Re: NO. 19 (corned beef) & Potato Salad…read more Wow. Great sandwich!!! I've been looking for a place in town that delivers the same type of meals I'd find in Katz's (nyc), and Wise Sons is good!!! The bread was on point, not soggy at all even though this particular sandwich comes with coleslaw inside (I loved the sweetness of the slaw with the Russian dressing). The corned beef was spectacular. And I also liked their potato salad very much. You can bet I'll be ordering again from this place.

I think I only came here four times when I lived in the neighborhood. It's one of the many places I…read morewish I had frequented rather than occasionalled. Weirdly, I often have egg-salad sandwiches on my mind, even though I know they can be gross. I've had plenty of egg-salad disasters, sandwich and otherwise, and I'm normally a very gun-shy person, but if a place has egg salad on its menu, I'll probably order it. Wise Sons always has egg salad on its menu. The problem is that it didn't have any egg salad on hand the first two times I came here.* Whatever I had instead, both times (and I had something different each time) was delicious. I don't know why I haven't tried the latkes yet. I guess I'm not a very wise son. The place is old school and feels perfect inside. It won't transport you magically to the past like many killer authentic interiors will, but it's very easy to imagine what the inside of this store looked like in 1941 or whenever. There was never more than one other person dining in each time I came. Maybe it's because I came so late in the day? More people would make it feel like a convivial breakfast destination. Empty, it feels like a good place with good food. Yes, it's overpriced, especially with all the delicious food you can get for cheaper within a few doors of this business on 24th Street in the Mission. But Wise Sons. It's a thing, a thing I'm glad I got wise to. *Did they sell out? Just didn't bother to make it? Who orders egg salad in the 2020s, anyway?

Bageletto bagels are big, dense, chewy and so flavorful you'll wonder,…read more "How did I ever accept brand X at the grocery store?" No, Bageletto is worth a side trip. Buy extra, vacuum seal and freeze them. Or drop extra at my house because my son FINNcinerator ate 9 Bageletto bagels in less than 2 days. NINE. It might've been spurred by Bageletto's heavenly fig & bacon cream cheese spread but that's an aria you don't have time to sight read. Just buy everything in this store and go home happy.

This was such a cute little store! They had a couple of seats indoors and couple of tables outdoors…read morein front of the store. The inside of the cafe was very aesthetic. Service was super quick between ordering and receiving food. Getting into the food, I think this was a pretty decent bagel sandwich. The bagel itself was on the saltier side (everything bagel). The cream cheese tasted really good. However, I did not like how the contents were practically spilling out as I had my bagel. It definitely felt slightly more messy than other bagels I have had. I would definitely recommend this place. Maybe not for a first date, but a quick lil Sunday brunch.

Great Reuben Sandwiches!…read more This location is very convenient to BART (24th Street / Mission station). It is only a three block walk from the station. My wife and I were meeting someone in San Francisco in the afternoon and we wanted to eat lunch beforehand. We were interested in trying Wise Sons Deli since we have heard so many people praising it. Since we were coming into the city via BART, this location was great. The ambiance is pretty basic; ordinary tables and chairs and only some photos on one wall. You order and pay at the counter and then someone will deliver the food to the table. If you want coffee or water it is serve-yourself. However, the food is fantastic! My wife ordered a corned beef Reuben sandwich ($18.50). It was thick and very tasty. I ordered a House Special Pastrami Reuben that had a smaller Reuben sandwich, french fries, a side of cole slaw, and a drink ($19.50). While it had half as much meat as the regular Reuben, it was still a good size. They make their own Pastrami and Corned Beef and it tastes great. My wife normally doesn't like Pastrami but loved the taste of Pastrami made by Wise Sons. The meat is thick, tender, juicy, and DELICIOUS!

OG Rueben was pretty good. I had delivery and it was have been even better fresh! Appreciate the…read morepickles. It needed a bit more sauerkraut to make this amazing.

I love grabbing an assortment of baked goods (scones, X roll, focaccia, muffins, chocolate chip…read morecookies) whenever I'm going up to wine country and I need a snack for the road and in between tastings because I know Arizmendi is always a crowd pleaser. When I'm not buying enough pastries to feed a small army, I will stop in on a random afternoon to grab a slice of their pizza of the day (always vegetarian and always delicious). If you're in need of a quick bite or want to bring home a (sub-$10) loaf, stop by Arizmendi!

I've been to both the Sunset and Mission District locations of Arizmendi Bakery. One thing I always…read morepick up is their chocolate chip cookie--it's my favorite. The cookie costs $3.25, which is quite reasonable, especially since it's larger than most cookies at other bakeries. It's also not too sweet, which I like. A simple treat, but consistently good.

Great reliable, no fuss, neighborhood bagel shop. Goo price, plenty of options, nice quick service,…read moreAND they have a gluten free bagel which I haven't tried yet, but looks soft and thick (they also sell a pack of frozen GF bagels in the front). The correct amount of cream cheese as well.

You can smell Boichik Bagels as you're walking up to the storefront, which is located on a quiet…read morestreet near the Presidio. We arrived around 11AM and sadly they were sold out of a lot of their bagel flavors already. FOOD: I ordered a toasted Poppy bagel with lox cream cheese and tomato. I had really high expectations for the bagels here given all the hype on social media, especially being a New Yorker looking for something just as good as home. Boichik doesn't skimp on the cream cheese - it was a very generous amount! However, I agree with some of the other reviews, the bagel itself was hard. The bagel was a bit flat and the texture wasn't as fluffy as I was expecting. Overall, I think I'd stop in again if I were in the area, but probably wouldn't go out of my way to come back again.

the herb lemon and lox on poppy was genuinely the greatest bagel experience of my life by far…read more absolutely insane

As someone who holds the gold standards of Katz's and Zabar's close to my heart, I've spent years…read morelooking for a local bite that doesn't feel like a fluffy supermarket roll. I decided to save myself the schlep across town this morning and had breakfast delivered, waiting in full anticipation to see if the reality lived up to the hype. Let's start with the praise, because it is absolutely earned: the bagel itself is no joke. Schlok's uses the holy grail of old-school mechanics: an overnight cold-proof, a traditional boil, and a burlap-lined wooden board bake in a hearth oven. The result is a beautifully dense, chewy bagel with a stellar crust. They backed up their craftsmanship claims and conquered the local water barrier. That's no small feat. SF water has gotten measurably harder to work with since the 2017 blend changes, when the city began mixing Hetch Hetchy with water from underground aquifers that carry a higher mineral load and add hardness, and that shift in composition makes traditional boil chemistry genuinely tricky to dial in. The kitchen also gets props for culinary engineering: a caper schmear instead of loose capers completely solves the rolling-caper structural problem, and the delicate onion sprouts add a clean California twist. Real nachas on the baking side. Now, my kvetch, and it's a serious one. Their branding proudly proclaims "Bagels & Lox," yet true belly lox is nowhere on the menu. What they serve is an in-house cherrywood-smoked salmon. Don't get me wrong: smoking it in-house means the texture is clean and lightyears ahead of any vacuum-sealed grocery pack, and it makes for a delicious meal. But if you smoke it, it is not lox. By using "lox" as a marketing buzzword to appeal to a mass SF audience, they dilute the very culinary history they claim to respect. It creates a collective ignorance about traditional heritage. If you have the integrity to educate the city on a proper old-school boil, you should have the integrity to label your fish correctly. One minor structural note: the heavy, top-sided ingredient stacking forces you to eat this like a standard sandwich. With a bagel this authentically dense and chewy, biting through both halves buries the delicate fish. I ended up eating the clean schmear side first, then tackling the loaded salmon half open-faced, a hack that worked beautifully. Overall, Schlok's delivers on the baking craft. A solid 4 stars for a damn good California bagel built on real technique, even if it's more West Coast sandwich than Lower East Side education.

Wonderful place - also in part since I was offered free bagels as I stumbled upon them…read moremid-afternoon on a Friday! They make in-house cashew cream cheese. I tried looking for this magical Gabriella's review but had to wayfind on my own so adding my directions & photos in case this may help others: -Map to: 2565 3rd Street. Look for what looks like a lobby. This is a public entrance! (You will see a parklet for the museum next door as a landmark) -Go left and get on the elevator (reads: for passengers not freight) and go to 3rd floor. -Get off the elevator, go left and then turn right down a hallway. You will reach this long cross-secting hallway with many doors. Go left. -Look for Suite 308 and ring the bell! They will welcome you in :)

MIDNITE BAGEL is one of my top favs for bagels. Founder, Nick, was the head bread baker from…read moreTartine and started as a pop up in Tartine in 2019. That brings a great background of experience to Midnite Bagel. I first encountered them at the local farmers market then briefly at a brick and mortar shop on Irving Street in the inner Sunset. Now it's back to farmers markets and then, if all else fails, their bakery headquarters on Illinois Street in the Dogpatch neighborhood. Beware It's not a traditional store front or entrance. A little like connecting with a secret underground club or speakeasy! Lol!!! At the brick and mortar shop and the farmers market the staff is always nice and helpful with picking out bagels if undecided. If going to the Dogpatch location at least by now you'll know what you want. Place your order and pick it up. All their bagels are good fresh or toasted - plain, sesame, onion, poppy seed, Everything, etc. - plus their shmears and chocolate chip cookies!!!! I'll always do a dozen plus a scallion or plain shmear. Still wish for a brick and mortar location but in the meanwhile. I'll happily find them wherever they are!

Came here during the week for brunch and their Banana Caramel French Toast was delicious, it was a…read morenice and smooth texture, I recommend. I tried a sip of my friend's Horchata Latte and it was delicious as well. I had tried their Mexican Hot Chocolate and it was my first time ever trying Mexican Hot Chocolate, and I'm addictive now! Haha. I didn't think too much of it but I had ordered me a chocolate muffin and didn't care whether it was warmed up or not and they were nice enough to have it slightly warm for me which I thought was thoughtful :). The price is pretty reasonable for the quality of food. P.S. I had took a few photos of the bathroom pics that they had on the wall which I thought was cute and quirky.

Stepping into the cafe felt like I was in a different country. The layout was spacious and…read morewelcoming. The area to order was walk up and had a kiosk to make things simple. I had a to-go order pick up and the packaging was cute, I always love when they write my name on the bag, it feels like an extra step to make it feel personal/special. I got the tuna bagel sandwich and an iced coffee. The tuna was perfect with the bagel giving almost a charcuterie/pate and cracker kind of vibe. The coffee was cold and strong. Prices are fair. Will definitely be back to journal or do some work!

Pizzahacker is a neighborhood fave and I love their rotating menu of salad and pizza options. I…read moreguess I haven't been here I a bit since all the seating has now been upgrade to nice chairs vs. bench seating. Ambiance inside is pretty cool with string lights and a nice airy space. It kinda looks like a record store/ fire station from outside, which i always found cool! Pizza dough here is sourdough, which I LOVE! And favorite is rocket man pizza which comes with a runny egg and arugula!

Update to a Formerly Glowing Review…read more This is an update to what was once a glowing review of my beloved Pizzahacker. I've been going for many, many years (close to 10--or more?), so it pains me to say that some changes under new management have shifted the experience for me. Jeff Krupman, the founder and chef (who ended up being a friend!) sold the business to one of his longtime employees a year ago or more ago. (He still owns the Mill Valley location). While they tried to keep a lot of things the same h feel noticeably different. It's interesting that it still shows his name as manager. Here's what I've noticed--not in a good way: The menu now feels overwhelmingly meat-forward, with a dearth of thoughtfully designed vegetarian pizzas. I have mentioned this to Jesse (longtime staff) and a female server, asking them to pass this along. Each pizza also seems to have several more ounces of (still very delicious sourdough) dough. The crust is significantly thicker, and there's simply more of it. What once felt light and beautifully balanced now feels heavier. Vegetarian options are largely reduced to subtraction of meat . I've spoken with longtime waitstaff (including Jesse) and asked that this feedback be shared with Juan, the new owner. One server suggested I could just order a pizza without the meat. But a thoughtfully composed vegetarian pizza is very different from a meat pizza with ingredients removed--and at $24, paying full price for a pizza minus its main topping feels unfair. Perhaps there could be a cheaper option availabile for meaty pizzas without the meat. Please consider making The Summer Fave year round, bringing back the Inside Out, and/or creating more pizzas that don't center around multiple meats. Also, I know that the new management has changed some of the ingredients that made their pizzas so special and delicious. In particular, the sausage on the Yo Vinny, which used to be house made is now closer to the generic sausage you'd find at Pizza Hut. Loses so much of the experience to change to these cheaper ingredients. (I lean vegetarian as much as possible but make occasional exceptions, so I know this!) I used to go to Pizzahacker weekly and look forward to it with genuine excitement. Now, while I still enjoy the occasional pizza, that sense of anticipation is gone. I do want to say I'm grateful that my beloved Intermezzo salad remains unchanged--and I still care deeply about this place. I love PH--please consider the earnest pleas of a longtime customer who has eaten there many dozens of times.

If you are ever in Noe Valley, OR if you're in SF and craving a great bagel this is your spot to…read morego. Hands down one of the best bagels I have ever had! Small business owned by the baker himself, many different flavored bagels and spreads to choose from. They also offer bagel dogs which I have yet to try. If you're lucky enough to snag a pesto bagel before he sells out, it will change your life. My go to: pesto bagel with sun-dried tomato spread and sprouts. I have tried many bagel locations, even prefer this spot over boichik in the city. The owner is so kind and well worth supporting! Parking can be difficult around this area, but it's worth the 5 - 10 minute walk.

Really good bagels and nice people. What else can I say?…read moreHappy to have this place in Noe Valley.