SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST HISTORY LESSON IN GROUND BEEFTheir celebrity burger menu dates back to when the Examiner was known as the afternoon paper & Willie Brown was s Read more.
Good for sunny days. On the patio, there are several tables, plastic chairs, and umbrellas for shade. Read more.
Come before 6 p.m. for the Pi "R" Special: a pizza slice and the beer of the day for six bucks and change. Read more.
Hands down best bottle shop in town. Grab to go, pop open in the store, or try out one of the 6 rotating taps. Plus, Craig & Beth (& Heather) know their beer. Read more.
This three-story resto offers menu selections from up and down the Indian subcontinent—not just northern India. Head to the buffet and try their dosa crepes and rasam soup, both from southern India. Read more.
The owners of this gourmet-pizza restaurant,are likely the first deaf people to open a restaurant in the Bay Area. Try the Neapolitan-style pizza, baked in a hand-built wood-fired oven from Naples. Read more.
Try the lamb burger or the daily specials. Most lunch dishes range from $7 to $17. Tip: For you techies with laptops, the restaurant is quiet and the servers don't mind if you linger. Read more.
Signature dishes include the $4.50 fish tacos and the $7.95 torta ahogada, a grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce and avocado smothered in red chili sauce. Read more.
This driveway can accommodate up to three rotating food trucks, serving a wide range of fare including Asian-inspired tacos. If the Bacon Bacon truck is around try their $8 pork-belly sandwich. Read more.
This restaurant's specialty is its pastas. The kitchen uses an old family recipe for its dough with the owner's mother occasionally visiting from Rome to teach new hires how to make it. Read more.
This Hayes Valley institution is known for its fries which are crisped by blanching them in oil before frying. Read more.
Enjoy your lunch at Enrico's covered patio at this eatery. The establishment's name pays a nod to the neighborhood's Beat heritage. Read more.
This BBQ spot features a tasty "Mission Dog" with bacon, pickled fresno chilies, and caramelized onions. If you're in the mood to treat yourself, order up a root beer float. Read more.
We love the Gingerbread Cupcake, made with molasses, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg and dark stout beer, topped with a tangy-sweet cream cheese frosting. Read more.
Try the Lemon Poppy Seed, it has a delicate flavor that combines well with vanilla cream cheese frosting and the Brooklyn Blackout, chocolate lover's heaven, molten with chocolate and impossibly rich. Read more.
Meyer Lemony Lemon - light, vanilla-flavored cake filled with lemon curd and topped with lemon buttercream. Fleur de Sel - chocolate cake injected with caramel topped with chocolate ganache and salt. Read more.
Grandma Tea Cake, chocolate cake w/ creamcheese frosting inside and chocolate fudge Snickerdoodle, cinnamon-sugar cake w/ creamcheese frosting Confetti Surprise, vanilla cake w/ creamcheese frosting. Read more.
Gentlemen Prefer Reds - moist, flavorful and decadent red velvet cake with perfect tangy cream cheese frosting, Hella Nutella - yellow cake filled with Nutella topped with chocolate hazelnut frosting. Read more.
Carrot Cake, laced with cinnamon and topped with a perfectly smooth cream cheese frosting, a classic done right, and Chocolate Chocolate Salt, rich chocolate cake and frosting with a touch of salt. Read more.
We love the Basil Lemon Blueberry Cupcake, a surprising and delicious flavor combination. The hint of basil adds a level of savory freshness Read more.
Try the Coconut S'mores Cupcake - coconut cake topped with chocolate ganache and toasted marshmallow. The coconut flavor is brilliant in combination with the chocolate and toasty marshmallow flavor. Read more.
Our favorite is the Fig Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting. These two rich, mulitfaceted flavors make an irresistible combination, perfect for a crisp fall day. Read more.
The pizza here is Neapolitan -- the Italian invention where the toppings are just the accompaniment to the lovingly made dough that bubbles & crisps in a 900-degree wood-fired oven. Read more.
Try the Margherita pies. The sauce, the cheese, the basil, the olive oil – they sing together. Read more.