Another year of hope
Another year of holdin' on
For you drinkers by day
Bastards by dawn
And I hope I will see you soon
And I'll be home come hell or high water.
Bay Area Food Pick
730 Larkin St. (at Ellis St.)
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 931-6917
or
307 Hayes St. (at Franklin St.)
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 874-9661
It's hard to believe this is the first Thai restaurant to make Randy's Guide. Spices are abundant, and portions are ample and fairly priced. The crispy pork belly (pad kra prow moo krob) is a standout, and other exotic selections such as frog, alligator, and rabbit are available for the thrill seekers. Hearty lunch plates are about $9. I can only vouch for the original Tenderloin location, but I sure am glad I finally made it here. 4 stars - 771 reviews (Larkin); 3-1/2 stars - 131 reviews (Hayes)
Previous San Francisco 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; L'Ardoise Bistro; Pluto's; My Tofu House; Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous; Walzwerk; Good Luck Dim Sum; Amber India; Sotto Mare; Sweet Maple; Shanghai Dumpling King; Super Duper; Kokkari Estiatorio; Olea; Bodega Bistro; The Chairman Truck; Molinari Delicatessen; Wayfare Tavern; Wexler's; Thorough Bread & Pastry.
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); Pluto's (Palo Alto/San Jose); Ramen Dojo/Ramen Parlor (San Mateo); Amber India (Mountain View/San Jose/Palo Alto); Nini's Coffee Shop (San Mateo); Kabab and Curry's (Santa Clara); Fiddler's Green (Millbrae); Alana's Cafe (Burlingame).
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); Pluto's (Chico/Davis/Sacramento/
Previous North Bay picks: Bouchon Bakery (Yountville); Della Fattoria Bakery (Petaluma); Sol Food (San Rafael); Stumptown Brewery (Guerneville); Moustache Baked Goods (Healdsburg); Super Duper (Mill Valley); The Pelican Inn (Muir Beach); Garden Grill (Guerneville).
Previous Other picks: Shoki Ramen House (Sacramento); Built to Grill (Portland).
Bay Area Bar Pick
Trad'r Sam
6150 Geary Blvd. (at 26th Ave.)
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 221-0773
This cash-only dive tropical bar outshines its more known cousins in Hayes Valley and Nob Hill by keeping things simple, affordable, and fun for its patrons. Scorpion punch bowls - or any tiki bowls for that matter - are the main draw. 4 stars - 731 reviews
Previous San Francisco picks: Blackbird; El Rio; Rickhouse; Southern Pacific Brewing; The Hidden Vine; Vesuvio; The Pig & Whistle; Biergarten; Martuni's; Tosca Cafe; Toronado; The Alembic.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay picks: Antonio's Nut House (Palo Alto); The Oasis Beer Garden (Menlo Park).
Previous East Bay picks: The Trappist (Oakland); Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon (Oakland); The Turf Club (Hayward); Jupiter (Berkeley); St. George Spirits (Alameda); Drake's Barrel House (San Leandro); JC Cellars (Oakland); Dashe Cellars (Oakland).
Previous North Bay picks: Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma); Bear Republic Brewing Co. (Healdsburg).
Previous Other pick: New Deal Distillery (Portland).
Bay Area History
Frank P. Doyle
(1863-1948)
Mr. Doyle is often considered the Father of the Golden Gate Bridge for his advocacy and investments. He became the first private citizen to cross the Bridge, as director of the California State Automobile Association. Later, he would bequeath his massive Exchange Bank stock holdings to Santa Rosa Junior College, which now has a robust scholarship fund. His namesake can be found at the SRJC Library, on a Santa Rosa park, and for the common traversal to the Golden Gate Bridge.
Previous San Francisco history: John Geary; Samuel Brannan; Michael O'Shaughnessy; Jasper O'Farrell; Frank McCoppin; Thomas Hayes; Francisco de Haro; Jose Bernal; David Broderick; Henry Haight; John Townsend; Cyril Magnin; Jose Arguello; Keiko Fukuda; John Le Conte; Eugene Schmitz; Theodore Judah; Herb Caen; James Phelan; Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Angelo Rossi; Charles Brenham; Warren Hellman; John McLaren; Dogpatch.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay history: Millbrae; Tanforan Racetrack; T. Jack Foster; Leland Stanford; Milpitas; Donald Tresidder; Josiah Belden; Hiram Morgan Hill; Simon Mezes; James Forbes; Henry Coe, Jr.
Previous East Bay history: Charles Tilden; William Hayward; John Fremont; Mariano Vallejo; Ygnacio Martinez; Henry Kaiser; Anthony Chabot; Thomas Caldecott; Laurentine Hamilton; Joel Clayton.
Previous North Bay history: Cotati; Charles Fairfax; Luther Burbank; William Richardson; Oscar and James Shafter; George Guerne.
Previous Other history: Francis Pettygrove (Portland).
Bay Area Charity
Based in San Francisco since 2006, this organization provides emotional and psychological support to Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, service members, and their families. Estimates are that one out of six troops returning from the wars will have psychological trauma.
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, First Graduate, Lazarex Cancer Foundation (Amy C), KQED (88.5 FM), FabMo Creativity Center; and now Duboce/Valencia Fire Relief.
Bay Area Weekend Highs
Much warmer conditions should peak Sunday and Monday. There looms a decent chance of summertime thunderstorms later next week.
~ Thursday-Saturday ~
Coast: mid-60s
SF: low-70s
Bay: mid-70s
South Bay: low-80s
North Bay: mid-80s
Inland East Bay: upper-80s
~ Sunday ~
Coast: low-70s
SF: mid-70s
Bay: mid-80s
South Bay: upper-80s
North Bay: low-90s
Inland East Bay: upper-90s
Bay Area Free Activities of the Week
1. Music Festivals
- Alice Now & Zen Fest: Sunday, noon-5pm
Over the weekend, the City's only free blues festival is in its third year of providing two stages of fun. It's held along Polk Street, between Broadway and California. Alice 97.3 FM hosts its annual free concert in Golden Gate Park's Sharon Meadow on Sunday. This year, Alanis Morissette, Matt Nathanson, Ed Sheeran, Phillip Phillips, Tristan Prettyman, and Hedley are performing.
2. Live Theater
- Cal Performances Free Day: Sunday, 10:30am-6pm
Friday will be the kick-off of 24 days of live performances in the mid-Market area. You'll find 100+ artists along two blocks of Sixth Street, jazz in Mint Plaza, and dance near the west wall of Renoir Hotel. Then, on Sunday, the UC Berkeley campus will host a number of quality performers, such as SF Taiko Dojo, Kronos Quartet, and the Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company. No tickets are required.
Friday, 6pm
Thousands are anticipated for Critical Mass' 20th anniversary ride. Riders always meet at Justin Herman Plaza. Be forewarned, if you're planning to drive or take a surface bus in the downtown area.
Bay Area Freebies of the Week
Friday, 6-10am
Enjoy a free large coffee at all 7-Eleven stores, including those in San Francisco.
Previous songs: Down to the River to Pray (Alison Krauss); Three Rounds and a Sound (Blind Pilot); Chicken Fried (Zac Brown Band); The Story (Brandi Carlile); Lucky One (Pure Bathing Culture); Easy Way Out (Gotye).
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