Review: Dear Inga – A love letter to your Oma
Dear Inga, an Eastern European/Georgian restaurant, has moved into the space that housed the much...
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Author: Maria C. Ascarrunz
Aditi Indian Cuisine replaces an old French favorite and does so with verve
Aditi was a surprise opening for us. Garçon, the long-time and beloved French bistro on the corner...
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Dancing Yak: Nepalese in the Mission
Dancing Yak opened about a year ago. I purposely didn’t go before, because the location it sits in...
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Restaurant Review: Great Gold – what’s in a name?
Chef/co-owner Brandon Kirksey told me that “Great Gold,” the name of his newly rewired restaurant...
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World of Noodles and Banh Mi: A Little Too Much to Swallow?
Along the short 22nd Street corridor between Mission and Valencia, there has been a flurry of new...
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AL’s Deli: Mash-Up or Mish-Mash?
AL’s Deli is the offspring of AL’s Place – yes, that AL’s Place, the one voted Best New Restaurant...
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Troje: a silo of good eats
Efram has been in the industry 17 years, and Troje is his first restaurant. But unfortunately, it’s not in a great location, as Nayarit learned. However, along with his wife, who hails from Cuba, and who served us, and their adorable daughter Maya, this is definitely a family affair.
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Flour + Water Pizzeria – A pie to be proud of
Did Chef Thomas McNaughton need another insanely popular restaurant with lines in front of it at...
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On the Mission ramen trail: Orenchi Beyond or beyond over?
In the third of my ramen-rating adventures, we shuffled right on in to Orenchi Beyond, surprised...
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Foreign Cinema, by way of Laszlo
Foreign Cinema, way back in 1999, opened its doors as one of the very earliest gentrifying...
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Khamsa: Moroccan in the Mission
Don’t be put off, as I almost was, by the location. Khamsa has actually been around for two...
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Hell’s Ramen: No Fury
Actually, Hell’s Ramen does have some fury, quite a bit of it, waiting to be unleashed on your...
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Rating the Mission’s Ramen: Coco’s Ramen
The Mission is, seemingly all of a sudden, awash in that much loved Japanese staple: ramen. We’ve...
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El Sabor de San Miguel: Maya de Guatemala
The Mission has its share of restaurants that hail from the Yucatan region of Mexico, but as far...
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Obispo: A Caribbean Rum Palace in the Mission
Owner Thad Vogler has been jonesing to open Obispo for a very long time. His third outing in the...
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At Ritu, chef moves deliciously from popular food truck to brick-and-mortar
Chef/owner Rupam Bhagat opened Ritu about nine months ago as a brick-and-mortar follow-up to his...
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