OT In Defense of Tofu

I worked in San Francisco in the days before they tore down the
old buildings to put in the high rises. I spent my lunch time
finding the out of the way places that were economical and
serveed great food. The kind that were known only by the locals
and had been there for many years. Some had bars that came
around the Horn in the Gold Rush Days. They did not have a four
star rating or fancy ambiance, but they had character. The
service was ordinary, but finding one was like finding a pearl in
an oyster. Most of them are gone now to make way for a new
buildings with tasteless cafaterias. San Francisco has paid a
big price for so called progress.
Ernie

"Ernie" wrote in news:I4FKb.7366
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I worked in San Francisco in the days before they tore down the
old buildings to put in the high rises. I spent my lunch time
finding the out of the way places that were economical and
serveed great food. The kind that were known only by the locals
and had been there for many years. Some had bars that came
around the Horn in the Gold Rush Days. They did not have a four
star rating or fancy ambiance, but they had character. The
service was ordinary, but finding one was like finding a pearl in
an oyster. Most of them are gone now to make way for a new
buildings with tasteless cafaterias. San Francisco has paid a
big price for so called progress.
Ernie



I had a favorite place in the Cleveland area, called the Knotty Pine.
Their menu was "we have one thing, and change it every day. Take it or
leave it".

I even miss the automats.

Scott

I was there in mid 70s, If you were there 20 years you may not have found
all of them. They were good or they didn't last. As you say a lot of them
are probably gone now, They can't afford the rent. I can't remember the
name of the bar that had the crab louie sandwitches but I could walk to it
from Fremont and Mission. Probably gone like the gun exchange. If a guy
worked down there now wondn't be much to do but ogle the babes and the
weidos.
Another good place was the cafe at the produce market in South SF.
"Ernie" wrote in message
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I worked in San Francisco in the days before they tore down the
old buildings to put in the high rises. I spent my lunch time
finding the out of the way places that were economical and
serveed great food. The kind that were known only by the locals
and had been there for many years. Some had bars that came
around the Horn in the Gold Rush Days. They did not have a four
star rating or fancy ambiance, but they had character. The
service was ordinary, but finding one was like finding a pearl in
an oyster. Most of them are gone now to make way for a new
buildings with tasteless cafaterias. San Francisco has paid a
big price for so called progress.
Ernie

"B J Conner" wrote in message
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.....Probably gone like the gun exchange. If a guy
worked down there now wondn't be much to do but ogle the babes and the
weidos.

Ummmmmmm....ya. O.K........well.......um......thanks!

Wolfgang
just back up slowly......and smile.....NO!....don't look at him!.....just
keep smiling....and backing up....that's it......