Same Food, Greener Grounds

Vik's Chaat Corner moves up the sustainability scale

When Vik's Chaat Corner moved from the old garage on West Berkeley that it occupied for 23 years, it got an eco-friendly upgrade. As the neighborhood due north started...

Fishing for Change

A whale of a deal at Nettie's Crab Shack

Annette Yang and Brian Leitner of Nettie's Crab Shack in Cow Hollow are cracking tradition into shards with their new weekly venture. During the winter months, the fish house...

A Fine Cure

Pal's Takeaway has corned beef down Pat

Pal's Takeaway on 24th Street in the Mission assembles many a fine sandwich, but the corned beef is especially unforgettable. This year, cure master David Knopp brined an...

Italian Atlas

What to order at Barbacco

Barbacco, the casual spin-off of the FiDi institution Perbacco, has dominated the city's restaurant mindscape since it debuted almost two months ago. The psychic lockdown is...

Dumpling Sultan

Tuba has a lock on Turkish dumplings

There are sublime dumplings, and then there are Coskun Bektas' manti. The chef-owner of Tuba, a new Turkish restaurant in the Mission, hails from Kayseri in central Turkey, a city...

Life Sabich

Amba's sabich is bringing a new Israeli sandwich to the people

Jonathan Wornick has a dream. Alongside fast-casual ethnic restaurants like Chipotle and P.F. Chang's, he wants to see Israeli food represented. To realize that vision, he and his...