is also really good btw) are incredibly consistent.
― He was only 21 years old when he 16 (Alex in SF), Monday, 3 August 2009 18:00 (fourteen years ago) link
BTW the Mission Cancun >>>>> the Market Cancun (which my wife refuses to go back to--because she think it's filthy--it is--and also because the other customers can be uh "eccentric and uh also filthy and also because she had three mediocre burritos in a row from there.)
― He was only 21 years old when he 16 (Alex in SF), Monday, 3 August 2009 18:06 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^yeah that place sucks
― girlish in the worst sense of that term (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 3 August 2009 18:38 (fourteen years ago) link
I've never had a mediocre burrito at Cancun, but then again, I only ever get the veggie one.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Monday, 3 August 2009 18:56 (fourteen years ago) link
what the hell, is it really only going to be in the high 60s for this next week
oh my god
― a being that goes on two legs and is ungrateful (dyao), Monday, 3 August 2009 19:04 (fourteen years ago) link
farolito's allure is that it's open late and they don't charge for avocado.
― (*゚ー゚)θ L(。・_・) °~ヾ(・ε・ *) (Steve Shasta), Monday, 3 August 2009 19:52 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^neither of which has anything to do with the quality of the food
― girlish in the worst sense of that term (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 3 August 2009 19:55 (fourteen years ago) link
they also have sesos, cabeza AND lengua... a rare odds n ends triumvirate in the mission.
― (*゚ー゚)θ L(。・_・) °~ヾ(・ε・ *) (Steve Shasta), Monday, 3 August 2009 19:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Farolito's vegetarian burrito is not very good. Salty and flavorless.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Monday, 3 August 2009 20:12 (fourteen years ago) link
At 1am I am not ordering a vegetarian burrito.
― He was only 21 years old when he 16 (Alex in SF), Monday, 3 August 2009 20:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Then you are likely having a better Farolito experience than I.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Monday, 3 August 2009 20:15 (fourteen years ago) link
my favorites are taqueria chile verde (right next to the market-cancun) and papalote
also do not get farolito at allllll
― iatee, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 00:57 (fourteen years ago) link
meanwhile...
http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/08/03/ba-fline04_0500445883.jpg
― Chinavision (altair nouveau), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 03:55 (fourteen years ago) link
it's like a movie where a city's public transportation becomes a living being and starts attacking private vehicles
― iatee, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 04:10 (fourteen years ago) link
i agree about the taco trucks, alexinsf, but pancho villa? really? totally expensive and full of doinkers.
also, i rep the mid-mission Cancun (REMEMBER that there is one at valencia & mission's intersection too) for their Al Pastor and chicken. but none of the other cheapo places have anything close to the Chorizo at Farolito. it is just...soo...effing...good.
and polyphonic, my veggie friends swear by the veggie burritos at El Buen Sabor, which is usually shit but knows how to do tofu mexican style, somehow, in a really amazing way. so try it maybe.
― nice! he have the balls to say the truth! (the table is the table), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 04:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Hi all, will be back in mid-September for the Root Strata fest.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 04:32 (fourteen years ago) link
also, for the visitors-- here is the 'show listing' site, pretty comprehensive: http://dardardar.org/ .
and finally, i am definitely planning on going to the William T. Vollman reading at Moe's in Berkeley on wednesday. like, for seriiiious.
― nice! he have the balls to say the truth! (the table is the table), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 04:33 (fourteen years ago) link
ooh ned, i want tickets to that first night. might have to spring, but at the same time there is the Convention festival in LA that i am considering...mostly because i'm pretty sure Omar-S will show, and because i fucking love the Wighnomy Bros....but if they come up here, i'm all in..mmm.
― nice! he have the balls to say the truth! (the table is the table), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 04:40 (fourteen years ago) link
I feel a little nervous about entering in the burrito discussion cuz I'm generally into most burritos, but I tend to get a veggie burrito to go at Vallerta because a.) I think it's delish b.) under $5 and c.) a little smaller than some others, which I think is nice (I like burritos but I don't like food comas). And to-go means I can eat it at home with beer and records.
― Chinavision (altair nouveau), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 04:40 (fourteen years ago) link
vallarta is nice, and they do have nice small burritos
― nice! he have the balls to say the truth! (the table is the table), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 04:45 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't usually like to eat tofu in a burrito, but maybe I'll give 'er a try sometime.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 04:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Only 2 months til I move... I'm sooo looking forward to all of this burritos >_<
― Not the real Village People, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 11:44 (fourteen years ago) link
"i agree about the taco trucks, alexinsf, but pancho villa? really? totally expensive and full of doinkers."
Again I think their Al Pastor is the best and it's my favorite meat so that's my favorite burrito place (despite being a couple of bucks more.)
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:28 (fourteen years ago) link
This is all very informative, could I impress upon you to argue about the best Chinese and sushi places next?
― Mornington Crescent (Ed), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Will confess I haven't been there in over a year though. Nowadays it's Los Compadres (around the corner from my work) and sadly Gordos (around the corner from my house.)
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:32 (fourteen years ago) link
For chinese if you want Dim Sum, Ton Kiang or Yank Sing are the best but they are both price-y (esp. the latter.) If you want cheap (and I mean cheap) and plentiful, Good Luck Dim Sum on Clement is the place, but eat it quick. Even waiting til you get home is probably too long. I haven't been to a non-dim sum chinese meal in ages so I can't recommend anything else really.
I'll let Shasta give the sushi advice and would actually recommend going with him. He took us to Kuo a while ago and it was great--much better than it probably would have been on our own.
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:36 (fourteen years ago) link
re: non-dim sum chinese, there is mostly shit in my neighborhood (the Mission) so I have to go rather far afield to get the best - my personal favorite is House of Nanking, altho many swear by its neighbor, Chef Jia's.
― girlish in the worst sense of that term (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 15:33 (fourteen years ago) link
What's House of Nanking like these days? It used to be great and then it kind of stopped being great and then they completely re-did the whole restaurant and I've not been back.
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 15:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Taiwan on Clement has great potstickers
― Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 15:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Taiwan's another place I haven't been to in a million years, but used to good. A good tip on is don't read Yelp reviews on any of these places. They are at least 25% bitchy people complaining that the Xi Bao or whatever isn't as good as the ones in the Fu Bin Province or whatever.
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 16:03 (fourteen years ago) link
and then they completely re-did the whole restaurant and I've not been back.
?? how long ago was this? Its been maybe 7 or 8 months since I've been there and everything was pretty much the same (metal chairs and tables, a chef who doesn't let you order off the menu, etc.)
― girlish in the worst sense of that term (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 16:08 (fourteen years ago) link