Carlos Martinez, manager of Cafe La Taza on Mission Street, says business runs in the family. His father, Noel Martinez, managed a supermarket in his native Nicaragua before moving to the United States with his...
A strip of 16th Street between Mission and Folsom is dotted with random storefronts, an abandoned automotive shop that resembles an archaeological dig, and a trio of small cafes offering Chinese food, burgers and tacos....
Coffee in the Mission is too expensive and, often, prepared so poorly that something must be done. A latte strike, a ban on careless baristas or a cap on the cost of a cup of...
