Naan-plussed: Indian chain moving into old Minako sushi space
September 2, 2016
Once on track to reopen as a soup-centric restaurant, the tiny Mission Street space that was once Minako Organic Japanese Restaurant is becoming a Naan ‘N’ Curry.
Signs have already gone up for the Indian and Pakistani chain restaurant at 2154 Mission St., and it looks to be opening soon. A visit early this week found crews still working inside.
Minako, which had been around for 15 years, closed in April 2015 after losing its lease. Pete Mrabe, of North Beach’s Don Pisto’s and Chubby Noodle, was planning to open a restaurant in the space called “Posole” but listed it for sale on Craigslist in June, noting that a partnership had disbanded.
Bottomless mimosas hit bottom: Radish and Grub have closed
August 31, 2016
A sign that was posted in Grub’s window when it reopened last summer.
Your brunch options in the Mission just got significantly slimmer. Two local spots, Radish and Grub, have recently shut their doors.
It’s unclear when either of the restaurants closed exactly. A walk by both locations over the weekend found the doors of both spaces locked but no signs posted announcing their closure.
Capp Street Crap previously reported that Radish, at 19th and Lexington streets, was for sale which still seems to be the case based on a listing on LoopNet. In an email in July owner Emily Summers said that a number of factors had made it hard to do business in the city including the high cost of labor.
Radish’s Yelp page shows the restaurant as “permanently closed” but an email sent to Summers on Monday asking for more details was not returned.
Mission Local reports that Grub, at 758 Valencia St., closed sometime last week. The restaurant has just reopened a little over a year ago, in June of 2015.
Yam, bam, thank you ma’am
August 30, 2016
Benign tubers.
Group beats, stabs man near Dolores Park
August 29, 2016
A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries during an attack by group of men near Dolores Park on Sunday, police said.
At around 6:15 p.m. a group of as many as 10 men began chasing the victim through the park toward 18th and Church streets, said San Francisco Police spokeswoman Giselle Talkoff. When he fell in the intersection, they started punching and kicking him.
The victim was stabbed in the upper torso during the attack, Talkoff said.
[Photo via Christopher Bowns/Flickr]
Don’t get hung up on the third rail
August 26, 2016
BART’s little known “Land line.”
Booze news: Royal Cuckoo Market wants to serve beer and wine
August 25, 2016
Like its sister bar south of Cesar Chavez, the Royal Cuckoo Market wants you to stick around for a drink or two.
Known for its array of fancy liquor, the tiny market is pursuing a beer and wine license which, if approved, would allow them to start serving in the store.
Although letters have been sent to neighbors and a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control already hangs in the store’s front window, owner Paul Miller wrote in an email that the process could still take months – if they get the approval at all.
Hi and yes we are planning on serving beer and wine along with what we already do but until we get approval from the authorities it’s just a poster in the window and a dream.
Opened two years ago in a former Salvadoran convenience store on 19th Street near Capp, the market serves coffee and sells staples like fruit, vegetables, milk and eggs alongside pastries, chocolate and sandwiches.
If Royal Cuckoo’s current booze selection is any indication, whatever they might eventually serve is sure to be a good thing.
How to stay in SF
August 18, 2016
Well, technically this appears to be an ad for the new Jonah Hill movie War Dogs but it’s still pretty funny.
Eviction for Mrs. Robinson?
August 17, 2016
Home(debt)ward bound.
[Spotted by Malaika on Florida Street, near 23rd]
Man, 42, critically wounded in Capp Street shooting
August 15, 2016
A 42-year-old man is in critical condition following a shooting on Capp Street Saturday night, police said.
The victim was found shot on the ground near Capp and 19th streets at around 10:37 p.m., according to San Francisco Police spokesman Carlos Manfredi. The site of the shooting, the El Capitan parking lot, was taped off along Capp Street Saturday night and a police officer stood guard.
Witnesses reported hearing a man’s voice before gunshots rang out and that two people ran from the scene, Manfredi said. The suspects are believed to have fled in a dark blue four-door vehicle.
Pokémon Go enthusiast robbed of his phone in Mission
August 11, 2016
A man playing the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go found himself the victim of a real life crime last week when his phone was snatched in the Mission, police said.
The man was playing Pokémon Go while walking down Mission Street on Aug. 4, when Damarea Williams-Evans grabbed his phone out of his hand, according to San Francisco Police spokeswoman Grace Gatpandan. Williams-Evans, 23, was booked into jail on suspicion of felony strong-arm robbery, terrorist threats and drug-related charges as well as for warrants in South San Francisco, Santa Clara and Marin counties.
According to Gatpandan, the victim flagged down officers near 17th and Hoff streets following the theft and pointed out Williams-Evans as the man responsible. He also told them he’d chased Williams-Evans down and threatened to hit him with a bottle if he didn’t return the phone, but that Williams-Evans put his hand into the front of his pants, suggesting he was armed, and had threatened to shoot him, Gatpandan said.
Damarea Williams-Evans
The phone was returned to its owner after he was able to unlock it with his thumbprint, she said.
Police have previously issued warnings urging Pokémon Go players to be alert, concerned that they might become so engrossed in the game that they ignore dangers around them. One Mission resident has gone so far as to offer Pokémon Go-related bodyguard services.
[Top photo via Sadie Hernandez/Flickr]