The Grove

The Grove was a chain of locally own casual restaurants around SF, with a few locations scattered across town.  I always thought of them as mostly a brunch place, but, they are open for lunch and dinner daily as well.  The original location was open from 1999 – 2013, a second one opened in 2002, and another one, near my house, opened in 2010.  2011 added yet another, as did 2017.  Sadly, the pandemic lead all but one to shutter, the one...

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Sushi Taka

Update Review, Sept 2022In the middle of the pandemic, I re-discovered Sushi Taka, a place I had first visited in 2013.  I got a bit obsessed in those pandemic days with their ridiculously good masubi, available in a range of flavors (teriyaki salmon, spicy beef, crispy chicken, spam and egg, etc).  I found basically every variety strangely delicious, extremely comforting, and an amazing value at only $3.50 each, as they are quite large, easily double or...

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