Tuk Tuk Thai & Asian Market

1581 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703

Jason R. writes: The trick getting the maximum from a restaurant is tipping, but getting it from a grocery store, especially an ethnic one is subtler.

And it's different depending on different cultures. With many Thai people, though, I've found that if you drop…

Fillmore Jazz Festival
Neighborhood: Japantown, Pacific Heights

Fillmore Street
Between Eddy Street and Jackson Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Ed U. writes: Hey Daddy-O...Me and some cats was lookin' to meet up to listen to some jazz. Can you dig it? Man, we was thinkin' the Fillmore would be like nowheres-ville with a bunch of squares.

Well, it kinda was...but there were moments of honest-to-goodness…

Ristorante Buon Gusto

224 Grand Ave
South San Francisco, CA 94080

nobu k. writes: We got there 15 to 10 PM.
They let us in with No Big deal.
I thought Grand Avenue of South San Francisco is Pizza, Tacco and Burrito places but this is 100% Authentic ITALIAN with CLEAN DINING AREA.
I really enjoied the Home -made Gnocchi,
Great…

Teresa's House Cleaning

San Francisco, CA 94107

Borat X. writes: Mr. Umberto is going to get so much new business as a result of Yelp recommendations, he will finally be able to get that gold plated squirt bottle he always wanted.  They do a terrific job, are very thorough, and will do whatever you ask of them.…

Galli's Sanitary Bakery

324 Grand Ave
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Lolia S. writes: You want to like this place because it's way old-school: Family owned Italian bakery, founded in 1909.  South San Francisco is 100 years old and the bakery is 99!

Galli's is brimming with goods: donuts with sprinkles, biscotti, foccacia, large cakes…

Cafe Petra
Neighborhood: Mission

483 Guerrero St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Kasey S. writes: I was in need of some self-indulgence today.  My favorite nail place is closed on Mondays.  Happily, a cute little salon has opened up right around the corner from me, where I can go (hooray they're open on Mondays) when I want to feel enveloped in…

Wing Lee Bakery
Neighborhood: Inner Richmond

503 Clement St
San Francisco, CA 94118

Kristina R. writes: Good, cheap eats...I like Wing Lee Bakery.  It's the only place I know of where I can spend $1.00 and feel completely full and satisfied!  As a matter of fact,  I went there the other day on my lunch break and bought several succulent morsels,…

Custom Living Solutions
Neighborhood: SOMA

PO Box 411564
San Francisco, CA 94141

Summer K. writes: I had a craft room that I tried three times to reorganize.  I consider myself to be a pretty well organized person, but this room really got the best of me.  I was using it as a store-all and always never doing my crafts in there.  Nice sentence.…

Cody's Books
Neighborhood: Union Square

2 Stockton St
San Francisco, CA 94108

Kristina R. writes: I saw Jimmy Carter here.  That in itself is pretty cool (to me!)  Cody's has great book signings and author appearances.  Their book selection is good...not fantastic, just good.  I have found a couple of hard to find books here, including a Langston…

House of Curries
Neighborhood: Claremont, Elmwood

2984 College Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705

amy l. writes: chicken briyani, extra spicy...  pure goodness.   i've never had anything bad at this location.  i love the mildness (perhaps watered down?) of the FREE chai, the blaring music, the spiciness, and of course the hot guys who work at the counter.…

Golden Gate Perk Internet Cafe
Neighborhood: Union Square, Nob Hill

401 Bush St
San Francisco, CA 94108

Quinn S. writes: This cafe is a hidden gem.  I'm still here because I couldn't leave without filing a review.

I was just looking for a place where I could go online, have a drink and get some things checked off my to-do list between home in Chinatown and work on New…

Edna F. Lee OD
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights

1907 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Shannon V. writes: Having had some maj a-holes as doctors in the past, I came to think of them as all business, and if they were brusque, jerks, then they had to be good. For real, B, my old eye doctor was just mean. Mean and weird looking.

Dr. Edna totally throws my…

Trish's Mini Donuts
Neighborhood: Financial District

50 Drumm St
San Francisco, CA 94111

matt G. writes: Matt and niece were here for a rapid snack. Matt's only complaint is that any business or establishments inside the Embarcadero center is difficult to find for a guy who infrequently comes to the financial district.

Matt ordered a dozen of the popular…

Cinecitta Ristorante & Bar
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

663 Union St
San Francisco, CA 94133

amir a. writes: italian 101:

"A" is for "arucula".
ok, that's enough for the day.  we'll move on to the rest of the alphabets some other time.

apparently, in italian, arugula is "arucula", but only when served in a salad.  when served on pizzas, arugula is still…

In-N-Out Burger

260 Washington St
Daly City, CA 94015

Paulina C. writes: the mad asian woman swoooopin' into the lot was indeed ME.  i swear i'm not crazy.  okay, well maybe "just a little cray cray".  have a little sympathy okay!  i discovered at 3:30 p.m. that all i had to eat today was a glass of orange juice and…

Pasta Gina
Neighborhood: Noe Valley

741 Diamond St
San Francisco, CA 94114

laura b. writes: freshly made pasta is just so much better than any other kind of pasta, it's vulgar.  the vegan options (including some vegan raviolis!) are all marked clearly and they sell a variety of vegan pasta sauces if you're lazy and don't want to make your…

The Hypnodrome Theatre
Neighborhood: SOMA

575 10th Street
San Francisco, CA 94101

Bill S. writes: Wild sex and unrestrained violence are two great tastes that taste great together. Just ask Jason from Friday the 13th why he always packs a massive hard-on  with his hockey mask and bloody weapon. Or see Head Trips at the Hypnodrome.

With blood,…

Benjamin Maeck, MD
Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPA

2250 Hayes Street
#205
San Francisco, CA 94117

Borat X. writes: Dr. Maeck is one of the greatest doctors of all time. He is a young, energetic guy with a zest for helping people understand medicine and how the body functions. He has a multitude of opinions - not discussed sparingly - about HMO's and the quality…

23rd & Harrison
Neighborhood: Mission

3005 23rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Michael S. writes: This place rocks, here's why:

1. Super fast wifi internet throughout the apartment.
2. Place is kept clean.
3. You can slide down half of the spiral stair case.
4. Nate might let you play his guitar if you're nice.
5. Susan likes beer.
6. 80% of the art…

Miki's Paper
Neighborhood: Fourth Street

1801 4th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

Stacy M. writes: I love this store! The paper is gorgeous and if I had more wall space I would definitely buy a big piece to frame. The cards are very pretty and everything is really reasonable priced considering the quality of the paper.

Sumbody
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

2167 Union St
San Francisco, CA 94123

Rebecca Z. writes: Every body needs Sumbody.  My favorite products are the milky rich bath soap, sugar scrub and bath fizzer.  It's a great treat for in-home indulgence and relaxation.  It has the best soothing scent and the soap is made of goats milk and other…

iZla
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

2439 Lombard St
San Francisco, CA 94123

Rox C. writes: This is a great new place.  Clean, clean clean!  They offer mani/pedi which includes a fantastic massage.  They not only offer the common nail salon polish (OPI, Essie), but also Chanel and Bourjois.  What I like best is the less chemical polish…

123 Auto Service
Neighborhood: SOMA

390 1st Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

KayJay .. writes: ... or what I like to call Tootsie Roll Auto.  They should have a mascot in an owl suit outside licking a Tootsie Roll pop ("Ahhh one... ahhh two.. ahhh three...)

The other night I was driving behind a little beat-up pick-up truck that seemed to be…

American Sushi House

761 Hickey Boulevard
Pacifica, CA 94045

Chris R. writes: Another hole-in-the wall that really isn't.  American Sushi House is a great sushi place is a weird location   Weird that is until you realize you are in the middle of an area that lacks great sushi.  Well American Sushi House fills the purpose very…

Bay Area Derby Girls

San Francisco, CA 94101

Ann W. writes: My danger detector doesn't always work properly and sometimes my fight or flight instinct short-circuits.  

For example, many people are afraid of the 6th street corridor or that cute little strip of Market between 6th and 7th.  It smells like fecal…

Proof Lab

254 Shoreline hwy
Mill Valley, CA 94941

Rachel L. writes: This place gets 5 stars because is is owned by people who love what they do, not just someone to make a buck. The guys who bought it are local surfers that use the merchandise they sell not just ordinary Joes who want to rip off Marin folk or…

Andersen Bakery
Neighborhood: Japantown, Pacific Heights

1737 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Ed U. writes: To me, Andersen Bakery always looks a bit oddball next to all the other shops and eateries in J-Town. After all, it's a European-style bakery amid the more familiar manju and mochi sweets. But I have come to realize I am the one who is guilty of…

Sonicliving.com

Oakland, CA 94610

Katelin H. writes: The only thing more exciting than getting a personalized email telling me that Def Leppard, Styx, and Foreigner are coming to the bay is a personalized email telling me that Poison and Ratt are coming to the bay, too.

I'd like to give a shout out to…

Love's Cafe
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

1101 Polk St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Marsha Z. writes: With a slightly unkempt, but homey interior--complete with outdated mags and boasting a second level--Love's Cafe is situated on a shady corner of Polk St.  Never fond of having salad as a meal (surprising, no?), their Oriental salad is good enough…

Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop
Neighborhood: Mission

3380 20th St
San Francisco, CA 94101

Matt L. writes: From the Pillsbury Doughboy, to Kool-Aid Man, to Noid the Zoid, for decades now our very way of life has rested upon the food mascots who have informed us not only which foods were nutritious, but which foods all the cool kids were eating.  But…

Vanida Thai Kitchen
Neighborhood: Outer Sunset

3050 Taraval St
San Francisco, CA 94116

Wes M. writes: San Francisco...home of so many dives and so many obscure ethnic cuisines, and yet, kind of hard to find a Thai place.  In fact, up till now the only one I'd been to is the rather trendy and expensive Grand Pu Bah.  But I knew the Outer Sunset…

Modern Thai
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

1247 Polk St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Christine M. writes: F*ck yea.  

Aside from the eye searing wall paper and random Roman art, I recommend this place.  Good good good.  Yum.

Fiesta on the Hill
Neighborhood: Bernal Heights

515 Cortland Avenue
- OCTOBER 21 this year, 2007 -
San Francisco, CA 94110

Mel P. writes: I love Fiesta on the Hill and I go to it every year, then again, I'm just a block away from it but still--it's a great block party where people can get together and eat good food (the BBQ is awesome, then again, I eat everything) and check out  the…

Barnes & Noble

1150 El Camino Real
San Bruno, CA 94096

InfodivaMLIS B. writes: Barnes & Noble! I like the sound of that. Barnes is such a commanding name. I am partial to this surname because It is mine fool!!! hahaha

This Store has everything. Music DVDs Magazines. I found Obama Schwag that has been cleaned out in San…

Cheese Boutique
Neighborhood: Inner Sunset

1298 12th Ave
San Francisco, CA 94122

grace m. writes: It was a nice cold, sunny day today, so after my packing fiasco at the UPS store, I went to this cheese shop at the corner to purchase some hard cheeses to eat with my Marshall Farm's orange blossom honey.  This place also carries other goodies that…

Albany Sauna & Hot Tubs

1002 Solano Avenue
Albany, CA 94706

Andi T. writes: The was the most relaxing/fun or fun/relaxing time I've had in a while.  The place was clean, folks were friendly, and there was parking a-plenty.  You get an hour in the tub and a private dressing room to compose yourself for 10-15 minutes after…

Fujiyama-Ya Japanese Restaurant
Neighborhood: Outer Sunset

1234 Noriega Street
San Francisco, CA 94122

amir a. writes: not the best, and not the worst sushi i've had.  i'd say right in the meaty part of the bell curve in my sushi scoring algorithm.

the place is modest and has few tables.  my friend and i came in on a weds night and it was pretty much filled to…

Fruit Barn

1616 Ocean Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112

KayJay .. writes: Generally, I do my best to be as funny as possible, but there isn't a thing funny about this market.  I've waited a bit to write a review about this spot, because it so dear to me.  It is a well kept secret of Ocean Avenue.  If this spot sold wine…