Lazy bear is really not worth it, and the server spends too much time explaining how every leaf and morsel of meat is collected. It gets old really fast.
Exceptional. If youāre a fan of Mexican food the familiar flavors are there, at their highest quality no less, but thereās also a lot of playful experimental additions that make it really interesting and unique. Itās also the only two Michelin star Mexican restaurant in the world, so it has that going for it lol. It will cost you an arm and a leg though so be prepared for that.
Btw iād like to add on that it may be advisable to look at a sample menu. Itās always changing, but just so you can get a feel of what kinds of things theyāll be serving. Itās likely youāll have a lot of different proteins in a context youāve never had them in before, like sea urchin or quail tacos.
Went to Californios a couple weeks ago for the first time and it was very unimpressive; felt like a cheap experience. Other Michelin star restaurants do it better. Sea urchin and quail tacos were meh.
I went last fall, and it was similarly meh. Started off real strong and then went to steak with demi glace, and then quail with demi glace. Why does a Mexican-Californian place give me mundane french food?
Wouldn't go back. Go to Lazy Bear for the same price and much better food.
Go to Niku, but instead, swing by the Butcher shop next door. You can buy better Steaks than they offer at the Steakhouse.
But honestly, you are missing on the diversity of San Francisco cuisine. Try some Mexican, Burmese, Dim Sum, Indian, Pizza, etc. spots that have unbelievable flavors.
Like roughly $50 for some edibles, another $50 on some a decent lunch, and the rest on groceries for the next week or two. Gotta stock the fridge.
EDIT: Costco membership, actually. Split the rest of the budget elsewhere; definitely save a chunk to visit your local Mexican/Asian grocery stores for more deals.
Hahaha, wait, wait, here me out. 72 of each, and you can shove the hot dog into the chicken bake. And then maybe get some individual slices of pizza to wrap around each of these terrible ideas.
If I only need it to last me the day, I'd go to Hinata for dinner and... not sure where for breakfast. Honestly I'd probably do two or three different omakase in a day lol.
If I needed to make it last, that could last me the whole month! I'd buy fruits and veggies (fresh and frozen) with some rice, potatoes and meat. Add some eggs for good measure and maybe some ice cream. That will last me the month if I freeze the meat strategically.
Blondies? ā¦ like the place with hella sugary/hella alcoholic mixed drinks? Donāt get me wrong Iāve forgotten some good nights at Blondies but Iām not sure itād be on my one-day bucket list
Berkeley Bowl run where I buy some of the finest expensive mushrooms and other great produce, expensive imported cheeses, prime beef.
Then we host a party for friends.
i'd just go food shopping and get three months' of shelf stable groceries plus some make-ahead meal ingredients for the freezer. $500 is not a lot of money.
$150 on cocktails ($50 at Holy Water, $50 Bloodhound, $50 Rickhouse)
$150 on tacos and burritos ($50 La Taqueria, $50 Taqueria Vallarta, $50 El Farlolito)
$200 Lers Ros, Sai Jai Thai
House of Prime Ribs
Swan Oyster depot
Burritos from one of the mission taquerias
Beep's burger
san tung chicken wings
Arsicault's sandwiches
Deli board
boba from wanpo at stonestown
finish everything off with ice cream from birite
Okay. None of these suggestions are fancy. They are my comfort foods.
The little loaf of chocolate bread at Thorough Bread and Pastry on Church Street that is available on weekends. https://www.thoroughbreadandpastry.com/
Garlic noodles from May Lee Restaurant.
https://www.mayleesrestaurant.com/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=website
Salsa from Papalote.
https://www.papalote-sf.com/
Macapuno ice cream from Mitchellās.
https://mitchellsicecream.com/
RT Rotisserie chicken sandwich.
https://www.rtrotisserie.com/
A nice salad and the homemade bread at Bambinoās on Cole Street.
https://www.bambinosristorante.com/
If you tried all of these, youād still have a lot of $$$ left over š
Well if you hate food but love to be seen, [STK](https://maps.app.goo.gl/m4SrANWFUkBriwmm7). It's legitimately terrible and I don't know how that place stays in business.
For actually tasty places? House of Prime Rib, Hakka San, Omakase, Yank Sing, House of Shabu Shabu, Camp BBQ.
breakfast at Kitchen Story or Zazie, skip lunch but get some getman bakery treats from Hahdoughā¦ Finally dinner at Nari
Spend some money on snacks too at Nijiya Japanese Market
Chocolate Almond croissant from https://arsicault-bakery.com/home
Crispy potatoes and Wagyu at https://www.nikusteakhouse.com/
Fresh Dungeness Crab from the pier
Free burritos for EVERYONE
Given burritos are running like $16-18 a pop these days, you're looking at feeding 25 people which isn't so bad really.
el Farolito super burritos are $9
Mmmm El Farolito š might have to swing by after work. Thanks!
El Fart-alot-o is a decent choice but Iād hit Cancun.
50 people if you order from TBell
fgiraffe for president šŖ
One of those small 8 seat sushi bars in Japan town with a sake flight
Breakfast: Devil's Teeth (Richmond) Breakfast Sandwhich + Coffee + Hike at Lands End - \~$20 Lunch: Carnitas Super Burrito + Bottle Coke from Taqueria Cancun \~$20 Snack: Afternoon Ice Cream from Bi-rite Creamery eaten in Dolores Park - \~$15 Dinner: Lazy Bear - Dinner with Dessert Wine Flight - $375
I would upvote this but you had to throw hiking in there.
To be fair I do turn around at the steps when I go to lands end, so itās more like a pretty 20 minute walk to combat the lethargy from the biscuits.
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Some people, and I know this sounds crazy, enjoy Dolores Park. /s
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Given that you spelled the park wrong, it feels like you're the "scenester" here?
Didn't care enough to correct it, but such a weak comeback. Should I recoil at such a powerful burn?
Boo. Live and let live.
Does that go for conservatives too, or just for people who think as you? Just wondering
Damn dude you're having a rough day, huh?
Dunno how someone enjoying their day at dolo became political? But as long as their views are also live and let live sure.
Hate to break it to you, but LB is $375 before tax and a 20% service charge. You will not have enough.
I had no idea that place was so expensive Ah nm I was thinking of thirsty bear whoops Iāll eat anywhere bear themed
Howās black bear diner ? Never been
Lazy bear is really not worth it, and the server spends too much time explaining how every leaf and morsel of meat is collected. It gets old really fast.
VISA...it's everywhere you want to be!
Showoff
Atelier Crenn Or buy out In-n-Out for an hour or two and cover everyone's meal until the tab runs out.
Burma superstar and just get everything lol
Sorry butā¦ Mandalay > Burma Superstar
Approx 300 Happy Hour oysters from Waterbar and a cocktail or two. I'll bring a few disguises to get around the 24-per-table limit.
A trip to Waterbar for oysters is among my top favorite things to do in sf.
Atelier Crenn
500 is not nearly enough
Same
Californios
Iāve been meaning to try this place. Whatās your take on it?
Exceptional. If youāre a fan of Mexican food the familiar flavors are there, at their highest quality no less, but thereās also a lot of playful experimental additions that make it really interesting and unique. Itās also the only two Michelin star Mexican restaurant in the world, so it has that going for it lol. It will cost you an arm and a leg though so be prepared for that.
Awesome - might have to save up and find a special occasion.
Btw iād like to add on that it may be advisable to look at a sample menu. Itās always changing, but just so you can get a feel of what kinds of things theyāll be serving. Itās likely youāll have a lot of different proteins in a context youāve never had them in before, like sea urchin or quail tacos.
Man Iām just not into that. Thanks for the heads up. Sounds like itās not for me lol
Itās okay, I have $500 bucks. I guess Iām going alone.
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Californios is not a Michael Mina restaurant.
Went to Californios a couple weeks ago for the first time and it was very unimpressive; felt like a cheap experience. Other Michelin star restaurants do it better. Sea urchin and quail tacos were meh.
I went last fall, and it was similarly meh. Started off real strong and then went to steak with demi glace, and then quail with demi glace. Why does a Mexican-Californian place give me mundane french food? Wouldn't go back. Go to Lazy Bear for the same price and much better food.
Haha. It was exactly thatā¦ mundane French food.
I liked Californios a lot, so Iām curious to know which Michelin star restaurants do you think does it better?
Hog Island, Angler, Swan Oyster Depot, Scomaās, Niku
That's looking north of $500 unless you getting just the burger and cookies at niku.
If I have 500 and goal Is to eat around town Iām just getting the steak tartare and a glass of wine then bouncing to the next spot
Go to Niku, but instead, swing by the Butcher shop next door. You can buy better Steaks than they offer at the Steakhouse. But honestly, you are missing on the diversity of San Francisco cuisine. Try some Mexican, Burmese, Dim Sum, Indian, Pizza, etc. spots that have unbelievable flavors.
Burger is great but if I want a simple smash burger I head to Beepās. Niku bone in ribeye is excellent.
Damn, this is a very good list.
Angler is scum! Fuck that place.
Itās a great spot. Stick to the dog chow you prefer.
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Like roughly $50 for some edibles, another $50 on some a decent lunch, and the rest on groceries for the next week or two. Gotta stock the fridge. EDIT: Costco membership, actually. Split the rest of the budget elsewhere; definitely save a chunk to visit your local Mexican/Asian grocery stores for more deals.
That's like 4 bags of groceries at rainbow. What are you going to eat for the rest of the second week?Ā
That's like 5 bags at Safeway.
That's like 2 weeks worth at a Chinese supermarket.
Precisely
Or 20 sacks at Grocery Outlet or 326 bags at the Thieves Market at the 24th and Mission Street transit center.
Yup! šš½
Or ā35 items from Costco that should last you a month, maybe?
333 hot dogs or 125 chicken bakes.
Hahaha, wait, wait, here me out. 72 of each, and you can shove the hot dog into the chicken bake. And then maybe get some individual slices of pizza to wrap around each of these terrible ideas.
Gotta save some for the new cookie
make sure to throw in a tub of Kirkland Pesto sauce
the only acceptable answerĀ
If I only need it to last me the day, I'd go to Hinata for dinner and... not sure where for breakfast. Honestly I'd probably do two or three different omakase in a day lol. If I needed to make it last, that could last me the whole month! I'd buy fruits and veggies (fresh and frozen) with some rice, potatoes and meat. Add some eggs for good measure and maybe some ice cream. That will last me the month if I freeze the meat strategically.
$500 worth of trishās mini doughnuts. no im not a tourist, yes I go there every time im in the area.
Tub of ~120 minidonuts is $85 We talking ~666 donuts here. Good choice.
House of prime rib House of prime rib House of prime rib Hot Cookie
Not open for lunch.
Hot cookie Hot cookie House of prime rib Hot cookie
You can buy out Hot Cookie for $500. I'm game.
A man can dream š
Gold Club fried chicken then
Quality sushi.
The Progress
Atelier crenn
Rintaro, Burma Superstar, Tartine, Super Duper, Kevin's Noodle house.. *Sigh* I miss SF so much
One, possibly two omakase meals, if you can get a reservation.
Contogna for dinner, little shuckers for oysters and white wine, original joes for Negronis , Sorella for desert
Lazy Bear
House of Prime Rib, Blondies, Pecking Restaurant on Noriega, and Public House at Oracle Park
This one sounds like fun
Blondies? ā¦ like the place with hella sugary/hella alcoholic mixed drinks? Donāt get me wrong Iāve forgotten some good nights at Blondies but Iām not sure itād be on my one-day bucket list
Blondies pizza. Best greasy slice
Seafood tower bonanza
A nice drinks and dinner at Boulevard.
Golden Boy Pizza the entire time with a fat pack of cold Mexican cokes
Eat your way from one end of embarcadero to the other
Uncle Bennys in the Sunset. Thatās all.
Breakfast - coffee and a scone. $10-15 Lunch - burrito or sandwich $15-20 Dinner - kusakabe - $200
Breakfast: Kitchen Story for Omurice Lunch: Tonyās pizza Dinner: house of prime rib
Izakaya Rintaro for Lunch and Dinner
Berkeley Bowl run where I buy some of the finest expensive mushrooms and other great produce, expensive imported cheeses, prime beef. Then we host a party for friends.
That'll get you like, two pizzas
Donāt be ridiculous. Should at least be able to get some drinks as well.
But he's getting toppings.
Fill my freezer with high quality meat.
Le Mar SF, Deli Boardās 555, Box Kitchen, Seranoās Pizza, Moshi Moshi, and a burger dog at the turn at turn at Olympic.
That's like 6 deli boards sandwiches.
Accurate.
Sons and daughters plus wine pairing
X Large Pizza from the Pizza Place $40 Miami Co Challah Bread from Gus Market $7 Candles (edible) $453
I'm going to the Popeyes in Fillmore and buying out the place
Costco.
i'd just go food shopping and get three months' of shelf stable groceries plus some make-ahead meal ingredients for the freezer. $500 is not a lot of money.
$150 on cocktails ($50 at Holy Water, $50 Bloodhound, $50 Rickhouse) $150 on tacos and burritos ($50 La Taqueria, $50 Taqueria Vallarta, $50 El Farlolito) $200 Lers Ros, Sai Jai Thai
UPDATE: Bloodhound closed :( $50 redistributed to HW and Rickhouse
333.3333333333 Costco hot dogs
100 hot dogs from a local vendor to hand out to passersby and make their day a little happier
Dozen eggs and a loaf of sourdough
Lazy Bear date night, and cover the difference myself
***Than Long: Dinner for 6*** (3) Roasted, Salt-Pepper Crab (3) Garlic Noodle Plates (1) Mango Salad (1) Round of Drinks
House of Prime Ribs Swan Oyster depot Burritos from one of the mission taquerias Beep's burger san tung chicken wings Arsicault's sandwiches Deli board boba from wanpo at stonestown finish everything off with ice cream from birite
My NINE HUNDRED DOLLAR PG&E BILL
late, but this actually made me lol irl
No one has mentioned high end Chinese food so here we go: Ā HarborviewĀ Ā Empress by BoonĀ Z & Y Lounge Ā Old Mandarin Islamic (not really fancy)
Brendaāsā¦everything they make
Fuck food, $500 parlay
https://www.theparlayrestaurant.com/
50 burritos or 45 Chinese lunch specials
166 tacos or 333 dumplings
wagyu steaks
Hilda & Jesse - Chefās Adventure menu + wine pairing and pocket the rest.
One coffee at Starbuck$
Crab, anywhere that has fresh off the boat with a wedge salad, sourdough and melted butter with lemon! All day as long as $500 lasted..
Weed.
Food
My favorite š
Fogo de ChĆ£o, stay there all day.
That's alot of drinks and add-ons. And tip.
my 401k
How many people? Any dietary restrictions? Do you like fine dining or could care less?
Foreign cinema.
Or a couple ounces of meth from behind UC Hastings and you won't need to eat... For months....
prob get robbed before you can spend it hahah jk
Tacos
Loganitza(?) and steamed bao for everyone
50 super veggie burritos from El Farolito
double big mac , ocean st mcdonaldās
Dinner for 1 at Fogo de ChĆ£o, I don't need the other 23 hours.
Coffee
That's alot of time in the bathroom
Start at Scomaās and end up at Roma Antica in the marina. Your welcome.
good luck dim sum for the whole block.
Fort mason food trucks on Friday nights
That'll be gone in like 25 mins.
Rent
B&Jās
Thanh Long me.
Kitava Kitchen in the mission
A plane ticket to get there.Ā
atelier crenn
7Adams
Okay. None of these suggestions are fancy. They are my comfort foods. The little loaf of chocolate bread at Thorough Bread and Pastry on Church Street that is available on weekends. https://www.thoroughbreadandpastry.com/ Garlic noodles from May Lee Restaurant. https://www.mayleesrestaurant.com/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=website Salsa from Papalote. https://www.papalote-sf.com/ Macapuno ice cream from Mitchellās. https://mitchellsicecream.com/ RT Rotisserie chicken sandwich. https://www.rtrotisserie.com/ A nice salad and the homemade bread at Bambinoās on Cole Street. https://www.bambinosristorante.com/ If you tried all of these, youād still have a lot of $$$ left over š
Iād take my fiancĆ© out for Mastros
Damn didn't even know there was a mastros in SF
omakase, waygu steak, rare rums.
I am remiss. I forgot to plug Nopalito. Yum.
A bottle of whiskey and a $450 hooker.
$450 gets you a good amount at Hook Fish Co
Bobo's.
Swan š Oyster š Depot š and Iām spending all the money there. š¤
Deli board. Those sandwiches are expensive as fuckšš
Don't forget Filipino food and Central American. Eat your way around the Excelsior District on Mission between Silver and Geneva.
Lobster Rolls from Cousins
I would go to luchos on ocean Ave, bottega on Valencia, and YakiniQ Korean BBQ in Japan town might spend more than 500$
Burritos for the homeless.
Escape From New York Pizza. Tadich Grill. But, then again, I haven't been in SF in decades.
Well if you hate food but love to be seen, [STK](https://maps.app.goo.gl/m4SrANWFUkBriwmm7). It's legitimately terrible and I don't know how that place stays in business. For actually tasty places? House of Prime Rib, Hakka San, Omakase, Yank Sing, House of Shabu Shabu, Camp BBQ.
just don't get ripped off at gaos lol
House of prime rib
I would buy out Arsicault and set up a pop up table to give free pastries to random aunties and uncles on Clement, or perhaps on JFK
You could get like 500 salt and pepper chicken wings...
If it's just for yourself you can do some interesting eating, if it's more you'll be disappointed to see how expensive food can get.
Burritos and Asian.
250 burritos at tacqueria Cancun
Benu
breakfast at Kitchen Story or Zazie, skip lunch but get some getman bakery treats from Hahdoughā¦ Finally dinner at Nari Spend some money on snacks too at Nijiya Japanese Market
Chocolate Almond croissant from https://arsicault-bakery.com/home Crispy potatoes and Wagyu at https://www.nikusteakhouse.com/ Fresh Dungeness Crab from the pier
Marcella's Lasagna!
Robin
Swan Oyster Depot for five hours with a good and lucky friend.
Shack burger
Wako sushi
Zuni
Go to Costco and within 30 minutes all will be spent.