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True grits: Cajun restaurant about to debut in the Mission
Alba Ray’s, a new Cajun restaurant that’s moved into the former Hapa Ramen space near 19th and Mission streets, is scheduled to open Monday. Workers on suspended scaffolding were busy repairing and...
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Starboard gone, now home to Asian popup
Open less than a year, Mission hofbrau Starboard is apparently no more. The restaurant’s old space on 16th Street is now home to a popup serving Asian fusion cuisine. It is unclear what happened with...
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“Brown Sugar Factory” debuting on Valencia
Valencia Street’s newest restaurant Brown Sugar Factory is scheduled to open today and Capp Street Crap got a look recently at a draft menu. An employee at the new restaurant, described as Asian...
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Restaurant beat: Cha Cha Cha wants live music
Under new ownership since late fall, Cha Cha Cha is trying something new: live music. The tapas restaurant, at 2327 Mission St., has applied for a permit that would allow Cuban bands to play there...
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Look who’s back. Sunflower’s Valencia side reopened
Closed for more than three years, Sunflower’s Valencia Street space is finally back. A walk by the restaurant Friday night found 506 Valencia’s Street’s neon sign lit once again and the Vietnamese...
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“Francisca’s” restaurant opening in former Palace space
More than a year after a fire shuttered the restaurant and damaged apartments above it, the owners of The Palace are opening a new restaurant in the space. Francisca’s, named after owner/chef Manny...
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Mau to stay after last-minute deal with landlord
Finally, some good news for a Valencia Street tenant. Much-loved Vietnamese restaurant Mau appears to have reached a last-minute deal with its landlord on the day it was slated to close. A sign in the...
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Urban Fish out of water, becoming Japanese spot
Urban Fish took its last gasp months ago, and it appears a Japanese restaurant is set to breathe new life into the space. Signs have gone up outside 2193 Mission near 18th Street, indicating that the...
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Balompi-YAY! Beloved pupusa restaurant reopening soon
Missing Balompie Cafe’s amazing pupusas? The wait is almost over. Signs have gone up in the restaurant’s entrance at 18th and Capp Street announcing a reopening date of November 24th. The spot has...
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Sigh … Ken Ken is gone gone
After five years, popular Mission ramen spot Ken Ken Ramen has called it quits. A note posted in the window of the 18th Street restaurant says the decision to close was for “personal, financial and...
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