June 27th, 2007
Guerrero’s Taqueria
164 Reina Del Mar Ave
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-2833
Read the reviews on Yelp for more details on this locals-only Mexican restaurant in Pacifica. It’s a serve-yourself affair.
Grubgirl wanted to point out that the soft tacos qualify for cheap eats, since you can get one for $1.90 and it was pretty tasty. I got one with carne asada on it. Most tacos sold from trucks range in the $1.00 - $1.50 range, so for a helping surrounded by four walls, I was impressed by the price for the quantity of meat, white onion, and cilantro on top.
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June 26th, 2007
Pauline’s Pizza
260 Valencia
San Francisco, CA
415-552-2050
Tu-Sat 5-10pm
Dine-in or Take-out
Next to the old Levi Strauss building lies a clean, well-lit restaurant (not pizza parlor) that happens to serve kick-ass thin-crust pizza. The secret is in the fresh vegetables that are sourced from their own gardens in Berkeley and Angels’ Camp.
Though not dirt cheap, these pizzas provide great value in a nice ambience. I tried the Pesto (Medium, $13.50), and the Italian Combination (Medium, $17.25). The pesto is drizzled onto the pie after it’s baked. I usually sprinkle a ton of chili peppers and parmesan cheese on my pizzas by default, but this one was perfect without any additional tweaking.
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June 25th, 2007
Yamo
3406 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 553-8911
M-Th: 10:30 am - 9:30 pm
F-Sa: 10:30 am - 10:00 pm
Look carefully or you may just miss the faded awning that houses this narrow rectangle of a space. Based on a recommendation by the San Francisco Chronicle’s annual Bargain Bites survey, I headed over to confirm if this was a real bargain or not.
Yes, folks, this is a dirt cheap bargain. For $5.25 an entree, and $3.50 for appetizers, you get made-to-order cooking as you sit at the tiny counter and wait (and wait, and wait) for the 1-2 women to stir up yummy Burmese dishes. Don’t forget to order the tea salad (it’s got some kick to it), and a curry noodle dish or two.
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June 23rd, 2007
When you wake up in the morning in San Francisco and it’s already warm and the fog has burned off, you know it’s going to be a hot one. Gazpacho (or “gaspacho”) is a perfect recipe for cold tomato-based vegetable soup. It tastes better the more you let the pureed vegetable flavor blend together. I recommend at least an afternoon.
I always use my friend Chris’ recipe from many years back. I saw a similar gazpacho recipe posted on Allrecipes.com, submitted by Leia.
Thanks to Chris & Leia, here it is, with modifications listed:
INGREDIENTS
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