Review: Garçon – Petite Paris dans Le Mission
Get ready to gain some weight with me… I can’t help but overindulge when I go to Garçon. I’ve been coming here regularly for the...
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Mi Lindo Peru – old school Peruano!
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People sometimes complain when I review new places, and I get it. The reason I started this gig was to highlight all the places in...
Bayou Creole Kitchen – casual New Orleans in the Mission
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Bayou opened a little over two months ago, and I was drawn to it because I already knew Chef Arthur Wall’s food. Wall has been...
Evergreen Garden – Vietnamese old faithful
By Maria C. Ascarrunz Posted
I’ve driven by Evergreen for many years and never stopped in. The outside almost looks like someone’s low-slung house, maybe a house that hasn’t been...
San Jalisco – an oldie and a goodie!
By Maria C. Ascarrunz Posted
San Jalisco started out as the New Central Café, in the 50s, located on 14th Street, one of two restaurants Anita and Vicente Padilla opened...
Farmhouse Kitchen Thai – Thai classics and street food
By Maria C. Ascarrunz Posted
Farmhouse Kitchen Thai is Chef Kasem “Pop” Saengsawang’s third restaurant, which he co-owns with his wife, and his first venture into the Mission. The family...
REVIEW: El Buen Comer – Instant Old School
By Maria C. Ascarrunz Posted
El Buen Comer (“The Good Eating”) is a fairly new endeavor as a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Isabel Caudillo, chef and owner, opened it only last July,...
REVIEW: Lolinda – Argentina in the Mission
By Maria C. Ascarrunz Posted
I must confess, I’ve been to Lolinda quite possibly more times than I’ve been to any other restaurant in this City. It hasn’t been around...
Barzotto – Pasta, si! But Mamma Mia, that Porchetta!
By Maria C. Ascarrunz Posted
Barzotto opened in August of 2016, taking over the St. Vincent space. This is owner Marko Sotto’s first restaurant, although he comes from the restaurant...
Paprika – A Little Eastern Europe in the Mission
By Maria C. Ascarrunz Posted
Paprika took over the old El Trebol space – a sweet Nicaraguan restaurant that had lived there since 1979 – almost four years ago, and...
Myriad Gastro Pub – Small Plates Delight!
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Myriad has only been around about a year and a half, but it somehow feels like it’s been here longer. It moved into the old...
Mission Beach Café – Go for the Burger!
By Maria C. Ascarrunz Posted
Mission Beach Café has been around ten years or so, and it’s mostly known as a brunch place. I mean, It’s really known as a...
Review: Heung Yuen – Old School Chinese Fare
By Maria C. Ascarrunz Posted
Heung Yuen has been in the Mission for 34 years. I think I remember once, maybe 10 years ago, going in for some take-out wonton...
Deccan Spice – More Indian in SF’s Mission
By Maria C. Ascarrunz Posted
Deccan Spice is a new Indian restaurant in what could be called The Mission’s Indian Row: we have Aslam Rasoi, Dosa, and Udupi Palace. At...
Tawla in SF’s Mission – Come to the Table and Feast
By Maria C. Ascarrunz Posted
I walked into Tawla just seven weeks after it opened, so I was ready to not be wowed. Restaurants usually need a little time to...