Returning to the Bay for a weekend
I am going to be back in the Bay Area this weekend (Wed - Sun) after a long hiatus (I make ~yearly trips, but usually don't have enough time to seek out new food spots) and was wondering if there are any new cheap, ethnic restaurants that I should try? I spent the last 5 & 1/2 yrs in LA and this year in DC - where there is a severe lack of good, cheap ethnic food.
On my list of "must eats" is La Taqueria and Lahore. These are probably my 2 favorites, especially considering it's impossible to get a good mission burrito in LA and Lahore will make it spicy.
We'll be in the City for a couple nights, Sonoma for one or two and Berkely/SF for another. We love Mexican, Indian/Pakistan, Thai and Mid-Eastern. A good brunch spot would be nice too.
TIA.
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La Taqueria
2889 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110
By mdpilam
on Oct 11, 2011 03:42 PM
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Forget Berkeley and do Oakland!
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Lers Ros. Some good advice in the archive on what to order and not.
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Lers Ros Thai
730 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA
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Bonus points for places that are open late!
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Sorry for the lat add on, but also a place for a good pre-game (early-ish) meal near AT&T (with my gf's parents). Her father has bad hips, so can't really walk far. I did some research and what came up was 25 Lusk, Marlowe, Momo's (?) and CoCo500 (?).
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Momo's
760 2nd St., San Francisco, CA 94107
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Marlowe's great.
What game is there at the ballpark this weekend?
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Thursday night, CAL vs. USC. The game is at 6PM, so th OP would need something open early. Only Momo's comes to mind, and you can't get much closer.
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Momo's
760 2nd St., San Francisco, CA 94107
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You could go to Public House at ATT...but might be difficult to get a res...and it might be overrun by USC types.
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Public House
24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94101
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Thursday before a 6pm game, that's tough. Marlowe doesn't open until 5:30. Public House is closed for a private event.
District opens at 4, anyone eaten there lately?
Ozone Thai is pretty good and open all afternoon.
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District Wine Bar and Lounge
216 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107
Ozone Thai Restaurant & Lounge
598 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94107
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Due to the time of the game, we were very limited in our choices. I decided on Ozone Thai since gf's mom loves Thai, and we all really liked it. Particular standouts include the pumpkin curry (w/ chicken) and Ozone Lamb.
Also, we weren't able to go to La Taqueria due to them being closed (late dinner after getting in), so we settled on El Farolito since it is right at the BART stop, and were both disappointed. Also had to settle for Pakwan instead of Lahore (also due to a late dinner), but our meal was great (malai kofta, tandoori chicken, achat lamb, saag paneer). Asked for very spicy, but it wasn't really spicy, but it was delicious. Still think Lahore is better though.
Thanks for your help.
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La Taqueria
2889 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110
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In Berkeley you might consider Vik's for lunch. Fantastic southern Indian street food.
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Vik's Chaat House
2390 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
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Yes! Vik's is also on my list of Bay Area places. Not sure we'll be in Berkeley long enough for this...
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Indus Village (Pakastani/Indian) on San Pablo in Berkeley is excellent in my view, chef has a great touch, inexpensive.
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Indus Village Restaurant
1920 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
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