Filipino-fusion food truck wins appeal to return to Mission corner
A food truck serving the Filipino version of tacos, burritos and fries smothered in nacho-like...
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Restaurant Reviews
The fried chicken sandwich showdown stops in at West of Pecos
Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, are on a journey to find the Mission’s best fried...
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Rite Spot Café — The Bar that dreams are made of
Who knew the Rite Spot had been around for 60 years? Everyone but me, that’s who. I’m horribly...
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Vegan Gracias Madre survives well — thank you, Mother!
“Gracias Madre” means, essentially, “Thank you, Mother Earth.” The food here is...
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The fried chicken sandwich showdown visits Bi-Rite
Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, will be hunting for the Mission’s best fried chicken...
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Lotus SF — Classic North Indian Fare
Lotus SF has barely been open six weeks, but its look so intrigued me, I had to check it out. It...
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Picaro and Esperpento, two long-lived tapas restaurants, one family
Picaro and Esperpento have been in the Mission a very long time — 35 and 25 years,...
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Fried chicken sandwich showdown visits Buttermilk
Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, will be hunting for the Mission’s best fried chicken...
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Las Palmeras — Come for the Sopa, Stay for the Pupusas
I’ve been walking by Las Palmeras for years — 13, to be exact. But they’ve been around for...
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Hawker Fare — Isaan Thai Street Food on Valencia
Hawker Fare is Chef James Syhabout’s San Francisco outpost of his now-shuttered Oakland...
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The fried chicken showdown visits Rhea’s Cafe
Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, will be hunting for the Mission’s best fried chicken...
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Foxsister, Korean in the Mission!
We’ve had a smattering of Korean joints here and there in the Mission, but really not much to...
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The SF Mission fried chicken showdown goes to Monk’s Kettle
One word, Mark: divine. It’s as though God deep-fried their tongue and gave me a cosmic...
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Gallardo’s: Classic Mexican
Gallardo’s was new to me, but certainly not to the Mission. They’d been around for 17 years at...
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The fried chicken showdown in SF’s Mission takes a detour to Wes Burger
Generally, Julian, 20-something, and Mark, 70-something, will be hunting for the Mission’s best...
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Alma Cocina – more Peruvian in the Mission!
We are such a lucky neighborhood. We have so many options for places to eat, at every price point...
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