Distillations: Casanova Lounge is authentically weird. And that’s a high compliment.
“My brother said something interesting,” Anselm told me as his drink arrived. “He said that the...
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“My brother said something interesting,” Anselm told me as his drink arrived. “He said that the...
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The bartender at the Latin American Club was in the process of making a long line of nearly 10...
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Let’s say your holiday is not going great — or maybe it’s going really great — and you’re in the...
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The owner of a longtime Mission ice cream shop, Xanath, is offering a $2,000 reward for...
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Ihad expected the Big Rec Tap Room at 24th and Treat streets to be big. An amateur mistake. Both...
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Mission Pie’s former location at 25th and Mission streets will become Reem’s California, an Arab...
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Eltawil said he and his family prepare ingredients daily and aim to be as hospitable as possible to their patrons. Eltawil said he tries to keep customers happy, even if it slims down his profit.
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We were in Lolinda, talking about loneliness. “I’m told that I lack a sense of emotional object...
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We ended up having an especially intense conversation, so maybe it was for the best that we were...
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“Hey,” I said, before he went to make it. “So, I’m trying to figure this place out, and here’s the story I’m telling myself about it. This bar was founded by two guys, business partners, and one of them wanted to own a sports bar that would show all the other sports bars up, and the other guy wanted a chill-but-hip whiskey cocktail lounge. And instead of not making a bar together they just each did what they wanted to do, and this is the result.”
The bartender thought about it. “I like that story,” he finally said.
Read MoreSep 27, 2019 | Eating Now, Featured, Front Page, Instagram, Mobile, Newsletter, Restaurant Reviews, Today's Mission, Trouble
Café la Boheme is one of my ringers for “chill” any day, any time. Alice said she wanted to drink...
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On a recent hot Friday afternoon, the Aramex restaurant near 16th and Mission Street is bustling with action. Noise from the street bleeds in, mixes with the sounds of deep fryers cooking baskets full of chicken while merengue plays from a bluetooth speaker in the kitchen and industrial fans blow the warm air outward. It’s warmer inside Aramex than the rest of the Mission by at least two degrees.
Read MoreSep 15, 2019 | Eating Now, Featured, Food, Front Page, Instagram, Mobile, Restaurant Reviews
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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Every time I’ve met a woman at The Royal Cuckoo, something unexpected has happened. I don’t think...
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A moment later, Gena stepped over and put shots down in front of them. They stared at her, surprised.
“I heard about the break-up,” she said, and walked away.
It’s one of the most awesome things I’ve seen in a bar in a long time.
Read MoreAug 16, 2019 | Eating Now, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Restaurant Reviews, Today's Mission, Topics
“So do you want to hear my story about painful personal growth?” I asked Stuart. “No!” he said,...
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