Eater SF this afternoon published a roundup of early remarks from critics and Yelpers regarding Commonwealth, the still-fledgling “real” restaurant from the makers of Mission Street Food. Most of the talk sounds pretty good. I can’t wait to eat at this place. Read all about it.
Photo by Jennifer Yin.
Comedian Alex Koll just published a piece for Bold Italic examining the variety of crazy window displays around the neighborhood.
He covers the troll window, the owl window and the Dennis Richmond paintings window, but neglects our favorite window. No worries though, there’s some great M.U.S.C.L.E. news at the end.
On Saturday, we reported that some local businesses had voiced some opposition to the news that Blue Bottle had been approved to open a coffee cart in Dolores Park. Blue Bottle was compared to American Apparel. Since then, a flurry of comments has run the gamut from thought-provoking to nasty. Today, the owners of Fayes Video weighed in to clarify their position:
The actual point I was trying to make was not a comparison between Blue Bottle and AA, but rather comparing the situation. I was trying to point out that it seemed okay for other businesses and neighbors to speak out about the possibility of AA opening a store on Valencia Street, in fear that it would ruin the local aspect of the neighborhood. I am not trying to say that BB should not be allowed in Dolores Park. When Tartine opened 6 years ago we did not protest another coffee venue coming to the street, people should be allowed to set up shop and do business you are right. BUT those places are privately owned and have a lease and rent… the situation here is entirely different. We are talking about PUBLIC space.
The comment volley starts here. The Fayes folks start talking here.
Reader Jim L. snapped this shot for us, and confirms that the English-Spanish translation is top notch. “Pray for Gabby,” says Jim.
Hopefully not related:
Raptor enthusiast Glenn Nevill brings us the good news:
Coming home in the evening, I spotted a familiar shape on the steeple at the church at Capp and 23rd Streets here in the Mission District of San Francisco. It stayed long enough for me to go home for my camera and return.
Previously:
Some foodspotter named Omar spotted this thing at some falafel place downtown. Looks pretty good.
The question is, when will somebody invent the La Taqueria/Ali Baba carnitas super falafel, so that it can displace the Zeitgeist Tamale Burger as best thing ever?
Brainslip hipped us to this one, in a new report titled Bucketheads Vs. Spillers: Clooney’s Lingo Decoded. Do the math, people.
Previously:
On 16th Street there’s no time for subtlety when it comes to BP (formerly British Petroleum).
Up in North Beach we find this helpful guide.
Back to Valencia, and I’m not actually sure what this one’s about.
Forget what you think you know about flip-flops and shorts, Sex Pigeon thinks this is a winning outfit.
If you disagree, then you’re so behind the times. Enjoy your gangsta loony toons T-shirt and flannel shirt tied around your waist.
What are they looking at? How’d they get so cute? What shade of shoebox is that?
Photo by David Spector.
Previously:
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. Up in North Beach we find this helpful guide. Back to Valencia, and I’m not actually sure what this one’s about.</p>
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