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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Restaurant Reviews
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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Son’s Addition: It All Adds Up!
Son’s Addition opened late last year and brought a family-friendly, approachable, upscale...
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Distillations: Giordano Bros. is a perfect sports bar, save for one thing — the sports
Sports bars have a lot of advantages: They’re casual, the food is usually cheap and surprisingly...
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The Fried Chicken Sandwich Showdown at Los Picudos
Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, are on a journey to find the Mission’s best fried...
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The Beehive — Can you dig it, baby?
The Beehive opened only a few months ago in the old Range space, by the old Range people,...
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Francisca’s: a chef re-emerges in SF’s Mission
Chef Manny Torres Gimenez has owned four restaurants in the Mission now, with different degrees of...
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The Morris: Your Neighborhood Destination Place
The Morris has only been in existence for just over a year-and-a-half, but owing to its location...
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The fried chicken sandwich showdown stops in at Son’s Addition
Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, are on a journey to find the Mission’s best fried...
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Prubechu – Guam in the House!
Prubechu opened four years ago to only a modicum of fanfare. While the cuisine itself caused a...
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