I'm trying to find a good pickup game as well. Delores Park sometimes has run, there's been times I've passed by when it's empty as well. I live by Glen Park, so the Marina is just too far. I might check out that spot down on Silver.

If any of you SF people want something to do, my friends are holding our 4th annual Chili Cookoff in Golden Gate park next weekend. Very informal, lots of chili eatin, beer drinkin', and drunk kickball(sloshball). I will be bringin in my chipotle sriracha chili.

PM me for details or check it out here...

SH Chili cookoff

Indy,

Do you know what it is/going to be called?

Thanks.

I dont know what it will be called, but its gonna open Nov 1st and its on Elsworth right next to the Elsworth restaurant.

On a side note, I went to Osha Thai in the Marina today based on recommendations in this thread and I wasn't really that impressed. In my humble opinion, the best Thai restaurant in the USA is Coconut Bay, in Burlingame, CA.

Indy

I lived in the West Portal area when I first moved up here. It's just very boring there and always cloudy.

Sounds like my type of place to live.

Ok well as promised, the new HotPot place in San Mateo is called "Little Lamb Mongolian Hot Pot" and its dayum good. Wife and I went there for lunch today and its like 42 bucks after tip but very very very good. Their website is xfyhotpot.com and the address is 215 S. Ellsworth Ave.

GL, Indy(PS there are only two of these restaurants in the USA, but 700 locations in China and 4 in Canada)

So I'm going to be driving into the city Saturday morning from Merced. I love going to San Francisco, but I always end up getting owned by parking, so this time I decided I'd ask you guys.

I'm just staying for the day, and hope to hit the Farmer's Market Saturday morning, and wouldn't mind using public transit the rest of the day. So does anyone have any parking secrets (for the day) near the ferry building or other convenient spots?

Av,

OK. Here's a sweet secret parking lot for you.

Howard between 5th and 6th. On weekends it is only $5, cash only though, no change.

WTF THIS IS AMAZING (GOOGLE MAPS)

Not sure if anyone is interested, but Maxim / Sauza are holding an event at Harlot this Friday. Not sure what to expect, however if at all interested, RSVP at

RSVP@Maxim.com

I'll be there with quite a few friends / coworkers and am always looking to meet other 2p2'ers.

No personal affiliation, however a girl I organizes promotional events and usually points me towards the more interesting ones. Hasn't steered me wrong yet.

Dolores Park is sooooooo bad that I lived 2 blocks away from the court for the last 3 years and refused to set foot on the court. Bunch of whining, cheating, hacking, and shot jacking ime. That place is dead to me.

If anyone wants to run, the UCSF gym (China Basin) sells basketball cards for $35 - $45 for 7 or 8 use cards (I'm a member and don't rember the specifics of the card). While run is sporadic most days - good games consistently run on Friday after noons from 3:30 - 6:00 and Saturday mornings. Don't know if you need to know a member to purchase the card, but if you're looking for decent run with good people in a nice gym - this is it.

Also, if anyone wants to get a team together to play in a league, let me know. I'd love to get a squad together.

I hear that San Francisco has some of the worlds most dominant roast beef.

In a couple of weeks my mom and dad are coming to visit me for the first time since I moved here and I'd like to make them dinner using something nicer than grocery store meats. Does anyone know of any good butcher shops in the East Bay? Or downtown, if you're not familiar with this side of the bay?

I don't know about the East Bay, but try Little City Meats at Stockton and Vallejo (just off Columbus) in North Beach. It is worth the trip. They will also tell you how to cook it and write cooking instructions/recipes on the outside of the butcher paper wrap for you.

Take cash and it is closed on Sundays.

Unlike that Arby's from your college years on a Sunday afternoon...

is it just me or are those people about to be run over??

(they really need to get this street view thing in more places...it's can be very helpful in real estate)

Yeah, Delores is pretty bad. I don't mind whining and hacking as I grew ujp in the hood that's what I',m used to. But it's too windy and you can never consistently find a good game.

I'd be down with joining a league. I really hate to pay to play basketball though. Maybe I should just move to NY.

Finding games, both indoor and out, has been just brutal lately. It's like people don't even play basketball anymore. St. Mary's used to be my spot and that placed used to be cracking, and now there's literally no one there on nights with open gym. The one place on the south side of SF that has any kind of lifeline whatsoever is Palega (thanks to the person who mentioned it).

If they have what you want, Cafe Rouge on 4th St in Berkeley has really high quality stuff, as well as excellent quality prepared meats. Phone them in advance to check you can get what you want though.

http://www.caferouge.net/market.htm

I was just about to post Cafe Rouge. Fantastic quality with everything they have, but especially their beef which they dry age on site. It is a tad pricey, but worth it. Also, if you want something but they don't have it on hand, you can call 1-2 days before you need it and they will usually be able to order anything you want.

Has anyone commented on Sushi Ran in Sausalito yet? Easily one if the best sushi restaurants in the state.

Yes earlier in this thread iirc, and yes.

A+ will buy meat from them again.

Thanks for the recommendation. Everyone thought dinner was delicious.

Pasta Pomodoro - great pasta, nice atmosphere, super-cheap prices. There's one on Union St. and a few others also I think.

P.S. I really wanna live in S.F. one day if I can ever afford it! I'm jealous of everyone who lives there.

Little Anges in El Cerrito - A dive bar that serves delicious food. You can get steak the size of your face for $20.