Mission District

Boogaloos Opens Up a Second Outpost on Haight

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

We Build This City found this sign taped up to the side of Parada 22 (the hella good Puerto Rican place at the Amoeba end of Haight), and Grub Street confirms with a post written a month ago:

Parada 22 is getting set to start offering weekend brunch next month. The manager of the restaurant tells us the format will be similar to Boogaloos, which is owned by the same guy, Philip Bellber. Shortly thereafter, they plan to serve weekday breakfast as well.

Does this mean I'll finally be able to stuff my face with biscuits and gravy without having to stand in line for an hour? Yes, maybe? Please?

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Round Out Your Canadian Tuxedo With This Stylish MISSION BURRITO Denim Jacket

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

Face it, your body is already 33% sour cream at this point.  Why not just sew your go-to stick of dinner to the back of your brand new jean jacket and wear your food with pride?

[Photo by Aaron Durand | Thanks Bailey!]

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Haight Street Gutter Punks in the Mission Not Necessarily a Bad Thing

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

I've been down on the whole “Haight Street gutter punks invading the Mission” thing in the past, but this conversation between a Mission kid and a crusty set of Caucasian dreadlocks that I overheard last night outside a bar (where else?) has me reconsidering my scorn:

[Following a 5 minute rant about Ron Paul and how dyslexics are the only hope for America]

Gutter Punk: How could you vote to reelect Obama?!

Mission Kid: The world is a complicated place…

GP: Did you know he voted for indefinite detention?!?!

MK: Obama doesn't “vote.”

And then he stole my friend's margarita.

[Photo by Paul E Ester]

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New Mission St. Gastropub is 'Not Just For Hipsters'

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

Mission Local has the word on a new gastropub (which I believe is a made-up word for upscale Applebee's) “Mission Public SF” opening up at 15th and Mission:

[Anthony Shuton], who lives a block away from the proposed pub, said he wants it to be an unpretentious place that serves the community.

“We are going to have better customer service, it will be unpretentious, welcoming to everyone, not just hipsters,” he said. “I really want the full community input.”

Shuton said he hopes to open the pub sometime in the spring, but first he has to get approval from the Planning Commission to change the use of the former hair salon to a full-service restaurant.

I'm really relieved there's finally a place not just for hipsters coming to the Mission.  Between Monk's Kettle, Fritz, Luna Park, Schmidt's, Dr. Teeth, Locanda, Another Monkey, B3, Local Mission Eatery, Delfina, Gestalt, Southpaw, Gracias Madre, Zeitgeist (increasingly), Grub, Dear Mom, Hog & Rocks, Beast & The Hare, and Radish, there're really not enough options for 'the community' to eat at.

[Mission Local]

Locanda's New "Do Not Block the Bike Lane" Signage Prominently Ignored

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

Locanda has been racking up bunch of 1 star Yelp reviews thanks to their “insane plan” of having valets block one of SF's most trafficked bike lines, so they dealt with the controversy in the most sensible way possible: posting a typographically-pleasing sign pleading for fancy motorists to “circle the block” and not block the lane.  And, as we can clearly see, baller Honda drivers are straight-up disregarding the signage.

Of course, all this wouldn't bother me if SFPD wasn't cracking down on cyclists disregarding traffic laws while letting this shit slide.  Can we, like, get a little reciprocity?

[Photo by Tastr, who's been covering the Locanda drama from the get-go]

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