Photo: Buddha of the Balada Mandalay Restaurant 4348 California St., in the Inner Richmond San Francisco, CA 94118 415-386-3895 OR 415-386-3896 The restaurant review marathon continues (I’m catching up after a week or two of eating). Kris and I try to get out to Mandalay in the Richmond as much as possible, despite the slightly [...]

Mifune Restaurant Japan Center Kintetsu Building 1737 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Kris and I went to Mifune in Japantown for lunch last Saturday for some old-school Japanese food.  We had mixed tempura, fried oysters (kaki-fry), and zaru soba (cold buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce). We washed it down with some Koshihikari Echigo beer, [...]

Spices II: Szechuan Trenz on Yelp 291 6th Ave between Cornwall St & Clement St in the Inner Richmond San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 752-8885 Spices II on MenuPages Kris and I had a late afternoon snack at Spices II Szechuan Trenz last weekend.  Despite the crazy decor and over-the-top graphic design and typography, this [...]

Photo from dosasf.com Dosa 995 Valencia St San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 642-3672 Dosa on Yelp After many aborted attempts to eat dinner at the much-hyped Dosa due to long wait times, we finally snagged a reservation last week.  We ordered: Panipuri, a kind of chaat. $8 – Mondays and weekend brunch only According to [...]

Pancho Villa Taqueria 3071 16th St between Caledonia St & Julian Ave, in the Mission District San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 864-8840 Pancho Villa on Yelp Kris and I went to Pancho Villa Taqueria for a late night dinner last week.  I love how this place is hopping even at 11 pm on a weeknight [...]