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"pastifarian"

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283 Useful, 185 Funny, and 263 Cool

Location

San Francisco, CA

Yelping Since

May 2005

Things I Love

feeding people, dancing to diplo in my kitchen, culinary history

Find Me In

the city

My Hometown

St. Louis, MO

My Blog Or Website

http://www.iloveyoumor...

When I'm Not Yelping...

I am a salsa thief and take extra salsa from Tropisueno and Caremba frequently.

Why You Should Read My Reviews

They're like a snapshot of history!

The Last Great Book I Read

Delizia! The History of Italian Cuisine

My Favorite Movie

3-Iron

My Last Meal On Earth

crispy ravioli zucca with amaretti crumbles

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I work for the man himself

Most Recent Discovery

http://www.sundancehel.../ You can fly NASCAR STYLE

Current Crush

Double Y

Recent Reviews

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Justin Herman Plaza
San Francisco, CA 94101

Critical Mass  

Category: Local Flavor
Neighborhood: SOMA

1 star rating
 3/17/2009  
DUI offenders who have embraced their forced means of transportation after discovering Burning Man?

No thanks

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Inbound toward the Caltrain Depot.
San Francisco, CA 94101

MUNI - N Judah  

Category: Public Transportation

2 star rating
 Update - 1/29/2009  
Now that I really depend on this train, the rate at which it simply doesn't show up or is at a minimum the most overcrowded and least frequently appearing train, or gets stuck in an f'ing tunnel for 45 minutes on a Friday evening is absolutely unacceptable. Can't we all just pay $5 more for our passes and get some more trains running? Seriously, it's not worth my time.

And sadly, the 71 and 6 don't do much good unless it's the wee hours, because between the patrons and the multitude of stops I almost always am forced to get off mid-way and have a glass of wine at UVA in order to bare the rest of the trip.

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  • 5 star rating
    4/22/2008

    Some guy with crappy jeans painstakingly detailed with SPARKLY PUFF PAINT tonight inspired me to write this review. i should note that he had a horrendously pathetic belt buckle that was somehow trying really hard to be actual cowboy instead of just cowboy mockery.  He also had matching sparkly pink boots, but I was actually moderately jealous of those.

    I love you N Judah. Even though you don't come as often as I'd like, I've never run into a ticket checker and you drop me 1.5 blocks from where I want to be most of the time. XXOO.

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Powell St & Market St
San Francisco, CA 94102

MUNI / BART Station - Powell  

Category: Public Transportation
Neighborhood: Union Square

5 star rating
 1/29/2009  
This 5 stars is soley for the man who sings the blues and asks me on dates every time I pass through here. He's clean enough and talented enough that it isn't so much creepy as disappointing--I'd absolutely pay to see him sing a concert in a more comfortable venue. Can somebody give this guy a gig?

otherwise, my list of complaints would be:
-obnoxious station-wide advertising which I cannot help but imagine crumpled up in a landfill only weeks from them, with minimal advertising response
-stupid zagat ads--who the heck uses zagat? even my computer-challenged mom prefers Yelp
-lack of trash cans
-non-main gate doesn't allow cash ticket purchase during certain hours, often forcing us to miss our train by walking further up

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736 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94199

Jessie Square  

Category: Parks
Neighborhood: SOMA

3 star rating
 1/29/2009  
It's beautifully designed but in a constant state of maintenance. If there aren't window cleaners on the Jewish Contemporary Museum, they're repairing cracked and seemingly ill-designed pads of concrete. Or, the shallow (but beautiful) pools of water are out of commission.

But what irks me most is that it seems to be inexplicably a place for smokers to gather and force others to smell their habit. I haven't once walked through here in the early morning and not had to inhale at least two or three smokers dirty morning fix.

Isn't there a law or something about smoking near public buildings in San Francisco? Does this mean I need to write a review of Mr. Newsom now?

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San Francisco, CA 94101

2008  

Category: Local Flavor
Neighborhood: SOMA

4 star rating
 Update - 1/7/2009  
an adjustment of -1 star to reflect that I can no longer contribute Yelp reviews to actual businesses :( very sad. Maybe someday I can make my comeback..in the meantime, you can all tune into the psychic pathfield and hear what I'd have to school you on!

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  • 5 star rating
    12/29/2008

    Personally, a great year.
    Politically, a promising year.

    Between the party hard start, the unemployment, the most amazing man, the romantic trip to Paris, the reemployment, the friends, the family changes, the fashions and the happiness--we'll override the economics, the politics and the dull moments, of which there were few. If 2009 is on par, I'll be having a pretty amazing life.

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3601 Lyon St
San Francisco, CA 94123

Pley - Yelp's 4th Annual Holiday Party!  

Category: Local Flavor
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

5 star rating
 12/4/2008  
Another serious feat of amazingness accomplished by the CM's... Can't wait to see what they pull off next.

Truly, it's incredible what they can put together and how many details have to be managed.

Seeing it from behind the scenes, I'm really starstruck.

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950 Indian Rock Ave
Berkeley, CA 94707

Indian Rock Park  

Category: Parks
Neighborhood: North Berkeley Hills

4 star rating
 12/2/2008  
It's consistent. Because it's a rock.

Sometimes there are creepy people here (-1 star)  but mostly, it's a good spot to relax and gain some perspective in life.

Plus any amazing happenings in the sky (lunar eclipse, star shower) look amazing from here and it's less risky to get here than up to inspiration point in the pitch dark!

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50 Moraga Ave
San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 561-4323

The Presidio  

Categories: Landmarks & Historical Buildings, Parks

5 star rating
 10/28/2008  
oh Presidio, you're so beautiful and spooky all at once.

I love you even though your hill is too annoying and hard to bike back up, and even though you gave my boyfriend a flat tire three times in one day.

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25th Ave & Fulton St.
San Francisco, CA 94129

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival  

Category: Local Flavor
Neighborhood: Outer Richmond

5 star rating
 10/5/2008  
a brief bike ride into the park from home, complimentary bike parking, and a free show by iron & wine?

i love living in san francisco.

too bad i had other activities this weekend or i'd have taken more advantage...even still, iron & wine was great at bimbo's!

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The Embarcadero at Bay Street
San Francisco, CA 94111

Yelp Elite Event @ Butterfly  

Category: Local Flavor
Neighborhood: Embarcadero

5 star rating
 8/20/2008  
Great food, awesome DJ, and lively Yelpers.

A success.

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