Previous organizations Randy's Guide has spotlighted and donated: Common Ground Relief, LYRIC, Aldea Inc., Glide Memorial, City CarShare, Maitri, Loaves and Fishes, Friends of the Urban Forest, Farm Sanctuary, Bay Area Community Services, Blue Energy, My New Red Shoes, College Track, Foundation for the People of Burma, Vital Life Services, Little Angel Fund, San Francisco Health Services Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bay Localize, San Francisco Women Against Rape, Sustainable Conservation, Ashoka, Old Skool Cafe, Darfur Sister Schools, Rebuilding Together San Francisco, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Urban Solutions, San Francisco Suicide Prevention, The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, Shanti, Curry Without Worry, SF Neighborhood Theater Foundation, La Cocina, Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California, The Bike Kitchen, and First Graduate.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Randy's Guide CCLXXIII (273)
Local Food Pick
Sol Food (Puerto Rican Cuisine)
901 Lincoln Ave. (at 3rd St.)
or
903 Lincoln Ave. (at 3rd St.)
or
811 4th St. (at Lincoln Ave.)
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 451-4765
Apparently three restaurants serving the same tasty food still cannot meet local demand. It's mouth-watering tasty. I ordered the large chuletas fritas (pork chops), which were served with rice, amazing beans, salad, pickled onions, and plantains. Others seemed to be happy with the shrimp po'boy and roasted chicken. Be prepared for a wait for the sit-downs, or else take the food to go and sit out in nearby Boyd Park. 1047 reviews - 4.5 stars (larger sit down); 20 reviews - 4 stars (take out); 59 reviews - 4 stars (smaller sit down).
Previous SF picks: Radius; Limon Rotisserie; Art's Cafe; Little Star Pizza; Yamo; Breakfast at Tiffany's; Humphry Slocombe; Tu Lan; Foreign Cinema; Zanze's Cheesecake; San Tung; Katana-Ya; A La Turca; Boxing Room; Frances; Saigon Sandwich; Brenda's French Soul Food; Park Tavern; Broken Record; Rosamunde Sausage Grill; Curry Up Now; Yasukochi's Sweet Stop; Lime Tree Southeast Asian Kitchen; Firefly; Red Door Cafe.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay picks: Curry Up Now (San Mateo); Little Lucca Sandwich Shop & Deli (Burlingame/South SF); Falafel's Drive In (San Jose); Sunny Bowl (Mountain View); Back A Yard Caribbean Grill (Menlo Park).
Previous East Bay picks: Little Star Pizza (Albany); Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen (Berkeley); Asmara (Oakland); Keanu's Island Kine Food (Vacaville); Tara's Organic Ice Cream (Berkeley/Oakland).
Previous North Bay picks: Bouchon Bakery (Yountville); Della Fattoria Bakery (Petaluma)
Local History
Charles S. Fairfax (1829-1869): Fairfax moved west as part of the 1850 California Gold Rush, and later became a Democratic National Convention delegate, Speaker of the California Assembly, and Marin County Supervisor. A wealthy childhood friend gifted a large estate to Fairfax and his wife in what would become the town of Fairfax (pop: 7,441). In 1861, the last political duel fought in California took place on the Fairfax estate between two state assemblymen.
Local Charity
Amy C., fellow Randy's Guide reader, is asking for contributions to her fundraising efforts for the Big Sur International Marathon during April 2012. The proceeds benefit Lazarex Cancer Foundation. Check out her fundraising page at http://lazarex.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=491752 , and click Amy C. in the top right corner!
Bay Area Holiday Weekend Highs
Abnormally dry conditions remain. Longer-range forecasts show the deluge of winter storms should begin next Thursday.
~ THU-SAT ~
mid-60s
~ SUN-MON ~
upper-50s
Lucas Field concert [Fri 5pm, Sat 7pm]: The former Low Vs. Diamond frontman has shifted his musical style. At the W Hotel (SF). www.wsanfrancisco.com/livingroomlive
Free National Parks Weekend [Sat-Mon]: Waived entrance fees to all national parks, including Yosemite, Joshua Tree, and Muir Woods. www.nps.gov
Chinese New Year Flower Fair [Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 9am-6pm]: 400,000 attendees are expected for this plant-focused fair. Along Grant and Pacific Avenues (SF). www.sanfranciscochinatown.com/events/flowerfair.html
SF Vietnamese Lunar New Year [Sun 10:45am-6pm]: 16th annual. Lion dances, red envelopes, ribbon-cutting ceremony, and Vietnamese food. In Little Saigon (SF). www.vietccsf.org
Sonoma Vietnamese Tet New Year [Sun noon-6pm]: Traditional dance, fashion, food, and trinkets. At Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building. www.sonomavietnamese.org
MLK Day of Service [Mon]: I'll be volunteering at Glide Memorial, but the Parks Conservancy is looking for nature custodians to work in Golden Gate National Park (such as Alcatraz, Crissy Field, and Ocean Beach). www.parkconservancy.org
Free MLK Museum Day [Mon 11am-5pm]: Film screenings, panel discussions, and sidewalk chalk art will complement free admission to Museum of African Diaspora (SF). www.moadsf.org
Bay Area Deal of the Week
We Be Sushi, a wildly popular sushi place in the Mission, is offering 50% off your check (up to $20 discount). The original location opened in 1987, with this one following in 1999. www.scoutmob.com/san-francisco/deal/1440
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