Dinosaurs

The Mission/Castro border is home to tons of great food, and recently I tried out a Vietnamese banh mi place that gets high marks for taste and value. Dinosaurs, as this restaurant is called, has a fun theme of dinosaurs (what else?) going on in its little shop. Despite the non sequitur decor, this place had …

Coconut Bay

Apart from a couple visits to some Thai restaurants during high school, I didn’t really eat Thai food until college. Wish I’d started enjoying the food earlier. I love the tangy flavors of a lot of Thai dishes, and I’m a sucker for Thai iced tea. Coconut Bay is a personal favorite back at SoCal, …

Miss SaiGon

Although San Francisco has some amazingly-good eateries, the drawback is the price these restaurants typically charge. It’s tough finding good food at (fairly) reasonable prices for the student budget.