Wednesday, June 18, 2008

the guy in the coffee house

Hey, it's me, the guy in the coffee house in the middle of the day typing away at his computer. You see me all the time, every day, maybe not exactly me, but a different guy, sometimes a bunch of us...girls too, so it's not just guys, typing away, surfing the web, checking out craigslist and re-re-formatting my resume.

Yes, I have a job. It's my day off. I work in retail as a store manager, so my work schedule changes from week to week. And today, for a couple of hours, I'm the guy in the coffee house.


I keep saying (here and other places) that I'm going to start writing my restaurant reviews and stuff, starting in my 'hood, the Marina district of San Francisco, starting with Chestnut St. (because I'm a foodie, addicted to the local/organic/gourmet/artisan/etc... foodstuffs of the Bay Area...I thought you already knew this about me )



Chestnut Street, between Scott and Divisadero, has become, and quite recently, a new gourmet gulch, foodie funhouse, restaurant row, you pick. We have Marina Meats and Seafood, Meze's Greek restaurant, A16 ( james beard award winner),Asa Sushi (an ok sushi place, one of many in the area) Chestnut St Bakery (best blueberry muffins ever...so far), Marina Market (our grocery store with a great selection of Italian products), Coffee Roastery (where a guy, me, sits with his computer and types), and Mamacita (great Mexican food, if you can get by all the pretty people that crowd the bar, and entrance, and dining room...).

Whew! That's just one side of the street. So I guess I could include Bechellis Coffee Shop (a great diner with huge breakfasts and the best blueberry pancakes I've found), or Emporio Rulli (the Italian bakery/coffee roaster/restaurant) and heck, I'll even throw in Karas Cupcakes right around the corner.

That's our little block.


Last 5 restaurants visited:
Fuzio (ok, nothing special)
Barneys Hamburgers ( barneys good, mmmmm)
Plutos (an old marina favorite, cheap and simple)
Zushi Puzzle (some of the best sushi in the city)
Home Plate (greasy spoon breakfast, highly recommended)

Oh, and to all my readers, I'm heading to Vegas in September and would like an amazing dinner. $$$ is not an issue, but the 2 star (via michelin) restaurants don't really interest me. Thanks for all your wonderful suggestions...

until later,
Its joey