Mission Mission

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Our pal C’mon Pony had a great time at Debaser up until she noticed all her shit was gone:

My purse was on me the entire time and I noticed at some point that the latch was open. I soon realized my phone was gone and initially thought it had fallen out, so I frantically searched the floor around me before I realized my wallet was also gone, and it became clear that someone had somehow grabbed whatever they wanted out of my purse without me noticing. [link]

Reader Enrique B. explains:

My wife and I were about to head home parked in Valencia, when she noticed these lights in formation above the San Francisco Mission District.

I wasn’t sure if at first if it was another Tequila hazed mirage, but myself and a few bi-standars where all in complete awe at the lights we saw on Valencia. Please excuse my drunken reaction. This was the first time I ever saw something like this. There’s also a yellow speck which is from my iPhone lens but it’s clear which lights I’m referring to.

At first glance, I thought it might be fireworks but when they started to form a triangular formation, I knew this was uncommon.

You folks be the judge. My final conclusion….UFO’s are here for Papalote salsa.

Watch:

Flautas/sopes at SanJalisco. My food photography sucks.

I can’t even keep up with all the new restaurants on Valencia anymore. But who cares because South Van Ness is where it is at in terms of culinary delights (hi, Whiz Burger). SanJalisco (formerly known as Los Jarritos) is an old standard in the Mission at 20th and SVN and a longtime favorite of mine. It is never too crowded, the staff is friendly, and the menu has an illustration of a friendly goat waiter. Oh yeah, and you can get not one, but two dishes made vegan AAAAND you can get them in a combo plate! The potato flautas and cactus sopes combination plate is my jam and I’m pretty sure it will cure any hangover. Just be sure to tell them “no dairy” because both come with cheese and sour cream. They’re used to us crazy vegans at this point so they’re chill and understanding about special requests.

For some masochistic reason, I subjected myself to Yelp and saw that people were hating on SanJalisco due to the fact that they don’t serve margaritas. Shut up, Yelpers! If you’re really desperate for a margarita, just hit up Muzio’s market beforehand and buy a can of The Club Margarita and an airport bottle of tequila and drink it on the way there. OR stop being a dork and order a Negra Modelo or Bohemia–both are vegan!

They also specialize in birria dishes (hence the friendly goat waiter mascot–boohoo) and other non-veg dishes so it is a good spot to go with friends/family of all different eating persuasions.

This party originally took place at Deco Lounge in the Tenderloin, but ever since that place shuttered to make way for a new endeavor by the Bender’s crew, the boys of Haçeteria have been looking for new digs. I’m not sure if they’ve inked anything permanent, but for this month at least they’re in the Mission!

Here’s their official “about” for those of you that still need to know:

Haçeteria is a fog and laser fueled monthly dance night organized by DJs Tristes Tropiques, Nihar, Jason P, and Smac, who play the steamiest electronic dance music vinyl slabs, including Classic House, Acid, Techno, and Rave as well as flirtations with more recent related rhythms. Club Haçeteria is also dedicated to highlighting a diverse array of live electronic dance musicians that are breaking new ground while moving bodies on the dance floor.

RSVP and invite your friends!

Happy holidays from Debaser! Here’s the deal:

DJs Jamie Jams and Emdee play an extra helping of Weezer to get you in the mood for the holidays.

It’s like your favorite compilation of Spike Jonze videos or that one amazing tour with That Dog!

Special guests “My Name is Jonas Brothers” play all the Weezer classics, so come early.

$5, Free w/ your worst holiday sweater before 11 pm.

RSVP and invite your friends!

Here’s shuttle info:

INDIE MART SHUTTLE BUS: Ok yall, we’ve got a bus all set up. You can hop this little lovely Saturday and take $3- shuttle rides. We give ya a little goodie bag, a ride there and best part…no designated driver needed, we got ‘chou! SO you can savor all the $3- Speakeasy Beers you can.

Stops:

Workshop- 1798 McAllister at Baker Street/ 11, 12:30, 2, 3:30
Divisadero & Oak- Outside of Vinyl Wine Bar/ 11:05, 12:35, 2:05, 3:35
Haight & Fillmore- Corner in front of old Walgreens/ 11:12, 12:43, 2:12, 3:43
Valencia by 15th- Center median in front of Four Barell/ 11:20, 12:50, 2:20, 3:50
Valencia & 21st- Ritual Coffee Roasters/ 11:30, 1, 2:30, 4
Valencia & 25th- In front of the Salvation Army 11:35, 1:05, 2:35, 4:05
Speakeasy 11:45, 1:25, 2:45, 4:25

The shuttles will leave Speakeasy by announcement around 12:10, 1:45, 3, and the last shuttle will leave at 5pm. Youll be able to get cabs, the bus, uber or lyft rides as well via your celly!

RSVP and invite your friends!

Ryan Farr has been the king of the meat scene in SF for a few years now, and he’s a very bloggable dude (see the “previously” section at the bottom of this post), so we’re very happy for him and 4505 Meats that they’re finally opening their very own shop. Here we go:

It’s with great excitement that I share the news that 4505 Meats is opening up a small butcher shop in a couple weeks at 1909 Mission St. (at 15th St.), four blocks from Rainbow Grocery, just around the corner from the 16th street BART station and a block away from Four Barrel.

Opening a shop is something we’ve been talking about for four years, and now– after two babies, over 100 classes, and two books (4505 Meats’ Sausage Book will be released by Chronicle Books in the spring of 2014), we are finally doing it.

The shop’s opening hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday to start. My wife Cesalee and I have lived a block away from this space for over 10 years; we believe in this neighborhood and think our butcher shop will help make it an ever more dynamic place to live and work. We’re also working on a larger concept in a different location of the Mission, which we hope to open next year.

I will be there daily, cutting and grinding meat to order, and will always be happy to answer your cooking and butchering questions. The shop will also be serving ready-to-eat hot 4505 sausages and dogs with house-made sauerkraut and mustard, and smoked meat by the pound. We’ll also have the infamous ’Zilla Dog: our bacon- studded hot dog smothered in chicharrones and Namu kimchee, in addition to the sexy Kink Dog and other tasty dogs in the normal 4505 fashion.

A variety of cuts of beef, pork, lamb, chicken, sausages, bones, fat, stock and other prepared items like pork green chili, deli meats and terrines en croute will be available for you to take home and enjoy. In addition, we’ll have your holiday needs covered with smoked hams, stuffed pork roasts, truffled geese, and an abundance of festive holiday treats. And of course, there will be chicharrones!

We will continue to be at the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Markets on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays, the Mission Community Market on Thursday nights, and the Montclair Farmer’s Market and Divisadero Farmers Market on Sundays as well.

With gratitude,

Ryan and Cesalee Farr, and the 4505 Meats Crew

Congrats, y’all!

[Photo via Inside Scoop]

The Mission Holiday Block Party is tonight! If you haven’t been to this, it’s basically like Halloween except you go to local businesses instead of houses, you don’t have to say anything to get treats, and the treats are often beer and cookies. Oh and I guess there’s sales and shopping if you need to do that. Last year it was a wash (literally) because of the rain, but it should be good this time around.

Looks like most of the participating vendors are on Valencia between 14th and 24th, not actually on Mission St. Bummer, I was hoping to score some extra bargains at One $ Only and Giant Value.

In our haste to report on the future of journalism, we kind of forgot about the actual story on why there happened to be a (seemingly) bloody bag of money on the sidewalk.  Luckily, Gareth the photographer fills us in:

“Not a bag of blood, a bag of paint bombed money. Bank had been robbed, dude ran up the street (this is in temescal, oakland), paint bomb went off in the bag of cash, dude dropped it and the note that said: ‘This is a robbery give me all the cash I have a gun.’”

More over at SFist.

[Photo by John Birdsall]

Previously:

• Instagramming the crime scene