Eats and Beers

Yummy Stuff Builds Buzz Right

I was going down Arguello earlier and came across this spot.  “Damn, this spot got fucked over with these badass birds.”  Then I noticed this shit wasn’t permanent and just washes right off.  Now I’m looking at their website.  Ice cream!  Soft Serve!  Fresh Fruit Bar!  Graffiti!  Fuckers probably commissioned this noise to be painted all over their windows so insensitive assholes like me would blog about it.

 

We got that Inca on Ice.

I was deep in the middle an internal struggle between playing a Chamillionaire track and Nelly’s biopic Air Force Ones when one of my roommate’s friends* burst into the house with a $2 Out the Door of Inca Kola.  “What mixes with this?”  I grabbed for a Fat Tire.  Magic didn’t ensue but a pile of Mexican fast food, Sour Patch Kids and stomach acid did.

* hooker clearly hates me

PBR Launches iPhone App Targeting Mission Cool Kids, Authenticity Now Suspect

 

I was curious as to what PBR was doing with the $5,000 I've given to them over the years (give or take $5,000), so I took a look at their 'totally fresh' internet website.  Turns out PBR has been busy making an iPhone app telling you where you can 'get PBRed ASAP'.  If you ever thought that PBR was not marketed to you, dearest starry-eyed Missionista, time to get real: this app is straight-up reppin' that bodega known as Elixir.  My favorite feature has to the direct link to call your local bar to find out if they have PBR.

1) *grumble grumble* Hey this is Pop's, why the fuck are you calling us?

2) Hi, I'm looking for a place to drink Pabst Blue Ribbon, would you by chance have any in stock?

*Dead Air*

2) Hello?

1) Sorry, I was just loading the shotgun. 

I gave the app a run on my phone.  Turns out every bar in the fucking Mission has PBR.  Who knew!  But now I have a PBR icon in my phone dock (I decided a PBR locator was more important than that stupid 'telephone' app I had down their previously), which pretty much makes my iPhone the most unique iPhone ever.

In other news, PBR is now selling branded mittens.  You can thank me later.

Mission Loc@l to Open Restaurant By the End of the Month

Local Mission Eatery is opening in the next two weeks just a few doors down from Philz on 24th.  All dishes will arrive 1 day late and be a minimum of 1,000 words.  I kid.  The name sure is stupid but it does look well lit inside, meaning you can see just how ugg your date is.  I’m told they are going to source local organic food and do cooking classes in the back, indicating this place will be a hit with dull white people holding dSLR cameras.  AND LUNCH.  WE NEED MORE LUNCH PLACES.

I feel like if this place wants to ‘keep it real,’ they’ll let you order beer by the glass or bottle.  Shit will be like ordering a bottle of wine, only the most cracked-out waiter will come over with a white towel on the arm holding a 40.  The head of the table will inspect the Born On Date, swirl a taste around in the glass to get the fizzy Colt 45 taste we all crave, throw it back and start mumbling Ol’ Dirty Bastard lyrics about whores with herpes in their assholes.  DO IT.

(real news on Tablehopper)

There's No Good Reason that Panchitas #3 is Always Empty (Beside the Fact it is Probably a Drug Front)

Did I ever mention that I'm a professional photographer?

I've been meaning to check out Panchitas #3 (22nd st. btwn Capp and SVN) for ages since it is an empty 40 toss from my house.  But it's always empty and they've had a “grand opening” sign hanging up pretty much since the day I moved into the Mission, so I figured it was just some shitty drug front and never bothered until the other night.  Turns out they actually make good, cheap food.  I got 3 plates of food, chips and decent salsa, and a drink for $25 (including tip).  Their pupusas are solid and the fried plantains are among the best I've had.  This place is a prime example of Location, Location, Location, because if it was on Valencia, this place would be packed on the reg.  Of course, it's next to El Trebol, so it's dead and the sidewalks are covered in piss.  I give it 4 pairs of neon green Raybans out of 5 (one point lost for not having PBR on tap and indoor bike parking).

Best of all, there's an lul wut? picture of a nude model holding a baby above the Men's Room toilet.

Cheesy Tater Tots: Better Than Sex

Back in the day when I fed myself by way of being a bike wrench, I once referred to a riding of one my new bikes as “better than sex.”  One of the other mechanics responded by saying “either you have never had sex or you need to find a new bitch.”  ‘though that his smack-down was so epic that I rarely refer to as anything as “better than sex” anymore.  All that said, Bender’s cheesy tater tots are better than sex.  Okay, not literally, but these tots are no Capp Street Hooker of the culinary world.  Four kinds of cheese melted on top of milf fucking tater tots.  As you can see from my crappy picture, I nearly finished the basked before I figured the internet might care about what I had for dinner last night.  So good I put something ahead of the internet.  That’s some serious shit right there.

Be sure to pour a little bit of your Czechvar out for our bovine brethren.

HOLY SHIT SOMETHING OPENED!

I haven’t eaten here but I was fucking shocked to see the grand opening banner announcing the arrival of a Yemenis restaurant at the culinary mecca that is Post and Larkin. Ever since I first noticed this building in 2003 this place has been empty with some shitty ass microsoft word flyers taped to the window that proclaiming “Jenny’s International Cuisine Coming SOON!” in all the arched glory that the janky impact font could muster up. I’m kind of disappointed that Jenny’s amazing international cuisine never got to make it’s mark on the culinary scene of San Francisco but this place might be good. Yelp hasn’t hit it, they’ve probably been to busy stuffing their dumb fucking faces with Carne Asada fries at Olivos, apparently worthless fucking SoCal bastadized white people taqueria garbage plates are the holy grail of mexican food on yelp (their pupusas are no joke tho, I fuck with them hard and they are super nice).

Crank Dat, Soyja Boy!

 

The soy milk at Boogaloos. Also, this made me miss Frisco Disco at the Transfer. That was the most fun! Even that night where everyone’s shit got stolen by some dude who looked like Hello Kitty THAT WAS STILL A GOOD NIGHT. Where is the new Transfer? Let me know, I’m older and fatter now but I still gots to move! I’m like a shark, if I ain’t swimming, I’m dying. 

Yelp Drinks!: Yeah, boyeeeee!!

 

Get 50% off at a load of fancy pants bars if you can admit that Yelp sent you. I ain’t too proud to beg but some of you with more money might want to pay double because YEAH, BOYEEEEE*!!!

*no seriously, Yelp used the phrase “YEAH, BOYEEEEE!!!!” on their event page. I don’t even know.

 

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