Saturday, July 4th, 2009
There was a swarming mass of humanity on Fillmore betwixt Eddy and Jackson enjoying the Yelp-rated Fillmore Jazz Festival today.
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Crab garlic fries. Yes, crab garlic fries:
Swinging on the Geary Bridge. Beginners welcome:
Today’s swing sched:
Pony rides, as one might expect to see so near to bucolic Post Street.
Tired doggies resting on Fillmore Street:
Ordinary people doing the extraordinary – the San Francisco Police Department. Starting salary at over $72,000. They’re hiring!
The biggest bank of Honda generators I’ve ever seen. Well, at least they don’t call it an “Eco-Urban” festival, the way they do with the Union Street Fair.
The Fillmore Jazz Fest continues tomorrow.
See you there!
FESTIVAL DESCRIPTION:
Every summer on July 4th weekend in San Francisco, Fillmore Street is home to the largest free jazz festival on the West Coast: The Fillmore Jazz Festival.
The festival annually attracts more than 90,000 people from all over the City, the Bay Area, and beyond. Visitors gather to celebrate and enjoy a musical tradition of live jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel as well as local culture and fine cuisine in the heart of the city by the bay.
This year the Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary by once again blending art and soul from sunup to sundown, from Jackson to Eddy, presenting the music of old favorites as well as new ‘up and comers’ on multiple stages. You can also browse 8 blocks of fine arts and crafts, enjoy gourmet food and beverages, and participate in cooking demos by the Fillmore’s finest chefs.
More deets after the jump.
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
San Francisco’s latest lunchtime hotspot in the Financh is doing land-office business so far, but the reviews are sort of meh.
Per Sue L.:
Burgers – reminiscent of White Castle
Fries – reminiscent of Burger King
Onion Strings – reminiscent of Asqew Grill
Hype – reminiscent of In & Out
It looks like a chain, but it’s not. People line up out the door during lunchtime, but it’s not that long a wait. The burgers, fries and onion ring string things taste good. A little pricey for what you get.
Maybe it’s for you, maybe it’s not.
493 Pine at Belden Lane near Kearny
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
If you want a burger from a cable car in San Francisco (and really, why wouldn’t you?), you’ve got two choices.
Starting with Tony’s Cable Car. It’s a simple old-skool hamburger stand at 2500 Geary perched over the tunnel that goes under Masonic. A portion of the ingredients have been previously frozen, so that’s offputting to some. But if you pay $13 for burgers and fries, the bag they put it in will have some heft and the contents will be well-prepared, hot, and yummy.
O.K. then.
Now we’re ending with Joe’s Cable Car at 4320 Mission. Did you know that Joe Grinds His Own Fresh Chuck Daily, or something? Lot’s of people know that because this joint has been featured on the Food Network. So you’ll get tourists making pilgramages down to the Outer Mission.
People tend to like the food, but not the high prices (adding 2 oz. more chuck to your burger costs $3.50 - that’s $26/lb!) or the $15 per capita minimum order service charge. All that daily grinding costs money, you see, but some question if Joe has gone too far with his pricing scheme.
The Yelpers seem to prefer Tony’s.
If you’re looking for a tie-breaker, the San Francisco Department of Health’s most recent report has this to say about Joe’s:
Floors, Walls, Ceilings Improperly constructed, in disrepair, not clean
Improper Storage: Equipment. Utensils, Linens
Foods not separated or protected
For Tony’s, aka “Geary Drive In”, the DPH simply states:
This location has no violations
So there you have it. You make the call.
(Or you could compromise on the cable car theme and check out Bill’s Place on Clement. Lot’s of people like that joint.)
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