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Little Star Pizza: Almost as Good as Zachary’s?
Looking for some Chicago-style pizza and too tired to drive to Berkeley? Look no further, check out this place.
Little Star Pizza
846 Divisadero St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 441-1118
Non-descript and tucked away on Divisadero, you could miss it unless you’re looking for the sign. The street is actually pretty quiet and there are no people milling around, but once you open the doors and enter…it’s like entering a whole new world. The jukebox is playing, the hiply-dressed and casually-dressed are intermingling, and there’s even Pabst Blue Ribbon if you want it.
Grubbin’ at Hog Island Oyster Company
Hog Island Oyster Company
415-663-9218 x208
Marshall, CA
Reservations for picnic tables required – $10/person.
Grubgirl was happy to get invited to partake (along Tomales Bay) in a self-proclaimed Oysterpalooza in June 2005. If you love oysters and have friends that do, too, book a day and head on over. At less than a 90-minute drive, it’s the perfect amount of time to get away from San Francisco but be back by dinner.
Staff were friendly, trappings were clean and spartan, and the weather calls for the typical layers. Be prepared to use (clean) porta-potties there, and bring your Purell.
Posted in Cuisine, Meals under $5 per main course, North Bay, USA
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Market Bar – Consistency, Please!
Market Bar on the Embarcadero, in the Ferry Building, is another place close to my work. I’ve gone there the past few times but ever since one particular General Manager left in May/June 2005, the service has gone downhill.
Well, the outdoor patio area never really had high-quality service during happy hour:
– My friend specifically asked if the bar could make a DIRTY martini. The waiter nodded furiously and returned with what? A regular martini.
– We’ve often had to wait and wait while our glasses are empty, before we’re able to flag down a waiter. I understand the patio area is busy during happy hour but…it’s summer in SF. It’s never THAT hot outside!
Where’s a Good Place Downtown for Happy Hour?
Still learning to deal with crowds…
Hotel Vitale
Downtown across from Market Bar & Boulevard
Rating: Buzzkiller
I work downtown near the Ferry Building. Where’s a grubgirl gotta go for good service? “Good” = attentive bartenders that get your orders right, and ask you if you’re ready for another (not too early, not way too late).
For now, it’s not Hotel Vitale’s bar, though the patio seating (with heat lamps) is what seems to draw the Melrose Place crowd, while the slightly older set (potential cougar alert!) mingles inside.
