My Tenderloin SF food guide.
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13. As mentioned previously, the TL has a huge Mayan community. Lots of them work in food service. Lots of them eat here after their shifts. So we have late night Yucatán restaurants. Los Yucatecos: Poc chuc and salbutes and panucho and relleno negro. Also El Sabor Yucateco
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14. Delicious Sudanese food at Z Zoul cafe on Eddy. I also like Ararat Gyros and Van Ness cafe for wraps.
There’s a cute little sandwich place called Salty’s that has a delicious ‘Cardi B’ latte. A latte with cardamom and brown sugar
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15. I rarely do tasting menus. I’m tired of the format. I’m tired of most fine dining concepts. Especially if it’s just generic French or new Californian. No thanks. I’d rather eat my shoe.
But Ox & Tiger is kind of cute. It’s a tiny spot run by a Filipino and Japanese couple. They do everything themselves. It’s very interactive. The food is about their stories. I liked it. At least the food tastes good and they do it with heart. Lots of high end SF spots don’t do well in either.
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16. I’ve often been disappointed by Korean food in the city, but lately things have opened up and they are now in my neighborhood as well.
In the TL, Yasijang and Sungho for good quality and interesting Korean.
Further up Polk st I also like Maashita Galbi, and in Fillmore I also like Sikdang woori. These, along with Muguboka, are the main Korean spots I like
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17. Often when people ask what they should eat if they’re watching a show in civic center I send them to Chao Pescao. Latin Caribbean food in a pretty setting. Make sure you have plenty of time tho, service can be a little slow.
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18. Bar food and pizza
I actually really like the bar food at Shovels, a dive bar in the TL. They have fried cheese curds and also pretty good burgers. I like their burgers more than super duper. They also have vegan versions.
Nearby, outta sight has pizza happy hour and also good sandwiches. I am just very rarely a pizza and sandwich person, but when I feel like it, it’s good
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19. There is a bunch of totally illegal street food vendors in the area. Some phenomenal tacos but I couldn’t tell you their opening hours or fixed locations. There was a guy slinging Yucatán street snacks like marquesita. A super tasty egg roll / love letter style snack with cheese AND chocolate. Omg
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20. There’s a Mongolian cafe behind the public library now. Dumpling House Asian Cafe (not to be confused with dumpling house). Mongolian fried breads and piroshkis too.
This little neighborhood has so much great food. I live here partly because I don’t know how to live in areas where I have to travel *to* food. I’ve always had great food outside my door and the TL is the only place that really feels like that. Mission, too.
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@skinnylatte aha, the TL *is* a hotbed of illegal activity just like I was always told!
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@dan it’s all tasty
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@PJ_Evans oh LA street food is unparalleled. I had such a blast there
I think I went to five taco trucks a day (I really like tacos)
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The Flight Attendantreplied to Adrianna Tan last edited by
@skinnylatte I'm currently creating a Google maps list of all these places and feverishly looking for SFO overnights. I'm a little confused about the name of #10?
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Adrianna Tanreplied to The Flight Attendant last edited by
@CosmicTraveler Cantoo! Just added
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@skinnylatte is that the same Estrellita who does the stall at the farmers market?
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@sashax yep! They have a brick and mortar now with more items. Lots of plates. And veg items. They still do the farmers market.
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Adrianna Tanreplied to Dr. Robin Farrell :rick: :donor: last edited by
@robinfarrell Saigon sandwich is not good, unless you mean Saigon the city in which case I agree
