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Fisherman's Wharf

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    City College's Culinary Arts Department Hosts Street Fair Food Party

    What: "Wok On The Wild Side," a City College of San Francisco's culinary arts and hospitality studies department's fundraiser When: Fri., April 20, 5:30-8 p.m. Where: Statler Wing at City College of San Francisco Cost: $75 The Rundown: Like most educational institutions in California, CCSF's c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Lawsuit Accusing Hooters of Mistreating Employees Can Proceed

    ​A class-action lawsuit brought against a group of Bay Area Hooters restaurants by the establishments' waitresses can proceed, a state appeals court ruled this week, denying the restaurants' claim that the employees' complaints should be settled by a labor arbitrator and not in court.In a decision ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Hooters Flees San Francisco

    San Francisco, you've been cut off.​Sad-ish news: Hooters, and its shorty-short-wearing waitresses, is leaving San Francisco, SFist reported yesterday. The national chain will be closing up its only location in the city -- at Jefferson and Leavenworth in the Fisherman's Wharf -- on December 21. It ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Fresh Herring to Be Sold in SF This Winter

    fresh herring​Ever wonder where the many tons of fish landed by San Francisco Bay's commercial herring fleet throughout the winter go? There's a growing market for local and sustainable seafood, but the bay's herring -- an inexpensive fish that lends itself to a variety of preparations -- doesn't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Did You Feel That Earthquake?

    We sure did from the seventh floor of our building in Fisherman's Wharf. The USGS is reporting a 3.9 quake happened at about 2:41 p.m. near Berkeley. Here's what you felt:USGS​

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    The Poongaloong Challenge, Mood Food, Super Duper and Pearl's Deluxe Bring More Burgers

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Yesterday Jonathan Kauffman shared Ed Lee's Poongaloong recipe - just as appetizing as it sounds. The Lee-created casserole anchored by hamburger meat, macaroni, and half-bottle of ketchup, didn't entice ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Steak, Pies, Raider Fans, and Burritos

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Steak and pie: The kitschy Palace Family Steak House (3047 Mission at Capp) we mentioned earlier, the one that has its own theme song, is set to open next week, according to Bernalwood. Meanwhile, Blackbo ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 22, 2011

    Original SoupMan Is Disappointingly Friendly

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Steak and pie: The kitschy Palace Family Steak House (3047 Mission at Capp) we mentioned earlier, the one that has its own theme song, is set to open next week, according to Bernalwood. Meanwhile, Blackbo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Ike's May Expand, Mohave Has to Wait, and Weird Fish Reopens, This Time with DJ Booth

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Beloved sandwich shop Ike's Place may be headed to the other side of the Bay Bridge. Grub Street reports, via Berkeleyside, that owner Ike Shehadeh is looking along Berkeley's Bancroft Avenue for a potent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Daniel Patterson Pushes a Food Cart, Ritual Adds Buzz to Proxy

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Tasting Table spots what appears to be the Bay Area's humblest-looking lunch cart, but with the fanciest of pedigrees: Porky's from Daniel Patterson. Decorated with pigs, the Uptown Oakland cart serves o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2011

    Get Off Your (Bare) Butt

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Tasting Table spots what appears to be the Bay Area's humblest-looking lunch cart, but with the fanciest of pedigrees: Porky's from Daniel Patterson. Decorated with pigs, the Uptown Oakland cart serves o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Two Shot to Death at Fisherman's Wharf; Homicides No. 9 and 10

    It's been a bloody January​Two people were shot dead Sunday evening in Fisherman's Wharf inside a souvenir store on Jefferson Street.Police say they have detained a man who they believe is connected to the shooting, according to media reports. Authorities identified Qiong Han Chu, 30 and Feng Ping ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2010

    Computerized licensing system could hurt S.F. fishermen

    It's been a bloody January​Two people were shot dead Sunday evening in Fisherman's Wharf inside a souvenir store on Jefferson Street.Police say they have detained a man who they believe is connected to the shooting, according to media reports. Authorities identified Qiong Han Chu, 30 and Feng Ping ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Hot Spud's Steak Spud

    Wilhelm Y./YelpThe Steak Spud ($8.95).​Simone Powers, Edip Kurtcu, and Cemil Erzincanli opened their Fisherman's Wharf baked-potato quick-serve two weeks ago. Powers, who's cooked at Cafe Gratitude, spearheaded Hot Spud's largely gluten-free menu. The concept: mega, 12-ounce Russet potatoes co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Feds Indict Fisherman's Wharf Merchants For Selling Fake Louis Vuittons

    No, you didn't get a real, $5 Louis Vuitton...​In what is being billed as the largest takedown of retailers of designer fakes on the West Coast, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement busted a slew of Fisherman's Wharf merchants for allegedly smuggling and trafficking in fake Oakley, Nike, A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Buzz Aldrin's San Francisco Appearance Has Been Grounded

    Major buzzkill...​ San Francisco, we have a problem. Believe it or not, space ranger Buzz Aldrin will no longer be attending the grand reopening of Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum at Fisherman's Wharf today.Though he was expected to bring that extra oomph to a new space exhibit, The Apollo XI ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    San Francisco Ride The Ducks Grounded After Company Boat Sinks

    Now that duck...​We've written an entire cover story about the fierce rivalry between the two duck boat tour operators at Fisherman's Wharf -- the corporate-chain Ride the Ducks vs. the only-in-San Francisco Bay Quackers. Well, Bay Quackers has the duck market to themselves today for the most trag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Blair Henderson Shot Dead in SOMA; City's 15th Homicide

    View Larger MapBlair Henderson, was shot to death and three others were critically wounded in the wee hours of Sunday morning in a parking area near Second and Minna. The San Francisco Medical Examiner told SF Weekly that none of the critically wounded victims have since died. But Henderson, 26, was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Pack of 15 Sea Lions Patrols Mission Creek

    Joe EskenaziBARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! ​Not so long ago SF Weekly reported on the exploding number of sea lions on Hyde Street Harbor -- a situation deemed an "infestation" by those charged with keeping the city's piers operational and relatively sea lion excrement-free. It seems, however, that the s ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 25, 2009

    New Restaurants

    Joe EskenaziBARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! ​Not so long ago SF Weekly reported on the exploding number of sea lions on Hyde Street Harbor -- a situation deemed an "infestation" by those charged with keeping the city's piers operational and relatively sea lion excrement-free. It seems, however, that the s ... More >>

  • Music

    August 12, 2009

    Bad Memories in Little Chinatown

    Joe EskenaziBARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! ​Not so long ago SF Weekly reported on the exploding number of sea lions on Hyde Street Harbor -- a situation deemed an "infestation" by those charged with keeping the city's piers operational and relatively sea lion excrement-free. It seems, however, that the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    Tonight: World's Largest Ice Cream Social

    Joe EskenaziBARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! ​Not so long ago SF Weekly reported on the exploding number of sea lions on Hyde Street Harbor -- a situation deemed an "infestation" by those charged with keeping the city's piers operational and relatively sea lion excrement-free. It seems, however, that the s ... More >>

  • News

    August 6, 2008

    Little GoCars are big polluters

    Joe EskenaziBARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! ​Not so long ago SF Weekly reported on the exploding number of sea lions on Hyde Street Harbor -- a situation deemed an "infestation" by those charged with keeping the city's piers operational and relatively sea lion excrement-free. It seems, however, that the s ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 16, 2008

    State of the Cart

    Join us as we map the street food scene and find out why there aren't more vendors in this most food-involved and temperate of cities.

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2008

    Naked Yoga Guy Arrested for 6th Time

    Join us as we map the street food scene and find out why there aren't more vendors in this most food-involved and temperate of cities.

  • Dining

    January 2, 2008

    New Restaurants

    Join us as we map the street food scene and find out why there aren't more vendors in this most food-involved and temperate of cities.

  • Dining

    December 12, 2007

    New Restaurants

    Join us as we map the street food scene and find out why there aren't more vendors in this most food-involved and temperate of cities.

  • Dining

    December 5, 2007

    New Restaurants

    Join us as we map the street food scene and find out why there aren't more vendors in this most food-involved and temperate of cities.

  • Dining

    November 14, 2007

    New Restaurants

    Join us as we map the street food scene and find out why there aren't more vendors in this most food-involved and temperate of cities.

  • News

    October 18, 2006

    Feeling Crabby

    Join us as we map the street food scene and find out why there aren't more vendors in this most food-involved and temperate of cities.

  • Dining

    September 14, 2005

    Room With a View

    Food? What food? We're distracted by the beauty of San Francisco from on high.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Parade

    Food? What food? We're distracted by the beauty of San Francisco from on high.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Ways to Kill Yourself in San Francisco

    Food? What food? We're distracted by the beauty of San Francisco from on high.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best $1.25 Tour of the City

    Food? What food? We're distracted by the beauty of San Francisco from on high.

  • Calendar

    February 16, 2005

    Bruin Mob

    Bear lovers coalesce in S.F.

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2005

    Fowl Play

    Celebrating cock-a-doodle-doo

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2005

    Salty Cinema

    Film from the watery depths

  • Holiday

    November 19, 2003

    Shops and Gifts

    Film from the watery depths

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2003

    Hey, Sailor!

    Salty young dogs party on

  • Dining

    March 19, 2003

    Fumbled Catch

    A new fish restaurant on Market could try harder

  • Dining

    June 5, 2002
  • Dining

    March 20, 2002

    Shufflebored

    High-powered comings and goings in the food biz

  • News

    February 6, 2002

    Rockin' Through the Night

    The Alcatraz Night Tour is fascinating and beautiful. Then it's cold and eerie. And then it's -- let's get outta here!

  • Music

    January 16, 2002

    The New Boys in Town

    Fixing up the welcome wagon

  • Dining

    June 20, 2001

    Global Village

    Making the rounds of Fisherman's Wharf bars, you'll meet people from the Philippines, Bulgaria, or even Alameda

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001
  • Calendar

    January 19, 2000

    Animal Magnetism

    Seal Lion 10th Anniversary

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    March 26, 1997

    Night+Day

    Seal Lion 10th Anniversary

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    October 23, 1996

    Night+Day

    Seal Lion 10th Anniversary

  • Dining

    March 29, 1995

    Last Tango on Haight

    Cha Cha Cha welcomes one and all with spicy tapas and kitschy decor

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