Golden Era Vegetarian Restaurant
Neighborhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin

572 O'Farrell St.
San Francisco, CA 94102

Keane L. writes: On the table:

Cat says, "Meow."

Dog says, "Woof."

Cow says, "Moo, I will give you some milk."

Don't eat meat!

...

And so you enter a world that is not your own. Where up is down, and down is partially sideways... and the meat on your plate is "faux" of it.…

Therapy
Neighborhood: Mission

545 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Starla D. writes: I bought my friends some bacon mints and a bunch of magnets shaped like drug paraphernalia for his birthday.  I also bought him a really gay card.  
If you are a hipster, or just feel like dressing like one, then you should shop here, too.
You should…

Moki's Sushi & Pacific Grill
Neighborhood: Bernal Heights

615 Cortland Ave
San Francisco, CA 94110

laura b. writes: I came here with my dad for dinner the other night.  If you have ever read one of my reviews, you will know that my dad is fucking AWESOME for many reasons but my case for his awesomeness has three building blocks:

1) he deals with my completely…

Habana Bar & Restaurante
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

2080 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109

Amanda H. writes: Mojito's made so well, they no longer make them like that in Cuba due to the decline of the sugarcane plantations.

Oh and lots of HOT cuban men..Can I give it 6 stars?

The Blue Plate
Neighborhood: Bernal Heights

3218 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Ed to the M. writes: I get it.  I get the concept.  Warm.  Comforting.  The sign beckons - EAT.  This is supposed to be homey.  The menu - nouveau American comfort food.  The old Victorian.  The open exposed kitchen.  It all screams "Be fun and lighthearted and casual…

540 Club
Neighborhood: Inner Richmond

540 Clement St
San Francisco, CA 94101

Christopher K. writes: I've frequented this establishment a disproportionate number of times considering its distance from my home.  That alone speaks volumes of this cozy neighborhood pub.

The front patio often becomes very crowded with people who enjoy both smoking and…

Valencia Pizza & Pasta
Neighborhood: Mission

801 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Chloe S. writes: Okay, they get 4 stars solely because decent bottled beers sell for 2 bucks. I know, right? I can get a Heineken or a Peroni or whatever and it's 2 dollars. That's 2 dollars, people! These are the happy hour prices I pay at shitty bars, stuffed with…

Hair Play & Joe Hamer Academy
Neighborhood: Castro

211 Church Street
# A
San Francisco, CA 94114

Bonnie M. writes: I have to tell you-getting my first gray hair was not nearly as traumatic as one would think. I was actually intrigued by the single curled hair that nestled itself in between my bangs.

I messaged my twin about it and his immediate response was,…

Baker Street Bistro
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

2953 Baker St
San Francisco, CA 94123

Mami T. writes: ***UPDATED***
After a visit to Paris, I'm upgrading this restaurant to full 5 stars.  I was very much disappointed by ALL of street bistros/cafes over there.

Food at Baker Street Bistro, in SF USA, is by far better.   At every plain dish served in real…

Sakana Sushi & Grill
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

605 Post St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Eric W. writes: On a sunny, mild day it is nice to eat by one's self and ponder things that are happening around your head and around your body, is it not?
Greeted by a pleasant waitress with a pretty face and an accent form Neptune I'm guessing I sat at the bar and…

International Orange Spa
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights

2044 Fillmore Street
Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115

Rego S. writes: After months of prodding from my sister and friends, I finally set out to have my chest waxed, and looking to Yelp for advice, I came here...

Let me just say this: I now have a new profound respect for women.  How do you girls do that to your skin…

Heidi Says
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights

2426 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Katie T. writes: I'd been having a bad self esteem week and the girls in this store actually convinced me that I wear a size *smaller* than I'd previously thought.  If they can keep making me believe, I'll be loyal forever and ever.

Sadie's Flying Elephant
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill

491 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110

KayJay .. writes: I can't tell you about this bar, because you will go there and I don't want that.  Not that I don't like you or anything, but, ya know... well.. you smell a little funny.  Like a mixture of Cheetos and bleach.

And I hate cheetos.

Anyways, Chris, the…

Hotel Biron
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley

45 Rose Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

megan w. writes: This is the kind of joint that 10-year-old me expected old-enough-to-wear-lipsti ck me to be hanging out in someday. I wish I could bring her here and show her it's everything she hoped it would be.

I'm talking about exposed brick, dark sexy back…

Nordstrom
Neighborhood: Union Square

865 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94103

Starla D. writes: I hate that I'm not rich.  
I hate that I am too retarded to check the price tag BEFORE I try on the cute little rhinestone studded headband that I am gleefully telling myself I will rock at the yelp holiday party.  
I hate that I hear the words "that…

Suppenkuche
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley

525 Laguna St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Amy C. writes: SUPPENKUCHE is like a trip to Germany, but only the good stuff.  

Good German Stuff:  Massive Quantities of Beer, Massive Quantities of Fried Food.

Bad German Stuff:  Being stared at like you are the only Asian person in the entire country, Shady…

Tao Yuen Pastry
Neighborhood: Oakland Chinatown

816 Franklin St
Oakland, CA 94607

Alfonso E. writes: Ya, I go absolutely nutso over this place.  Inexpensive dim sum heaven.  To go only.  Knock yourself out, you'll still spend less than $10 on a bag you'll barely be able to lift.  With their treats, I think I've found something that might be harder…

Basil Thai Restaurant & Bar
Neighborhood: SOMA

1175 Folsom St
San Francisco, CA 94103

Kristina R. writes: We had a very tasty, reasonably priced meal at Basil, and enjoyed the cool, clean atmosphere a great deal!  It was a pleasure, truly.

The very brave, deathly afraid of plummeting to the Earth in a fiery ball of melted metal and body parts, Ellen M.…

Great China Restaurant
Neighborhood: Downtown

2115 Kittredge Street
Berkeley, CA 94704

Heather C. writes: I have to confess, my mom is friends with the owner, so we've never had to wait for a table.  I seriously, seriously, seriously feel sorry for the people waiting at the entrance.  But props for their determination!

That said, I can't exactly translate…

Deja Vu Pizza and Pasta
Neighborhood: Mission

3227 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

stephy s. writes: I have a little theory about pizza: it's really hard to eff it up. Granted you can have varying degrees of pizza awesomeness, crapiness or boringness, BUT it's always pretty damn good. With that said, this was some pretty damn great pizza and I don't…

WISH
Neighborhood: SOMA

1539 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Uli M. writes: This is a beautiful story about friendship...and other things.

When i starte on yelp, one of my goals was to be as disgusting and jerk like as possible. Mission accomplished. However, something strange was happening; peeps started digging my "reviews"…

The Butler & The Chef Bistro
Neighborhood: SOMA

155 S Park St
San Francisco, CA 94107

Greg L. writes: I'm so screwed. Why you ask? Even though I live in San Francisco and have a very metro attitude toward life, I just feel a little Nelly when I say the words: "I'll have the Croque Mademoiselle."
I mean that's the better one. Just cause I'm a…

Book Passage

51 Tamal Vista Blvd
Corte Madera, CA 94925

Ed U. writes: Tom Hanks as...oh who cares?: "...we're going to sell them cheap books and legal addictive stimulants. In the meantime, we'll just put up a big sign: "Coming soon, a FoxBooks superstore and the end of civilization as you know it."

Meg Ryan as Meg…

Teatro Zinzanni
Neighborhood: Fisherman's Wharf

Pier 29
San Francisco, CA 94102

Josua P. writes: My dad is a notoriously bad gift giver. So when me and my brother got tickets for Teatro Zinzanni for Christmas I was expecting shitty food paired with the very real possibility of public ridicule.

"Dinner theater," I thought to myself,…

Nob Hill Cafe
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

1152 Taylor Street
San Francisco, CA 94108

Gregor G. writes: When I lived on Snob Hill, this was one of my regular rotating dining spots. At first glance, it doesn't look like a nice Italian restaurant, nor does its name convey, but just stroll by and you'll be stopped dead in your tracks by this sudden,…

Amnesia
Neighborhood: Mission

853 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Ed to the M. writes: I had the most amazing and prolific and all around AWESOME review in my mind for Amnesia, involving Arby's, my seester, Momma M, an army of Chink girls dating White guys, bacon wrapped in bacon, sangria, pink elephants, recreational drugs and sex,…

Garibaldi's
Neighborhood: Laurel Heights

347 Presidio Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94115

nobu k. writes: Very charming restaurant in great location.
I took my GF here for her birthday dinner last night.
We thought this place was new but it's has been here for 18 years.
Very clean nice interior.
Dinner entries were $20 to $36.
a glass of red zinfandal, $9
No…

Serra Bowl

3301 Junipero Serra Blvd
Daly City, CA 94014

jessica t. writes: San Francisco is not overflowing with bowling options, so any bowling alley in the area deserves at least one,"raise the roof."

But as many yelpers have already pointed out - you definitely  have some ' Abercomb/Forever21/H ollister-I-swear-I'…

The Buckeye Roadhouse

15 Shoreline Highway
Mill Valley, CA 94941

Heidi A. writes: When your boyfriend the conspiracy theorist decides that the world IS going to hell in a handbasket and starts obsessively buying gold and silver coins so that when the economy inevitably crashes (thanks Bush, you NOB) he will have stockpiles of…

Chai-Yo Sweets & Treats
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

1335 Polk St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Darin I. writes: Recently I had dinner and dessert with a cute, sharp, and witty guy.

Okay, I lied, he's TOTALLY FUCKING ADORABLE, and his unawareness of this fact only makes him sexier 'cause you know nothing turns Mama off more than a self-involved pretty boy with…

Pretzel's Yoga School
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill

485A Carolina Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Liza T. writes: Pretzel's yoga is a wonderful community in Potrero Hill where people of all shapes and sizes can enjoy a rigorous, sweaty, strengthening workout and deepen their yoga practice -- all with a healthy dash of humor and good will. Pretzel herself is an…

De Lauer Super Newsstand
Neighborhood: Downtown Oakland, Oakland Chinatown

1310 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612

Cliff B. writes: I had a little time to blow before riding BART and I ran into this cool place. What's not to like? They have mags, books, and strange clientele. I think I may become a regular (or is that irregular-er?)

Word to the fragile, this place is in the…

Eddie's Cafe
Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPA

800 Divisadero St
San Francisco, CA 94117

Ed to the M. writes: Every hipster neighborhood needs its hipster breakfast joint.  I think it's like a requirement - Dogpatch has Just For You, the Mission has Boogaloos and Pork Store, the Tenderloin has Dottie's, and the Lower Haight has Kate's Kitchen.  And the…

Baguette Express
Neighborhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin

668 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94101

amir a. writes: found myself sitting here in a business suit last week, deep throating a vietnamese sandwich before having to rush to a job interview when i realized eating a sandwich filled with raw onions, cilantro and jalepeno peppers may not be the best lunch…

Heart of the City Farmers Market
Neighborhood: SOMA

1182 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94102

frisco j. writes: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

if "a tale of two cities" was written today, dickens would have replaced paris and london with the current state of the farmers market in san francisco.

one by the water is where the rich and…

Albona Ristorante Istriano
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

545 Francisco St
San Francisco, CA 94133

Jeremy S. writes: Yelp-o-licious.

A gem in an area better known for it's touristy restaurants and crap-tacular hotels. The benefits of patronizing a family-run business came through from the moment we arrived. After giving our car to the free valet, the owner's nephew…

Nabila's Health Foods
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley

559 Hayes Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Ed to the M. writes: I'm in quite a fruity cheeky mood, I daresay.  For the second* in my probably limited Musical Revues (not reviews), I give you:

Ode to Nabila's Organic Market (to the tune of My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music)

Locally friendly
Organic Corner…

Pick of the Litter Thrift Shop

1127 Chula Vista Ave
Burlingame, CA 94010

Risa P. writes: Love this thrift shop. It's slightly off the main drag of Broadway, but the NICEST people run this place. Really nice stuff can be found there too! Got an incredible shabby chic cream colored coffee table there for only $15.  What's more it's for a…

Piedmont Grocery Co
Neighborhood: North Oakland, Piedmont Ave

4038 Piedmont Ave
Oakland, CA 94611

Tsada K. writes: Piedmont Grocery makes Whole Foods look like the Grocery Outlet.  The prices are that outrageous.

This is not the type of place one comes to do one's weekly shopping.  Most people who shop here only buy enough to fill a handbasket.  They even have…

The Alley
Neighborhood: Grand Lake, Lower Hills

3325 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610

Ben P. writes: Occasionally, I dread the thought of getting old. The standard reasons: being in constant pain, having to watch what I eat, dying, having to date old women, getting ripped off easily by informercials and door-to-door salesmen.

But sometimes, I'll…