SoMA eateries.

Here is an unordered list of my favorite lunch spots around work.

• Señor Sisig
  • + My people’s food
  • + California/Sisig burrito w/ egg == foodgasm. Better than chipotle.
  • - Long lines. I hustle here before they open at 11 and still wait 15 minutes.
  • - SoMA tax means your burrito costs ~ $10.
  • - Food truck, not available every day.
• Tava Indian Kitchen
  • + Usually get the chicken tikka burroti. Like it as much as chipotle.
  • + Short lines, even during lunch rush-hour.
  • - Slightly more as expensive than chipotle ~$8.
• OVO
  • + Flakey egg-tarts.
  • + Fried chicken bowl + fried rice + curry.
  • + Butter egg-tarts.
  • + Buy 4 egg tarts get $0.50 off.
  • + Buy 8 egg tarts get $1.00 off.
  • + Best egg tarts in SoMA.
  • - SoMA tax. Rice plate + egg tart costs ~$11.
  • - Only 3 stars on yelp is misleading. fsck the haters.
• Koja Kitchen
  • + Beef koja. Best asian ricebowl in town. Not technically a ricebowl
  • + Tirasmisu confectionary thing is foodgasm, but ~$4
  • - Small portions. Takes 2 to fill me.
  • - SoMA tax. ~$6 per koja, ~$12 meal.
• Cafe Chaat
  • + Chicken tikka plate.
  • + Favorite indian food in SoMA. I’d prefer over Tava every time if it were 1 block closer to work.
  • - SoMA tax. ~$12 for chicken tikka plate
• The Melt
  • + Yummy grilled cheese
  • - Small portions
  • - Organic hipster tax. ~$8 for grilled cheese with meat
• Chipotle
  • + Good ole’ chipotle needs no description
  • + Get away with not paying for double meat a good amount during lunch rush-hour.
• Ramen Underground added to list on 3/27/14
  • + decent portions, good ramen
  • + rice bowls are big and meaty… yuuum
  • - long lines during after work hours (5-7), ~ 20 minute waits
  • - NoMA/ Downtown SF tax prices meals at ~ $15. Who can refuse that $2 egg and $2 corn? Seriously, who?

I hope you enjoyed finding out about what sustains me. Surprisingly I’m not obese yet. 200lbs @ 5’11” at the time of writing (flexes muscles). GRRRRRRRRRRRR

Food in SoMA tends to be pricier than what I’m used to, which is berkeley asian ghetto food. Makes sense since rent is more expensive and the population density is comparatively higher. Also lines during lunch rush-hour (Noon thru 1PM) tend to be ~15 minutes.

If I could design my own San Francisco, I’d make it more like Berkeley. I’d wave a magic stick and make half the people go away. I wouldn’t have to wait in lines. I’d also make every restaurant charge $3 less, to bring them in line with berkeley prices. I’d also make my San Francisco’s bay bridge cost $0, and kick out 3/4 of the cars so there’s no traffic. I’d also make the rent $1000 less per month, on average, so that I could afford to live in the city. My San Francisco will be exponentially better than the current San Francisco.