Mission Mission

7×7 reports:

La Taqueria, home of America’s best burrito, is opening up a second location on Thursday. But as splendid and amazing as this news is, you’ll be sad to know that the new location is in Turlock, a small town near Modesto and a two hour drive from San Francisco. The second restaurant will run by the owner’s daughter, Irene Gonzales, and will have the same recipes and secret menu as the original. There will also be more meats on the menu: al pastor, grilled chicken, and shrimp, as well as a shrimp cocktail (which just may be reason enough to make the trek). [link]

Turlock here we come!

[Photo via Burrito Justice's post about how La Taqueria used to be a dive bar]

It started as an accident and then spiraled out of control:

1. Eloise – The Damned
2. Delilah – Tom Jones
3. Dawn – The Four Seasons
4. Julia – The Beatles
5. Veronica – Elvis Costello
6. Beth – KISS
7. Jolene – Dolly Parton
8. Valerie – Amy Winehouse

It was awesome.

Support your local karaoke night! (In the Mission we recommend DJ Purple on Thursdays at Slate and Roger Niner on third Fridays at Pop’s.)

Noise Pop is proud to present the fourth annual 20th Street Block Party.

The 20th Street corridor will be transformed into a free party to showcase and celebrate a diverse neighborhood that blends modern ideas with community traditions to create a new San Francisco experience. This free, delicious summer feast and dance party will feature some of the City’s best restaurants, local businesses and artisans as well as a variety of indie bands.

Read all about Noise Pop and the Mission Language and Vocational School here, check out the musical lineup here, or purchase Headliner Experience tickets here.

At Shotwell’s starting tonight:

Pouring Two Rivers Cider blackberry tonight. Fruity, yet dry. Ask for a little ice in your glass. 😍

— Shotwells Bar – Beer (@Shotwellsbar) July 26, 2016

Here’s a photo:

[Photo by Amy K.]

Now please enjoy all these other Drinks of the Weeks…

Local animator David Enos just finished this great short film about some young people having a party:

Capp Street Crap reports:

One of the most loved murals in the Mission is disappearing.

“Generator” — its intertwined birdhouses and frantic birds sprawl across an entire side of 3469 18th St. — is being painted over to complete much needed repair work to the building, according to Andrew Sorensen, who owns the shop at that address, Lexington Standard. The silver lining is that artists who created it, Andrew Schoultz and Aaron Noble, have agreed to paint a new mural in its place, he said.

Read on for lots more info.

Here is what it will be like:

A video posted by Allan Hough (@punkgirls) on May 2, 2016 at 10:20pm PDT

Plus ping pong.

American Tripps (the “Berlin-style” ping pong party) is now EVERY MONDAY and Pop’s (and the big 5th anniversary party is coming up on a Friday night at Rickshaw Stop next month), and Tristes Tropiques hosts a radio show this Saturday on Radio Valencia.

This Sunday FPWK return to Pops Bar! So dust off those funky records if you got ‘em and join in the mayhem. Come dance to vintage funk and soul with the funnest people you know. Have a favorite old dance song? Have it on vinyl? Bring it! We want our neighborhood friends to come play records and dance with us. You ARE the Funnest People We Know!

Check out the full line up this week at Pops:

(more…)

If that’s not enough to convince you, here’s a little more info:

FACE is trying out a new spot for our more ‘intimate’ of nights. You know, when you feel like partying at the club, but really just want to party at a bar?
Long, dark, mirror ball dreams, mini dance floor, cozy bar in the back to do your thing… there could be a future in this.

We welcome back our favorite viking MÅNS ERICSON (Rollerboys / Sweden), and local swede Johan aka PLAZA (Galaxy Radio / Sweaterfunk),
to join us in our trademark journey through the cosmic corners of discerning dance music. Here’s a quick lil interview w/ Mans:

http://officemagazine.net/interview/måns-ericson

$5 all night, 9:30pm – 2am … entrance is under the marquee “TONIGHT”! 2379 Mission St / SF CA

See you there!

Yum! Check out the full Turner’s Kitchen menu (which includes a lot of old Clare’s faves) here. And do note that there are a bunch of special sandwiches on the specials board every day.

Yum!