taqueria

07 Oct 2011

Election 2011: John Avalos on the Owl, Naked Lunch, Grasshopper Pie, and Feeling Mighty Real

Well, it’s that time again. Another election year is already underway here in SF, and it already looks like it’s shaping up to be a corker. With everyone and that’s gonna be on the ballot, we thought it might help to help you get to know the contenders a little

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13 Jul 2011

The Street Taco Is Not a Lost Art at Chile Jalapeno in Oakland

Yeah, I guess San Francisco has some decent Mexican food — but the Easy Bay has Chile Jalapeno Taqueria. Chile Jalapeno preserves the art form of creating the perfect street food, serving their famous street tacos for only a buck and a quarter each. In these shitty economic times (seriously,

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23 Jan 2011

Get In The Mood (Wink Wink) With $1 Oysters at Waterbar

I LOVE going to nice restaurants and being that customer that sits at the bar refusing any other food besides the absolute cheapest things on the menu, which, at the beautiful, yet fairly douchey (a word I reserve for eateries that are not taquerias), Waterbar, are the $1 “Today’s Featured

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12 Dec 2010

Taqueria Vallarta: Home of the $1.50 Taco and DIY Toppings

I’m obsessed with tacos and burritos.  I mean, it’s kind of hard not to be if you like Mexican food and live in San Francisco, where the Mission grants access to so many different options and a taqueria on every corner.  Part of the fun of all these options is

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14 Nov 2010

Los Hermanos: Home of the Best Super Quesadilla NOT in the Mission

Hypothetical:  You’re in a Wednesday night adult softball league that plays on the fields at Chestnut and Laguna in the Marina.  Said team plays (and inevitably loses) game.  You are angry, but mostly because you didn’t eat before you came and you’re pretty ravenous.  Where do you go? If you’re

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26 Apr 2010

Feeling Hawaiian at Taqueria El Sol

Having spent some time in the Sunset of late, I found myself on Taraval completely famished and across the street from the Taqueria El Sol, which Christy had recently mentioned as a spot to find the elusive asada fries. I’m from Los Angeles, but I had never heard of this

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