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The Neighborhood

2015-12-08T23:57:03Z

75.101.60.135: /* Southpaw BBQ and Southern Cooking */

''What's in the neighborhood around 2169 Mission?''

== Restaurants ==

Noisebridge is of course located in the birthplace of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_burrito Mission burrito], with an abundance of Mexican places in the area, but there are many different restaurants within walking distance of the space.

===Taqueria Cancún===
YUMMY burritos and stuff. People love it. CASH ONLY! They have an ATM, but who really uses those ripoff ATMs...
* 2288 Mission St

===[http://thesycamoresf.com/ The Sycamore]===

Really nice gastropub with yummy sliders (mini-burgers), roast beef sandwiches and pork belly donuts. Does takeout!

* 2140 Mission St. (between 17th & 18th)
* Open daily from 11:30 a.m. - midnight
* Kitchen hours: 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. Mon-Thu, 11:30-midnight Fri-Sat
* Happy Hour: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - dollar off drafts
* Free wifi ("Sycamore Public", no encryption)
* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-sycamore-san-francisco Yelp]

===Yamo===
A tiny place, maybe six or eight seats at the counter, that's it. Almost as many Burmese grandmothers working behind the counter. Some of the food is great. Rubin's favorite: #10, Mango Chicken, $5.25 (and maybe a coconut for $2.50).

* 3406 18th St. (between Mission St. & San Carlos St.) [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3408+18th+st+sf+ca Map]
* (415) 553-8911
* Mon-Thu 10:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
* Fri-Sat 10:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
* [http://sanfrancisco.menupages.com/restaurants/yamo/ Menu]
* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/yamo-san-francisco Yelp!]

===Whiz!===
On South Van Ness and 18th, good burgers and fries. Since 1955.

===Minako===
Organic Japanese, is across the street on Mission street. Vegan friendly.

===Weird Fish===
A few doors south of Noisebridge, at 2193 Mission. Quite likely named after a Radiohead song as its clientele are almost uniformly Radiohead fans. Vegan friendly.

===El Castillito===
Another taquería, excellent Mission-style burritos (order the vegetarian or a "Super"). Across the street, just past 17th.
*2092 Mission St.

===Grand Mission Donuts & Bakery（美新餅家）===
I know this isn't a restaurant, not really, although it does have tables and chairs... but it is doughnuts, and you ''can't not have doughnuts!'' They're not even really great doughnuts, but mediocre doughnuts are still doughnuts, and it's less than half a block away. Surprisingly decent apple fritter, however, and at a buck twenty-five one of the cheapest you'll ever find. Also a modest selection of Chinese pastries.
*2195 Mission St., next door to Weird Fish
Their operating hours are discernable to no man or beast.

===[http://www.southpawbbqsf.com/ Southpaw BBQ and Southern Cooking]===

Great barbecue restaurant which features a selection of shared plates (e.g. chicken wings, salad, natchez), entrees (e.g. smoked brisket, jackfruit, chicken), sides (e.g. fried pickles, cheese grits, mac & cheese), and sandwiches (e.g. pulled pork, pulled chicken, smoked seitan).

* 2170 Mission St. (right across the street!)
* HOURS:
** Sunday 3:00 – 10:30 PM
** Monday 5:00 – 10:30 PM
** Tuesday Closed
** Wednesday 5:00 – 10:30 PM
** Thursday 5:00 – 10:30 PM
** Friday 5:00 – 11:30 PM
** Saturday 3:00 – 11:30 PM
* Happy Hour: Weekdays 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/southpaw-bbq-and-southern-cooking-san-francisco Yelp]

===Vegan food (that's really good for everyone!)===
Incredibly good [[Vegan_food_near_2169|Vegan food]] nearby (that really is good for everyone).

==Markets==
===Mi Ranchito===
[[File:Noisebridge front entrance.png|thumb|250px|Confusingly, arrow is pointing at entrance to Noisebridge, away from entrance to Mi Ranchito]]
Mi Ranchito Produce & Carnicería is located directly below Noisebridge, or, rather, Noisebridge is located directly above it. It is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. 7 days a week. 
As its name indicates, in addition to a reasonable selection of produce and albarrotes, there is a butcher counter in the back. For a cheap snack you can get pan dulce, 3 for a buck - Mexican pastries, cookies, rolls and småkaker. They also, among their produce and Hispanic groceries, have a decent supply of typical snack/junk food, as well as an impressive selection of Latin American soda pop, including the world's best apple soda, Pepsi's entry into the market, [http://www.manzanitasol.com/us?wptheme=English Manzanita Sol], and now Toronja ("Grapefruit") Sol, a competitor to another soft drink popular in Mexico, Squirt.

===Mission Grocery===
There's a liquor store across the street, just past Sycamore, at 2128-2130 Mission. I'm pretty sure they're open 24 hours; if not they're open later than pretty much everyone else. They accept credit cards but charge a dollar per transaction, even though that contravenes the Merchant Agreement every vendor must sign with Visa and MasterCard. Despite the sign out front don't expect to find any actual groceries here. Lots of heavily processed junk food and delicious cheap alcohol. A dangerous place to find myself when I've got the munchies.

===[http://www.rainbow.coop/ Rainbow Grocery]===
Rainbow is is a co-op grocery store run on many of the same principles as Noisebridge. It's, like, three blocks down and a couple blocks over. They have lots of sustainable foodie type stuff, bulk food, health supplements, natural body care products, etc.
* 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
* 1745 Folsom St.

==Drug stores==
There's a Walgreens right next to 16th & Mission BART, which is nice because you can get cash back from debit/ATM card purchases without having to pay a fee.

== Bookstores ==
A few doors to the north of Noisebridge, at 2141 Mission:
====[http://stores.ebay.com/Valhalla-Fine-and-Collectible-Books Valhalla Books]====
*2nd floor, Ste. 202
*"Mostly hardbound fiction," sf + fantasy section, but also some interesting non-, a few cool older books about computing (i.e. not manuals), philosophy, history etc.

====Bolerium Books====
*3rd floor, Ste. 300
*American social movements, etc.
====[http://www.libroslatinos.com/ Libros Latinos]====
*3rd floor, Ste. 301
*Libros de México, Centro- y Sudamérica y el Caribe
*Books from Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean
*Art, literature, photography, environment, immigration, history, religion, archaeology, sexuality
*Ephemera, rare, new, used, antiquarian
*We take requests.

On Valencia between 16th and 17th:
===Dog Eared Books===
*900 Valencia St.
* (415) 282-1901
*Used books
===Borderland Books===
*866 Valencia St.
* (415) 824-8203
*Science fiction and fantasy
===Goteblüd===
* 766 Valencia St.
*Sat-Sun, noon - 5 p.m.
*Zines, literary ephemera

On 24th between Folsom & Shotwell:
===Adobe Books===
* 3130 24th St
* (415) 864-3936
* Used books

A former neighbor that's moved to Japantown:
===Forest Books===
* 1748 Buchanan St
* (415) 863-2755
* Used books

Most of this info is courtesy of Joe from Valhalla.

== Hardware and Related ==
(Hardware hardware, not computer hardware)
* '''Lasts Paints''' Not a good range of supplies, but two doors away.

==Crafts==
* '''[http://www.fabricoutletsf.com/ Fabric Outlet]''' If you're [[sewing]] + need something this is just a couple doors down.

[[Category:Sustenance]]
{{ManualPage}}

The Neighborhood

2015-12-08T23:45:29Z

75.101.60.135: /* Restaurants */

''What's in the neighborhood around 2169 Mission?''

== Restaurants ==

Noisebridge is of course located in the birthplace of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_burrito Mission burrito], with an abundance of Mexican places in the area, but there are many different restaurants within walking distance of the space.

===Taqueria Cancún===
YUMMY burritos and stuff. People love it. CASH ONLY! They have an ATM, but who really uses those ripoff ATMs...
* 2288 Mission St

===[http://thesycamoresf.com/ The Sycamore]===

Really nice gastropub with yummy sliders (mini-burgers), roast beef sandwiches and pork belly donuts. Does takeout!

* 2140 Mission St. (between 17th & 18th)
* Open daily from 11:30 a.m. - midnight
* Kitchen hours: 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. Mon-Thu, 11:30-midnight Fri-Sat
* Happy Hour: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - dollar off drafts
* Free wifi ("Sycamore Public", no encryption)
* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-sycamore-san-francisco Yelp]

===Yamo===
A tiny place, maybe six or eight seats at the counter, that's it. Almost as many Burmese grandmothers working behind the counter. Some of the food is great. Rubin's favorite: #10, Mango Chicken, $5.25 (and maybe a coconut for $2.50).

* 3406 18th St. (between Mission St. & San Carlos St.) [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3408+18th+st+sf+ca Map]
* (415) 553-8911
* Mon-Thu 10:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
* Fri-Sat 10:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
* [http://sanfrancisco.menupages.com/restaurants/yamo/ Menu]
* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/yamo-san-francisco Yelp!]

===Whiz!===
On South Van Ness and 18th, good burgers and fries. Since 1955.

===Minako===
Organic Japanese, is across the street on Mission street. Vegan friendly.

===Weird Fish===
A few doors south of Noisebridge, at 2193 Mission. Quite likely named after a Radiohead song as its clientele are almost uniformly Radiohead fans. Vegan friendly.

===El Castillito===
Another taquería, excellent Mission-style burritos (order the vegetarian or a "Super"). Across the street, just past 17th.
*2092 Mission St.

===Grand Mission Donuts & Bakery（美新餅家）===
I know this isn't a restaurant, not really, although it does have tables and chairs... but it is doughnuts, and you ''can't not have doughnuts!'' They're not even really great doughnuts, but mediocre doughnuts are still doughnuts, and it's less than half a block away. Surprisingly decent apple fritter, however, and at a buck twenty-five one of the cheapest you'll ever find. Also a modest selection of Chinese pastries.
*2195 Mission St., next door to Weird Fish
Their operating hours are discernable to no man or beast.

===[http://www.southpawbbqsf.com/ Southpaw BBQ and Southern Cooking]===

Great barbecue restaurant which features a selection of shared plates (e.g. chicken wings, salad, natchez), entrees (e.g. smoked brisket, jackfruit, chicken), sides (e.g. fried pickles, cheese grits, mac & cheese), and sandwiches (e.g. pulled pork, pulled chicken, smoked seitan).

* 2170 Mission St. (right across the street!)
* HOURS:
* Sunday 3:00 – 10:30 PM
* Monday 5:00 – 10:30 PM
* Tuesday Closed
* Wednesday 5:00 – 10:30 PM
* Thursday 5:00 – 10:30 PM
* Friday 5:00 – 11:30 PM
* Saturday 3:00 – 11:30 PM
* Happy Hour: Weekdays 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
* [http://www.yelp.com/biz/southpaw-bbq-and-southern-cooking-san-francisco Yelp]

===Vegan food (that's really good for everyone!)===
Incredibly good [[Vegan_food_near_2169|Vegan food]] nearby (that really is good for everyone).

==Markets==
===Mi Ranchito===
[[File:Noisebridge front entrance.png|thumb|250px|Confusingly, arrow is pointing at entrance to Noisebridge, away from entrance to Mi Ranchito]]
Mi Ranchito Produce & Carnicería is located directly below Noisebridge, or, rather, Noisebridge is located directly above it. It is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. 7 days a week. 
As its name indicates, in addition to a reasonable selection of produce and albarrotes, there is a butcher counter in the back. For a cheap snack you can get pan dulce, 3 for a buck - Mexican pastries, cookies, rolls and småkaker. They also, among their produce and Hispanic groceries, have a decent supply of typical snack/junk food, as well as an impressive selection of Latin American soda pop, including the world's best apple soda, Pepsi's entry into the market, [http://www.manzanitasol.com/us?wptheme=English Manzanita Sol], and now Toronja ("Grapefruit") Sol, a competitor to another soft drink popular in Mexico, Squirt.

===Mission Grocery===
There's a liquor store across the street, just past Sycamore, at 2128-2130 Mission. I'm pretty sure they're open 24 hours; if not they're open later than pretty much everyone else. They accept credit cards but charge a dollar per transaction, even though that contravenes the Merchant Agreement every vendor must sign with Visa and MasterCard. Despite the sign out front don't expect to find any actual groceries here. Lots of heavily processed junk food and delicious cheap alcohol. A dangerous place to find myself when I've got the munchies.

===[http://www.rainbow.coop/ Rainbow Grocery]===
Rainbow is is a co-op grocery store run on many of the same principles as Noisebridge. It's, like, three blocks down and a couple blocks over. They have lots of sustainable foodie type stuff, bulk food, health supplements, natural body care products, etc.
* 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
* 1745 Folsom St.

==Drug stores==
There's a Walgreens right next to 16th & Mission BART, which is nice because you can get cash back from debit/ATM card purchases without having to pay a fee.

== Bookstores ==
A few doors to the north of Noisebridge, at 2141 Mission:
====[http://stores.ebay.com/Valhalla-Fine-and-Collectible-Books Valhalla Books]====
*2nd floor, Ste. 202
*"Mostly hardbound fiction," sf + fantasy section, but also some interesting non-, a few cool older books about computing (i.e. not manuals), philosophy, history etc.

====Bolerium Books====
*3rd floor, Ste. 300
*American social movements, etc.
====[http://www.libroslatinos.com/ Libros Latinos]====
*3rd floor, Ste. 301
*Libros de México, Centro- y Sudamérica y el Caribe
*Books from Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean
*Art, literature, photography, environment, immigration, history, religion, archaeology, sexuality
*Ephemera, rare, new, used, antiquarian
*We take requests.

On Valencia between 16th and 17th:
===Dog Eared Books===
*900 Valencia St.
* (415) 282-1901
*Used books
===Borderland Books===
*866 Valencia St.
* (415) 824-8203
*Science fiction and fantasy
===Goteblüd===
* 766 Valencia St.
*Sat-Sun, noon - 5 p.m.
*Zines, literary ephemera

On 24th between Folsom & Shotwell:
===Adobe Books===
* 3130 24th St
* (415) 864-3936
* Used books

A former neighbor that's moved to Japantown:
===Forest Books===
* 1748 Buchanan St
* (415) 863-2755
* Used books

Most of this info is courtesy of Joe from Valhalla.

== Hardware and Related ==
(Hardware hardware, not computer hardware)
* '''Lasts Paints''' Not a good range of supplies, but two doors away.

==Crafts==
* '''[http://www.fabricoutletsf.com/ Fabric Outlet]''' If you're [[sewing]] + need something this is just a couple doors down.

[[Category:Sustenance]]
{{ManualPage}}

Vegan food near 2169

2015-12-08T23:25:14Z

75.101.60.135:

So you're at 2169 Mission and hungry, AND you're vegan? Boy do we have things for you!!

Fear not! The mission is full of vegan friendly joints! And all of these places are REALLY GOOD! (Even good for your total carnivore friends.)

== Japanese ==
''Minako'' - 2154 Mission St - organic Japanese food with many explicitly vegan options, across the street a bit $$$, slowish service, and not always open; but super duper good & Judy & her mom are hella awesome http://www.yelp.com/biz/minako-organic-japanese-restaurant-san-francisco 
''Cha-ya'' - 762 Valencia -is vegan organic Japanese food http://www.yelp.com/biz/cha-ya-vegetarian-japanese-restaurant-san-francisco 
''Indochine'' - 508 Valencia St, off 16th street - This is more Asian fusion, but the sushi was the bomb so I'm filing it under Japanese. This place is ridiculously good. http://www.yelp.com/biz/indochine-vegan-san-francisco-2 

== Chinese ==
''Big Lantern'' - 16th just past Valencia - passable chinese, their salty spicy fried tofu is pretty delish 
''Mission Chinese'' - 2234 Mission, a few doors south of 18th - really good Chinese (but often super crowded). The sign out front says "Lung Shan", which is another restaurant with the same dining hall. 

== Vietnamese ==
''Sunflower'' - Valencia and 16th - some vegan options, lot of food for the $ 

== Thai ==
''Osha'' - 819 Valencia, near 19th St. - Kinda expensive but really good, open until midnight? 
''Yamo'' - 3406 Valencia, near Mission St. -- Really good, very reasonably priced. There's often a line to get in, but it moves fast. Eat in the small dining area, or get your food to go. 

== Indian/Pakistani ==
''Udupi Palace'' - 1007 Valencia Street all veg, great, helpful with vegan requests, cash only. Very good Southern Indian food (and not as loud as Dosa). 
''Dosa'' - 995 Valencia [http://dosasf.com]] (see they have a dietary needs pdf, wow, seems usable for gluten free too!) Great Southern Indian food, but super LOUD! 
''Alhamra'' - 3083 16th St., near Valencia - really good Northern Indian food. Sit down and chill. 
''Pak Wan'' - 3180 16th St., near Guerrero - really good Northern Indain food. Kinda fast. 

== Mexican ==
The Mission obviously has a ton of amazing burrito joints (and other Mexican food) - but here are some that are vegan friendly without hassle: 

''Papalote'' - 3409 24th Street - http://www.yelp.com/biz/papalote-mexican-grill-san-francisco (some say the best vegan burritos in SF) 
''Pancho Villa'' -3071 16th St - http://www.yelp.com/biz/pancho-villa-taqueria-san-francisco 
''El Castillito'' - 2092 Mission, near 17th St. - great vegan burritos! 
Can Cun - 2288 Mission, near 19th St. - great vegan burritos! 
''El Buen Sabor'' - 699 Valencia, at 18th St. - They even have tofu burritos. 
''Gracias Madre'' - 2211 Mission, near 18th St. - incredibly good vegan restaurant that even total carnivores will love! But, OMF-ingG, this place is so LOUD! 

== Sammiches ==
''Ike's Place'' - 3506 16th St - FUCK YEAH!! http://www.ilikeikesplace.com/ (super big vegan menu no on board but in binder/onweb) 

== California ==
''Herbivore'' - 983 Valencia Street - all vegan, good for breakfast/brunch until 2pm http://www.yelp.com/biz/papalote-mexican-grill-san-francisco 
''Weird Fish'' - 2193 Mission Street - don't let the name fool you, great vegan brunch until 3pm http://www.yelp.com/biz/weird-fish-san-francisco 
''Monk's Kettle'' - 16th and Valencia - vegan chili, veggie burger are awesome 
''Frijtz'' - 590 Valencia, near 17th St. - Belgian fries, fake chicken sammich by request, vegan sauces available, play like you are David Bowman in the back of the Hayes street location. [http://frjtzfries.com Frjtz] 
''Gestault'' - 3159 16th St., between Valencia & Guerrero - Grungy bar that serves Tofukey sausages. 

== Middle Eastern ==
''Truly Mediterranean'' - 3109 16th St., near Valencia (next to Roxie Theater). Really good falafel. Try the falafel deluxe (which comes with potatoes and eggplant)! Some seating, but this is really a to-go place. 
''Old Jeruselum '' -- 2976 Mission, near 26th St. - Absolutely the best falafel in SF (and just about anywhere). 
''Ali Baba's Cave'' - 799 Valencia, at 19th St. - Good food all the way around. 

== Barbecue ==
''Southpaw BBQ and Southern Cooking'' - 2170 Mission St. - right across the street! New vegetarian & vegan menu items. Sandwiches, entrees, delicious sides. 

== Know a good vegan-friendly place? ==
[https://noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Vegan_food_near_2169&action=edit Add it by editing this page!]

== Outside the Mission District ==

El Balazo - 1654 Haight St - (415) 864-2140 - fantastic burritos including "Joe's Burrito" for vegans 
Herbivore - Divisadero Street - another location 
Ananada Fuara - Market Street 
Millennium upscale vegan dining - some of the best in the world, helps to make reservations $$$$ 
Saha - 1075 Sutter Street - http://www.sahasf.com - Same caliber as Millenium, but not as expensive. 
Rosamunde's - on Haight - 
Citris Club - Upper Haight - pan asian 
King of Thai Noodles - 5th and Mission - open until 2am 
Sparky's Diner - open 24/7 with some vegan options 
Naan N' Curry - O'Farrel - will make vegan food upon request 
Zante's - Cortland and Mission - vegan pizza options (indian pizza??) 
Lucky Creation - 854 Washington St - (415) 989-0818 - awesome wheat gluten and generally good chinese. vegan. 

[[Category:Sustenance]]