We checked in with Ajay Khadka about his new restaurant, and fighting an uphill battle for a great reputation.

Though some initially griped about the new look, new owner Kyle Wong says business is booming, with more changes on the way.

Second Act's newest tenant, which launched this week, serves dishes that draw from its owner's Russian heritage.

It's one of the busiest weeks of the year at the Upper Haight's only brewery, which is hosting lots of special events.

El Rancho Grande's second location is now serving up taqueria fare in the former El Faro space.

Next Tuesday, all slice proceeds at Escape From New York will benefit local charities, in honor of its 30th anniversary.

Need a burst of endorphins after this past week? Our editors share their neighborhood favorites for spicy eats.

The newly opened cafe at Hayes & Cole is offering food from El Salvador, plus a full coffee menu, beer and wine.

The international pizza pro is bringing his casual slice shop to 1535 Haight St.

With Beer Week's return Friday, Magnolia is bringing fresh brews and special events to the Upper Haight and Dogpatch.

From pizza to granola, pancakes to fresh Vietnamese, there's an affordable Haight Street eatery for everyone.

Two Cole Valley moms are hosting a bake sale Sunday afternoon to benefit local ACLU and Planned Parenthood chapters.

The space will close for light design upgrades and modifications, reopening in mid-May.

Lee, who runs the kitchen at Magnolia's Dogpatch spinoff Smokestack, will now handle the menu in the Haight as well.

The ever-rotating restaurant space at 1668 has a new owner, and will now be known as Tikka Fresh.

The vegan burger chain plans to open its first U.S. location on November 1st, aka World Vegan Day.

Take a look at the Alembic's newly expanded digs, which should open to the public in the next two weeks.

Haight Street might finally have a Japanese restaurant in the works.

Rec & Park is looking into booking a second weekly Off The Grid for the Upper Haight.

The new location features a huge selection of classic Eritrean/Ethiopian dishes, along with American and Italian food.

Painter/bartender Baidwan is passionate about the 74-year-old bar's character and history.

El Rancho Grande, the Divisadero taqueria, is opening a new location on Haight, likely in the next few weeks.

The 17-year-old crepe spot is closed for renovations, adding to the long list of almost-open restaurants in the Haight.

Despite the filing, Dave McLean says operations will continue as usual for the Haight Street brewery/restaurant and its Dogpatch sibling.

Singapore-based VeganBurg is finally ready to open its first U.S. location in the long-vacant All You Knead storefront.

Ginza is now serving up sushi and sake from the former Great Indian Food space at 1793 Haight St.

At tomorrow's happy hour, the garden will feature Fort Point's Manzanita Ale, made with charred manzanita branches.

Martin Macks, which has experimented with name changes in recent years, has finally settled on the moniker HQ. Aside from that, nothing else will change.

A lover of The Smiths and Morrissey since his teenage years, Muse now hosts a monthly party dedicated to their music in the Upper Haight.

Though Burger Urge is changing ownership, its food offerings won't be shifting.

We've confirmed that an ice cream spot is moving into the former Rusu Style/Fizzary space, but details are otherwise sparse.

Tonight's event at Second Act features a variety of readers, telling stories that are all either funny, sexy, or sad.

The "change of ownership" is actually the succession plan envisioned by founder Jay Johnson, who passed away last year.

We check in on what's new at Haight Street's Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery.

Irfan Yalcin bought the Mission location in September 2016.

The Haight St. brewery and its Dogpatch outpost were acquired in a $2.7 million deal earlier this year in a bankruptcy proceeding.

If construction continues on schedule, the new pizzeria should be open in a few weeks.

The new concept will be the Upper Haight's only option for Chinese food.

Can't afford the high cost of eating and drinking out in the city? Here's where to go if you're hungry for a deal.

Haight Street may be getting a new Thai restaurant.

Our sources say the new spot will specialize in "quick bites" and street food.

"We want people to use this an an extension of their living space," said co-owner Mikha Diaz.

The chef/documentarian visited the corridor multiple times over the years.

The new restaurant is serving Thai-style chicken in the Upper Haight.

Two locals have created a more virtuous burger.

Change marches onward in the Upper Haight with the arrival of a Chinese crêperie, a Thai chicken shop, and an Irish pub.

After a quick remodel, Emil and Maren Mouhanna's boba tea and jianbing eatery is opening for business this weekend.

Cha Cha Cha is rolling out house-brewed beers later this year—and liquor and cocktails, too.

The food-truck Goliath is proposing a temporary market, beer garden and park on the McDonald's site, which will eventually become affordable housing.

Not interested in rolling over to a sit-down sushi joint? Check out these top delivery sushi shops.

Changes are on the way for the Mexican mainstay's NoPa outpost.

Small changes come to three-decade old Kezar Bar & Restaurant.

"I never suspected that technology would disrupt the food industry," says founder Paul Geffner.

As with their former Church Street location, the family behind Burgermeister is switching concepts to serve Arabic comfort food.

Plus, the Mission is getting a new Nepalese small-plates spot.

With one of his 3 Haight Street eateries set to close, restaurateur Michael Nader says the obstacles facing SF's small businesses are "overwhelming."

34 years after it first debuted in the Sunset, the family-owned grocer is set to move into a new, larger home.

A decade after winning the green card lottery and emigrating to the U.S., doughnut-maker Massimo Giusti has become a Cole Valley fixture.

The bubble tea and jianbing eatery only opened about a year and a half ago.

One of the Haight's longest-running restaurants is struggling, and the owner lays the blame on delivery apps.

The Upper Haight bistro closed on Monday, but a reopening date is already on the horizon.

There's finally an opening date for a new outpost of the popular Arabic comfort food restaurant, and more in this roundup.

In the wake of two closures this week, Upper Haight's main commercial corridor now has no Chinese restaurants.

The popular local women's clothing store is saying goodbye to its original Haight Street location, which debuted in 1983.

A hit on Church Street, the Arabic comfort-food eatery has expanded into Cole Valley.

The former Bing + Boba has kept the boba, but added breakfast and other beverage options.

Open in San Carlos for more than two decades, the New Orleans-style eatery has now expanded to San Francisco.

The Mad Dog is chasing a liquor license for their apparent newfound home, after the popular sports bar closed its old location just before the pandemic shutdowns.

The Lower Haight’s favorite sports bar is now the Upper Haight’s favorite sports bar, as Mad Dog in the Fog has quietly reopened at Haight and Clayton Streets, in the former Martin Macks space.

A pop-up specializing in muffalettas, the large cold-cut-and-olive-salad sandwich originating in New Orleans and made with Sicilian sesame bread, will soon open its own brick-and-mortar shop in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury.

San Francisco's iconic Magnolia Brewing is changing hands yet again, and will reopen under the same name, with some slight changes, in a few months.

Milk Bar, a venue that has served as a comedy club, music venue, and locals bar for over two decades, has officially closed its doors. The location will be renamed O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, with hopes to open by this Sunday, prior to the annual Haight Street Fair.