Eddie’s Cafe
800 Divisadero St
San Francisco, CA 94117-1506
(415) 563-9780
Grubgirl had a hankering for some biscuits in sausage gravy. Along with her hungover friend HH, we descended upon this site, across from that bar, Fly. Decent, diverse crowd of folks in a traditional diner. We were about to be seated when we decided to check out Blue Jay’s Cafe up the street.
Average cost of items on BJC’s menu was $2-3 more than at Eddies. We headed back to Eddie’s.
Trader Joe’s
Temecula, CA
Dear Grub Girl,
I found your website searching bell pepper relish. I also have been enjoying Trader Joe’s Hot Bell Pepper Relish, and have been hooked on it since they did a sandwich demo in the store near my home. I have been telling all my friends at Weight Watcher’s about it, and went to get some more today. I was shocked that it has been discontinued. I called Trader Joe’s corporate office and was informed that it was a “slow seller”. (not in my Trader Joe’s) Perhaps if enough people complain about this, they could bring it back. Just wanted you to know. I used it in a chicken salad with lowfat mayo, and on lavosh bread with cold cuts. Yum. I also asked them who their manufacturer was and if they sold their relish under another brand in another store. They said it was made exclusively for them.
Hon’s WunTun House, Ltd.
Kearny & Clay
San Francisco, CA
Kittycorner from Portsmouth Square lies this non-descript hole in the wall. I’d passed by this many times while en route to a Vietnamese noodle place, but never stopped inside until yesterday.
A co-worker and I slipped in here for lunch, and we got a pretty good lunch deal. The pace was fast & furious – the faded menu taped onto the front door is pretty much the menu. The menu on the wall inside appears to be for noodles that they sell in bulk. My point is that you better have your order ready when you meet up with the lady behind the cash register.
Los Primos Cantina
488 E. 17th Street A-106
(at Irvine Ave. & 17th St.)
Huntington Beach, CA
949-650-1486
In a strip mall lies this non-descript “order at the counter” restaurant. But for $4.49 their Burrito Especial is huge, and their $2.49 Tacos are also a hit.
Chips & salsa are free – just pile on as many chips as you can when you’re ordering at the line.
This place happens to be near a fancy private elementary school in a nearby residential neighborhood (The Pegasus School)…but the location here is definitely down home, and so are the diners.
