never too busy to eat out

i have been super busy the past 1.5 weeks and so have been pretty slack about writing. however, due to having a lot of visitors in town this past week (my brother and ryan and rebecca) i have gotten to eat out a lot and have even gotten to eat a three places i have never tried before.

first, i ate at the roosevelt tamale parlor. they have one of the best signs in the city and if you see it, you will want to eat there just because of it. in fact two years ago i ate here mainly because the sign was so great and also the menu seemed interesting. unfortunately my experience eating there as a vegetarian ended with an appetizer with some hidden meat surprises, yick. back to present day...i was pleasantly surprised to hear they were under new management, had changed their menu and decor, and had also had some help with their menu from the owner of primavera.

primavera is one of my favorite places to eat brunch/lunch at (it's at the ferry building and i have reviewed it on yelp).

with this new knowledge, i had very high expectations going in. i thought the servers were very nice and friendly and the food also came out really fast. i was surprised at the lack of flavor in the beans and also in the veggie tamale but i am happy to see a restaurant at least making the attempt to serve a veggie tamale. my brother had a combo plate with a taco, chile relleno and beans/rice. his chile relleno was pretty good (although not as good as el nuevo fruitlandia). we also split the chilaquiles, which are chips that are cooked with a red or green sauce (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilaquiles). the chips are not crunchy. i thought this dish was one of the best, but i do wish there had been cheese, sour cream, or avocado on top.

i am really looking forward to giving the tamale parlor another try. they have some interesting sounding enchiladas and also a quesadilla with sqaush blossoms (doesn't that sound so good?).

later in the week i finally ate at boogaloos. i know, everyone has been there but i never get there because st. francis is very close and also the line at boogaloos on the weekends is crazy. i had the day off this past tuesday and finally decided it was the right time for boogaloos. more soon.

Roosevelt Tamale Parlor
2817 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110