Comments on: Bombay Ice Creamery: Gone for Good?

By: mexist

mexist — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:24:04 +0000

bye bye bombay! sniff sniff ⨴ _ ⨵
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mexist/5423631809/

By: Romi

Romi — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:29:42 +0000

You won’t have to go far, Xanath Ice Cream has a lovely organic fig ice cream.

By: Cara

Cara — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 08:33:52 +0000

I liked their ice cream way better than Bi-Rite’s too. And yes, I tried the samosas and they were *delicious*. I’m sorry to see such a unique place go!!! Bombay Creamery, RIP.

By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable

Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:35:30 +0000

See, I remember Slanted Door in the late-90s, and by then I would definitely consider it yuppie. But if C. is right about its origins 20 years ago, I don’t know anything about that one way or another, as I’ve only been here for 15 years.

By: MrEricSir

MrEricSir — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:59:21 +0000

I actually missed a couple more empty storefronts:

* Weston Wear is “temporarily relocated”
* Mariachi’s is closed for good

By: Cranky Old Mission Guy

Cranky Old Mission Guy — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:37:10 +0000

Re: “compared to a lot of what Mission Mission celebrates these days”, I can only say, “eat a bag of balls with a dick spoon”.

By: yentu

yentu — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:12:18 +0000

I’d have to disagree with C about the original Slanted Door not being a yuppie place…but I guess compared to a lot of what Mission Mission celebrates these days, it wasn’t

By: Cranky Old Mission Guy

Cranky Old Mission Guy — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:51:06 +0000

Slanted Door was late-90s/early-00s. It used to get press when people like Mick Jagger were seen eating there, which is probably bad news for Herr Doktor. I ate there exactly once, and my only memories are that the spring rolls were great, the greens tasted like pee smells, and the dessert ice cream tasting was awesome.

By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable

Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:45:56 +0000

C: I hope you are right. I absolutely have no problem with good food. I think, that if I am completely honest with myself, what I do have a gut reaction against is places that I perceive to be pretentious. Now, clearly that is a wholly subjective perception, but what can I say. I think that what pushed me over the edge on this particular place was the news (not sure where I heard it. here?)that it was going to have valet parking.

But, you do make good points.

By: C.

C. — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:27:32 +0000

I loved Bombay Ice Cream. Especially the rose-flavored ice cream… Quite sad to see it go… but honestly, hadn’t been in since the ex-girlfriend moved to the East Coast; she really loved it, along with her Bollywood.
Also sad about Abandoned Planet, which really was its own kind of world.

But now, so far as restaurants:
> The “new Charles Phan” restaurant will be in the original location of Slanted Door, circa 1990-1991. It was an awesome, non-yuppie spot then, with great, affordable Vietnamese, including pho, and a great and widely-appreciated addition to the neighborhood then. Herr Doktor Professor – an admirable defender of the proletariat, regardless of the decidely non-declassé terminology of his moniker – may wish to reconsider the casting of aspersions on what is really a local-boy-makes-good story (even more, an immigrant family makes good). For more, you can read here:
http://www.slanteddoor.com/phan_story.html
I believe the opening year of the original Slanted Door is a few years later in this article than in reality, but I am dating by only vaguely remembering where I lived (22nd St.) when it first opened.
> The Ramblas space will be occupied by a Delfina spin-off with a Roman-themed menu. I gather the Delfina people are friends with the Ramblas people, so the unfortunate closing of Ramblas at least involves a passing on to friends.

Anyway, change… mixed with some sadness and misfortune…

By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable

Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:13:01 +0000

So, yeah, yuppie restaurant.

By: Andrew Sarkarati

Andrew Sarkarati — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:16:52 +0000

the slanted door dude

By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable

Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:03:27 +0000

I don’t know who charles phan is, but ok.

By: MrEricSir

MrEricSir — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:50:27 +0000

Yes. Also the former Ramblas location, currently covered in plywood, will become another restaurant as well.

I forgot another empty storefront:
* The place next to We Be Sushi

By: Andrew Sarkarati

Andrew Sarkarati — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:30:48 +0000

charles phan’s latest offering