Cheap – San Francisco Grub

Little Debbies

Matt — Mon, 23 May 2005 02:30:03 +0000

A light snack was had on the Half Moon Bay Beach of Little Debbie’s chocolate/cream things and cream-filled oatmeal cookie sandwiches, with milk. Yum!

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.

Sushi RIKA

Matt — Sat, 21 May 2005 06:33:27 +0000

It was late and we were driving around Chinatown looking for something open and good. Parking was non-existent almost everywhere (always a problem in this city) and nothing seemed open (“This would never be a problem in New York.”) when we spotted a late-night italian place with a parking space nearby we decided to go for it. Unfortunately most of the kitchen was closed already and they just had some pizza that didn’t seem very appetizing at the time.

Fortunately about a block away there was a sushi place open that looked pretty good. We walked in to Sushi RIKA and were greeted by techno music and some pleasant smells. They had a good selection and a menu with lots of pictures which I’m sure would help someone like me who knows pretty much nothing about sushi. Started with some hot tea and ended up going for the San Francisco roll, Unatempura roll, 49er roll, Bay roll. Some Tempura Green Tea ice cream was a great end to the meal. Everything was fresh and well-prepared and presented. Service was excellent, and I’d definetly go back some other time. Prices were very reasonable too. Here’s some pictures of the meal:

My favorite was probably the Bay roll and Unatempura.

Sushi RIKA
900 Bush Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-923-1141

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.

Quizno’s

Matt — Thu, 19 May 2005 00:37:16 +0000

I didn’t have much time before 106 Miles down in Palo Alto so I grabbed a quick bite from the Quizno’s between my office and house. I really fell mixed about that place, sometimes the food is decent but other times it’s been pretty mediocre. Quizno’s can actually vary quite a bit from location to location. I decided to try something new and got a regular Chicken Carbonara on white bread with Dorito’s and a Dr Pepper (of course). The sub actually ended up being really good, I’ll have to have that again. It was a little pricey for Quizno’s, but still cheap in comparison.

I didn’t get it this time, but last time I got the chocolate cookie they have and it was just like I like — soft with big chocolate chunks. Best served with warm milk. (Preferably that isn’t already expired, whoops!)