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Sunset Restaurant Reviews
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Cafe Gratitude
1336 9th Ave.
at Irving St.
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3.5
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I would like to share this letter from Terces Engelhart, the owner of Cafe Gratitude which she wrote in response to my post of a few days ago... "Dear Sam, Someone brought me a p.. >
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SPQR
1911 Fillmore St.
at Bush St.
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3.9
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The Roman republic had its ups and downs, and things at ~SPQR~ are no different. Co-executive chef Daniel Holzman is no longer with the restaurant—his official last day was January.. >
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Fresca
24 West Portal Ave.
at Ulloa St.
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As we mention in the above note, Fresca is a chainlet of three restaurants in San Francisco that bill themselves as nouveau (or, dare we say, nuevo) Peruvian cuisine... >
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El Burrito Express
1601 Taraval St.
at 26th Ave.
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5
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These days, Short Exact can’t get enough of the scandal surrounding Ed Jew, the recently-elected supervisor for San Francisco’s 4th district. This district consists of the Outer Su.. >
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La Fonda
712 Irving St.
at 9th Ave.
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$$$$$
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A long time ago, I wrote a fairly scathing review of La Fonda because, among other reasons, "...I'm always skeptical about a place that offers tofu burritos. I know it sounds hypo.. >
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Marnee Thai
2225 Irving St.
b/w 23rd & 24th Ave.
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We were running some errands in the Sunset and it started raining, so instead of walking far, we just walked across the street from where we found a parking spot. It turned out tha.. >
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Ebisu
1283 9th Ave.
b/w Irving St. & Lincoln Way
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$$$$$
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I grabbed a quick lunch at Ebisu today. The deluxe sushi ($14.50): had the usual suspects of hamachi, maguro, salmon, mirugai, ikura, a decent tasting slice of scallop, some slight.. >
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Ocean Taqueria
1941 Ocean Ave.
b/w Victoria St. & Ashton Ave.
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One look at this Divisadero slab shop’s menu – it’s etched in marker on some boards nailed to the wall – and you may wonder how a bunch of fifth-graders managed to open a business... >
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Park Chow
1240 9th Ave.
b/w Lincoln Way & Irving St.
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$$$$$
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Park Chow has been on my list for some time now and finally got a chance to make a late dinner run on Thursday. I figured since it was a weeknight, it wouldnt be too busy....wwrrro.. >
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Pho Phu Quoc (PPQ)
1816 Irving St.
at 19th Ave.
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$$$$$
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On those rare days when the mercury rises above 70? F (21? C) in San Francisco, N's and my default Short List choice is PPQ, which is abbreviated from Pho' Phú Quôc (1816 Irving St.. >
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Submarine Center
820 Ulloa St.
at Claremont Blvd
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I have 4 reasons why I don't drive to San Francisco for sandwiches; Stangelini's Deli, Sam's Italian Sandwich Co, Darby Dans, and Little Lucca Sandwich Shop. If you've visited any .. >
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Thanh Long
4101 Judah St.
at 46th Ave.
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$$$$$
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5
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Well, I haven't been here in a long time but I realize I didn't miss much... >
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Yum Yum Fish
2181 Irving St.
at 23rd Ave.
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Yum Yum Fish in the Sunset shares a cramped store-front with a French fishmonger. It's a primarily a take out joint, but have 3 small tables where you can eat sushi that you order .. >
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Taraval Okazu Ya
1735 Taraval St.
b/w 27th & 28th Ave.
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Taraval Okazu Ya has the curious property that the interior of the restaurant is noticeably more bustling than the city street it is located on (the streetcar running directly in f.. >
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Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant
3132 Vicente St.
b/w 42nd & 43rd Ave.
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I don’t know what hot shot marketing researcher thought of the name of this restaurant, but I don’t think that they were targeting the white males between the ages of 17 and 34 dem.. >
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Tartare
550 Washington Street
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George Morrone is certainly no stranger to those familiar with fine cuisine in the Bay Area. He first rose to fame in the early 90’s as executive chef at Aqua, where his uniquely.. >
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Bullshead Restaurant
840 Ulloa St.
b/w W Portal Ave. & Claremont Blvd
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New location for Bullshead from their West Portal location. They took over the previous restaurant called Tallula... >
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Cajun Pacific
4542 Irving St.
at 47th Ave.
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Since this was my favorite pick, I knew exactly what to expect when we headed down to Cajun Pacific Friday night. Just as I’d predicted, the menu would be fresh and exciting, the c.. >
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Chevys Fresh Mex
3251 20th Ave.
near Stonestown Galleria
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This certainly isn't a newsflash, but all Mexican food is not created equal. I mean, of course the Chevy's I've occasionally resorted it is an inevitable disappointment, but even w.. >
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Crepe Vine
624 Irving St.
b/w 7th & 8th Ave.
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$$$$$
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5
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After our splendid sushi dinner at Chika, Jeremy and I walked over to Crepevine, one of the many Crepe spots in SF... >
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Darla's
822 Irving St.
at 9th Ave.
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$$$$$
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Darla's has an absolutely amazing burger! Who the heck posts 'Possibly the best burger around!' on their restaurant sign? Its a bold statement considering the bay area has tons of .. >
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David's Kitchen
1713 Taraval St.
b/w 27th & 28th Ave.
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$$$$$
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Wow, what a disappointment. I thought the food was medicore. Not enough flavoring and small portion for the price you're paying for. I didn't like the fact you smell like the food .. >
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El Beach Burrito
3914 Judah St.
at 44th Ave.
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Not only does this westside burrito shop’s name translate ultra-simply to English, but its interior wall murals – portraying mustachioed, behatted jalapeños lounging seaside – clea.. >
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Extreme Pizza
3911 Alemany Blvd
at Palmetto Ave.
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After aimlessly walking all over Fillmore Street looking for a place to eat, we finally decided to try Extreme Pizza. Never tried this place, never heard of it...perfect reason to .. >
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Hahn's Hibachi
361 West Portal Ave.
b/w 14th & 15th Ave.
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Hahn’s Hibachi is a Bay Area Korean barbeque chain. I know “chain” comports the thought of mass produced, deflavorized, chow, but my lunch was pretty tasty. This rice bowl included.. >
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Irving Street Cafe
716 Irving St.
at 8th Ave.
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Sometimes things don't go your way and you just have to accept the fact that Art's Cafe is closed on your birthday (the day you took off work) and that even though you braved the d.. >
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Jumbo Seafood Restaurant
1532 Noriega St.
at 22nd Ave.
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3.1
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Just about everyone we spoke to told us that Jumbo's was THE place to go for seafood in Singapore. And it was very good. It is an open-air restaurant about 10 yards from the beach,.. >
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La Playa Taqueria
3817 Noriega St.
b/w 45th & 46th Ave.
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Braving summer fog and somewhat uncomfortable chair backs, polite Asian-American families rub elbows with surf-obsessed dudes/bros at this cozy slab-shop set toward the seaward end.. >
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Lanna Thai Restaurant
1245 Noriega St.
b/w 19th & 20th Ave.
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$$$$$
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Set back from a busy street. Lanna Thai is a quiet oasis on one of the busier streets in Marin county. On Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in San Anselmo, the main way to and from Fairfax.. >
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Manor Coffee Shop
321 West Portal Ave.
b/w 14th & 15th Ave.
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$$$$$
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I've been thinking about things lately. Thinking a lot. I've been thinking that there are people who must champion the new, as well as those who champion the old. Both are importa.. >
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Masala
1220 9th Ave.
b/w Irving St. & Lincoln Way
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$$$$$
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Spring has officially begun in California, but we still see some scattered showers, like mother nature is trying to tease us before the sunny summer kicks in! But this saturday, we.. >
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Milano Pizzeria
1330 9th Ave.
b/w Irving & Judah St.
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Milano Pizzeria is a Inner-Sunset local favorite. The Sunset District is becoming one of my favorite places to eat since there are a lot of yummy mom & pops and it's so close to my.. >
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Nan King Road Bistro
1360 9th Ave.
b/w Irving & Judah St.
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Since I was off from my regular day job this week, I got the chance to visit with some friends. Yesterday I had lunch with my friend Denise. Denise always tells others that I was t.. >
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Noah's
1521 Sloat Blvd
b/w Springfield & Evergreen Dr
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We wanted to grab a low carb bagel on the way to work because we didn't have time for breakfast. However, we found that Noah's had stopped carrying the low carb variety. Apparently.. >
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Old Krakow
385 West Portal Ave.
b/w 14th & 15th Ave.
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$$$$$
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Old Krakow is a wonderful escape from the world of minimalist restaurants wrought of steel, glass, and concrete. Instead of the cold warehouse atmosphere so prevalent today, you fe.. >
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Panda Express
500 Parnassus Ave.
On the UCSF Campus
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Anna does the drive-thru. It was a very rainy afternoon, the kind that makes you just want to curl up in a blanket in front of a fire and not go out. But out I was, at an afterno.. >
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Park Gyros
1201 9th Ave.
at Lincoln Way
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$$$$$
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Park Gyros was another catered in work lunch. It wasn't actually that bad...would have been better if warm... >
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Peet's Coffee & Tea
54 West Portal Ave.
54 West Portal Ave.
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$$$$$
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Transfusing Peet's coffee into Ice Cream is an alchemy that I can get behind... >
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Polly Ann Ice Cream
3138 Noriega St.
b/w 38th & 39th Ave.
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There must a typo Polly Ann Ice Cream web site, it says over 500 flavors of ice cream. Holy snikeys.... over a year of eating a scoop a day without repeating your order! The ice cr.. >
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Sunrise Deli
2115 Irving St.
at 22nd Ave.
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$$$$$
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Sunrise Deli comes in as a wish list request from Michael L. I love getting places like this! Sunrise Deli was a wonderful lunch experience and already looking forward to coming ba.. >
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T 28
1753 Taraval St.
at 28th Ave.
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A recent breakfast at T-28 Cafe in the Outer Sunset reminded me just how good a cup of hot, strong milk tea tastes on lazy weekend mornings. Although the richness of a well-aged pu.. >
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Taqueria Miraloma
755 Portola Dr
at Fowler Ave.
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San Francisco boasts a number of taqueria-inclusive grocery shops. Here’s one of them now. Take-out only. Credit cards accepted... >
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The Canvas
1200 9th Ave.
at Lincoln Way
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I had a meeting yesterday afternoon at The Canvas Gallery and Café, out in the Sunset. It chagrins me to think how seldom I make it out to the western half of the city, and after s.. >
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Yellow Submarine
503 Irving St.
at 6th Ave.
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Our party of five quickly found street parking for two cars in the neighborhood without meters. Orders were taken by two extremely cute older ladies behind the counter. We ordered .. >
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Yummy Yummy
1015 Irving St.
at 11th Ave.
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Well, I can't believe I didn't blog this restaurant. I was first introduced to this Vietnamese restaurant since 1999. And I never get tired of eating their delicious and very yummy.. >
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Chick 'n' Coop
1055 Taraval St.
b/w 20th Ave & 21st Ave.
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$$$$$
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It was a weird day in my part of the City today. First, this weather has been more erratic than Paula Abdul. Is it going to thunderstorm or is it just going to be a heavy mist? Is .. >
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Ming Tai Wun-Tun Noodle
2455 Noriega Street
b/w 31st Ave & 32nd Ave
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Tucked away in the Outer Sunset is one of the lesser-known neighborhood districts in San Francisco, centered on the intersection of 32nd Avenue and Noriega Street. The commercial s.. >
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Sun Maxim's Bakery
2034 Irving Street
b/w 21st Ave & 22nd Ave
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The first place my brother Jeremy took me to eat was to Chika's on Irving St. in the Sunset District. Chika quickly made me feel like I was back in a homey mom and pop joint in Jap.. >
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Andy's
1358 9th Ave.
b/w Irving & Judah St.
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Baboo Café
1639 Irving St.
b/w 17th & 18th Ave.
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Bursa Kebab
60 West Portal Ave.
b/w Vicente & Ulloa St.
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