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Polk Gulch

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    No-Dough NYE List for Cheapskates, Punks, and Poor-Ass Drunks

    New Year's Eve is a holiday when everyone seems willing to get gouged: event prices rocket to high heaven while the Devil steals your wallet through a hole in the floor. But some of us prefer fiscal responsibility to go with our twelfth-month tippling (everything in moderation, folks!) and thus we ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 12, 1995

    Blockbusters

    A couple of small neighborhood restaurants transcend their locales and draw crowds from all over the city

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Cool Comfort: Rice Pudding at Loving Cup

    Via: Babette C. on YelpLoving Cup is a soda fountain for the new millennium, a bright, clean-lined Polk Gulch storefront specializing not in malted milks and hot fudge sundaes but the more healthful pleasures of smoothies, frozen yogurt and...rice pudding. Rice pudding rich in comfort but not calori ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    Lives in the Gulch

    Via: Babette C. on YelpLoving Cup is a soda fountain for the new millennium, a bright, clean-lined Polk Gulch storefront specializing not in malted milks and hot fudge sundaes but the more healthful pleasures of smoothies, frozen yogurt and...rice pudding. Rice pudding rich in comfort but not calori ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 19, 2008

    Survival of the Tastiest

    Through a tumultuous history emerges a satisfying food.

  • Dining

    August 27, 2008

    North African Modern

    The music and spices remain the same, but the dishes are up-to-date.

  • Dining

    August 15, 2007

    Fresh Eats

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Dining

    August 8, 2007

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Dining

    August 1, 2007

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Dining

    July 25, 2007

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Dining

    July 18, 2007

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Dining

    July 11, 2007

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • News

    October 19, 2005

    Marina Dreaming

    Is the revamped Polk Street an example of urban renewal, or another trendy spot for yuppies? Take quiz, find out!

  • Dining

    August 3, 2005

    Fresh Eats

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Dining

    July 27, 2005

    Fresh Eats

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Dining

    July 20, 2005

    fresheats

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Dining

    July 13, 2005

    Fresh Eats

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Dining

    July 6, 2005

    Fresh Eats

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Dining

    June 29, 2005

    Fresh Eats

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Brisket

    East Coast West Delicatessen

  • News

    May 5, 2004

    Restoration Project

    At "Rxehab," there's sure to be a cure for whatever ails you

  • Culture

    May 21, 2003

    Dead Heads

    A promising mix of genres that strains to tie things up at the end

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Steak Tartare

    Le Petit Robert

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Neighborhood Newspaper

    San Francisco Call

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Five Best Comfort Foods

    San Francisco Call

  • Dining

    March 6, 2002

    Drink Different

    RoHan Lounge

  • Dining

    February 27, 2002

    Rocking Out

    Striking a new chord in the Polk Street bar scene

  • Dining

    November 14, 2001

    Hangout

    Street

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001
  • Dining

    April 11, 2001

    Kobe Seekers

    Osaka Grill

  • Dining

    January 19, 2000
  • Calendar

    June 24, 1998

    Night Crawler

    42 Degrees

  • Calendar

    September 3, 1997

    Slap Shots

    42 Degrees

  • News

    February 21, 1996

    City of Night

    Homeless gay youths in San Francisco run an extraordinary risk of HIV infection, according to city statistics. On the street, safety is a matter of economics -- and hope.

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Early Bird Special: Aicha

    Jen SiskaAicha's kefta tagine (right).​An early nibble from the Weekly's Wednesday food review. Little Aicha (1303 Polk at Bush) showed up in Polk Gulch last June, in the space where De Afghanan Kabob House once ruled. SF Weekly restaurant critic showed up, too, working her way through a ser ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 25, 2009

    New Restaurants

    Jen SiskaAicha's kefta tagine (right).​An early nibble from the Weekly's Wednesday food review. Little Aicha (1303 Polk at Bush) showed up in Polk Gulch last June, in the space where De Afghanan Kabob House once ruled. SF Weekly restaurant critic showed up, too, working her way through a ser ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 2, 2009

    New Restaurants

    Jen SiskaAicha's kefta tagine (right).​An early nibble from the Weekly's Wednesday food review. Little Aicha (1303 Polk at Bush) showed up in Polk Gulch last June, in the space where De Afghanan Kabob House once ruled. SF Weekly restaurant critic showed up, too, working her way through a ser ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 9, 2009

    New Restaurants

    Jen SiskaAicha's kefta tagine (right).​An early nibble from the Weekly's Wednesday food review. Little Aicha (1303 Polk at Bush) showed up in Polk Gulch last June, in the space where De Afghanan Kabob House once ruled. SF Weekly restaurant critic showed up, too, working her way through a ser ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 6, 2010

    Mayes Oyster House wraps seafood in a new package

    Jen SiskaAicha's kefta tagine (right).​An early nibble from the Weekly's Wednesday food review. Little Aicha (1303 Polk at Bush) showed up in Polk Gulch last June, in the space where De Afghanan Kabob House once ruled. SF Weekly restaurant critic showed up, too, working her way through a ser ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Parrilla on Polk: Cheap Pitchers and Pan-Latin Snacks

    Kevin Y./YelpPrime viewing for the Polk Street parade.​The place: Parrilla, 1760 Polk (at Washington), 359-1212 The hours: Daily, 4-7 p.m. The deals: $9 pitchers of sangria and margaritas; $2 draft Dos Equis The digs: Friendly, fun-loving hangout with live music, dancing, Wednesday night ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    The Brixton Ratchets Up the Opening Buzz, Sea Salt Loses Its Founding Chef

    ​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Urban Daddy is first to call an opening day ― Friday ― for The Brixton (2140 Union, at Webster, 409-1114, brixtonsf.com). The pitch: Britrock-themed bar with pubby-sounding food from Michel ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 23, 2011

    Recent Openers

    ​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Urban Daddy is first to call an opening day ― Friday ― for The Brixton (2140 Union, at Webster, 409-1114, brixtonsf.com). The pitch: Britrock-themed bar with pubby-sounding food from Michel ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 6, 2011

    Recent Openers

    ​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Urban Daddy is first to call an opening day ― Friday ― for The Brixton (2140 Union, at Webster, 409-1114, brixtonsf.com). The pitch: Britrock-themed bar with pubby-sounding food from Michel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Learn Local Music Survival Tactics from Battlehooch and Others at S.F. Intercom

    Battlehooch: They've made it this far, haven't they?​No matter how you feel about "shapeshifting orchestral rock-and-roll" sextet Battlehooch and their adoring legions of nubile Battlehoochies, you have to admit that the rough-and-tumble rude mechanics know a thing or two about making a name in a ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 20, 2011

    Recent Openers

    Battlehooch: They've made it this far, haven't they?​No matter how you feel about "shapeshifting orchestral rock-and-roll" sextet Battlehooch and their adoring legions of nubile Battlehoochies, you have to admit that the rough-and-tumble rude mechanics know a thing or two about making a name in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    From Porn to Produce at the Armory, Tajine Rises Yet Again

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Grub Street reveals that a new farmers' market might come with a side of dominatrix, after The Examiner reported that porn company Kink.com is looking to turn the old Armory at Mission and 14th Street int ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 20, 2011

    Recent Openers

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Grub Street reveals that a new farmers' market might come with a side of dominatrix, after The Examiner reported that porn company Kink.com is looking to turn the old Armory at Mission and 14th Street int ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 30, 2011

    Recent Openers

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Grub Street reveals that a new farmers' market might come with a side of dominatrix, after The Examiner reported that porn company Kink.com is looking to turn the old Armory at Mission and 14th Street int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Man Found Dead in Polk Gulch; Homicide No. 50

    Man killed, but what happened?​Update (noon): Officer Albie Esparza called us back and said that the man's body was so badly decomposed that the medical examiner has to run forensics tests to determine the race, age, and cause of death. Officers are unsure when the man was killed or how long his b ... More >>

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