10.22.2012

Sing Sing Sandwich Shop

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I'm slowly making my way through all the Vietnamese spots in the Tenderloin.  Of course, following the normal safety precautions for wandering around the TL:  walk around when its bright out, walk with a purpose, and no eye contact.  
This slightly underground sandwich shop actually only serves one type of sandwich - pork.  So no tofu or grilled chicken here - head up to Saigon Sandwiches for that.  The atmosphere here is a lot more authentic.  Paris by Night playing on the tvs and tables of Vietnamese men sitting around drinking coffee.
The sandwich prices are also more authentic at $3 a piece.  I've noticed the popularity of Yelpers have driven up Banh Mi prices to almost $5, which I think will be my turnoff for Vietnamese sandwiches.  Gone are the preYelp days of $1 Vietnamese sandwiches..
The sandwiches here are made to order. A thin slice of pork, some pate, crispy cucumbers, daikon, and carrots are stuffed into the bread.  The bread has a thin crip exterior texture, but not in a good way.  It lacks the fresh fluffy texture of a good banh mi.  The meat seems to be a little more preserved with MSG since I found myself thirsty a little after eating this sandwich.  Cheaper than Saigon Sandwiches and no line give it some points, but even though I'm not a huge fan of Saigon Sandwiches, its still better than this place.


Address:                     Sing Sing Sandwich Shop
                                    309 Hyde St.
                                    San Francisco, CA

Type:                           Vietnamese

Popular chomps:          combo (da biet) sandwich

Chomp worthy:            nothing  

10.21.2012

Hooker's Sweet Treats

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Hooker's Sweet Treat is named somewhat appropriately considering its placed in the middle of the Tenderloin.  This artisanal sweet shop sells Sightglass coffee to sip on as you nibble on their sweet treats.

Besides salted caramels, .the small shop also sells cookies, and a bread pudding.  They do have one savory item - a cheddar biscuit, in case you aren't in the mood for something sweet.
The flourless chocolate cake has a nice crust of chocolate with a gooey center.  It wasn't too chocolatey to make you feel sick, but just the right amount to satisfy your sweet tooth without making you feel guilty.
The handmade salted caramels are the popular item here.  There are two flavors offered:  regular sea salt dark chocolate covered caramel), 3rd nut (caramel with cashews and almonds).  Best part is you don't have to trek to the ghetto and you can purchase them online in the safety of your own home.
Usually when I think about salted caramels I think hard, like my teeth are going to get pulled out of my mouth hard or so sticky that I spend the next hour trying to get it out of my teeth.  The salted caramels here are chewy, but so soft it actually melts in your mouth.  The sprinkle of salt gives you enough salt to make your mouth water and doesn't overpower the flavor.  Caramels are often so sweet that one is usually enough for me, but here at Hooker's they have a subtle sweetness so you can indulge in a couple more.
  
Address:                   Hooker's Sweet Treats
                                  442 Hyde St.
                                  San Francisco, CA
 
Type:                         chocolate/dessert

Popular chomps:       bread pudding
                                  salted caramel
                                  flourless chocolate cake

Chomp worthy:         salted caramel
                                   flourless chocolate cake     

10.20.2012

Hawker Fare

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I've been wanting to eat at Hawker Fare for a while now, but its not open for lunch on the weekends yet.  Finally, an opportunity that I was in the area for dinner arose.  Being in the city, I almost forget how great it can be to score free parking close by without the stress.
Hawker Fare was opened by a prior Commis (which I love) chef with a casual twist on Thai fusion.
The green beans were very reminiscent of the Chinese long bean dish that I am quite familiar with.  The green beans are stir fried with caramelized ginger, dried shrimp, and thick chunks of bacon.  Usually I'm not a bacon fan, but the fatty thick cuts of bacon really worked with this dish.  The green beans were a little thicker than what I'm used to and I think I prefer the thinner ones in the Chinese version, but still good.  The dish did get a little salty for my taste, but it made their specially made rice lager "Supafly" that much more refreshing to drink.
The roasted peanuts were tossed with green onions and fried anchovies.  The bits of anchovies and peanuts were like crunch on crunch.  It was a nice touch.  This dish would be a popular bar food.  Another salty dish that made me glad I ordered a beer.
Issan sausage is a popular Thai sausage found in the Northern region of Thailand.  The thick bricks of sausage are laid on top a fluffy bed of rice and topped with a fried runny egg.  The egg is an optional add item, but its a must order for me when I see it.  The perfectly fried runny egg was probably the highlight of this dish.  The sausage was well seasoned with hints of garlic.  It was tender and juicy, but not a wow factor for me.  Hearty and satisfying, but not sure if I would be dreaming about it in the future.
The kao mun gai is one of the more popular dishes here.  The chicken is perfectly poached and ultra tender and juicy.  The taste is very delicate and mild, similar to the Chinese poached chicken that is often served with a green onion and ginger dipping sauce. I'm not sure if its because I rarely cook rice in my own house, but the rice here is flavorful with a slightly sticky texture and I couldn't stop eating it.  The chicken is served with a salted mung bean sauce, which is pretty salty.  I preferred to eat it with the hot sauce instead.

Hawker Fare serves up a clever twist on affagato using Stauss (LOVE!) soft serve ice cream and drizzled with a shot of Thai coffee.  The coffee is mild so I think it would be an ok dessert for coffee haters.
For some reason things served up in a mason jar make things that much more delightful for me.  The coconut rice pudding is topped with a layer of roasted banana jam and spiced sesame crumble.  It was a nice mixture of texture from the crumble and the smooth coconut pudding.  It was similar to the Chinese coconut tapioca pudding served at the end of Chinese meals, but I would have liked it to have more coconut flavor.

  
Address:                Hawker Fare
                               2300 Webster St.
                               Oakland, CA 
 
Type:                      Asian Fusion/Vietnamese/Korean/Thai

Popular chomps:    kao mun gai
                               pork belly
                               green beans
                               issan sausage

Chomp worthy:      nothing         

10.19.2012

Pagolac

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I'm definitely no stranger to Vietnamese food so I had high hopes that Pagolac would serve up some authentic bo 7 mon (seven flavors of beef).  Its located somewhat deep in the Tenderloin's Little Saigon so I was a little surprised to find that I was the only Asian person eating in the whole restaurant all night.  I should have taken it as a sign to turn around as the food wasn't exactly what I had hoped for.

I love fish sauce, but even the fish sauce here was much too fishy and bitter tasting for me. 
Having had to forgo the my usual favorite dipping sauce for my spring rolls, I found the hot sauce to be a decent substitute.
7 flavors of beef - #89 on 2012 7x7 SF's Top 100 Eats
The first course of bo 7 mon is the bai tai chanh, which is the Vietnamese version of beef carpaccio.  Thin slices of rare beef are marinated with a lemon and onions and then topped with crushed peanuts and herbs.  I've had bo 7 mon before and the portion sizes here are even smaller than what I've ever seen.  The toppings overpowered this dish because the amount of meat was so scarce.

They do give a very generous portion of rice paper for wrapping up all the upcoming meats.  The hot water bowl is a little smaller than normal, but they did regularly change the bowl so the water was always boiling hot to soften the rice paper.
The vegetables for bo 7 mon here include marinated radish, carrots, cucumbers, bean sprouts, lettuce, mint, and basil.  The vegetables are refilled here as you eat through the courses.

Bo nhung dam starts off the first cook it yourself portion of the meal.  You cook the plate of thin sliced rare beef  into the vinegar and onion fondue.
The onion flavored vinegar gives the meat a little sour and pungent flavor.  You use the rice paper and vegetables and meat to wrap up your spring rolls.  The biggest grip of the night was the rice paper.  Usually the problem with most rice papers is that they are too thin and rip easily, but here the rice papers don't stick!  The whole meal was a total frustration on wrapping the rolls and then having everything slide out.  It ruined the whole experience.
The second cook it yourself portion is the bo nuong vi.  Similar thinly sliced beef are now marinated for you to grill at your table.
The meat is really thin so it only needs to be cooked for a very short amount of time, maybe in total a little over a minute.  Another gripe about this place is the grill isn't oiled enough so the meat sticks and you end up practically scraping it off the grill.  I'm already not a good spring roll wrapper, but at this point in my meal I felt like giving up on attempting to wrap up anything.  The wrapper just slips around and makes you feel like an idiot as you attempt to wrap. 
Course 4, 5,6 was all served on this one plate to wrap with the vegetables and rice paper.  Bo la lot - grilled beef sausages wrapped in wild pepper leaves on a skewer.  Bo cuon mo - grilled beef wrapped over scallions on a skewer.  Bo lui - grilled marinated bbq beef skewers.  The bo lui came out dry and tough with barely and meat.  It was so dry that it was hard to take the meat off the stick. 
The last course was the chao bo, which is a Vietnamese rice porridge with minced beef, green onions, and cilantro.  The porridge is much more watery version of the thick Chinese porridge I'm used to, but this was still probably my favorite course of the meal.  It reminds me of a similar Chinese porridge with green onions and minced beef that my parents would make in the winter, but definitely not as good.  They offer a shaker of white pepper, which I generously added.
So overall this place was a huge disappointment, especially having just come back from LA.  I'm not sure why people rave about this place, between the rice paper wrappers that make me feel like a failure ate eating and the scant portions, I think I prefer Anh Hong (stay tuned for that review).


      
Address:                  Pagolac
                                 655 Larkin St.
                                 San Francisco, CA 
 
Type:                        Vietnamese

Popular chomps:       7 courses of beef      

Chomp worthy:          nothing     

10.18.2012

La Parrilla Grill

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After having some lip smacking good chicken in a hole in the wall spot in Redwood City (see post HERE), I had been hoping to find something similar in the Mission.  I noticed the chicken on the grill in the side window when walking by, but it was a total fake out because the chicken only happened to be lying on the grill and not really cooking on the grill.  I only realized this after walking in and noticing it didn't smell like grilled chicken or anything grilling for that matter unlike walking into the Michocan market.  At this point I should have turned around, but I thought I would at least satisfy my curiosity.
The chicken comes in meals with a choice of different sides.  They also make burrito and plates here, but it seems to specialize in grilled chicken (pollo al carbon).

The yucca fries were one of the option of sides to choose from.  Large chunks of yucca were deep fried with a dash of salt.  Surprisingly addicting, these chunks of starch were a little more fibrous than its cousin the potato.  The dash of salt made a huge difference in taste, without it I'm sure it would be really bland.
The rice is pretty standard Mexican rice.  Nothing special going on here, but it wasn't very fluffy.  If I ever came back here, I wouldn't order this again.

The star of the meal should have been the chicken.  While it was hot in the box, I think it was microwaved after ordered then put in the box.  The chicken was dry and the skin wasn't crisp.  It was really disappointing and sad since the herb flavors on the skin didn't taste too bad.  I'm not sure when the chicken is cooked, but I think if you got there when the chicken was fresh off the grill, it could have taste potential.

The garlic sauce was a lifesaver when I slathered this all over the dry chicken.  Without this I'm not sure if I could make it past one piece of chicken.

The tortillas are nothing special here, but I didn't have high hopes for them since the tortillas in the chicken meal in Redwood City had some subpar tortillas as well.


Address:                 La Parrilla Grill
                                2801 Folsom St.
                                San Francisco, CA 

Type:                       Mexican

Popular chomps:     roast chicken meal
                                tostones
                                fried yucca 

Chomp worthy:       fried yucca         

10.17.2012

Kim Son Vietnamese Restaurant

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Kim Son must have sprouted up this year or recently because I'm pretty sure I would have honed in on a restaurant in this area that served decent bun bo hue.  It a good sign that this place was continuously packed as I ate here.
I have been searching for a decent bowl of bun bo hue in the city to satisfy my cravings without having to drive across the bridge to Oakland.  While its not the best bun bo hue I've had, it'll do as a satisfying placeholder for now.  The broth is more on the spicy side and doesn't have much of the slightly sour notes that I'm used to tasting in other bun bo hues.  Also, they don't put the blood cubes in the soup here, which could be a good or bad thing depending on if you like them.  There's a lot of meat in the soup as well as fish cake slices, which I liked, but the pork and beef slices were too gristly and fatty for me. 
Cabbage, mint leaves, bean sprouts, lime wedges, and slices of jalapenos are given as additives for your soup.  I don't add much to mine, usually just some cabbage to my bun bo hue.
I'm starting to see bun rieu pop up on a lot of menus.  It's nice to see other alternatives to pho in Vietnamese noodle houses.  Bun rieu is a tomato based soup with vermicelli noodles, crab meat, and fried garlic.  I find it to be more of a hearty soup because of the plentiful crab meat and tomato broth.  One great thing about this restaurant is the soups come out insanely hot so even halfway through the bowl the broth is still steaming.  The bun rieu here is pretty good.  Every slurping spoonful has a generous portion of crab meat. 
Com tam (broken rice) is another one Vietnamese dish that I've been on a endless search to find so I don't have to travel outside the city for my fix.  For some reason it seems to be one of the harder dishes to locate in the city, possibly since most of the Vietnamese restaurants here are run by Chinese people.  #25 - the com tam suon bi cha (bbq pork chop, shredded pork & baked egg over broken rice) allowed me to get a little taste of everything.  The first glance of the rice made me already hesitate that it wouldn't be very good.  The rice didn't have a glistening sheen.  Also, the portion size was small.  I'm used to the rice plates with heaps of meat and a lot of rice.  Looks aside, the rice was dry even after adding the nuoc mam to it.  Actually, everything was a bit dry and tasteless.  I guess I still have to drive to San Jose for some good com tam (see post HERE).  I will continue my search for com tam in the city and stick to the soups here. 

       
Address:                 Kim Son Vietnamese Restaurant
                                3614 Balboa St.
                                San Francisco, CA
 
Type:                       Vietnamese

Popular chomps:     bun rieu
                                 bun bo hue
                                 beef pho
                                 com tam (broken rice)

Chomp worthy:        bun rieu
                                 bun bo hue        

10.16.2012

SF Gate's 2012 Bargain Bites

Pin It Now! SF Gate (San Francisco Chronicle) released its 2012 Bargain Bites list.  Another list of foods for me to add to my collection of places to eat...

Amba (Oakland)
American Eatery (San Francisco)
Avatar's Punjabi Burritos (Mill Valley)
Azteca Market (St. Helena)
Back A Yard (Menlo Park)
Balompie Cafe & Restaurant (San Francisco)
Banh Mi Ba Le (Oakland)
Beachside Coffee Bar & Kitchen (San Francisco)
Best Lil'Porkhouse (San Rafael)
Boo Koo (Mill Valley)
Buster's Barbecue & Bakery (Calistoga)
C Casa Innovative Taqueria
Cafe Zazo (San Francisco)
Cana Cafe (Oakland)
Casa del Mole (Healdsburg)
Casita Chilanga (Redwood City)
CatHead's BBQ (San Francisco)
Chabaa Thai Cuisine (San Francisco)
Chai Thai Noodles (Oakland)
Champa Garden (Oakland)
Cherimoya (Burlingame)
Chick N Coop (San Francisco)
Chubby Noodle (San Francisco)
Curry Up Now (San Francisco)
Deli Board (San Francisco)
Dierk's Parkside Cafe (Santa Rosa)
Doggie Style (Alameda)
Dol Ho (San Francisco)
Dosa Republic (San Mateo)
Dutch Goose (Menlo Park)
El Molino Central (Boyes Hot Springs)
El Rinconcito (Santa Rosa)
Epicurean Connection (Sonoma)
Five Guys Burgers and Fries (Burlingame)
Frisco Fried (San Francisco)
Genova Delicatessen (Napa)
George's Giant Hamburger (Walnut Creek)
Geta Japanese Restaurant and Takeout (Oakland)
Godfather Burger Lounge (Belmont)
Golden Star (San Francisco)
Golden West (San Francisco)
Good Luck Dim Sum (San Francisco)
Gorilla Barbeque (Pacifica)
Gott's Roadside Tray Gourmet (St. Helena)
Gourmet Carousel (San Francisco)
Hamburgers Sausalito (Sausalito)
Hawker Fare (Oakland)
Homeroom (Oakland)
Hotaru (San Mateo)
Hotel Utah Saloon (San Francisco)
House of Curries (Albany)
India Palace (San Francisco)
Jeffrey's Hamburgers (San Mateo)
Jodie's (Albany)
Joe's Taco Lounge & Salsaria (Mill Valley)
John's Snack and Deli (San Francisco)
Katana-ya (San Francisco)
Kevin's Noodle House (Concord)
Kinder Meats-Deli-BBQ (Hercules)
King of Falafel (San Francisco)
La Palma Mexicatessen (San Francisco)
Lers Ros (San Francisco)
Liang's Kitchen (Dublin)
Little Griddle (San Francisco)
Little Skillet (San Francisco)
Little Vietnam Cafe (San Francisco)
Little Yangon (Daly City)
Lotus Chaat and Spices (San Rafael)
Lou's Cafe (San Francisco)
Lucca Delicatessen (San Francisco)
Lyfe Kitchen (Palo Alto)
Mariscos La Costa (Oakland)
Mediterranean Wraps (Palo Alto)
Mission Chinese Food (San Francisco)
Mom's Tofu House (South San Francisco)
Montecristo Restaurant (San Francisco)
Morning Due Cafe (San Francisco)
Morty's Delicatessen (San Francisco)
Moya (San Francisco)
Mr Pollo (San Francisco)
Mr Teriyaki (Burlingame)
Muracci's (San Francisco)
My Tofu House (San Francisco)
Noodle Bowl (Santa Rosa)
Noori (San Francisco)
Old Mandarin Islamic (San Francisco)
Pagan (San Francisco)
Pamir Afghan Cuisine (Emeryville)
Pearl's Phat Burger (Mill Valley)
Petra Cafe (Orinda)
Phat Philly (San Francisco)
Phil's Sliders (Berkeley)
Pho Anh Dao (Oakland)
Pho Viet (San Rafael)
Pica Pica Maize Kitchen (Napa)
Pig & Pie (San Francisco)
PiQ (Berkley)
Puentez Taqueria (San Rafael)
Pupuseria Salvadorena (Santa Rosa)
Redwood Cafe (San Rafael)
Rhea's Deli and Market (San Francisco)
Roam Artisan Burgers (San Francisco)
Rosamunde Sausage Grill (San Francisco)
Roy's Chicago Doggery (Petaluma)
Rustic Bakery (Larkspur)
Sandwich Place (San Francisco)
Sausalito Gourmet (Sausalito)
Savanh (Pleasant Hill)
Sazon (Santa Rosa)
Scolari's Good Eats (Alameda)
Shalimar (San Francisco)
Shanghai Dumpling Shop (Millbrae)
Sichuan Fortune House (Pleasant Hill)
Sliderbar (Palo Alto)
Sol Food (San Rafael)
SoMa StrEat Food Park (San Francisco)
Sonoma Latina Grill (Novato)
Submarine Center (San Francisco)
Sunrise Deli & Cafe (San Francisco)
Table Cafe (Larkspur)
Tacko (San Francisco)
Tacos El Grullense (Redwood City)
Tacos Michoacan (Napa)
Tacos Sinaloa (Oakland)
Tequila's Taqueria (Livermore)
Thai House Express (San Francisco)
Thaiger Thai Kitchen (San Mateo)
The Broken Record (San Francisco)
The Grill (San Francisco)
The Mediterranean (Concord)
The Original Red Onion (Pinole)
The Peasant's Courtyard (Alamo)
The Sentinel (San Francisco)
Tin Thai Kitchen (Livermore)
Tommy's Joynt (San Francisco)
Tony's Coal Fired Pizza & Slice House (San Francisco)
Toomie's Thai Cuisine (Alameda)
Trueburger (Oakland)
Turtle Tower (San Francisco)
Venice Gourmet (Sausalito)
Vik's Chaat Corner (Berkeley)
Wally's Cafe (Emeryville)
Wing Wings (San Francisco)
Wurst Sausage Grill & Beer Garden (Healdsburg)
Xiao Long Bao Kitchen (South San Francisco)
Yamo (San Francisco)










10.15.2012

Lovejoy's Tea Room

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Such a gorgeous day made it the perfect setting for tea time in San Francisco.  I rarely get to venture out to what I thought was a sleepy area of the city,but Lovejoy's was probably the busiest storefront in the whole neighborhood.  I highly recommend reservations here.  I've called a couple times for a reservation that same week only to find out the whole weekend has already been booked.  Having been to DarTealing (see post HERE), I was intrigued to see if this was better than the half filled DarTealing Lounge.     
On a sunny Saturday, the tea room was bustling with almost every table filled.  The decor here is a lot more cozy feeling than that of DarTealing.  Also, the neighborhood almost perfectly fits this type of establishment.  Similar to DarTealing and other tea rooms, tea service for both adults and children are popular here.
The tea selection isn't quite as varied as that of DarTealing, but they do cover the basics (green/black/roobios) as well as some of the fruit flavors.  I found that they have a wider range of decaffeinated teas so this could be a more viable option for baby showers.  I didn't stray too far from the traditional this time.  Just a pot of the Tea Room Blend (blend of Assam and East Africa black tea) and a pot of Apricot tea( ceylon black tea and pieces of dried apricot).  The Tea Room blend with a dash of milk and a sprinkle of sugar was subtle and worked nicely with the tea service.  The apricot was a bit too fruity for my taste, but it did have a true apricot flavor. 
The options for tea service can get confusing.  I chose the high tea option, which includes a choice of two sandwiches, coleslaw, organic spring greens, a scone, preserves, devon cream, and a shortbread tea biscuit.  This is per person so for two people, you will get a choice of 4 types of sandwiches.  
My tea service didn't come with crumpets so I added an order which included two crumpets and a side of lemon curd.  The lemon curd wasn't very creamy, but the lemon had more lemon flavor than the lemon curd I had at DarTealing.  Since the crumpets come out warm, they are usually the first thing I nibble on.  These were too soft and didn't have a nice crunchy top.  DarTealing wins on the crumpets against Lovejoy, but the lemon curd is better here. 
The currant scones here are soft, fluffy, and warm.  The preserves are nothing special here and I actually prefer the devon cream to spread on my scone.
Lovejoy has 16 sandwich choices to choose from as well as a daily special, which was curry chicken.  The green apple and cream cheese sandwich (left) had a nice crunch from the thin slices of apple, but didn't have that tartness of green apple that I expected.  The smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich (right) was more smoke salmon than cream cheese, which is not a bad thing at all.  It was probably one of my favorite sandwiches of the meal, but you can never go wrong with smoked salmon in my book.
Of course, I had to go traditional with the cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches (left).  They were okay, but I think I prefer the flavor of the ones I had at DarTealing.  The curry chicken sandwich (right) was just okay as well.  The curry flavor wasn't very strong and there were too many raisins in the sandwich.
The tea biscuit cookies were soft and buttery.
At the end of the meal, they bring around a tray of even more sweets.
Chocolate covered rice crispy treats (left) and a white chocolate covered brownie (right) were the two that stood out to me.  Both were average and nothing special.  The brownie bite was a bit too dry, but both were a fun way to end the meal.  Overall, the atmosphere at Lovejoy is much better than that at DarTealing, but the sandwiches, crumpets, and tea selection is better at DarTealing.

       
Address:                    Lovejoy's Tea Room
                                 1351 Church St.
                                 San Francisco, CA  
 
Type:                         British/tea room

Popular chomps:        cucumber sandwiches
                                  smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwiches

Chomp worthy:          smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwiches    

10.14.2012

Taqueria La Altena

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It takes a lot of persuasion for me to actually try a new burrito or taqueria spot because I think my two favorite spots are well placed on my burrito pedestal:  La Palma (see post HERE) and El Farolito (see post HERE).  Taqueria La Altena is one of those taquerias I must have passed by hundreds of times on my way to El Farolito without even glancing in.   
I had heard about this spot and their amazing al pastor freshly made while marinating in its own juices on a spit.  Walking right in, I had high hopes for this spot.  True to the rumors, you see well piled slices of pork on a spit.  On an even better note, there was a line for this place in the middle of the day and no one in line spoke English.   
Al Pastor Burrito - #8 on SF Foodie 92 list
I came here for one thing only:  the al pastor burrito.  Usually, I prefer my al pastor on a taco so this was one of the few times Ive actually had it in a burrito.  The al pastor was juicy and tender, so tender that the pork almost seems like it was stewed instead.  Even in a super burrito with all the fixings, the meat is the most dominant ingredient so those that aren't a fan of rice might dig the burritos here.  Although the meat was dripping with sauce, I didn't find the meat to be too flavorful and a tad too salty even by burrito standards.  A nice venture and I wasn't too disappointed, but I think I'll stick to my favorites for now.


      
Address:             Taqueria La Altena
                           2588 Mission St.
                           San Francisco, CA
 
Type:                   Mexican

Popular chomps:  al pastor
                           carrot juice

Chomp worthy:    nothing