Not Cool Restaruant: Puncho Villa

Puncho Villa was one of my top places for great Mexican food in SF for a long time. They seemed to have a great setup and consistent product. It was good-enough to always have a line of patrons in and out of the place. All of this changed a couple of years ago when they expanded to the SF waterfront. It was good news at first they had a branch here but soon word spread how bad their food was. This judgement was not in comparison to the original location but in general to any Taqueria. I am due for a revisit to check their status. You should try the original location on Mission sometime.

Cool Store: Spencer and Daniel’s

I find this an interesting store. It is basically a mixed grocery, liquor and wine discount store. What is interesting is how far they go. I have shopped here once eons ago but nosed around the store many times over time. Once I was in the back looking things over and I turned around to find boxes of Chilean Malbec stacked up right behind me. That is nothing new. They were priced $1.99 each. I almost grabbed a bottle but then was embarrassed to actually take it up and buy it. Then again curiousity was killeding me. I had bought California Cab Sauv for $3.99 before and found it extremely drinkable. They say the lowest priced items on the wine list never sell because of the stigma attached to it. This is another case. It is up to you to check it and tell me if the super-cheap stuff is really drinkable or not. How much do they make on a $1.99 bottle??

Cool Restaurants: Sai Jai Thai

This is a good little eatery (aka bargain restaurant) to know of. As all cheap restaurants, they do somethings right and others they have no clue. The menu and the food quality is quite good for the price. The lighting, the tables and the smell (stench??? to some) have definitely skipped their minds. What peeks my mind is I found out on good account long time ago that the staff here eat all customer left-overs systematically. That was odd and shocking at first but then I had to order enough to have ample left-overs. I just couldn’t eat their food and not leave anything behind. Some of the dishes are made for that. I know I have to blackout the restaurant name eventually but here it is for now.

Cool Store: Vitamin Shoppe

A very cool store has arrived in SF. If you ever hoped for a good alternative to GNC, this is for you. I have ordered online from them many times and vouch for them.

Just A Very Cool Car

No. It has nothing to do with San Francisco and yes it does not belong in this blog but I see many cool cars around the city and had to put this one in. Don’t look for it. It moves around.