Primo Patio Cafe
Neighborhood: SOMA

214 Townsend St
San Francisco, CA 94107

Kristina R. writes: Although the place itself is one step up from a backyard barbeque, the service was super.  That's the best part of the meal.  

Oh, and plus I ate with friends, which made digesting the food a tad easier on my rusty plumbing...oop...too much…

Boom Boom Room
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights

1601 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115

Amélie P. writes: Despite the fact that its name implies you'd be getting some action, the only action I got here was the crazy ingestion of booze to withstand the beatings from the mosh pit at the Ministry concert.

It was relatively quiet here, nice way to start the…

Chez Papa
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill

1401 18th St
San Francisco, CA 94107

Paulina C. writes: I could still remember hearing French for the very first time, and immediately falling in love with the tones and just the way they pucker up their lips when they speak.  That was twelve and visiting France for the first time.  I discovered desserts…

Bar 821
Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPA

821 Divisadero St
San Francisco, CA 94117

Darin I. writes: Heaven, to me, is a bar where I can booze it up with a large, luscious, and frothy Hoegaarden and not worry about whether I'm "cool" or "attractive" enough to be on the premises.

Seemingly plucked from the streets of Amsterdam, dropped on Divisadero,…

Marnee Thai
Neighborhood: Outer Sunset

2225 Irving St
San Francisco, CA 94122

Andrew K. writes: Good ol' Marnee Thai.  One of my favorite places to eat in SF.  I'll remember this place for three good reasons:  1) being just a block away from where I lived, you could smell the fantastic aroma of basil, chilies and garlic as soon as you stepped…

Sushi Banzai

1019 Camelia Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

Eric G. writes: Good, small, neighborhood Japanese food
Habit-forming

It's really a solid three stars. The sushi is pretty standard-- nothing outrageous like - Tarzan vs The Anaconda of Doom or anything. The cooking is reliably fresh and done well. The service is very…

Zeitgeist
Neighborhood: Mission

199 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94103

laura b. writes: so the last time i was here, some skinny white bitch (swb) in hideo 7 jeans and a motherfucking tube top sat down at the end our bench and proceeded to argue/cry/whine/break up/make up/laugh/coo/talk in GODDAMMED BABY VOICE/laugh/cry on the phone…

Whole Foods Market
Neighborhood: SOMA

399 4th St
San Francisco, CA 94107

laura b. writes: I had the craziest dream about this place last night.  I was in the prepared dessert section (which was roughly the size of half the store, it was really fabulous...filled with magically delicious desserts of wonderment!) and I was coveting this…

The Container Store
Neighborhood: Union Square, SOMA

26 4th St
San Francisco, CA 94103

Kristina R. writes: Yesterday, I bought a container here to put my containers in.

...sick.

Plant'It Earth
Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPA

661 Divisadero St
San Francisco, CA 94117

James M. writes: What does a (almost) 35 year old single woman do when her hormones are kicking and she's thinking of puppies?  (puppies really means puppies as in baby dogs, not babies)

My landlord doesn't allow pets. . .

She buys some plants instead!  I should say…

Tokyo Go Go
Neighborhood: Mission

3174 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Starla D. writes: After viewing a picture of myself and anther yelper performing an "imaginary blowjob"** on Saturday night and having no recollection of doing so, (and a variety of other psychological/emotional reasons) I decided it was time to stop drinking.  

A few…

The Blue Nile
Neighborhood: UC Campus Area, Telegraph Ave

2525 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704

Allison B. writes: I'm so sad this place closed...I erased my review...I'm going to my room to cry for a little while.

Dr. R. William Smith, DDS
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

2163 Filbert Street
San Francisco, CA 94123

d n. writes: I like that Dr. Smith has a "James Brown: the Hardest Working Man in Show Business" poster at the foot of one of the chairs.  I like that he's no bullshit. I like that the receptionist always remembers my name. I like that I can always get…

Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

619 Taylor St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Tsada K. writes: I recently celebrated my 21st birthday.

*stink eye*

That's right.  Twenty-one.
Speak. Not.

I had initially planned to celebrate myself at an upscale Mediterranean restaurant in San Francisco.  

But at the last minute, a little voice inside me said "I…

Foreign Cinema
Neighborhood: Mission

2534 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Mary F. writes: Current market trends combined with data collected from the field support the following:

                         100%  |                                                              ^
                                      |                          …

Caffe Strada
Neighborhood: UC Campus Area

2300 College Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704

Darin I. writes: I hear that a short Japo hooker with a potty mouth and quixotic dreams who SHOULD HAVE GONE for his PhD in Comp Lit but instead elected to join the working world because he was a fucking idiot frequents Caffe Strada in the vain hope that he'll meet…

Pizzetta 211
Neighborhood: Outer Richmond

211 23rd Ave
San Francisco, CA 94121

Joe C. writes: First, Michael Bauer is a skinny little bitch for not even placing Pizzetta on his "Top 10 Pizzas in the Bay Area" list, because Pizzetta is NUMBER ONE! (Don't argue with me.  Yes I've been to [insert name of your favorite pizzeria here].  I've tried…

Club Mallard

752 San Pablo Avenue
Albany, CA 94706

.elin f. writes: After one visit, I already love this place. Not because it's got two floors of  ample seating, pool tables, friendly bartenders, friendlier patrons, a sit down Ms. Pac Man arcade, and 2 outdoor patios but merely because they have this drink called…

Louie Hair Salon
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley, SOMA

4 Brady Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Steph P. writes: Rating a salon can be difficult because so often the quality of your experience depends entirely on the stylist.  Up until this year, I was the kind of person who would scoff at the idea of "having a stylist." How bourgie...true enough, when as a…

Bi-Rite Market
Neighborhood: Mission

3639 18th St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Josua P. writes: This place is like a gingerbread house to me in the respect that I would like to eat everything inside of it, like, the walls and everything. This is the kind of neighborhood market you'd expect to find if you were living next to Martha Stewart and…

G-SQUARED A SoMa Hair Studio
Neighborhood: SOMA

360 6th St
San Francisco, CA 94103

jenna p. writes: ONE HOT MAMA.
For months, I've been sending my mum to a series of hairstylists based on yelp and other personal recommendations... (since i get my hair cut, like, once a year, i can live vicariously through her.... and find out who does the best job!!…

kar'ikter
Neighborhood: Union Square, Nob Hill

418 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94108

Kristina R. writes: What the HELL did I just buy?!

A pair of salt and pepper shakers in the shape of Papa Smurf (salt) and Gargamel (pepper)?

A pen that whispers positive affirmations to you while you write?

A pencil sharpener shaped like an eggplant that doubles as a car…

The Big 4 Restaurant
Neighborhood: Nob Hill

1075 California St
The Huntington Hotel
San Francisco, CA 94108

Kristina R. writes: My Dinner with a First Generation Korean Auntie at The Big Four Restaurant.

(Delicious, albeit overpriced, food comes.  Fabulous waiter serves, and we begin eating...quiet munching occurs.)

AUNTIE:  You know...I was going to tell you something, but I…

Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant
Neighborhood: Embarcadero

1 Ferry Building
Shop 23
San Francisco, CA 94102

Pam B. writes: I need a bottle of wine so I can get drunk.  Or at least get this one guy drunk so we can both make our way through what may or may not be an awkward t.v. watching, pizza eating evening.

Upon considering my options to get said bottle of wine, I vetoed…

Flax Art & Design
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley, SOMA

1699 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Kristina R. writes: Oh, Flax, you harpy devil vixen.  I love spending my last red cent in your store.  

Flax has pretty much every art item under the sun.  I played with their selection of papers and boxes for hours the last time I was there and had a grand ol' time!…

McNally's Irish Pub
Neighborhood: North Oakland

5352 College Ave
Oakland, CA 94618

max y. writes: I liked it so much that I bought it.

Really.

Just closed the deal with my new partner Tobias.

We don't plan on changing much as McNally's is an institution that has been around since 1933. It holds the distinction of being the oldest existing licenced…

Walden Pond Bookstore
Neighborhood: Grand Lake, Lower Hills

3316 Grand Ave
Oakland, CA 94610

Ed U. writes: "If you have built castles in the air,
your work need not be lost;
That is where they should be.
Now put the foundations under them."

                                              ---Henry David Thoreau, "Walden"

My life is a series of castles in the…

Caffe Sport
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

574 Green Street
San Francisco, CA 94133

Kenny R. writes: "Oh, who f#*king cares.  You'll eat here if it is convenient for you.  Bet you'd eat here if I took care of the bill and the Chianti kept refilling your butter-smudged glass.  This ship is going nowhere.  Look outside, dummy.  Everything is still…

Shangri-La Chinese Vegetarian Restaurant
Neighborhood: Outer Sunset

2026 Irving Street
San Francisco, CA 94122

Starla D. writes: I drove by Bok Choy Garden today and the sign was being painted over and the windows were boarded up.  
NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo.  
At that moment I could have sworn I heard the sound of 386 ADDITIONAL pigs begging for their lives.  Wheeee wheeee wheeeeeee!…

Le Video
Neighborhood: Inner Sunset

1231 9th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122

Starla D. writes: I love scary movies.  Especially old cult scary movies.  The kind that are actually more funny than scary.  I like gore.  I like to see hearts get ripped out and heads get decapitated and limbs get hacked off with a chainsaw.  I like it when children…

Boboquivari's
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

1450 Lombard Street
San Francisco, CA 94123

RJ A. writes: Dear RuthsChris,

I know that this is a weak way to break up with you via text message and all. But our threesome is just not working out for me anymore.

There were some nights I wasn't sure if you wanted to be Ruth; there were other nights that you…

Trattoria Contadina
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

1800 Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94133

Ravena F. writes: Could it be?  Is this it?  Is this perfect Italian food in San Francisco?

By george, I think it is!

Came here the other night to celebrate my best friend quitting her job.  (A move that, in my opinion was at least 6 months in coming - definitely worth…

El Farolito
Neighborhood: Mission Terrace

4817 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94112

Bonnie L. writes: Those jalapenos creep up on you. I was chomping away on them with chips while waiting for my ceviche and quesadilla. By the time the food arrived my tongue was burning!!!

As if I didn't learn my lesson I got another basket full of jalapenos (meaning I…

Dog Eared Books
Neighborhood: Mission

900 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

omar b. writes: the placemaking of this exotic library like aquarius, can't be easily replacated and cranked out like the latest version of itunes or barnes and noble at a strip mall near you.

you don't come here to pickup your latest addition of oprah's bookclub…

Trader Joe's

417 Westlake Ctr
Daly City, CA 94015

David D. writes: A large warehouse floor.  Spacious aisles.  

All  the nice blackboard art you would expect at a TJs, plus a nice curl of a wave over the entryway.  Fresh fruit and vegetables at reasonable prices.  

Those customers that seem to move in random…

The Pig & Whistle
Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPA

2801 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94118

Joe C. writes: In the interest of condor,  have to disclose that the Pig & Whistle used to sponsor my dodgeball team.  As a result, though I can't say I feel beholden to the bar, I have spent a LOT of time there and I do have a soft spot for the place.

The P&W has…

Chloe's Cafe
Neighborhood: Noe Valley

1399 Church St
San Francisco, CA 94114

Liz C. writes: Please don't come here. I mean really...you want to stay far a way from this place.
Here are a couple of great reasons from highly disappointed Yelpers.

SF Gal says, "I don't understand why people wait so long to eat such less than mediocre…

Olive
Neighborhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin

743 Larkin St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Starla D. writes: Oh I met my yelp "im going to dissapear from yelp but tell me all the yelp gossip" friend for anti-valentines day drinks here.  Wow.  That sounded sad.  Am I a depressing old 28 years of age shrew with a bitter cold black heart made of rotten cheese?…