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San Francisco, CA
Yelping SinceJanuary 2005
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My HometownAsbury Park, NJ
Why You Should Read My Reviewsi'm pretty fucking funny, for a girl
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My First ConcertOn my own? Kool & the Gang... Ever? The Grand Ole Opry
DateSan Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 401-9200
San Francisco Veterinary Specialists
Category: Veterinarians
Neighborhood: Mission
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1/27/2009
"I need to leave early today, my dog has an acupuncture appointment."
That's always sure to get a laugh (or, more likely, a "what the fuck is wrong with you?") at my office, despite my having said it for months. It's also fun to take your visiting friends with you to your dog's acupuncture appointments so they can go back to the east coast and tell everyone how "San Francisco" you've become. My dog has been seeing Ella Woods for his arthritis for several months and yes, it helps immensely. I didn't like the fact that when he was on previcox, he had to get his blood tested monthly to make sure it wasn't hurting his liver. That didn't sound like a risk I was willing to take, so I decided to explore my options. Plus, my dog likes his drug use to be strictly recreational.
Ella is an absolute doll, she's very knowledgeable, and she's caring. My dog has made some remarkable progress thanks to acupuncture treatments and the herbs that Ella prescribed. And he's not on eastern meds at all anymore.
I also took him to see Dr. Fong for a treatment when Ella was in China for an internship. Dr. Fong was also very nice and very knowledgeable and I'm completely comfortable recommending him if you can't get in to see Ella.
The front desk staff here also kicks ass. My only complaint, of course, is that this place is EXTREMELY expensive. I think they're honest and upfront in their dealings, it's just expensive. -
4/10/2006
You don't ever want to have to go to a veterinary oncologist, but if you find yourself in that situation, you'll be happy that SFVS and Dr. Rodriguez exist!
So my dear friend got a suite. It was nice. We were really there to gamble anyway. And have some nice meals.
Late one night after gambling, my dear friend and I thought it would be relaxing to take a bubble bath. So we called the front desk. No bubble bath. What the fuck? Why would you have a kick ass tub like that and no bath salts? So we had to trek down to the gift shop and pick some up. Pretty annoying, but worth it.
On our final night, he and I won a ton of money at the craps table and decided to call it a night. But Dirty Deutsch* wanted to stay out. I had commented through the weekend that he should go talk to this girl or that girl, which prompted him to inform me that they were all hookers and he didn't expect that level of naivety from me. So I didn't think much when he said he was going to hang out for a while.
The boy and I awoke to the sound of Dirty Deutsch* coming in with a girl and going into the bathroom. And as we tried to sleep, we heard the sounds of them "getting to know each other". We chuckled at first and then it got annoying. Luckily it was over pretty quickly. Unluckily, we got a glimpse of the girl - and realized that he had gone for a bargain basement deal. The boys got into an argument over what was acceptable behavior... I tried to diffuse it by saying "I never heard anyone having sex with a hooker before".
To summarize, THEhotel needs the following improvements:
-provide bath salts and/or bubble bath
-have thicker walls/doors in the bathrooms so you don't hear your friend having sex with a hooker
-keep out the cut rate hookers
*I changed his last name to protect his already much sullied reputation.
Their margaritas are great. They have a bunch of different fruit flavored ones (on the rocks, not frozen) that change all the time. The watermelon ones are particularly delicious. But their regular margaritas are really good too - and they have a decent assortment of tequila in case you want something a little nicer in your margarita - or a lot nicer in a shot glass.
The food is good. Not great, but very solid.
And the boys... oh, the boys. Oh so cute. And so nice. The ones who work there, anyway. Cute and nice and funny. A rare combination in this city. The ones who wander in aren't so bad to look at either.
One thing - their website says they're closed Mondays when you first open it. Then it says they are open 7 days a week. They are OPEN on Mondays. They should really fix that shit so I don't have to answer a bunch of emails from my friends "Their website says they're closed. Are you sure they aren't? Why does it say that then?"
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 346-1600
Mrs. Dewson's Hats
Category: Fashion
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights
It was 5:30. We walked in and my friend started remarking on the beautiful colors of a few of the hats. Mrs. Dewson gave her a nasty look.
"Can I help you?" she barked.
"Oh, we just wanted to check out the hats," my friend answered.
"Well, we are getting ready to close," she snapped. As she was sitting there reading a magazine, obviously not doing anything to close up shop.
"I told you they were bitches," I said, then I turned around and walked out.
Fuck Mrs. Dewson and her hats.
My friends and I go camping around Bear Valley for one friend's birthday every year. But last year when we were breaking down our camp on Sunday, I commented on how much of a pain in the butt it was. And I said that I wanted to get a camping butler for this year. And everyone laughed. But that's ok, I'm used to them laughing at me.
So as this year's trip was approaching, I started looking for a camping butler. And one of my friends freaked out a little bit - asking how I knew whoever I found wouldn't kill us in our sleep and steal our valuables. Apparently she brings valuables camping with her. So I emailed a few of the resorts in the area and asked for a recommendation. And they sent me Dave Pye's contact information.
In addition to being lazy, I'm also a bit of a snob - I dislike stupid people. So when Dave first sent me an email, I was pleasantly surprised. It was well written and you could tell right away that he's a really bright guy who isn't scared to take initiative. I told him what we were looking for - somebody to set up our tents, drop off firewood, call us on Saturday to see what we needed and then bring us more supplies, and then come back on Sunday and break down our tents and haul away our garbage. He said no problem and quoted me a very reasonable rate.
Now, I know some people don't think this is "real camping", but I don't see why not. You know what's enjoyable about camping? Sleeping out in nature, having campfires, hanging out with your friends, getting out on the water, going for hikes. But if you enjoy doing all the work, hey, have at it. I'd prefer to get a camping butler to do that kind of stuff so I can concentrate on having fun.
Dave was amazing. I came out a little later than the first group of friends, so when I got there the tents were set up and everyone was having fun. It was great to get up there in the dark and not have to set up a tent. Dave had also added some nice touches - a water cooler, a bucket for beer, a screened gazebo, an extra huge tent for us to use. We also decided that we would like to get kayaks, so we called Dave and asked if he could bring some. The place we camp is a good 30-45 minutes from any sort of store, so having Dave to bring us the supplies we needed was really helpful.
But hey, if you want to pride yourself on being some sort of camping purist and take an hour or two out of your vacation to go pick up kayaks and ice, have at it. I'll just call Dave. Maybe my time is a little more precious than yours.
P.S. Dave is incredibly knowledgeable and knows the area like the back of his hand. He can help you set up any sort of trip and he has great ideas.
P.P.S. We had a LOT of beer cans. Tons. Dave brought them to this cleaning woman he knows from the resort who collects cans for gas money. How awesome is that??
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 759-5752
The Pizza Place on Noriega
Category: Pizza
Neighborhood: Outer Sunset
Holy shit, the boys in here are HOT. And the pizza is still great. And I think the service is wonderful.
Also, I got to teach my friends' little kid a new word - objectify. "I'm sorry, sweetie, I didn't hear you. I was busy objectifying the boys in this place. Go ahead."
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3/30/2009
I'm one of those east coast pizza snobs. I generally avoid pizza in SF because I am generally disappointed by it. Don't get all worked up - it's just my personal preference. Yes, I know that SF has certain foods that are better than east coast foods. Pizza is not one of them.
So I had heard about this place and have been wanting to check it out for a while. I finally got around to it. And I was not disappointed. I think that the main problems with most pizza here is the doughiness of the crust, the crust-sauce-cheese ratio, and the flavoring of the sauce. TPP has conquered most of these problems - though maybe it was just a touch heavy on the cheese, but just a tiny bit.
The ambiance of the place is nice - seemed like a really fun place with cool music and a really friendly and happy staff. And some serious eye candy for anyone who likes handsome men. I know there are some people who automatically think that any guy with tattoos is cool. That is not the case. Need proof? John Mayer. John Fucking Mayer has tattoos and can you honestly say there's a bigger tool than him? Well, a bigger famous tattooed tool? I don't know - are those guys from The Hills or The O.C. or any of those stupid shows tattooed? In any case, I am not one of those automatic tattoo worshippers. But the tattooed guy making the pizza here is WAY hot. He has that je ne sais quoi. I'll be back to ogle him.
I came here recently with two super hot Marin trophy wives - the kind of women who just ooze money without being snooty about it. Nice bottles of wine get ordered, lots of dishes are tried, everyone fights each other to try to pay the bill - these women aren't scared of spending their husbands' money. And they're not cheap with the tips.
But they're no fools. When the service is non-existant, when it takes 10 minutes to get the bartender's attention to close out your bar tab so you can move into the dining room, when the next bottle of white comes out lukewarm, when you have to flag down the server for everything - when all of that happens, it doesn't matter how great the sushi is, the tip is going to reflect the shoddy service.
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 752-7413
Antonelli's Meat Fish & Poultry
Categories: Grocery, Seafood Markets, Meat Shops
Neighborhood: Laurel Heights
But even if your friends aren't as immature as mine, you should try the sausages at this place - particularly the chicken, jalapeno and cheese. Delicious!
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4/12/2006 First to Review
Premium quality meats that come with expert advice on preparation and friendly service. The best butcher in San Francisco! It's not cheap, but you get what you pay for.
Some people prefer Bryan's. But then again, some people bought K-Fed's album. There's no accounting for taste.
And then something happened. I don't know if it was because I started having more parties - or because I was having more impromptu parties. But I woke the fuck up. There are a lot of things that I still insist upon making myself. But I'm loosening up. And a lot less stressed out on party days.
I decided to buy dessert for my most recent party - and I've been secretly panning an anti-cupcake crusade because I'm getting pretty sick of the cupcake fad. What's wrong with a real cake? What did cake ever do to you? Nobody said you had to eat the whole thing, fat ass. Plus, cake has less of a "crust" than cupcakes. And who likes cupcake crust? Freaks.
So I knew I wanted a CAKE, not a bunch of cupcakes. But they didn't have an entire carrot cake. So I said I'd take a cheesecake instead. The girl working there said "Why don't you do half and half?" And I wanted to jump across the counter and kiss her - what a genius idea!
My guests were also impressed with the half and half idea - but more impressed with the taste. While it wasn't as good as what I make, it was pretty damn good - and incredibly convenient.
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 563-4946
Safeway
Category: Grocery
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow
It's awful and I cannot believe I went in here trying to save time while running other errands on this side of town. I had to ask where the garbage bags were and the stockboy even thought the set up of the store was ridiculous since Ziploc bags were across the store from garbage bags. Who the hell set up this place?
And the majority of the still clientele sucks.
Oh, you're in love? Isn't that cute. Now would you please move your cart out of the way if you want to make out in the middle of the store?
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5/10/2006
It's crowded, there are kids screaming, the product placement seems to have been designed by somebody with a severe case of ADD, there aren't enough checkout counters open, the produce is nowhere near ripe, the meat selection sucks (I'm talking about the stuff from the butcher - I'm uninterested in the "Dateway" facets of this place).
All in all, if Dante were alive today, he'd likely revise his Inferno so that the landscape of the 9th circle of Hell was no longer the frozen lake, but instead the Marina Safeway.
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I brought my dog here late one night because he was just not right - lethargic, not interested in food or walks or car rides. So I knew something was wrong. He spent the night here and was ultimately diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma. There is no cure for this and the internists gave me a very bleak prognosis.
But then I went to see Carlos Rodriguez (the oncologist) again and he didn't seem to think it was so hopeless. He basically said it's a hemangiosarcoma, my dog is eventually going to die from it, but there are treatment options that can prolong his life - and most importantly, make sure he has a good quality of prolonged life. That was almost a month and a half ago and the pup is still going strong - his meds don't seem to bother him, his appetite is strong, and he has a wonderful joie de vivre. If I lost him tomorrow, I'd still be eternally grateful to Carlos for the extra quality time we've had together.
I think most of the front desk staff is wonderful, but one in particular really stands out - Justin, the cute boy with a lot of tattoos. He is very professional, very compassionate, and he makes a kick ass hot chocolate. If you ever find yourself in there sobbing, you'll be happy that Justin is there. He's just a really great human being.
This place isn't cheap, I realize that. And I am lucky to have the means to afford treatment, I know that. But I don't think there's a better facility in the area - and Carlos, Ella, and Justin really make this place shine.