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which burrito did you get, chinavision? I tend to get the regular Al Pastor, and it's definitely good (though I prefer the Church/Market El Castillito's Al Pastor to pretty much any burrito anywhere). from what I've heard their tacos are what sets them apart, but I have yet to try them because of my distaste for eating messy tacos off a paper plate in the front seat of a car.

I can't actually remember now, it's been quite awhile. These days I do tend to just get regular veggie burritos (and no more than one per week if possible). Trying to stay healthy.

anyone else have any thoughts on the new rosamunde in the mission? my gf and i were there last night, talking about our favorite neighborhood places. it stays open till 11 every night, has good sausage, and a good beer selection for sorta cheapish.
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i went last weekend. ended up waiting a fucking hour for my food. i bugged the kitchen twice about it. people who got there 20 minutes after me were done w/their food before i got mine. i asked why it was so complicated and she made up some shit about it being totally complicated especially because it was to go. i got it home and it was just a fucking sausage with ketchup and curry powder poured on top and sides of grilled onions and sweet peppers. it was fucking great though. and their fries are really really good.

hmm, Lower Haight Rosamunde doesn't have fries, do they? I wasn't aware of curry powder either. one of my chief complaints about the place is their lack of variety of toppings. for most sausages, I'd really just rather have chopped raw white onions.. those grilled ones they make get really soggy after a while.

How long are you waiting to eat your sausage that you have to worry about what happens "after a while"?

chinavision!, if you end up in brooklyn try Taco Santana near the Marcy JMZ, around the corner from Trophy Bar. it's my favorite tacqueria in NYC and way more authentic AND (!) cheaper (!!!!!) than anything in SF.

(xp) they sit in a tub before they are warmed up. depending on how busy the place is, they can be a little slimy. I actually stopped going there any time I saw this one particular dude working there, because the onions were always gross on his shift.

xxxp ohh i like the grilled onions -- they were zingy last night!

ya, i've never been the biggest fan of the haight st rosamunde. i'll eat there, but to me, it's just there. not a place i crave. the mission one has a nice interior, good beers (i know you can always go next door to toronado), and more sit down style food options. the one i got is called the Currywurst

There's a good chance I'll end up in Brooklyn, so thanks for the recommendation! I'm told there are good burritos to be found. I will confirm.

xp

Currywurst?! Really? The Berliner special?

I know most of the people at Haight Street Rosamunde so I always get well taken care of.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=58252

???

i would SFAP

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/02/backward-circles-fight-for-no-right-to.html

So fancy a pint?

Shoot fire at penguins?

Still feel all plur?

xpost

There's definitely a part of me that thinks the tired old confrontational, self-entitled self-righteousness of bike culture is back-firing. I'm not particularly aggro about most things and I'm down with live-and-let-live but I've definitely seen provocateurs in Critical Mass (both downtown and from my home on Scott) and I fail to see why a bicicylist's desire for momentum should always trump, not only traffic ordinances but just common-sense and stability.

That said, why this makes it toward the top of the SFPD's agenda is a little beyond me. Is Gascon trying to save money or something?

Or is it just a wedge issue for increasing his authority?

don't care either way about Critical Mass myself - don't really support it since I take mass transit and riding a bike downtown seems insane (almost as insane as driving downtown), but not really against it either cuz it seems like a minor annoyance at worst.

It's all part of the entertainment. Uh.

Meantime -- will be back in town at the end of the month, the 25th to the 28th.

I think I might have mentioned this before, but I've def. been in situations where Critical Mass impeded on my ability to travel *on a bicycle* (the comment I got was something like "ooh this asshole's acting like he's got someplace important to go!" iirc). Killed my sympathy somewhat.

lol

there is kind of an obnoxious herd mentality about it

critical massholes won't even let you walk across the street

on another topic: very bummed to see that Mastrelli's in the ferry bldg has closed. :(

so wait what about this FAP/BYOB suggested upthread at Metate...? anybody down for this?

Critical Mass is just a meat market for hipsters since they don't go to the gym

xxp

shakey: consider me officially down

What's the fap suggestion/date?

el metate was suggested as the place, no date yet

I don't know El Matate. Where is it?

here

If you guys are willing to wait until the end of the month, I'd want in!

sure why not

Nice. I'd be interested.

that sounds great. im gonna hit the slumberland reunion show on the 27th, but maybe thursday the 25th? youll be fresh off the boat, ned. is that okay with you? btw metate is where annie and i ate with you last year...

Wed/Thursdays kinda bad for me tbh

i guess id prefer sunday to thursday -- ned?

oops i mean id prefer sunday to FRIDAY

weekends are good for me so ja

Sunday might work for me. What time are you thinking of?

I'm up for a P. Sunday 1-3 is naptime for the kids, but really almost any time will work...

can't wait for Shasta to pop up and demand a different time and meeting place and then not show up lolz

Weekends are no good, sorry!

Actually end of month not looking so good either, 90% chance I'll be out of town.

:(

hmm...Metate? Really? man, i haven't been there in a while, but i can't remember ever liking their food. but maybe that's just me.

What's the name of the taqueria at 24th and York?

so okay, metate is open till 10pm sunday, and is BYOB. i suggest the lil bodega across 22nd, where the proprietor is always jammin neil young, for getting beers. but like, BYOB means that youre free to bring your own, and get it wherever you want, right?? hang loose.

I don't really care where the exact meet-up is, anywhere in the mission is doable for me.

what Shakey said