Kevin.The.Great via FlickrCreme Brulee Guy in action in Dolores ParkThe Mission's underground street-food scene is heating up as fast as an empty wok over a cranked burner. The Chron took notice last week, and on page A1, no less. Even the LA Times travel blog was caught licking its chops. But while the street-food party is gaining momentum, fueled by what seem like weekly Twitter alerts about some new vendor, there's a potential buzz-kill lurking: the law.
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jrodstein/FlickrMagic Curry Kart is a fixture of the new vendor sceneLast week we checked in with the city's director of Health Regulatory Programs to determine how aware city officials were of the Mission's exploding unlicensed street-food scene.
This week we checked in with police. Early Saturday, street-food vendor Sexy Soup Lady reported via Twitter that police had shut her down from operating on Linda near 19th Street, apparently after residents complained. Richard Lee, director of S.F.'s
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The Metreon's Island Earth Farmer's Market (101 Fourth St. at Mission) is suddenly feeling rather chilly, and it has nothing to do with the cold front. At an abatement hearing, the Health Department has determined that the market's permit to sell food cooked on site has expired, meaning that only vendors of produce and pre-made, non-perishable foods are allowed to operate.
Kevin Y./YelpThe Health Department has 86ed sales of potentially hazardous foods.Richard Lee, director of environmen
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