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Last month, I was following up on a rumor I had heard about the Town Hall/Anchor & Hope/Salt House gang opening a UNIQUE WINE-FOCUSED RESTAURANT in the former auto repair garage at 740 Valencia Street in the Mission. Partner Doug Washington was having me keep the news under…

Plenty of folks in the city have been wondering when and where they were going to be able to get their next Joe’s Special, and the answer is: North Beach in October. Rumors I heard a while back proved to be true: ORIGINAL JOE’S will be moving into…

While I was taking my week off from writing tablehopper, Joseph Manzare’s HECHO opened last week in the former Midi space. The concept is Japanese, based around edomai sushi (authentic Tokyo Bay-style sushi) and robata (grilled) dishes. Menu items include a variety of small plates, yakimono (most are $3-$…

On Sunday April 10th, W San Francisco’s ~XYZ~ restaurant closed, and will be reopening as Trace after an extensive renovation by architect Stanley Saitowitz (Conduit). Executive chef Paul Piscopo is staying on, and will be joined by newly appointed forager Alaun Grimald (is forager going to be the new…

Financial District workers will be jazzed to know that COFFEE BAR in the Mission is going to be opening a second location: and it’s downtown! You’ll be able to get Mr. Espresso coffee—either an espresso off of San Francisco’s first Strada espresso machine from La Marzocco,…

After an unfortunate health scare, Hoss Zaré, the chef and owner of ~ZARÉ AT FLY TRAP~, has been significantly turning things around in his diet (guess who has lost 50 pounds?). And opening Wednesday April 13th is his new healthy and casual lunch offering, Zaré’s Grill and Grain. It…

Good news for Missionites: Sarah Dvorak is opening her business MISSION CHEESE this Wednesday April 13th. Take a look at that counter, because that’s where you’ll be able to sit for a variety of cheese plates (featuring domestic and foreign fromages), pressed sandwiches, charcuterie, and an ice cold…

Lines are forming once again outside of SAIGON SANDWICH, which closed its doors for the past month to make some renovations. Without that cluttered deli case, they now have roughly twice the kitchen space, and a much clearer (and cleaner) focus on putting a sandwich in your hand. Shiny new…

There are a number of changes in the Castro restaurant landscape: a tablehopper reader noted a liquor license transfer in the window of CAPRI RISTORANTE PIZZA (aka the place where I always try to use the bathroom during Pink Saturday). My intern reported back that Capri is going to be…