Lucky Penny Restaurant
2670 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 921-0836
1/3/2008
Having spent innumerable wee hours during my teenage years at Denny’s, rolling into Lucky Penny at 3 a.m. on NYE proved exactly how I expected it to be.
For some reason, after a full analysis of the menu I decided it was a good idea to order the Hot Roast Beef Sandwich. According to the menu, this dish consists of “sliced hot roast beef served open faced on a slice of taxas cost, with mashed potatoes and coleslaw topped with our smooth gravy” (did I mention I had been traveling since 4 a.m. the previous day? And it was New Year’s Eve?) Unfortunately, it wasn’t just the mashed potatoes that were swimming in a puddle of thick (but, as advertised, smooth) brown goo.
Nope, it wasn’t good. But t wasn’t entirely disgusting (the slaw was actually fairly tasty) , and I didn’t suffer the next day (but I did mention it was New Year’s Eve, right? I’m certain must have consumed enough champagne to sufficiently lyse any microbial cell membranes).
But hell, they’re one of the very few places in The City open at 3 a.m. And since I don’t ever plan on visiting Lucky Penny when I’m fully capable of thoroughly analyzing the experience, I’m overriding my usual “3 visits before reviewing” rule. Chances are, if I can palate the food, I won’t be able to remember it well enough to be useful anyway.
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