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Marlowe – SoMa

Thursday, April 15, 2010

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN |

Marlowe – SoMa

PRO: Great burger!! CON: A little too cramped, kind of spacey (although pleasant) service Alrighty then. ‘A New American brasserie’, you say. I’m not sure exactly what that means, and after eating here last night still not sure WTF it means. Small, semi-intimate yet bustling, with casual, fresh food? That’s what I think. And what I think [...]

Paragon Restaurant – New Happy Hour

Saturday, March 6, 2010

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN |

Paragon Restaurant – New Happy Hour

What’s wackier than a Vatican Sex Scandal? Chef Spencer O’Meara’s (AKA the most congenial chef in SF) brand spankin’ new happy hour, bitches! That’s right, with a little input from yours truly (O’Meara will never admit this) he’s knocked the ball outta the park (slight nod to the upcoming Giants season). (OK, enough parenthesis FOR [...]

Update: Ironside Restaurant – SoMa

Sunday, December 13, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | |

Update: Ironside Restaurant – SoMa

PRO: Nice neighborhood atmosphere, wide-ranging menu, improved food CON: Wide-ranging menu…lacks a little focus. They need a fireplace! Why is it that I expected Raymond Burr to wheel himself over to take our order? And then grill us on our order until we break down and cry and admit we murdered someone? Anyhoo, that wanker Bauer beat [...]

Update: Tres Agaves – SoMa

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | MEXICAN | CASUAL

Update: Tres Agaves – SoMa

Yeah that’s right! We have not been kind to Tres Agaves. Not body-slamming it to the (low) level of K&L Wines, but generally not very complimentary, if ya get my drift. If you don’t, read here. We had high hopes for a great Mexican joint in our SoMa ‘hood, and these guys simply took a [...]

Iron Cactus – SoMa

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | MEXICAN | CASUAL

Iron Cactus – SoMa

PRO: Nice space and rustic design CON: Misses the mark on lots of stuff Hola, muchachos! Qué Pasa mo-fos! We’re reporting live (OK, not live we were here a couple days ago and I’m just getting around to this. We’re busy, people!) from none other than the brand spankin’ new Iron Cactus Taqueria. They call it Iron [...]

Ironside – SoMa

Monday, September 28, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN | CASUAL

Ironside – SoMa

PRO: Cool space, nice people, promising lunch spot CON: Need to work out some kinks, upgrade the pizza, some people may not like the queue-up routine Alrighty then. We’ve hit this cool new SoMa spot a couple times now. And we previously talked about how we think the decor is groovy, so I’ll hop right into the [...]

Opening Alert: Ironside – SoMa

Friday, September 18, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN | CASUAL

Opening Alert: Ironside – SoMa

Yay, a new lunch (and breakfast and soon to be dinner) place in SoMa. Ironside, which officially opens for lunch (and breakfast too) on Monday, looks like it could be a hit. The space, located near South Park next to the Chronicle Books building on 2nd Street, looks cool. The space is pretty small, and [...]

Tsunami Sushi – SoMa

Monday, August 31, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | JAPANESE | FANCY & SCMANCY

Tsunami Sushi – SoMa

PRO: Sweet design, solid food, great happy hour, Hamachi Shitake! CON: A few dishes seem over priced We’ve been to Tsunami Sushi a few times now, and it has consistently been very good. We were here Friday night with our friend Candida, who needed some cheering up after almost having her Pug flattened by a SF Fire [...]

Hi Dive – SoMa

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN | PUB

Hi Dive – SoMa

PRO: Great vibe, surprisingly good food and an awesome outdoor patio CON: Nothing, really “Hey, we were just talkin’ about you.” If ya know that line, you have been to Hi Dive and greeted by the owner, John Cain. If you haven’t been, get over to this place! Contrary to the name, this isn’t a dive bar. [...]

Little Skillet – SOMA

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | SOUL/SOUTHERN | CASUAL

Little Skillet – SOMA

PRO: chicken & waffles! Great spot for a quick, affordable quality lunch CON: If you are looking to ‘dine-in’ forget about it The folks from Farmer Brown’s expanded into the SOMA ‘hood a little while ago with little skillet and lunch hasn’t been the same since. This place is literally a hole-in-the-wall. Ya just go up, place [...]

Stuffed Shells @ Paragon!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN | CASUAL

Stuffed Shells @ Paragon!

PRO: Great, underrated food by Chef O’Meara. Stuffed Shells. Mmm Mmm. CON: Nothing really Ok this is gonna be a (mercifully & rare, I know) short & sweet post – Paragon Restaurant’s celebrity chef Spencer O’Meara’s Stuffed Shells rock the f’ing world!! Why? I dunno I’m in such a stuffed-shell frenzy I just gulp ‘em all down [...]

The Brickhouse – South Beach

Sunday, May 4, 2008

South Beach/SOMA | DINER | CASUAL

The Brickhouse – South Beach

PRO: Cool laid back vibe, soild food, great breakfast & brunch CON: Lunch lines get long, ‘take a number’ I have NO idea why we haven’t blogged about THIS PLACE yet. I mean it’s been in South Beach forever and is about a 3 minute walk from our pad. Therapists often say sometimes you treat those closest [...]

Pete’s Tavern – South Beach

Thursday, September 13, 2007

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN | SPORTS

Pete’s Tavern – South Beach

PRO: Great sports bar, awesome people CON: For some reason attracts lots of d-bag Ohio State fans It was a bold move to put yet another restaurant/bar in the ever-dying restaurant hub that used to be Max’s, Vixi, and Kingfish. No one can make this place last. You can’t put a big sign on it cuz of [...]

Update April 2007: Nova – South Beach

Saturday, April 14, 2007

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN | HAPPY HOUR/AFTER WORK

Update April 2007: Nova – South Beach

Nova just got a menu update…hallelujah! Worth trying: The steak salad, the beef eater, the cobb salad, the tuna tartare and the bacon wrapped prawns, only if you like avocado cuz there’s a huge slab o’ guac the middle of it. The parmesan truffle fries are pretty darn tasty as well. As always, the tomato [...]

The Butler & The Chef – South Park

Sunday, August 13, 2006

South Beach/SOMA | FRENCH |

The Butler & The Chef – South Park

Who the hell knows why, after YEARS of happy patronage, we just got off our butts and blogged The Butler & The Chef! What are you, our boisterous readers, paying us the big bucks for, anyway? Quaintly nestled in one of the coolest little parks in SF, South Park, The Butler & The Chef is an [...]

South Park Cafe – South Beach

Monday, February 20, 2006

South Beach/SOMA | FRENCH |

South Park Cafe – South Beach

We had Valentines Day dinner (awwwww…) at this cute little Parisian Bistro. Anyhoo, not much for celebrating Hallmark Holidays, but a great excuse to go out! First – we got our resie mixed up and arrived 1/2 late. Bad form, J&J, esp on a busy night. But the host was very nice, didn’t even throw [...]

Coco500 – SOMA

Sunday, January 8, 2006

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN |

Coco500 – SOMA

Yet another great place for SOMA. Man this area is BUZZING with great restaurants. Plus you’ve got Fringale and Zuppa within stone’s throw if ya can’t get in. This place used to be Bizou, but the owner/chef Loretta Keller made a huge change  to the place and the menu and we’re glad she did. Bizou [...]

Tres Agaves – South Beach

Sunday, December 4, 2005

South Beach/SOMA | MEXICAN |

Tres Agaves – South Beach

Well now that I’ve gotten over calling this place 3 Amigos I feel a fair review can be written;) OK, we’ve been to this place 7 times now and every time we go we say, damn we REALLY want this place to WORK and every time we leave we’re pissed off. We hope they can work [...]

Nova Bar – South Beach

Saturday, October 1, 2005

South Beach/SOMA | |

Our good friend Elliot owns this bar with Jeff. These guys rock. And what a scene it can be. Basically El, who pioneered Taco Tuesday’s at The Blue Light on Union St. came to South Beach in a sort of "down economy" and started this place up with his co-founders. So you get this weird cross [...]

Paragon – South Beach

Sunday, September 25, 2005

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN |

Paragon – South Beach

Located in hip, happenin’ SOBE Paragon is a great place whether you are leaning toward eating great food, or taking your calories the old fashioned way – liquid. Paragon’s layout is way way better than their neighbor Momo’s – a nice, big, open space with a  large bar, bar table area as well as plenty [...]

Momo’s – South Beach

Sunday, September 25, 2005

South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN |

We love this place, we hate this place. We’ll tell ya why. Love – In the mood for comfort food? This place is great! In the mood for great fresh salads, sandwiches, even a brunch? GREAT! Want some sun (cuz it actually appears in south beach), sit on the pretty big (by SF standards) patio. Turn [...]

21st Amendment – South Beach

Saturday, August 20, 2005

South Beach/SOMA | BREW PUB |

Best brew pub in town that doesn’t serve pub grub! Great salads, ask for the steak salad, half size is enough. Great chicken and spinach salad. The ham and cheese press can’t be beat, hopefully you won’t be on a diet! The tuna nicoise and the southwestern steak salad are FAB.  If the tortilla soup [...]

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