Help: Returning SF guy iso divey Misson Food

[jhulla]

I need recommendations for divey places to eat at in the Mission.

When I lived in the Mission about 6 years ago my regular rotation was: Pakwan, Burger Joint, Taqueria Cancun, Jay's Cheesesteak and the bagel place on 16th between Guerrero and Valencia.

I'm returning to SF and will be in the Mission this weekend. Are there new divey places that I should go to? I've heard of a Frite place? Where are good burritos these days? Is Pakwan any good still?

Thanks!

[Melanie Wong]

Links:

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Yamo
3406 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Mariposa Cafeteria
1599 Tennessee St, San Francisco, CA 94107

[Cynsa]

Yucatasia
2164 Mission btw 17~18th Streets
San Francisco, CA 94101
[phone]
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/44303
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/43932
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/44653
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/45170

Panchita's #2
16th Street, east of Valencia - for pupusas

Big Mouth Burger - $6.40 for the basic burger + fries or coleslaw
24th Street & Valencia

Bacon Dog Cart - on a corner on 16th St. in the Mission on the weekends after 9 pm or at 22nd St. and Mission... or near Little Baobab. You'll have to walk the 'hood.

Irma's Pampanga Restaurant
2901 16th Street at South Van Ness Avenue

Kadok's House of Mami and Siopao
or
Guadalajara Taqueria
(Mission and Onondaga

)

Tortas Los Picudos
2969 24th Street @ Harrison

Good, not divey:
Valencia Pizza and Pasta (best value for weekend breakfasts)
801 Valencia at 19th St.

not-in-the-Mission:
Mariposa Cafeteria (for the Roast Pork on Rice & Cabbage)
1599 Tennesee at 26th Street off Third Street
Hours: M-F 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, Sat. 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
http://divefood.blogspot.com/2006/03/...

[Robert Lauriston]

What's good at Kadok's House of Mami and Siopao? I don't find any reports here.

And where is it? Google thinks it's in Daly City and Union City.

[Cynsa]

Kadok's House of Mami and Siopao
4794 Mission Street at Onondaga
San Francisco
333.4685
hours: 9 am to 7 pm
for lumpia and pancit malabon

also nearby: Taqueria Guadalajara at 4798 Mission Street

[Dave MP]

Those sound good, but they're not in the area the OP requested. Is Kadok's a sit-down type of place or more take-out/order @ counter?

Dave MP

[Nancy Berry]

You can find Chowhound reports on Kadok's here:

http://www.chow.com/search?search%5Bq...

[Robert Lauriston]

The most recent are from 2002.

[Nancy Berry]

Actually, there was one message from 2005 and one from 2006 in the search results.

[Robert Lauriston]

Ah, right you are. Search bugs strike again.

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/44869#221291
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/38650...

[Mari]

St. Francisco Fountain is not new, but it's is now a hipster joint serving really good brunch on Sundays. It might be worth a try if you are looking for a "divey" brunch. It's on 24th and York - I think. They even have outdoor seating on the sidewalk.

[Robert Lauriston]

Link:

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St. Francis Fountain & Candy
2801 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

[Dave MP]

St. Francis fountain is also good for lunch and dinner. Good burgers, egg salad, milkshakes, etc.

[Robert Lauriston]

Yamo is pretty divey. Hole in the wall with like five seats at the counter. Cheapest Burmese food in town. Friendly. (Used to be Thai, didn't bother to change the name.)

There are two or three divey Yucatecan places on the west side of Mission between 16th and 18th. I prefer Popol Vuh on 16th near South Van Ness, not quite as divey but not much more expensive.

Frjtz is about as divey as Bar Tartine. An order of fries and a draft Hoegaarden makes a nice snack.

[Euonymous]

The Frites place, Frjtz Gourmet Belgian Fries, is far from what I would call a dive. It's located at 590 Valencia at 17th Street. They have good salads. I've never been a fan of the crepes or fries.

Here's a link to their fairly useless Web site: http://www.frjtzfries.com/

If you want crepes you can get way better ones at Ti Couz at 3108 16th Street, near Valencia. This is also not a dive.

[Lori SF]

la torta gorda- 2833 24th street
and near by
roosevelt tamale parlor- doing some new dishes
2817 24th St. at York

I am not a fan of the burrito around here but here is a link to the burrito eater-
http://www.burritoeater.com/main.php

[augustiner]

i had a torta milanesa (beef) from la torta gorda yesterday, and i would second this recommendation. avocado, refried beans, lettuce, red onions, and pickled jalapenos on a thin fried beef cutlet with good bread. the regular was the size of my face, so it's a two meal sandwhich for me.

[Eat_Nopal]

Umm Milanesa... my favorite way to eat it is with either a slathering of Adobo (the kind that is normally paired with Lengua guisos), Mole Rojo, or Salsa Blanca... ask if they can accomodate... you will not regret it.