Sunset on 22nd Street

[Photo by Dwight Long, via It's Always Sunny in San Francisco]

Check out the latest menu at Mission Cantina

NYC, baby.

[via Chef Danny Bowien on Twitter]

Hellish temperatures in the Mission

Thanks, Tuffy!

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A dick for a dickhead

Not quite as good as that Maserati owner that drove his own Maserati into a Muni maintenance trench, but pretty good.

Although, these Seattle vandals could use some dick-drawing lessons from the pros here in SF.

P.S. This is a $2.5 million car.

[via Metro]

Cuco’s, home of ‘the best burrito in the city,’ closes forever on Monday

Our own Andrew Sarkarati gave Cuco’s the “best burrito in the city” title back in 2011 (and took this delicious pic). Since then there’ve been numerous rumors of closure, culminating in a recent battle with their landlord. And the landlord won. Hoodline reports:

It’s the end of the road for Cuco’s, which will close its doors for good this coming Monday after nearly 23 years in the Lower Haight.

As we reported back in July, the Mexican/Salvadoran restaurant at 488 Haight Street was facing eviction by landlord Robert Shelton, who sought to terminate the business’s month-to-month lease without explanation.

The Campos family, which has operated Cuco’s since February of 1992, initially sought to have the eviction thrown out in court. That motion was filed by Domingo Campos on August 6th. Unfortunately for Cuco’s, the motion was officially denied on August 27th.

Get it while you can. Read on for more on the legal battle and quote from the Cuco’s family.

You guys, it hit 101 degrees in the Mission!

I knew it! Thanks for the screenshot, Erin!

Throwback Thursday: Remembering old Pop’s

I forgot how small the TVs were. That bat is still there though.

[via Man Freckles]

Where am I?

First correct answer wins a prize.

Does anybody have a screenshot that proves it hit 100 degrees in the Mission?

I swear it got there, but this was all I got:

Global warming rules!

UPDATE: Bingo (101 actually) and… omg holy hell!

Dr. Teeth crew opening a pizza-focused restaurant and bar a couple doors down

It’s the spot that was for a long time Specchio and recently became Piattini. It’s big, has two levels — and a full liquor license. Inside Scoop has the scoop:

Expect more details on the new project in the coming weeks, but Ley explains that it will be different from Dr. Teeth — but a complement to both that bar and the neighborhood. In particular, Callen — who comes from a restaurant background — will be spearheading the project. The working name of the new concept is the Buffalo Club.

The plan, according to Devito, is to keep it an Italian-themed restaurant, with a new focus on pizza. [link]

(Photo is of the existing bar at Piattini.)

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"I joked that living in the Mission would be the end of me. And there were nights where it felt like the case.

One night I went out with my friend Allan to the bar that no one goes to on 16th Street, where I lost half my drink and money on the dance floor. Later we skated down 16th to Evelyn Lee, where I fell off my board and landed on my head as the 22 bus sped past behind me. A sobering moment. At the bar, I sulked and nursed my wounds until Allan put on Amy Winehouse’s 'Valerie.' We danced, he dipped me, and I felt better."

— My pal Valerie, writing about life in the Mission