Share Your SF Top Three Under $10pp (without drinks)

[cem3340]

My last topic got such great recommendations, and everyone was so helpful, I thought I'd pose a little more challenging topic.

What are your 3 favorite spots priced under $10pp (excluding bar)?

[NickADD]

Chicken wrap at Darbar on polk street. 6 bucks. Sounds corny, and maybe it is, but it is seriously the tastiest thing on the block.

Two fish tacos at El Metate on Bryant and 22nd. Awesome fried fish tacos. Everything else is good too, but really it's about the fish tacos.

Anything at Tu Lan on 6th street (watch yourself). I usually say get the #74 (bean curd and mixed veggies over crispy noodles) and an iced coffee. You're still at ten bucks INCLUDING tip.

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Tu Lan
8 6th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

El Metate Restaurant
2406 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA

[ceekskat]

Tandoori chicken (probably any other tandoori dish as well) at Shalimar. I've eaten in Sunnyvale & Fremont; I'm sure SF's just as great.

http://www.shalimarsf.com/locations.htm

[sumi]

Any of the soups at Turtle Tower in the Tenderloin; breakfast at Dotties esp. if you get the homemade dill bread that's toasted; veggie burrito at Taqueria Cancun on Mission & 19th. I'll cheat and add a fourth - the combo special @ Balompie -- a pupusa, yucca and pastel for $10.

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Taqueria Cancun
2288 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Turtle Tower Restaurant
631 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94109

[Mick Ruthven]

Brisket or pulled pork sandwich (includes one side) at Memphis Minnie's.

The place link didn't appear so here's a link to it.

http://www.chow.com/restaurants/1232/...

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Memphis Minnie's BBQ
576 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117

[pauliface]

The lunch special at Red Jade on Church near Market. When I was working at home I ate here at least 3 times a week. About $6 gets you soup (rotates between hot&sour, corn flower, and egg flower), an entree with rice, hot tea, a fortune cookie, and a sesame ball.

Saigon Sandwich for Banh Mi

Enchiladas at Taqueria Cancun on Mission near 18th.

Plus a bonus entry, since it's just once a week:
Ace Wasabi's once-a-week happy hour when they have about 4 delicious types of handrolls for $3 each, 3 of these is a light dinner.

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Saigon Sandwich Shop
560 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Taqueria Cancun
2288 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Ace Wasabi's Rock N Roll Sushi
3339 Steiner St, San Francisco, CA 94123

Red Jade
245 Church St, San Francisco, CA 94114

[Civil Bear]

1. Lunch special at Lers Ros: Salad plus two items over rice $7.99.
2. 1/2 rotisserie chicken & fries at Inka's.
3. Two tacos (one with guac) and an order of chips & salsa at La Taquaria.

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La Taqueria
2889 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Lers Ros Thai
730 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA

[BernalKC]

I was inspired to go to Inka's for lunch -- thank you. The half chicken w/fries is actually $11. I opted for a arroz con pollo lunch special that came with a beef noodle soup, also $11. Excellent deal -- even if it does not quite fit under the OP's $10 budget.

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Inkas Restaurant
3299 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

[cem3340]

Arroza con pollo is one of my favorites. I will be sure to check it out.

Budget: Close enough ;-) I'm not THAT hardcore.

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My Favorite Cafe
2110 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121

[wolfe]

Where I eat cheaply most often, Cam Huong. International Blvd, Ba Le El Cerrito both chicken banh mi ~$2.50, splurge seafood soup, about 1 quart $6.50. Costco, any store, 1/4 dog with sauerkraut, lots of onions relish and mustard with drink <$1.65.

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1 Restaurant
2325 El Camino Real Ste 103, Santa Clara, CA 95050

[whiner]

In descending order:

Blue Barn Gourmet
Papalote (prefer the one near USF)
Barney's (various locations, most familiar with the one in the Marina)

[Robert Lauriston]

Boulevard, Andante Melange, $7.

Zuni, two Kumamoto oysters, $7

[steve h.]

Boccalone at the ferry building makes a pretty interesting panini they call a muffuletta. Under nine bucks and can easily feed two. Order one and walk over to the bar at the Wine Merchants. It's all good.

[wolfe]

This muffaletta, does it have meats, cheese and olive relish? Does it look like this?
http://www.destinationsformen.com/des...
If you say yes I will BART in tomorrow.

[Robert Lauriston]

It has three kinds of salumi, provolone, and "giardiniera tapenade."

The sandwiches I've had there were great but I'd be more likely to eat two than a half.

[steve h.]

Howdy wolfe,
mortadella, cotto, salame, provolone and a giardiniera tapenade (per the website). It's not Central Grocery good (different bread, dialed-back olive spread plus it's warm) but it's still pretty good for a Chris Cosentino/Boccalone/San Francisco panini version of a muffaletta. Curiously addictive.

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Panini Cafe
1457 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117

[wolfe]

Good meat sandwich, not enough tapenade, missed a cheese contribution and am still debating about the slight heat from the nduja. Size, enough for one, two are too many Robert.

[Robert Lauriston]

Did they forget the provolone or was it just less than you would have liked?

Two of Boccalone's sandwiches would be gluttony, yeah, I just don't agree that they're big enough for two. My favorite is the classic proscuitto cotto and provolone.

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Boccalone
, San Francisco, CA 94102

[wolfe]

Didn't see it, couldn't taste it. It didn't appear to be soaked into the toasted bread.

[Mick Ruthven]

>I just don't agree that they're big enough for two.<

I thought they were a bit small for one person. That was just after they opened; maybe they're larger now.

[steve h.]

Hi wolfe,

Agreed, it's not a Central Grocery offering. More olive spread, more provolone would be appreciated. Still, it tastes pretty good and would work well if you get stuck in "economy plus" on your next flight out of SFO.

Could I eat two? No.
Could I eat one? Sure
Would I prefer to share one with a beautiful woman? Oh yeah.

Different appetites I guess.

[wolfe]

Funny you should mention that. I shared a bench with some lovely young women on the esplanade near the ferry dock. I did not share my sandwich except with some very persistent birds who waited for the crumbs to fall.

[Pei]

Pearl's. A buffalo burger with classic toppings comes in just under $10. You'll go over if you want a soda or one of their fantastic shakes though (I recommend peanut butter highly, though it would have never occurred to me to order it--i stole my sister's after I realized she'd struck gold).

Tropisueno happy hour. Get 3 fish tacos or 4-5 regular tacos. Margaritas will be $5 extra.

Thai or Vietnamese at any number of places in the Tenderloin.

[rworange]

Tropisueno has free food after 10 pm with a drink on Sun-Tues.

There was a thread about a $10 burger/frie/beer deal at Harry's Bar.

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Tropisueno
75 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, CA 94103

[Robert Lauriston]

The free food at Adesso from 5-7 and the last hour of business is a pretty amazing deal. $10 would allow two beers to wash it down.

Saigon Sandwich still charges under $4 for a banh mi.

At El Cachanilla you can get ten tacos for $10.

Soon dobu at My Tofu House doesn't quite make the cut, it's now $10.05.

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Saigon Sandwich Shop
560 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102

My Tofu House
4627 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94118

Adesso
4395 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA

El Cachanilla
2948 21st St, San Francisco, CA 94110