The Chatterbox

Eater reports that burger master Wes Rowe is bringing his WESBURGER pop-up to Mr. Pollo in the Mission on Sunday nights, in addition to his current Wednesday stint at Mojo Bicycle Café (which we featured on 7x7.com recently). Look for a different burger every week (his famed Hot Wes…

As of October 2nd, OFF THE GRID expanded their Presidio offerings to include TWILIGHT AT THE PRESIDIO Wednesday evenings from 5pm-9pm. The new outdoor dining pod is built on the same model as Sunday’s Picnic in the Presidio, but is more evening-friendly, with fire pits, lanterns, and “dining cabanas.…

Lots of new projects in the East Bay, starting with MOCKINGBIRD in the former Hibiscus in Uptown Oakland. Diablo Dish notes the owners are William Johnson and Melissa Axelrod, who both have quite the local culinary pedigree (their backgrounds include Zuni, Delfina, Spruce, and the like). The menu is very…

Back in June, there was some liquor license activity that pointed to the Little Skillet folks taking over their neighboring space, 330 Ritch. I have been keeping in touch with Deanna Sison Foster (co-owner of Little Skillet and farmerbrown) over the past few months, and now it’s time to…

A report by Dana Massey-Todd. As previously mentioned on tablehopper, the folks at Ne Timeas Restaurant Group (Flour + Water, Central Kitchen, Salumeria) are launching a second location of SALUMERIA. It’s now open, softly, in the Hamm building in the Mission. The new location is housed in the ground floor…

There’s a new coffee stop in the Inner Richmond: CAFE BARLEY is now open in the former Java House location on Clement. Richmond Blog reports that they are just serving coffee and pastries for now, but in the coming months they plan to start serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.…

As previously reported on tablehopper, the former Red Vic space in the Haight is getting a new life as SECOND ACT MARKETPLACE. To recap, the new space will serve as a home for five new businesses, and the hope is to serve as an incubator for businesses that will step…

~M.Y. CHINA~ is now offering special prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus. At lunch, you have the option of selecting three or four courses, with various choices for each course. The four-course option includes a dim sum platter, and you’ll also find the wild boar scissor-cut noodles (so good)…

The Four Seasons Taste Truck is making its way through the west this fall, and this week it’s hitting SF. The truck is cranking out offerings from MKT RESTAURANT — BAR, including the seriously insane duck fat burger with cheddar and truffle aioli; take a look at the whole menu…

A reader writes in that the THE SANDWICH SHOP in Dogpatch is closing its doors on September 26th. The bare-bones neighborhood joint apparently got a rent hike from their landlord, but reportedly they are looking for a new location. 635 19th St. at Tennessee. We also got word that old-school…