Tag: restaurants
-
Tonight: Kitchen Nightmares visits the Bay Area
Tonight’s episode of Kitchen Nightmares takes place in the Bay Area! Gordon Ramsay visits Fremont’s Spin A Yarn, a strangely named restaurant where apparently all the food comes from cans. The food looks pretty sad. In fact, this is the only episode I’ve seen where someone other than Ramsay throws up. That said the focus…
-
Wo Hing signage unveiled
Plywood at Wo Hing on Valencia and 17th came down this week, unveiling the new sign. Contrary to what the signage indicates, this is a restaurant, not a “general store.” Which is fortunate, since there’s so few restaurants in the Mission and so many general stores.
-
House 530 opening soon
The perpetually vacant spot on Valencia between Blondie’s and Limon finally removed their plywood to reveal… yet another Thai restaurant! If at this point you’re wondering whether there’s more Thai restaurants or Thai people in San Francisco, I think it’s safe to bet on the restaurants. As Grub Street reported several months ago, this spot…
-
-
16th and Guerrero restaurant update
Two empty restaurant spaces are about to get less empty. Today a new sign went up at the former Bangkok 16 space for Krua Thai: And further down the street at the former Il Cantuccio space is an alcohol permit for (what else?) a new Italian pizza joint called Mozzeria:
-
Maharaja to become Taj Express
The defunct Maharaja on Valencia at 16th now has a liquor license on the window for a new Indian eatery to be called Taj Express. We can only hope this will be a step up from the previous tenant, notorious for empty seats, bland food and poor service. With only Pakwan in the immediate area,…
-
Sharpie owners upset about closing of Hong Kong Express Cafe
Hong Kong Express Cafe, also known as the absurdly cheap restaurant filled with hobos and pigeons, finally closed its doors to make room for Southpaw BBQ. However, not everyone is pleased with this change, as indicated with the above photos of protests from Sharpie owners. And while it’s easy to discount their protests as the…
-
Venga Empanadas
A new empanadas joint is opening soon on Valencia. Well that’s not entirely true; it’s not really new. See, Venga Empanadas didn’t have a place to call home until now. The Valencia location will be their first real storefront. The location may prove fiercely competitive. Many other places nearby are selling empanadas: the well-established Chile…
-
Bangkok 16 is closed
First Ti Couz, now Bangkok 16? This stretch of 16th is starting to look a bit sparse. Hopefully someone new will open up in this space to provide late-night snacks for thirsty Elixir patrons.
-
Bombay Bazar and Ice Cream is back!
According to this flyer, plastered all over the 16th and Valencia area today, Bombay Bazar and Ice Cream has moved to a new location and is once again selling Indian foods, items, and their crazy (but delicious) ice cream flavors. The address listed, 245 South Van Ness, is the home of Lost Art Salon according…
About Eric
Travel, movies, comedy, tech, and whatever I find on the streets of San Francisco.
Contact: mrericsir “at” gmail.com
Categories
Recent Posts
- Full Queer Wrestling at Folsom Street Fair
- Immersive art…?
- Los Angeles 2026 wrap-up and stray observations
- Graffiti street art lesson
Tags
16thmission 24thmission ameritrip2019 art bart cats clarionalley comedy covid-19 dolores park europe film food graffiti greece gregg turkington history humor immersive los angeles mission movies muni munimetro murals museums Music nonchalance on cinema photos public transportation Rant restaurants san diego san francisco soma streetart television the jejune institute tim heidecker trailers travel videos walking tour wtf