Mission Mission

Apparently this ended with the cabbie being arrested. Nice one, dude.

[via Lindsey]

Reader sinkstuart spotted this NY-inspired burrito at Taqueria Vallarta. The “Manhattan” features carrots, red pepper, broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini. Zing! This is clearly a subtle jab at New York. Well played, Vallarta.

If this menu is a bit too experimental for you don’t worry, head over to their taco corner for tripas, lengua, and cabeza stewing in their juices. Best damn tacos in town, even if they are $1.75 now.

Our man Dex has the whole story here. Be sure to click through for the full image, which reveals a third participant and the answer to the question, “Where the fuck are that dude’s shoes?”

Right? Brains or like a really gross giant-size molecule of cellulite or something?

Nope. Find out the truth after the jump:

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It’s been just about exactly two years since we first heard about this girl Natalie baking handheld pies and delivering them by bike. Soon after, these pies were winning awards (and hearts and minds), and Bike Basket Pies became a beloved SF institution.

And at the end of June it’ll all be over for good. Natalie explains:

The short: the hours are rough, I have very little free time, and I have a bit of trouble paying rent despite working seven days a week.

The long: Bike Basket Pies started as something really small – another job when I already had two, but something fun, something inspiring, and something to call my own. I never expected it to much more than a creative summer project and a few extra bucks, but it quickly grew and kept getting just slightly bigger and bigger. It turned into a legitimate business and I always treated it with an intense work ethic, and initially it was a helluva lot of fun. But at it’s current state, it consumes my time and life, and I don’t get to exercise the same creativity I did at its inception.

Bummer!

Read all about this heartbreaking decision here, and then place a standing order quick so’s next week and the week after and the week after you’ll have Natalie knocking on your door with a box of heaven in her hands:

[Pie photo by Natalie]

If you’re one of the cool kids who DVR’s Jeopardy, you may have noticed the category “Streets of San Francisco” on Saturday’s episode. If you’re not one of the cool kids, you missed out on watching the Mission get a shout out not once, but twice. Remember, you must answer in the form of a question:

And for $2000, Alex:

They wrap their burritos in gold foil! It’s shiny! That’s gotta count for something, right?

While we were all bummed about a section of Dolores Park closing off this weekend, the entirety of Mission Playground on 19th and Valencia was reduced to a fenced-off pile of rubble. Renovations will take approximately 14 months.

At least one fellow was not happy about it:

La Oaxaqueña, a 17th and Mission late-night Mexican spot that I have sung praises about before, is known for their adventurous offering of grasshopper tacos. Sadly, it looks like the party’s over for bug-eaters, according to SF Appeal:

…despite Persaud’s permit to import them, the DOH takes issue with where the grasshoppers come from.

“They want us to get grasshoppers from here, United States,” Persaud told ABC7.

If I were a right wing commentator, I’d be inclined to say:

*Cue national anthem* I for one couldn’t agree more. This is America, folks. These goddamn im’grants need to learn that here in the U.S. of A., there’s only one kind of bug: AMERICAN BUGS, the best goddamned bugs in the world. Our bugs have the crunchiest exoskeletons and the juciest thoraxes around. And if you don’t like it, you can go home to Mexico. *Fade out national anthem*

But I’m not.

[via SF Appeal, photo by elise_fleming]

Diggin’ out that jungle gym! I wonder where it’s gonna go.

[via Dolores Park Works]