Tahini: Middle Eastern fast food that tastes homemade
Tahini has been open for a little over two years (how do I miss these things?) and may be giving...
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Restaurant Reviews
Prairie – Il Italiano Nuovo in the Mission
Prairie opened up in the old Hog & Rocks location a little over a month ago. The space was...
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Piri Pica shocker – come for the chicken!
Chef Telmo Faria and partner Khalid Mushasa dreamed about opening a restaurant together that would...
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The Fried Chicken Showdown stops in at Piri Pica
Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, are on a journey to find the Mission’s best fried...
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The fried chicken sandwich showdown visits Media Noche
Can a fried chicken sandwich corrode the soul? Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, are...
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Jasmine Tea House not what it used to be
Back in 2002, Jasmine Tea House had its 15 minutes of fame when former President Bill Clinton...
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Valencia Street’s Curio reborn
“Out with the old, in with the new” is what they say, n’est-ce pas? Vestry, the old...
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The Fried Chicken Sandwich showdown visits Frjtz
Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, are on a journey to find the Mission’s best fried...
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Distillations: The Nihon Whiskey Lounge, Tinder date envy and $150 flights
The menu at The Nihon Whiskey Lounge is compact: eight pages of single-spaced, small type,...
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The Fried Chicken Sandwich showdown visits the Gas & Shop
Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, are on a journey to find the Mission’s best fried...
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Tawara Sake dining, another Izakaya in the neighborhood
Tawara Sake opened earlier in the year in the old Urban Fish space. Chef Ritsuo Tsuchida, of...
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Distillations: Running aground at Gestalt
Illustration by Molly Oleson The best thing about a dive bar is that it can accommodate your whole...
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Review: Rintaro soars in the Mission
Izakaya Rintaro opened in 2015, with Chez Panisse alum Chef Sylvan Brackett at the helm. Although...
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Distillations: Numbing the pain and making heroes at the Wooden Nickel
“What’ll you have?” the dirty blonde-haired bartender asked me, seeming more curious than...
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Distillations: Lost and found at Amnesia
Back in another life, when I taught college students things, I got into the habit of grading their...
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Distillations: The mystifying — but undeniable — charm of Paprika
Paprika, which was described to me as “an Eastern European-themed gastropub” on 24th off Mission,...
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