Comments on: Chavita's #2: My Favorite Unpretentious Breakfast Place

By: Kevin Montgomery

Kevin Montgomery — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:51:48 +0000

I felt the same way for a while, then I decided it staying in business was probably a better long-term strategy.

By: aidan

aidan — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:48:19 +0000

dang, i didn’t want word to get out about this place.

By: el Guapo

el Guapo — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:42:43 +0000

There are plenty of other breakfast gems in the Mission, particularly Jarritos and Torta Gorda. I worry that mentioning them here will result in having to wait for a table at either in the future, but realize that if people haven’t checked these places out yet, then it’s because they like to wait outside and be seen.

By: Mission Mistaken

Mission Mistaken — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:20:22 +0000

Dave, “a flat, Mexican Croissant”… is just brilliant. I lived at 14 in a tiny Mexican town (the stories about my life there would blow your mind) and the local tortilla factory put out stuff that was just that. I would be curious how you stand on the north-south theory, that in California, the food gets better as you go south. My thinking is that due to the massive migration this is no longer the case. Basically California from Santa Rosa on down is one big latino food love-fest. But on the other hand, good luck with croissants. Except at 18th and Guerrero.

By: "Dave"

"Dave" — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:40:35 +0000

What hurts a lot of these places is the fact that many of them are simply not memorable. Places like Cancun stand out b/c they have the best goddamn tasting tortilla of any burrito joint in the City. I mean, it’s like a flat, mexican croissant. If you can’t do anything to distinguish yourself from the other 17 tacquerias on the same block, well, not everybody is going to survive.

By: eddo

eddo — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:07:13 +0000

And P.S. everyone knows that on 24th St that you wait 45 minutes and pay $13 for tofu scrambles and organic hand squeezed orange juice by baby orphans at St. Francis Fountain, not Boogaloos

By: eddo

eddo — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:05:50 +0000

Great post – I’ll check it out. $6?! That’s nuts! Also, re: taquerias needing to rely on Anglo$, another Mission St vs Valencia St culture war going on in our very own taquerias?

By: Kevin Montgomery

Kevin Montgomery — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:04:00 +0000

Breakfast goes up to 5 bucks. Generally, everything there is on the cheap.

By: olu

olu — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:49:21 +0000

are the prices significantly higher after 10 am? because, you know, I’ve never had brunch that early in my life.

By: Cranky Old Mission Guy

Cranky Old Mission Guy — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:26:05 +0000

Man, so do I… “’cause I’m a dancin’ foo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ool”!

Thanks for the tip, Kev.

By: Kevin Montgomery

Kevin Montgomery — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:08:10 +0000

Again, badass

By: Hubara

Hubara — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:54:12 +0000

Finally, someone recognized one of my favs for breakfast.
And you forgot to mention the service is fast and the orders are huge!
But we still miss that lovely -and hotty- waiter who worked there until last year.

By: el Guapo

el Guapo — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:24:30 +0000

“Us Latinos, we don’t consume any longer.” Viva la Raza.

By: Ariel Dovas

Ariel Dovas — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:16:44 +0000

Yes, he is wearing Cons. But he also has two left feet.