San Francisco and what to do in it

OK, not DUMBEST, but certainly the least effective.

Little Star Pizza is probably the best pizza I have ever had.

Ran across this place in Bernal Heights near the studio and ended up eating there a lot. Great crepes.
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San Francisco and what to do in it? Go to an AWESOME METAL SHOW and see my new band.

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Little Star Pizza is probably the best pizza I have ever had.

damn, really? I went there a few months back, thought it was deec. Maybe I'm too provincial.

so where can I find a greasy-ass NY-style slice that's gonna assault my taste buds with hot pornographic love? Any reccs (besides that joint on 16th/Valencia) would be appreciated.

i like victors. its the shizzzz. 1411 polk st.

Pizza My Heart in San Mateo/Santa Cruz, and maybe some other locations in the Bay Area, has that kind of big, yummy, thin slice of pizza.

But really, SF is more about fancy pizzas - Gialina, Pauline's, Pizzetta 211, etc. See Michael Bauer's blog for lots of mini pizza-place reviews

chaki, i will try to come

I love Greek-style pizza, but I don't think there are any Greek za joints in SF.

so where can I find a greasy-ass NY-style slice that's gonna assault my taste buds with hot pornographic love? Any reccs (besides that joint on 16th/Valencia) would be appreciated.

i was gonna suggest Arinell's (that joint on 16th/Valencia), but there's also Escape From New York Pizza in the haight that's pretty good. just had it for lunch today.

thanx doods. unless officially marked otherwise on the calendar, I'm hereby declaring March 2-8 to be pizza week.

Interesting "facts": San Francisco is the city with the second most expensive rent in the US, however Berkeley is the most expensive suburb in the US.

I went to sunny Foster City last week for a job thing. I saw my hotel and the building I was to work in and not much else. Hadn't realized before how beautiful SFO is, especially compared to LAX or any socal airports really.

Greetings. Thanks for the tips BTW

Here's another random call for suggestions - eat, drink, make merry - I'll be in the BA March 8-15. I grew up in the West Bay and lived in SF on and off in the early-mid 80s so I know the basics but I haven't visited for about 10 years. I'll be staying in the East Bay but I'll be fully mobile.

And BTW I was stuck in Foster City for a year when I was in high school. One of he most frightening places I've ever been. It was un-natural. No birds or insects, it's like they knew that the land was not supposed to be there. I kept expecting the whole thing to sink into the bay.

Just throw mud at the wall... I'll take it with a grain of metaphor.

PS. Last time I was there I was trying to find an old Mexican restaurant (not the ubiquitous tacqueria) on the Mission, around 24th. my recollection is that it was the oldest Mexican restaurant in the city, dating back to the turn of century or something...

PPS. Can reciprocate about Chicago on demand. Also have some tips about Buenos Aires... the first being GO THERE!

I think SFO is rather ugly, honestly. Granted, nothing is as bad as LAX, but DFW, O'Hare are much nicer, for instance. Cf. worst airport thread.

I also think that SFO's empty terminal 2 is kinda spooky-ugly.

BUMP

I live in Berkeley now, and I have no friends. Where can I hang out to meet non-lame people?

i did not make yer gig, chaks

its ok! it was sold out anyways and quentin tarantino came!

i didn't even go cuz i knew quentin would just yak my ear off all night like he always does. it gets old, dude!

remy, i live in berkeley too. jupiter has good beer and pizza, kinda has a grad school vibe to it. also, pegasus and moe's books are great bookstores. starry plough has some good shows. ive seen mushroom and dead meadow there.
peoples cafe on shattuck has good coffee, decent food. in berkeley i will go and have a beer at some of the bars but for going out/going to shows theres not much. pretty dud. oaktown is the way to go though for shows, hanging out and meeting people. here is a good place to start if you are interested in oakland noise/underground warehouse shows.
http://www.zumonline.com/

"Also have some tips about Buenos Aires... the first being GO THERE!"

This is my next international planned trip (for 2009, I think.)

LA is my next domestic trip, followed by Chicago, followed by Virginia is FOR LOVERS.

"Granted, nothing is as bad as LAX"

SFO does not have an In'N'Out within walking distance though.

Well shuttle plus a short walk anyway.

Well shuttle plus a short walk anyway.

I wish all the Alexes in all the cities had some kind of superpsychological connexion. In my mind, every Alex in is a descendant of the one in NYC.

i arrive tomorrow. i so fucking cannot wait.

remy, if I come to Bay Area this year can I meet yer porn-starrish roommates?

What is homosexual II staying with remy now?

i'm shocked there are porn starish anything in berkeley

crusty pierced bulldyke lesbo porn stars maybe

i'll be there on friday! staying four days in montara/palo alto with friends, devoting at least one day to berkeley and probably the remainder to SF, weekend party recommendations very welcome

!@#

I'm out of town this weekend, alas.

whats this about me and remy and porn?

He'll fill you in on the details when you arrive.

I didn't mean that literally.

i know there's lots of mention of bars on this thread, but does anyone have a list of absolute musts?

xpost: "All Holes Filled with Hard Caulk"

mandy, did i see you at amoeba on friday afternoon? i was walking out, and you were walking in, wearing a blue jacket?

morbius: yes, yes you can.

mandy: are you stll here?

must bars:

orbit room
toronado
esta noche
zeitgeist
big 4
moby dick

Cosign on Zeitgeist in particular.

Must get back to the Toronado.

also

hotel biron

Hotel Biron?! Horsefeathers! Go to CAV next to Zuni.

jaxon yeah you did! I was TOTS THERE

i am back in denver now

CAV is where all my annoying coworkers go, so follow M.White there while I bask in the romantic glow of Hotel Biron.