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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Restaurant Reviews
Finding Mission District pupusas that take me back to my mother’s kitchen
The sight of freshly cooked Pupusas warms my soul. I’m the child of Salvadoran parents, so pupusas were served for every occasion. Breakfast, lunch, dinner—pupusas are an all-day kind of food. Mexicans and Hondurans make pupusas too, but El Salvador is credited with creating the beloved disk-like treat.
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Two family-owned businesses arrive in the Mission: District Tea and Eterna Primavera
Two family-owned businesses owned by first-generation immigrants opened this summer in the Mission District – District Tea, a Boba tea shop on Mission Street and Eterna Primavera, a Guatemalan bakery in the spot on 24th Street that was once occupied by Dominguez Bakery.
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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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Pho on Bryant — your neighborhood pho and dim sum fix
Pho on Bryant just opened a few weeks ago, although our server told me they used to be on Monterey...
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Shabu House: A little piece of Clement Street in the Mission!
Shabu House is an offshoot of the beloved restaurant of the same name on Clement in the Richmond...
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Tue
15
Manny’s: October Presidential Debate Watch Party at Manny’s (Day 1)
October 15 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tue
15
18 Reasons: Beginning Cheesemaking: Feta, Fromage Blanc, Creme Fraiche
October 15 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
