Mission Mission

My pal Nattles and I have a beef. We both like both places, but she prefers Boogaloo’s, and I prefer St. Francis, and sometimes it’s a problem. We decided to enumerate what we like about each place. First, Nattles and Boogaloo’s:

• The people watching: Omer at the steps of that government building across the street (when he was around), the sidewalk sales on those steps… The bike lane & increased traffic in general on Valencia means you’re liable to run into more friends (and enemies) and see more strange sights.
• The Boogaloos Classic: vegetarian biscuits and gravy. BOOM.
• Desayuno Tipico: plantain cake!
• I like flipping my coffee cup to indicate that Yes, I would love coffee like at an old school diner.
• Corner shop – All the light!
• Friendly people!
• Coffee to-go at the front is serve yourself.
• Nice to go alone to.
• Straight up I’ve never found a dish at St. Francis that I *really* like, and I have two at Boogaloos that I haven’t strayed from in over 5 years.

Fair enough. Now me and St. Francis:

• St. Francis has FRIES
• It’s on 24th Street
• There’s always a spot at the counter (unbeatable for solo dining)
• It’s not on Valencia
• The mimosas are better
• The people watching is also great (24th Street!)
• It’s not so bright! When you’re hungover, sometimes you don’t want it so bright!
• I almost always order a grilled cheese sandwich with avocado and tomato and an egg over easy on the side, which I then plop on the sandwich. I’ve gotten this at both places and St. Francis just does it better. And it’s way better with fries, doy.
• You get to watch sundaes and floats being made
• Three’s Company trading cards for sale
• On the rare occasion you have to wait for a table, the little bench out front is pretty clutch
• Overflow dining room on the weekends, super-clutch
• I just love the staff so much
• You get to listen to the Clash or Talking Heads almost every single time

I love both places though. (FRIES!) Anyone else have any thoughts?

(Thanks, Nattles!)

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Here’s a closer look:

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Mission Geyser!! pic.twitter.com/5spuhmt4DI

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UPDATE: KTVU has more on the story of a truck smashing into a fire hydrant and “one man whose shoes and feet got soaked during the brief flooding.”

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Here’s the description:

You all have been chatting us up about your fear over the club changing with the influx of new crowds to our hood. We have always been a all good folks welcome kind of local with a soft spot for the underdog. the queers and oddballs of the world. New members of the tribe are welcome. We are making some changes around the club to clarify who we are and Xara has helped us with a fabulous mural out front. We hope you walk up and see yourself in those images and words. We love you all~ Thanks for making us what we are!

[via El Rio on Facebook]

Can someone please teach either a class on being a good BART passenger or a class on not being annoyed by crappy BART passengers?

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Grab a scoop of coconut ice cream from Mitchell's Ice Cream and we'd be happy to make a Negroni Float #negroniweek

— Rock Bar (@RockBarSF) June 4, 2014

(Thanks, Nattles!)