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The Regular

Established Restaurant Reviews (it's about time we met...) 2006–2022
499 posts
Miki
The Regular

Miki

I am so grateful to a chef buddy for turning me on to this joint. Specifically, their ramen. Nope, it’s not on the menu, but it is listed on a piece of paper as a special on the wall. There’s the tonkotsu ramen ($8.50), with smooth noodles…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Heart
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Heart

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Related Articles * New Wine Bar, Gallery, and More Coming to the Mission This place is now closed. 1270 Valencia St. San Francisco (at 24th St.) 415-285-1200 heartsf.com $$ Cuisine * Small Plates * Wine…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Matching Half
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Matching Half

I am a slave to good coffee (very few people in this town aren’t), and when a place is this cute, one block from my house, on a sunny corner, using beans from Verve Coffee Roasters, rockin’ a Slayer, and serving a perfect macchiato with a smile, well, I’…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Il Cane Rosso
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Il Cane Rosso

This rustic-casual outpost at the Ferry Building has a laundry list of lovable qualities (farmers’ market fresh ingredients, meaty items off the rotisserie, seasonal vegetables, Straus Dairy soft-serve ice cream) but the absolute star in my culinary galaxy is the Soul Food Farm egg salad sandwich. It’s served open…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Mission Burger
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Mission Burger

This is such a sick and wrong chef burger. I could only eat half in one sitting, and I still felt really terrible about myself. Anthony Myint (of Mission Street Food) and Danny Bowien have created a fully fat-loaded burger: 1/3 lb. of aged Harris Ranch brisket, short rib,…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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Show Dogs

I’m all about budget gourmet action right now. I’m also about the delicious handmade corndogs here, hot diggity! The menu is packed with gourmet dogs (many made by local folks), with all kinds of savory toppings, like remoulade, garlic confit, and more. The brilliant tubesteak is the pickled…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
RN74
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RN74

At last, a restaurant that doesn’t look like it’s from here (thank you AvroKO for giving us something chic and train station sexy, choo choo). And let’s say hellllllo wine list. Michael Mina and Raj Parr had a definite vision for this place, one that involved fantastique…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
Tony's Pizza Napoletana
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Tony's Pizza Napoletana

At last, something fun returns to the La Felce space on Washington Square Park. This joint has not one but four pizza ovens. The 900-degree wood-fired oven cranks out a world champion pizza margherita (pictured here); and when I say world champ, I mean it: Tony Gemignani won Best Pizza…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
La Cocina
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La Cocina

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Related Articles * Spring Cooking Class with Fab Irish Bakers 2948 Folsom St. San Francisco (at 25th St.) 415-824-2729 lacocinasf.org Cuisine Features…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
The Regular

Café Gratitude: San Francisco

This place has not been formally reviewed by the tablehopper, but it has been mentioned in related articles... Related Articles * All Northern California Café Gratitude Locations (and Gracias Madre) to Close Stars Sighted * Jason Mraz * Jake Gyllenhaal 2400 Harrison St. San Francisco (at 20th St.) 415-830-3014 cafegratitude.com $$ Cuisine * Gluten…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi •
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