San Francisco Grub » Lunch

Lori’s

Matt — Tue, 24 May 2005 21:09:02 +0000

Over by Union Square yesterday doing some shopping and Jamie was hungry so we decided to grab a bite at Lori’s on Powell. Lori’s is a cute little diner place which a nice selection of pinball games. The food seemed a little expensive but it was a bit of a tourist trap area so I don’t know if all their chains are similarly priced. I wasn’t very hungry so I ended up going with a Coke with Cherry and a banana split. I forgot to stir the syrup in the coke so got a blast of cherry when I took a sip. It was overall a bit strong, I’ll probably go for a shot of vanilla next time. The banana split (banana is a funny word to type) was HUGE and very tasty, pretty much what you’d expect. They were quite generous with the whipped cream, which wins them a point in my book. I heard that Max’s has better desserts but no complaints here. Service was fast and attentive.

Lori’s Diner
(415) 677-9999
149 Powell St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Maya’s

Matt — Mon, 23 May 2005 20:59:45 +0000

Boring again, had a Maya’s chicken mole burrito for lunch. I was in meetings throug lunch time and it was almost two, when all the lunch places close in my part of SoMA, so Maya’s was just too easy. Read … Continue reading →

Gordo’s

Matt — Sun, 22 May 2005 23:00:42 +0000

What do you do when you’re in the Outer Richmond, surronded by great Asian places? Go to Gordo’s and get a burrito, of course! I had been to a Gordo’s once before when I was visiting Tantek but I’m pretty sure that one was in the Haight, while this Gordo’s was at 19th and Geary (ish). I ended up going for the super burrito with guacamole and sour cream (I love sour cream) and beef. As burrito’s go, this one was very solid, and much better than the one at Pancho Villa the other day. Coke seems to work great with Mexican food, so that was the drink for this late lunch.

Quizno’s again

Matt — Fri, 20 May 2005 20:17:44 +0000

So I’m a big dork but I grabbed the exact same meal again for lunch today, except I got sour cream Lay’s instead of Dorito’s, and I also got a chocolate chip cookie. The Carbonara is really growing on me, today it tasted pretty different from hte last time, it had more of some sort of sauce that added a very interesting flavor. The bread also seemed better, perhaps because I went earlier in the day.

Maya’s for Lunch

Matt — Thu, 19 May 2005 20:07:51 +0000

There’s this restraunt about a block away called Maya that is a schmancy Latin place at night but during lunch has a mini-Maya in the bar that has much cheaper lunch food. They have some excellent burritos and for lunch I got a Chicken Mole burrito with refried beans. This is by far my favorite that they do, and it’s really great. Make sure to ask the guy for extra chips when you pick up your order. One of the best lunch deals in the SoMA/Rincon area.