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Burma Superstar
309 Clement St.
b/w 4th & 5th Ave.

$$$$$

3.6

13

When I say Burma, you say Superstar. Burma (Superstar!) Burma (Superstar!) First off, you have to love the name. It puts you in a good mood before you even crack the menu. Then, th.. >

Pizzetta 211
211 23rd St.
at California St.

$$$$$

1

8

San Franciscans have been singing the praises of Pizzetta 211, a tiny 15-seat pizzeria tucked away in the Richmond District, for more than seven years. The smell of warming yeast.. >

Gordo Taqueria
2252 Clement St.
b/w 23rd Ave & 24th Ave

$$$$$

3

8

It's ultimate frisbee season again, which means that I spend Tuesday nights in the Inner Sunset after games, tanking down burritos, usually from Gordo. A good friend told me that .. >

Aziza
5800 Geary Blvd
at 22nd Ave.

$$$$$

6

No matter how many people I steer to this restaurant, it continually surprises me how few have eaten there. Trust me, people, it's worth that trek to the Richmond, which really isn.. >

Brothers Restaurant
4128 Geary Blvd.
b/w 5th Ave & 6th Ave.

$$$$$

5

Rick came into town to visit Chris, Soo and I because his airlines benefits at his new job kicked in. He was here for less than 48 hours, so we crammed in as many activites as we c.. >

Mayflower
6255 Geary Blvd
at 27th Ave.

$$$$$

4

Whenever we are out in the Richmond, getting our hair cut, we always try to make it to Mayflower, a seafood place with some very tasty dim sum. Usually, we go home about $30 light.. >

My Tofu House
4627 Geary Blvd
at 10th Ave.

$$$$$

4

Korean mood. The other evening I met Sachiko for a homey Korean meal at My Tofu House on Geary in San Francisco. Simple comfort food, it's a wonderful place to enjoy with good fr.. >

Shanghai Dumpling Shop
3319 Balboa St.
at 34th Ave.

$$$$$

4

What are the three things that determine restaurant prices?.. >

Charles Chocolates
3527 California St.
at Locust St.

$$$$$

4

Just in time for Valetine's Day! The Alice Medrich event at Charles Chocolates has been rescheduled. Meet Alice Medrich and perhaps do a little holiday shopping at a favorite local.. >

Namu
439 Balboa St.
b/w 5th & 6th Ave.

$$$$$

4.1

4

The wrong rabbit got a naggin noggin today, but it was nothing that a little loco moco couldn't take care of... >

Ariake
5041 Geary Blvd
b/w 14th & 15th Ave.

$$$$$

3

3

We had dinner at our favorite sushi place in the city, Ariake. It was very fresh and very good, as always. I don't remember how much the individual items were, but there were three.. >

Bill's Place
2315 Clement St.
b/w 24th & 25th Ave.

$$$$$

3

3

“Little Surprises Make Bill’s Place Stand Out.”.. >

Kabuto A&S
5121 Geary Blvd
at 15th Ave.

$$$$$

3

Fine find in San Francisco. A friend of mine recommended Kabuto Sushi, and for a little change of pace, Dad and I went here a few nights ago for dinner. There is a big calligraphy.. >

Chapeau
1408 Clement St.
b/w 15th & 16th Ave.

$$$$$

3.7

2

I've been on a blogging hiatus for the past month or so, mostly because I'm so swamped with work, social events, and taking care of various things before my trip to New York. But e.. >

Clementine
126 Clement St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

2

Oh my darling! Clementine, a french bistro on Clement street certainly is. I met my friend Sachiko for dinner here -- what a treat to the senses! The staff we interacted with al.. >

Creations
5217 Geary Blvd
b/w 16th & 17th St.

$$$$$

2

After our shabu-shabu dinner our friend, L, was craving a dessert from Creations, a place we had never heard of. He talked it up so much that we agreed to drive with him all the wa.. >

Giorgio's Pizzeria
151 Clement St.
at 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

2

I was alerted to Giorgio's by a friend who grew up in the Inner Richmond and fondly remembers this pizza parlor that resides at the corner of Third and Clement. Now she's bringin.. >

Good Luck Dim Sum
736 Clement St.
b/w 8th & 9th Ave.

$$$$$

2

From the looks of the crowd, Good Luck Dim Sum is for locals. There are no tourists or ladies who lunch at this counter service, no frills establishment. The women who take your or.. >

Le Soleil
133 Clement St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

3

2

My meal tonight has got to be one of the worst meals I've ever had. I have been a loyal customer of Le Soleil for many years, having tried most items on their menu, my favorite inc.. >

Mandalay
4348 California St.
at 6th Ave.

$$$$$

2

Oh, my goodness. I really enjoyed this restaurant. The decor was very pleasant. I went there on a Monday's night about 8:30PM and it was quiet but I love restaurant like that. Serv.. >

Mescolanza
2221 Clement St.
b/w 23rd & 24th Ave.

$$$$$

2

Mescolanza is a great little neighborhood gem located on the relatively quieter end of Clement Street in the Outer Richmond. It is one part of a several-part proof that San Francis.. >

Park Chalet
1000 Great Hwy
b/w Fulton St. & Lincoln Way

$$$$$

2

After what has been an altogether too-long-and-rainy winter, we had another beautiful day in San Francisco yesterday. And what better way to celebrate the sunshine and the afternoo.. >

Ton Kiang
5821 Geary Blvd
b/w 22nd & 23rd Ave.

$$$$$

2

Nice atmosphere, good food. My friend Sachiko introduced me to a very good Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, Ton Kiang. We started out with a couple of dim sum selections, whi.. >

Turtle Tower Restaurant
5716 Geary Blvd
at 21st Ave.

$$$$$

2

The first time my friend Helen told me about Turtle Tower, a place for Northern Vietnamese food right in the Tenderloin where I live, I immediately thought of the Teenage Mutant Ni.. >

Village Pizzeria
1 Clement St.
at Arguello Blvd

$$$$$

2

2

We needed to grab a super-quick bite because we were late for a whiskey tasting, so we stopped at the first place we found, Village Pizzeria. Although I'm not totally sure what I w.. >

Mamasan
312 8th Ave.

$$$$$

2

This is a really hard review for us to write, because while we’d like to give Mama-san a very high rating, journalistic responsibility requires us to rate this restaurant according.. >

Tekka
537 Balboa St.
b/w 6th Ave & 7th Ave

$$$$$

2

We recently heard about Tekka, a very tiny, totally unique Japanese Restaurant and we knew we had to try it. Everything we had read was true. You show up to the address at 6:30, .. >

Chino's Taqueria
3416 Balboa St.
b/w 35th Ave & 36th Ave

$$$$$

2

This Outer Richmond slabatarium has been a linchpin of its stretch of Balboa for years, and yet it's possibly our least favorite non-chain taqueria in town. There's youth labor at .. >

Genki Ramen
3944 Geary Blvd
b/w 3rd Ave & 4th Ave

$$$$$

2

This new ramen place opened up on Geary Boulevard about two months ago and the folks on the Chowhound board have been raving about it. I love ramen, the Japanese soup noodles playf.. >

Be My Guest Thai Bistro
951 Clement St.
at 11th Ave.

$$$$$

1

1

Thai with Japanese sensibilities. I was in San Francisco the other day, and when deciding on where to go for dinner, thought that although I love Japanese food, I had better broad.. >

Beach Chalet
1000 Great Hwy
b/w Fulton St. & Lincoln Way

$$$$$

1

I love the classic Southern California / Northern California dichotomy. Los Angeles has drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood celebrities and is the epicenter for glitz, fashion, glamour, a.. >

Bella
3854 Geary Blvd
at 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

1

I am now officially posting from a house in Maillane, a small town in the south of France near Avignon. It took a little tinkering with the settings but the DSL here does indeed wo.. >

Bistro Clement
127 Clement St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

1

I'm telling you right now, this might not be pretty. I just had the worst meal I can remember. Payback for last night's deliciousfest at (415)? Perhaps. (And if so, it was worth it.. >

Chin Restaurant & Sushi Bar
4406 California St.
at 6th Ave.

$$$$$

1

Restaurant has a nice decor in Inner Richmond district. Prices were reasonable. I think this place has nice infused Japanese favor to it... >

Denny's Café
5530 Geary Blvd
b/w 19th & 20th Ave.

$$$$$

1

We went straight from work, to a movie, to a bar, and before we knew it it was 12:30 and we hadn't eaten since lunch...the only solution: Denny's. (It also helped that it was on o.. >

El Mansour
3119 Clement St.
b/w 32nd & 33rd Ave.

$$$$$

1

A couple of years ago, I had Moroccan roommates who took me to El Mansour. I had such an outstanding time with the entire dining experience, I wanted to share this restaurant with .. >

Gaspare's
5546 Geary Blvd
b/w 19th & 20th Ave.

$$$$$

5

1

My first impressions of Gaspare's was that it was a pizza parlor stuck in the 1960s, what with the checkered tablecloths, fake brick walls, dusty grape vines and Chianti bottles ha.. >

Great India Restaurant
6127 Geary Blvd
b/w 25th & 26th Ave.

$$$$$

1

This will be a short review, because there isn’t really much to say. On the whole, Great India is your average, run-of-the-mill Indian restaurant. Short Exact ordered the saag pane.. >

Happy Garden
815 Clement St.
at 9th Ave.

$$$$$

1

Certain things it's just better to go out for. In this category of could-make-it-at-home-but-won't are really elegant multi-course French meals, sushi and Chinese food. Oh I guess .. >

Kam's Restaurant
3624 Balboa St.
b/w 37th & 38th Ave.

$$$$$

1

A less than inspiring catered in Chinese lunch at work..... >

Katia's
600 5th Ave.
at Balboa St.

$$$$$

1

Several weeks ago I found myself in a Russian restaurant in San Francisco. I was there on assignment, interviewing the owner, but had stopped in for dinner first with Mr. Food Musi.. >

Lucky Fortune Seafood Restaurant
5715 Geary Blvd
at 21st Ave.

$$$$$

3.1

1

We made the trek up to San Francisco for a little saturday afternoon dim sum feast at Lucky Fortune. The dim sum items aren't picked from trays or carts but from a limited dim sum .. >

Minami
1900 Clement St.
at 20th Ave.

$$$$$

1

I think I've found my newest love in the Richmond district of SF - Minami Restaurant! As an avid fan of Japanese food, I've become pretty picky about my sushi. I figure if you're g.. >

Murasaki Sushi Bar
211 Clement St.
b/w 3rd & 4th Ave.

$$$$$

1

The other night, Short Exact had a strong craving for some omakase deliciousness, and so we headed over to Murasaki, one of our favorite sushi bars in San Francisco. Located on the.. >

Nagano
3727 Geary Blvd
b/w Arguello Blvd & 2nd Ave.

$$$$$

4

1

We were attending the Beulah show at the Fillmore and like always, we were starving and wanted to try something new. If it wasnt for the 6 pizza places we had the day before, we wo.. >

Nizario's Pizza
3840 Geary Blvd
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

1

Nizarios Pizza is one of my favorite late night restaurants to visit when I'm out in SF. They are open until 2AM everyday and can get busy during last call at the adjoining bar (pi.. >

Oyaji
3123 Clement St.
b/w 32nd & 33rd Ave.

$$$$$

1

With the rampant izakaya or izakaya-inspired openings in SF (Nihon, Umami, Hime, Sozai, and the soon-to-open O), it’s time to pay homage to one of the originals, ~OYAJI~, tucked aw.. >

Pacific Café
7000 Geary Blvd
at 34th Ave.

$$$$$

1

We tried to get to the Pacific Café when they opened at 5 pm as there’s always a huge line of people waiting to be seated. They don’t take reservations. We waited about twenty minu.. >

Parc Hong Kong Restaurant
5322 Geary Blvd
at 17th Ave.

$$$$$

1

My friend Casey was visiting in the area and she had been deprived of good food for over a year. After roaming the streets of San Francisco, we stumbled at Parc Hong Kong. The rest.. >

Pho Hoa Clement
239 Clement St.
b/w 3rd & 4th Ave.

$$$$$

4

1

We usually spend one night a week under the blaring TV (always tuned to Wheel of Fortune) at Pho Clement. We always get fresh rolls or imperial rolls and pho tai. I love all Vietna.. >

Q
225 Clement St.
b/w 3rd & 4th Ave.

$$$$$

1

Do you know how many eating establishments there are in San Francisco that begin with the letter Q? The answer is not many. You could probably count them all on three fingers... >

Roadside BBQ
3751 Geary Blvd
at 2nd Ave.

$$$$$

1

It was time to greet the new meat place on Geary. The pork ribs were smoky, meaty and tender. I would get these slow cooked, wood smoked, cages again (but next time I’ll ask to se.. >

RoHan Lounge
3809 Geary Blvd
at 2nd Ave.

$$$$$

1

Since we were on our way out to the Richmond, we decided to grab dinner at Rohan, a Korean bar/restaurant that we've been to before, but not in a long while. Edamame with Sea Sal.. >

Royal Thai
951 Clement St.
at 11th Ave.

$$$$$

1

Hidden Elegance. I have often driving by Royal Thai and wondered where the parking is. But on this day, I just walked it from Fourth & Lincoln, not far on a beautiful, sunny day... >

Spices II
291 6th Ave.
at Clement St.

$$$$$

1

If you like watching Chinese Karaoke in PeeWee’s commissary while you dine on food hot enough to scorch your nose hair, look no further than Spices! II. Chubby and I stumbled into .. >

Tommy's Mexican Restaurant
5929 Geary Blvd
b/w 23rd & 24th Ave.

$$$$$

1

I really should be shot for the title of this post. The fact that I couldn't come up with anything more clever than a Goddamn Jimmy Buffett song is just retarded... >

Troya
349 Clement St.
at 5th Ave.

$$$$$

1

I really wish we had more Turkish food in San Francisco. I also lament the dearth of Greek food as well. Is it so hard to get a good souvlaki here? Maybe it’s just too freaking col.. >

Wooden Charcoal Barbecue