Gabriel H.'s Profile

Glitchcore gives me headaches sometimes but I still like it.

The current venue is the Goldern Trapper Keeper Lodge which is a residential space. We kind of stood outside for a bit wondering if we had the right address. We did.

Everything is setup in the kitchen, and the stove is going if you want to make yourself some vegan pancakes.

We saw 3 artists/groups. The first artist was pretty good, very listenable experimental heavyish droney ambient stuff. They had a projector setup with some good visuals, looked like some kind of data moshing thing involving smurfs. The second guy had some custom hardware all chained together with a bunch of wave generators and amps I'm guessing. That one lasted only 15 minutes cause it was a bit harsh. I can't remember what the 3rd group was like but they used an old analog phone to filter the vocals.

Its is a good mixture of art and tech and music and sound, some of it not really any good but I don't think that's really the point.

I was driving from Prineville to Portland and got hungry in Madras. I saw some billboards for this place. It looked really kitchy and I had to stop.

I was too "bearanoid" to try Bob's Big Bear Burger (3/4 pound) but they have a normal size version that includes the special seasoning. The special seasoning probably wouldn't have tasted as good had I known what was in it. Bear in mind, that there are lots of puns on the menu.

The service here was really excellent, the waiters and waitresses are on top of their game. Food came out fast, drinks were refilled many times.

Who is Tony? I don't know. Maybe I should ask. What I do know is that I eat a lot of cereal and this place has the widest selection of pretentious cereals (Kashi, Peace Cereal, etc) that you will find in a cornershop on 24th, as well as both regular and vanilla soy milks. I haven't even heard of Peace Cereal before this place. I guess some dirty hippies got into the cereal business.

You would think a person would get sick of cereal, but no its not possible. Just check the wikipedia page for 'List of breakfast cereals' (http://en.wikipedia.or...), which isn't even very exhaustive. Did you know there are 8 different kinds of Honey Bunches of Oats?

I thought hard about 4 staring this place, but even though this shop does fill in the cereal gap among markets on 24th, the selection isn't really there, and the prices seem a little bit higher than normal.

Other things going for this place: A near optimal use of space and a large selection of pasta / sauce, soda, liquor and beer.

Cheap, dive-y, booths, good old timey jukebox, sane bartender. Ladies with metal in their faces. A good local bar in southern mission. I vaguely remember ordering a round of 4 drinks here and it came out to $9.50 and then stopping by el farolito to inhale a quesadilla on the way home.

When I moved to SF, I got introduced to Vietnamese sandwiches. Spiciness (of the jalapeno variety?), pork, cilantro on a baguette; I haven't researched it but I'm guessing something to do with French colonialism?

I usually get the #4 lunch special (pork sandwich + iced coffee). The sandwich size is good if you are not super hungry. Most places they are on the small side and its always a gamble on whether or not to order 2. They also have a vegetarian version if you think pigs are charming.

Also, does anyone know what Vietnamese bacon is all about?

I really want to love this place. The burritos are high on the density scale and packed long and tight. In the old days, I could inhale one of these and have room left over for beers, but nowadays, I feel a bit bloaty.

The salsa verde is amazing, and its always a struggle to not overdo the salsa coverage. The only things that gave me trouble were that sometimes the carne asada isn't trimmed very well, and they can be a little heavy on the rice.

Also they go insane on the sour cream so you might want to order without. In general, I'd try to stick with the pork (Al Pastor is amazing), and try to go during high volume times for optimal freshness.

The corn dogs in the freezer are amazing. I think I've had every variation of Odwala juices, even the carrot juice. The multigrain wheat thins are nice, but would be awesome if there were the Ranch flavored ones too.

I came here twice for lunch since its close to work. The first time I got a lunch special which was a tofu + vegetable dish and it was ok. The place looks newly renovated and there was some British opera DVD playing while we ate which was strangely entertaining. The second time I got the vermicelli noodles with fried pork (I think #28?) and a Vietnamese iced coffee and it was glorious.

They have a great beer selection especially if you are a fan of belgium style brews. I had a Maredsous which was really good, but they have normal beers as well (like $3 Pabst). Its not meant to be too classy either if you are worried about that.

They have a couple pinball machines (one was Attack From Mars) and some pool tables. I didn't get a chance to check out the jukebox but I do remember that the volume is not crazy loud so you can actually talk to each other.

The sushi was good but I think its better to come for the noodle dishes. I had the Curry Laksa which was really tasty. The prices are reasonable (cheap compared to most places like it) and there is a bunch of outdoor seating.