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Oliver "flowers" N.'s Profile

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"Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It"

Elite 2009 Elite 2008

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378 Useful, 154 Funny, and 213 Cool

Location

San Francisco, CA

Yelping Since

May 2007

Things I Love

Yelp, Whisky, mr. kitty face, Python, Star Trek, Ruby, Scotch, Knuth, Mac OS X, pho, Skirt Steak, Six Feet Under, apple, long walks on the beach, sunsets, sushi

Find Me In

coherent

My Hometown

the district of columbia

My Blog Or Website

http://wonlove.net

The Last Great Book I Read

The Forever War

My Favorite Movie

The Seventh Seal, V for Vendetta, Lost in Translation, 12 Angry Men

My Last Meal On Earth

whatever they serve in the Presidential Suite at the Bellagio

Most Recent Discovery

momentum

Recent Reviews

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SFO
San Francisco, CA 94128
(650) 821-8211

San Francisco International Airport  

Category: Airports

4 star rating
 7/3/2009  
SFO is a pretty good airport.  I fly in, I fly out...it's pretty, it's well organized, and it's basically the fulcrum for my dreams of international expansion.

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800 Post St
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 441-4099

Cafe Royale  

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Wine Bars
Neighborhoods: Civic Center/Tenderloin, Nob Hill

3 star rating
 7/2/2009  
Classy joint.  Came here for a showing of Wattstax at my friend Sayre P.'s invitation.  The seating arrangements left a little to be desired, but they had some good beers and the vibe is good.  Bartenders were chill, etc.

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253 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 291-8268

Poon's Jewelry  

Category: Jewelry
Neighborhood: Financial District

5 star rating
 5/4/2009  
Found Poon's on Yelp this morning and took my new watch there to have a single link removed.  Cost me $4 and a couple of minutes - I went and picked up lunch to go at Muracci's just up the block while I waited.  Doesn't get much easier than that, now does it?

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2271 Union St
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 567-8050

That Takes The Cake  

Categories: Bakeries, Desserts, Coffee & Tea
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

5 star rating
 4/23/2009  
Took delivery of some That Takes The... Cupcakes this morning, a special birthday gift ordered from afar by my dear sister in Houston.  I'm not one for sweets and I don't care much for frosting, but let me make one thing completely clear:

These are some good motherfuckin cupcakes.

I just housed a red velvet delight and I plan to enjoy a few more as the day progresses.  I'm employee of the month today.  All the women want to do me, all the men want to be me, even the dog just wants to sit at my feet and look at me adoringly.  The planets are aligned, my chakras are pumping hard, the sky is cloudy but there's a hole up there and sunlight is streaming down upon me.  All is well with the world.  Thanks, sis, and thanks, TTTT.

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2117 Chestnut St
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 567-8131

Fireside Camera  

Category: Photography Stores & Services
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

4 star rating
 4/18/2009  
Great camera shop in a neighborhood I've apparently never been to - cute little shopping thoroughfare you got there, Marina.  I came in for a new Nikon lens that is virtually impossible to find - the brick and mortar shops I called were either out or hadn't heard of it, and all the internet retailers are backordered.  But Fireside had it in stock, for about 10% more than the Internet - but once you factor in shipping, the difference is really only about $10.  Plus I got it right now, plus I got it at all - remember, everyone else is out of stock.

They pulled the lens out of the box and let me try it out on my exact camera model, advised me on a flash purchase, and were generally helpful and nice.  Nice neighborhood shop, friendly staff, good selection of stuff (they had a ton of camera bags, which is something else on my list).  Highly recommended.

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2075 Chestnut St
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 775-2910

Noah's Bagels  

Category: Bagels
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

3 star rating
 4/18/2009  
I don't care much for the bagels at Noah's, and they sure as hell aren't New York style (this chain is called Einstein Bagels on the East Coast cuz you can't get away with that shit over there), but I'll be damned if this wasn't the friendliest, most have-a-nice-day-ist group of employees I've encountered in a long time.  I mean seriously, I was given positive reinforcement and asked if I had everything i needed like 5 or 6 times during my 5 minute purchasing experience.  Noah's - your bagels are hella edible and your staff is nice as all hell.

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3388 24th St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 550-7428

Phat Philly  

Categories: Sandwiches, American (Traditional)
Neighborhood: Mission

5 star rating
 4/16/2009  
BANGIN' cheesesteaks overflowing with all the goodies.  I'm a die-hard avo addict so I ordered the California, which is just a classic whizzed-up cheesesteak with a bunch of avocado slices on it.  I'm also a occasional optimist and my eyes get too big for my innards, so I ordered the full-size 12".  Turns out I cannot eat 12" of overstuffed cheesesteak (that's what she said?), but I did a pretty decent job and I'm proud of my accomplishments.

I had my sandwich with the cheese whiz, but I did get to sample their cheese-beer sauce on some onion rings and let me tell you...I will definitely be trying it on my 'steak next time.  That stuff is off the hook.  Get off the computer and go get hooked up with a crazy awesome sammich.

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6702 Hollis St
Emeryville, CA 94608
(510) 601-9300

Kitty's  

Category: Bars

4 star rating
 4/16/2009  
A super chill neighborhood spot with cheap drinks, a beautiful bartendress and good friends.  The columnar patio heaters outside open the whole area to lounging at any time, so you can move freely inside and out.  

They carry some single malts (had my way with a Laphroiag 12), though their draft selection is a little aenemic.  actually that's probably my only complaint: alcohol selection's a tiny bit thin.  But this is an awesome bar otherwise.

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1 Nob Hill
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 616-6916

Top of the Mark  

Categories: Restaurants, Bars
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

3 star rating
 4/13/2009  
This place can be pretty fun on the right night.  I've been here twice, and somehow been spared the cover charge both times.  The drinks are tasty and expensive, and somewhat obnoxiously poured with a electronic device that meters out a perfect pour (in the measurement sense) by salty bartender.  But like many before me have mentioned, the view is tits, the atmosphere is fun in a role-playing sort of way and it's pretty nice to meander out onto Nob Hill after they kick you out at 1:00am.

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2815 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 931-1182

Tataki  

Category: Sushi Bars
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights

4 star rating
 4/13/2009  
Very good sushi at this small, sustainability-minded spot in Pac Heights.  We arrived a little late to a decent-size line but - voilĂ  - there's a wine bar next door and my companions and I whiled away the minutes sipping on the lovely house red.

Back at Tataki, we were seated and attended to by a rather interesting fellow who had both of our female friends more or less ogling, which is neither here nor there; to be honest Nema S. and I thought we was pretty cool, too.

The sushi was really quite good. We ordered a selection of rolls and nigiri and nothing really disappointed; one of the cool things about the sustainability kick is that they had some varieties of fish I hadn't even heard of before, and they were all tasty.  Of particular note - pay attention here - the uni was, I'm pretty sure, the best I've had.  Perfectly balanced flavor, perfect texture...I dunno, I don't think I've had it that good before.

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    I have 99 more fans than you do.  Booyah.

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    Whatever, you just wanted to review a placed called "Poon's".

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