Restaurants and Food Services

Remembrance of Things Dreary: Welcome Back to 1993

SoMa's New Coffee Bar Location Looking for Popup Vendors

​Although the opening of Coffee Bar's third location at Howard and 12th Street is still several months away, the cafe has decided that its kitchen shouldn't just sit there, awaiting a fleet of laptop owners. Events manager Nathan Downs is putting out the word that the cafe is interested in hosting ... More >>

Carl's Jr.'s New Pitchman: 482-Pound Man

Michael Moore pictured with President Obama, who, incidentally also likes meat ​Contrary to what Supervisor Eric Mar might tell you, fast food needn't be awful for you. Bay Area man Michael Moore swears by his Carl's Jr.-only diet, which he says is largely responsible for helping him to shed almos ... More >>

482 Pound Man Endorses the Carl's Jr. Weight-Loss Plan

Michael Moore and the president, for some reason.​ A 482 pound Antioch resident credits Carl's Jr. with helping him slim down. A man named Michael Moore claims that eating Carl's Jr. every day last year helped him to lose weight -- around 100 pounds. As Erin Sherbert writes on our sister blog ... More >>

San Francisco's Top 25 Burgers

Albert LawJust one of our Top 25 Burgers. Where's it from? Check out the slideshow.​When we were kids, burgers were junk food. The separation of haute cuisine from street eats was complete. If you walked into a fine restaurant and asked for a burger, they were likely to direct you to the golde ... More >>

Is McDonald's Such a Bad Place to Work?

The Washington McDonald's is not quite this glamorous.​McDonald's made national news this spring when it held a national "hiring day" and signed on 62,000 new employees. The stunt didn't just cause gnashing of teeth over the economy, it reminded people that the fast-food chain is still the second- ... More >>

Anything That Moves

The Washington McDonald's is not quite this glamorous.​McDonald's made national news this spring when it held a national "hiring day" and signed on 62,000 new employees. The stunt didn't just cause gnashing of teeth over the economy, it reminded people that the fast-food chain is still the second- ... More >>

Getting to the Bottom of Taco Bell's 'Taco Meat'

John BirdsallTaco Bell's Beefy 5-Layer Burrito ($1.39), a sort of paste-within-a-paste.​Taco Bell's getting sued by a California woman pissed that the fast-food chain's beef products contain so little actual meat, they're guilty of false advertising. The L.A. Times explains: The class-action s ... More >>

List: How S.F. Will Regulate Taco Trucks

John BirdsallTaco Bell's Beefy 5-Layer Burrito ($1.39), a sort of paste-within-a-paste.​Taco Bell's getting sued by a California woman pissed that the fast-food chain's beef products contain so little actual meat, they're guilty of false advertising. The L.A. Times explains: The class-action s ... More >>

Is Emeryville Poised to Kill Its Street-Food Scene?

Laurel H./YelpLiba Falafel and Seoul on Wheels in a typical lunchtime scene in Emeryville.​The East Bay city of Emeryville has been a particularly bright spot in the Bay Area's emerging street-food scene. While San Francisco is a maze of payouts and regulations across multiple agencies, Emeryv ... More >>

T.G.I. Frisco: San Francisco's Dearth of Chain Restaurants

Kevin Y./YelpOkay, so we do have an Olive Garden out near S.F. State.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Yesterday at LA Weekly's Squid Ink, SFoodie's sister food blog with the WTF name, editor Amy Scattergood passed along a list from Nation's Restaurant News of America's 15 favorite casual- ... More >>

Is Schmidt's Fed-Up Neighbor Victim or Aggressor?

Janine KahnIs a wave of NIMBYism threatening neighborhood restaurants like Schmidt's?​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Rigoberto Hernandez's crack reporting at Mission Loc@l Monday about the apparently pissed-off neighbor upstairs from würst house Schmidt's smacks of everything that's bad ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Janine KahnIs a wave of NIMBYism threatening neighborhood restaurants like Schmidt's?​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Rigoberto Hernandez's crack reporting at Mission Loc@l Monday about the apparently pissed-off neighbor upstairs from würst house Schmidt's smacks of everything that's bad ... More >>

Golden Gate Theater

Janine KahnIs a wave of NIMBYism threatening neighborhood restaurants like Schmidt's?​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Rigoberto Hernandez's crack reporting at Mission Loc@l Monday about the apparently pissed-off neighbor upstairs from würst house Schmidt's smacks of everything that's bad ... More >>

Mina Group Denies It's Planning to Close Union Square Flagship

superchefblog.comMichael Mina.​Rumors bubbled to the surface on Eater this week, suggesting that restaurant mogul Michael Mina had plans to close down his flagship fine-dining eatery in the Westin St. Francis ― a Beard semifinalist this year ― only to drop anchor in the Aqua space at 252 C ... More >>

James Beard Semifinalists Announced

​The semifinalists for the 2010 James Beard Restaurant Awards were announced today, and not surprisingly, the Bay Area has shown well. Also not surprising are many of the people on the list. Of the 35 Bay Area semifinalists named, 14 are repeats from the semifinals last year (marked with an asteri ... More >>

Castro businesses step into the SFPD's turf war with private security officers

​The semifinalists for the 2010 James Beard Restaurant Awards were announced today, and not surprisingly, the Bay Area has shown well. Also not surprising are many of the people on the list. Of the 35 Bay Area semifinalists named, 14 are repeats from the semifinals last year (marked with an asteri ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

Tonight: From Farm to Feast

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

San Franciscans, Environmentalists, Gays Voiceless in VP Debate

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

Townies

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

Club Night Review: Infatuation at Vessel

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

At T.G.I. Friday's, Moms Know Their Place

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

SF Eateries Drag U.S. Supreme Court Into Fight Over Health Insurance

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

Meet Your Maker: Mens Health Worst Food In America

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

Jedi Mind Trick: Use Nodding to Sell

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

I Am A Host at The Olive Garden: Thank Christ That's Over

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

Breaking News: Fast Food Makes People Fat

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

Quit Bitching: Wednesday Night Picks (Pride [in the Tenderloin] Edition)

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

Brockspace: Banning the Bolt

​Our favorite morsels form the food blogs and beyond. Top-tier employment: NBC Bay Area's Sajid Farooq files a depressing story about a couple of recent assaults on street-food vendors in Salinas. On Monday, two pushcart ice cream hawkers --- a 36-year-old and a 64-year-old - were pepper-spra ... More >>

Adventures of a Substitute Teacher

Life in the LAUSD, in a solo show full of endearing moments

Best Reuse of a Historic Whorehouse

Life in the LAUSD, in a solo show full of endearing moments

Best Unconventional Bombshell

Life in the LAUSD, in a solo show full of endearing moments

Best Dive Bar

The Phone Booth

Best Video Game Venue

Amusement Center

Best Theme Bar

The Owl Tree

Best Hot Bar Street

Polk

Best Bike Trail

American River Trail, Old Town Sacramento

Best District Attorney

William H. Langdon

Food for Thought

For those with strong stomachs, a reading by the author of Fast Food Nation

Best Dive Bar

RJ's Sports Bar

Best Caffeine High

Peet's Coffee and Teas

Best Underrated Bar

Gold Mirror

Best Mexicatessen

La Palma

Side Dish

Parties and Perps

Best Abondigas

La Rondalla

Sex Mob

Solid Sender

Savage Love

Solid Sender

Side Dish

Solid Sender