Eat & Drink

19 Jan 2011

Meet Hot Winter Sports Enthusiasts at Sports Basement Tonight!

So here’s the deal.  I went snowboarding in Tahoe last weekend for my friend’s birthday, which was really fun, especially if you enjoy masochism, but it ended up being kind of expensive.  See, between the lift tickets, equipment rentals, round-trip bus fare  and a plethora of jello shots at the

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
19 Jan 2011

Paul’s: Bad sign, Great Burgers

Try if you can to ignore the use of “da” instead of “the” in the title of the restaurant, and open your ears (eyes?) to why Paul’s Da (ugh) Burger Joint is worth your precious burger-lovin’ time. Located on what I believe to be one of the most obnoxious corners in the city, for

Jill S. 0
18 Jan 2011

$2 equals Two slices at Cer Te Today

Texts rivaling the Dead Sea Scrolls in length have been written about the culinary wasteland that is Midtown. However, within its glistening confines lay hidden gems of tastiness waiting for the truly intrepid to happen upon them. Even better, at times they can be dumb cheap. Welcome, weary travelers, to

Dan Cerruti - 99 Cent Store Cowboy 0
18 Jan 2011

$5 Venison Tacos and $4 Chapulines at La Oaxaqueña

La Oaxaqueña is like some secret spot that you think you imagined passing by on the bus and you’re fairly certain won’t exist if you were to go back.  Especially since it’s located in San Francisco. Mexican-wise, the population in the city is mostly Yucateco, with a smattering of Chilangos

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
17 Jan 2011

Old-Timey Lunch and Cheapie Treats at the Miyako Ice Cream Parlour

Fillmore Street can be a pretty damn depressing stretch to walk through at times.  If you look down at the paving stones, you see the names of cool places that used to be there and when you look up and around you see concrete monoliths and lots of asphalt. The

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
17 Jan 2011

Post-weekend Detox With $1 Jamba Juice

Sometimes, on the weekends, your body can become a repository for whiskey, cigarettes, and Tombstone frozen pizzas, WHICH, good lord, I recently discovered contain a total of 80 grams of fat per pizza, if you get the pepperoni one. I am not necessarily opposed to consuming that much fat in

Katy B. - Economic Inexpert 0
15 Jan 2011

San Francisco’s 10th Annual Dine About Town

Sometimes, you need to be a little fancy. For some, being fancy includes eating fancy things. Such an activity is rarely affordable for Broke-Asses, until now! Starting Saturday, January 15th, through Monday, January 31st, several awesome San Francisco restaurants are offering deeply discounted prixe fixe menus for the 10th annual

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
15 Jan 2011

Keep it classy at BAM Cafe

Sometimes, you want to feel fancy. You need a break from warm PBRs and using a paper towel to touch the bathroom doorknob from time to time, and that’s perfectly OK. Sometimes you gotta treat yourself like the classy guy/gal on the town you tell people you’ll someday be, and

Jill S. 0