April 11th, 2008
La Corneta Taqueria
2834 Diamond Street
(between Kern St & Wilder St)
“Where the he– is Glen Park?” Sarah asked. “I dunno,” I shrugged. “Somewhere with lots of families, I think.” Everyone who lives near Glen Park of San Francisco knows this place but we sure didn’t…it’s way out there in the outskirts of SF. You know, off Monterey Avenue…where people that work in high tech in San Jose try to live so they hop onto 280 in minutes.
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September 11th, 2007
If you’re the oddball grub representative among your group of friends, there’s a cool Meetup group that has regular outings to dives. (Meetup is a place where people with common interests can find others in the same locale and, shocker, meet up!)
It’s called the SF Dives group (make sure you read the About Us fine print!), and there’s a very active contingent. Grubgirl herself (that’s me) is a bit anxious about getting dropped from this list due to conflicts that have occurred on Wednesday nights but hopefully the organizer is a forgiving type.
Tags: bargain bites, cheap eats, dinner, dives, restaurant, restaurants
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March 7th, 2007
La Tapatia Mexicatessen
411 Grand Ave
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(650) 589-5881
Wow, I rarely crossover my Yelp reviews with my Grubgirl reviews, but…this one gets posted in both places. Why? Humongous (2-3 lbs) regular burritos with tons of pretty good carne asada in it, for how much? $4.20, folks.
And, these burritos include what other restaurants would consider “only good for Super Burritos”: lettuce, sour cream, and tomatoes. Wow. Too bad there isn’t one closer to my ‘hood otherwise they’d be giving El Burrito Express some competition!
Tags: Budget, bargain bites, budget eating, cheap eats
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January 28th, 2007
Shanghai Dumpling King
3319 Balboa Street
(between 34th Ave & 35th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 387-2088
One of the Chronicle’s listed bargain bites, I had to go check this out for myself, since not all of those items on the list are cheap enough for my tastes. Conclusion? Very darn good. Four people, 5-6 dishes, $10 each.
We ordered their signature steamed dumplings, some special potsticker-shaped dumpling in hot oil, a lion’s head meatball soup, some fried sweet bread with evaporated milk dip, a fried rice cake dish, and then another type of ball (looked like cooked mochi) in spicy oil.
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