After commenters raved about the quality food at The Sycamore, I figured I'd pop in there to check it out.  In short, the spot somewhat lives up to the hype.  Quality back patio, lots of board games to play, comfortable interior with art on the walls, good beer selection, amazing fries, but a fairly mediocre portobello mushroom sandwich I don't think I'd order again.

After three hours and far too much alcohol for a Tuesday afternoon, I figured I had seen everything their was to see and began packing up my stuff.  Then, out of no where, an average looking man stuck his head in the door, stared at me and yelled, much to the bemusement of the bar, “Give me ten dollars within the next ten minutes or I'll rob a store, put the guy in a head lock and he'll die.”  He then turned around and walked away as if nothing was up.

15 minutes later, he still hadn't come back for his money.  Now I'm starting to worry about the manager of the Foot Locker next door. It's been almost five days since the Mehserle sentencing and they still look closed…

(photo via yelp)