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Mauricio Balvanera: get yourself a pint of Pliny the Elder here at some point or forever regret your choices in life.

Avery Lewis: California Sisig Burrito is the best thing in the world. If you like rice, get Adobo rice added.

SF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best of Winner 2012 - Reader's Poll - BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Brian: 7x7's Big Eat 2012 says the carnitas taco is delicious. Yum!

Ashok Lalwani: Literally a hole in the wall restaurant with very limited seating space but all that seem OK when the food is so awesome. Vegetarian Arepas, Cocunut lime drink, different dippings were delicious.

Norbert Hu: This beats just about any homemade ice cream you have ever had. Imagine Kelvin (the ice cream machine that is) turn milk and other ingredients into ice cream right in front of your eyes. In 1 minute!

Ernie Hsiung: Hey you hipster, you've had ice cream at Bi-Rite, now go where the locals have gone since the 50's. After 10pm? Get a ice cream cone anyway; they're open until 11pm.

Will Bertelsen: Trick Dog serves some of the most novel and inventive cocktails in the city. The menu changes every quarter or so and each one has a new theme and format; a record binder, a horoscope wheel, etc.

Esquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Stand at the bar. Look down. See the tiles? That's a trough, meant to be pissed in. This place is legit. So is the bamboo cocktail. Read more.

Will Bertelsen: It can be kinda a shitshow, but they have a very good cocktail menu and efficient service, which makes up for it.

DailyCandy: Get tipsy on craft beers in the back garden or score the front booth for its famous mac ’n’ cheese. Read more.

Simon Favreau-Lessard: San Francisco' backyard

Matt Galligan: If you're a beer geek, ask for the cellar list. Genuinely hard to find stuff that you'll be sure to love.

Eater: Given that Giordano's specializes in all-in-one Pittsburgh-style sandwiches, it's no surprise that Steelers fans congregate at both its locations. Happy football season. Read more.

David Rosenberg: The Miso Cod on Egg Noodles is the best thing $18 can buy you in the world. Just do it.

Jerry Hong: The salmon roll is amazing. Get the black cod and sea bass as well!

Noah Weiss: Great Burmese food. Standouts: platha and coconut chicken curry dip, shrimp Burmese curry with coconut rice, and of course the tea leaf salad.

Adam Sampson: The new Beef Short Rib Bao is tasty with the Horseradish Mayo and Fennel Slaw

Simon Favreau-Lessard: Great Asian fusion food is to be found here. Brussel sprouts, short ribs, all delicious

Thrillist: This pint-sized downtown storefront serves up traditional Asian street food made from the finest ingredients available via upscale techniques the owners picked up cooking at spots like the Ritz. Read more.

The Tastes that Make the City: The garlic pork ramen is the best ramen in SF, making our list of "The Tastes That Make the City: SF Edition." Read more.

The Tastes that Make the City: The bella (nee: name of the girl i'm dating) is the best sandwich in SF, making our list of "The Tastes That Make the City: SF Edition." Read more.

Dens: Order as much as you can off the specials board (each is 2 pieces btw). Do not miss the White Tuna Toro if it's on the board!