Mission
San Francisco Bernal Heights Mission
Northern Iranian restaurant Komaaj now open in former Good Frikin’ Chicken space
One-time northern Iranian pop-up Komaaj is now a full-fledged brick-and-mortar restaurant at the former home of Good Frikin’ Chicken, and their pomegranate chicken (and sumac beef and smoked salmon belly) are still pretty frikin’ good.
San Francisco Bayview Mission Tenderloin
The 2023 Sunday Streets schedule has arrived, and it’s the 15th anniversary season
Six Sundays of car-free community spaces and fabulous family fun are lined up again for 2023, so mark your calendar with the brand new 2023 Sunday Streets schedule for the event series’ 15th anniversary.
San Francisco Mission North Beach
As Flour + Water prepares to open North Beach pizzeria, Mission flagship is picketed by carpenters' union
As construction is ongoing inside the former Rose Pistola restaurant space at 532 Columbus Avenue, Flour + Water's Mission District restaurant (2401 Harrison Street) has the tell-tale signs of a union protest, including a big grim reaper outside its front door.
San Francisco Mission
Neon sign for Mission Street's Grand Theater lights up for the first time in decades
Another of the towering, glowing neon signs leftover from the heyday of Mission Street's days as a hub of cinema has come back to life. It's the sign above the Grand Theater, which is now home to arts org Gray Area, at 2665 Mission Street (between 22nd and 23rd).
San Francisco Mission Potrero Hill
SF SPCA celebrating 155th anniversary, offering free adoptions
As the San Francisco SPCA gears up for its 155th anniversary, we took a tour of their adoption facility, because for the next few days, the “fourth-oldest rescue society in the U.S.” will be furr-nishing the pet adoptions for free.
San Francisco Bernal Heights Mission
The former Good Frikin’ Chicken spot to become new Iranian restaurant from Calabash co-owner
The current pop-up restaurant Komaaj has posted signage that they’re taking over the former Good Frikin’ Chicken space at Mission and 29th Streets, so the location’s Middle Eastern food tradition will remain intact.
San Francisco Castro Mission
Le Marais Bakery burglarized in the Castro, owners call on government officials for response
Overnight on Monday, the Castro's Parisian-themed bakery and cafe Le Marais Bakery (498 Sanchez) had its storefront window smashed and the business burglarized for the second time in about a month, leaving its owners frustrated and disappointed.
San Francisco Mission
Pile of steaming trash dumped outside SFPD station on Valencia Street
The SFPD station at 18th and Valencia Streets was not looking or smelling good Monday afternoon, as a Recology garbage truck was forced to dump a load of steaming trash there after suffering an apparent truck fire.
San Francisco Mission
Gyro Xpress co-owner bringing another Greek food spot to 24th Street in the Mission
The bad news is that 24th Street Indian soul food spot Ritu just permanently closed. The good news is that replacement is already lined up, a new Greek food venture called Gyros and Tzatziki, from the co-owner of the Castro’s Gyro Xpress.
San Francisco Mission
Delfina to finally reopen this month with new bar, pizza on the menu, and a private dining space
Mission mainstay Delfina (3621 18th St.), which has been one of the neighborhood's great success stories and go-to restaurants for all of its 24 years, is finally reopening this month after a planned four-month renovation has turned into a nearly year-long wait.