Q: Getting a great value for brunch

Posted on 7/6/2006 by grubgirl

225 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 752-2298

Reviews on Yelp (I couldn’t find the restaurant in CitySearch using its 1-letter name. But search engine functionality is not what this blog is about.)

What brunch place could I compare Q to, in order to make my point that their brunch menu is worthy of a visit? It’s not a typical diner or greasy spoon. They provide an unpretentiously hip spin to traditional fare, without going overboard in the gourmet category. So perhaps, a slightly more budget-friendly and funkier Ella’s? Or Hobee’s?

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Testing Trackbacks

Posted on 6/4/2006 by grubgirl

Been playing around with Trackbacks and Pings — both seem to be quite similar here.

Found a helpful site that lets me play with Trackback though not sure in what capacity:

TestTrack

And here’s another one that talks about it: Optiniche

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La Palma: Great tamales & fresh tortillas

Posted on 6/3/2006 by grubgirl

La Palma
2884 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-647-1500

Grubgirl found this place on Yelp because she had to prep for an impromptu Mexican-food themed get-together. Tamales had been purchased on 24th Street before, but the exact store name was forgotten. Since this task had been assigned to her partner in crime, TBJ, we figured Yelp may provide a good referral.

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Crystal Cove Shake Shack: New Management…and New Prices

Posted on 6/1/2006 by grubgirl

Looks like Ruby’s has taken over management of the beloved Crystal Cove Shake Shack on PCH. I headed there today and was told this happened about a month ago.

Some changes that I noticed:

  • Shakes prices have gone up to $4.29
  • The shack’s gotten a new paint job
  • They’ve installed a POS (point-of-sale) system at the order counter — no more orders written on a scrap of paper in pencil!
  • Burgers and other food are served on liners with the Ruby’s logo plastered all over it – I can handle a little corporate sponsorship I suppose…
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