Even if the food sucked, the Sausage Factory would surely have become a Castro favorite for the name alone. However, the food -- thick, meaty sauces and [more...]

What I love most about Harvey's is that they provide diner-sized portions of diner-hearty food in a much cleaner, cozier atmosphere than you'll find in the average [more...]

Pay a visit to the Bullshead Restaurant if you're interested in sampling what the website calls "the finest tasting hamburgers in the land." This cozy little [more...]

If you've fallen for one of SF's last remaining carnivores, taking them to Guerra's Deli & Meats will ensure you have a long, happy future together. No one who's [more...]

If you like food that is good, you'll want to check out Zadin, the new Vietnamese restaurant in the Castro. The selection is limited, but each option is a pearl of [more...]

Greens is one of the top vegetarian restaurants in the nation, and we're lucky enough to have it right here in our very own Fort Mason. Blanketed by lovely [more...]

Want to see what this raw food craze is all about? (If your answer is "What raw food craze?"...well, you have a point. But I digress.) Alive! Restaurant offers an [more...]

Hawaiian restaurants seem to sprout up and disappear with the regularity of tides in this city. However, you can be reasonably sure that daKine's Hawaiian BBQ will [more...]

Axum Cafe in the Lower Haight serves a mean dish of Tibsie Lamb. This Ethiopian restaurant is a fail-safe option for a second or third date. The food is great, the [more...]

When you just want a solid breakfast of carbs and grease -- in other words, when you are seriously hungover -- the Tennessee Grill is always a safe option. Here you'll find large portions of sturdy diner food that sticks to your insides [more...]

The Pacific Coast Brewing Company in Oakland is one of those independent places that feels like a chain. Is there a "Build Your Own Brewery" kit that these [more...]

Forget about fusion food, frilly decor or terminally hip waiters: sometimes all you want is a thick pile of semi-greasy goodness. If you can't find it at the gym, look for a different kind of goodness at It's Tops, the no-frills diner [more...]

Though it's just a few doors down from another popular spot, Venus never seems to lack patrons. Their fresh, organic ingredients and fusion of flavors attracts [more...]

If you're looking for something better than the same old dried-up eggs, stale toast and watery coffee for your weekend brunch, look no further than Dottie's True Blue Cafe. Believed by many to be the best breakfast joint in the city, [more...]

2223 is a dinner and brunch place on Market in the Castro. (Guess what its street number is? I bet the owner wavered between that and the hours of operation [more...]

Voted "Best Burger" in SF Weekly's 2007 Best Of issue, Liverpool Lil's in the Presidio does not disappoint. The atmosphere is dim and cozy, pervaded with the [more...]

Thai restaurants seem to spring up and mysteriously disappear on a weekly basis in the Castro. But through all these people coming and going so quickly here, Thai Corner Express remains a reassuring constant. Though it's changed [more...]

You might not think that eel and bottomless mimosas go together perfectly, but you only have to try one brunch at the Castro's Barracuda Sushi to know you are [more...]

The Bay Area is home to many wonderful things, and one of them is Asqew Grill. This string of restaurants serves up grilled and BBQ'd skewers of all kinds of meats [more...]

Though your inner gourmand might balk at the idea of a massive chain of sushi restaurants, shove some eel in his mouth and ignore him. Unlike many -- I might say most -- sushi restaurants, Todai off [more...]