Tag Archives: san francisco

Bring on the Bell’s.

I was recently heartened to learn that Illinois once again has access to the malty, hoppy nectar of the gods that is Bell’s beer. No longer must you cross state lines in search of your Obe......

Arepas in the evenin’, arepas in the morning…

In my first year out of college, my good friend Edhy and her family who hail from Venezuela introduced me to the magical world of arepa. Arepas are quite possibly Central/Latin America’s ......

#fail.

The Bashful Bull Too

Lucky means it’s 24 Hours… not because it’s any good.

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 a......

Eating the Golden Pagoda

Burma Super Star 309 Clement St San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 387-2147 Before I decided to move to San Francisco, one of the first things I did was check to see if there were any Burmese restaur......

Papa Del’s West

[SUBJECT: Zachary's Chicago Pizza] [WARNING: the following review reflects the opinions of a highly biased former Chicagoan] Zachary’s is not truly authentic Chicago-style deep dish…......

They call this pizza?

[SUBJECT: Patxi's Chicago Pizza in Hayes Valley] [WARNING: the following review reflects the opinions of a highly biased, former Chicagoan] No. A spinach and mushroom deep-dish pie: Mediocre sau......

Little Star

[WARNING: the following reflects the opinions of a highly biased former Chicagoan] One night, I was stuck at home alone when a magical pixie showed up on my doorstep carrying a little star. The ......

Bangers & Mash. Or just the mash.

[Warning: this review contains language considered vulgar near the turn of the century and idolatry of potatoes] Holy crap, those mashed potatoes are good. Seriously good. Damn good. Almost as g......

A letter to an ex. Or an L.

Dear L, There’s so much I need to say to you. When I first moved to San Francisco, I was attracted to you immediately. When I saw your profile on the internet, and after meeting you a c......