Category Archives: Restaurant

Restaurant Scene: October 2018

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Max Hauser

(This was a short “quarter:” our Newsletter schedule syncopates in even-numbered calendar years, for local election coverage.) 124 Castro’s Chop & Pub, the small-plates restaurant that opened late last year, now offers lunch service featuring burgers and other casual fare. … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Scene: August 2018

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Max Hauser

In May a new açaí bowl shop, Vitality Bowls, opened at 650 Castro where Mahalo Bowl had been. Treats on Castro (C’est Si Bon’s 282-Castro bakery outlet) opened June 1. www.treatsoncastro.com At ECR & Castro southwest corner, Peet’s Coffee returned … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Scene: May 2018

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Max Hauser

Mahalo Bowl at 650 Castro, serving açai bowls and smoothies, and Posh Bagel at 444 Castro both closed (late 2017). Since February, Bangkok Spoon, 702 Villa, the downtown’s oldest Thai restaurant (1980), has been shut, but interior is unchanged and … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Scene: February 2018

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Max Hauser

In December, Icicles, 292 Castro, after reportedly buying out the lease of previously pending tenant Pushcart Creamery, opened to offer made-to-order rolled ice cream. At the time, local denizen Jamil Shaikh observed “there were a lot of people and most … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Scene: November 2017

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Max Hauser

Korean tabletop-grill restaurant Ginseng aka The Grill Story (475 Castro) became K-Pot Grill (similar format) www.kpotgrill.com . Peet’s Coffee inaugurated its new downtown 420-Castro location in August. 216 Castro’s Quality Bourbons & Barbecue opened as promised in September, with award-winning … Continue reading →

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