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By: B-Hizzie & Matty P.

Schtuff’s Favorites are a “best of” from the we-like-schtuff team.
This week: Favorite Restaurants, Pizza and Bars.

B-H’s 2 Favorite Restaurants:

1. Lime : Castro
Perfect for me because I can NEVER decide on what to order and I love to people watch. They have very very good cocktails, American small plates (including grilled cheese) and a super fun vibe.
2. Nicks Crispy Tacos: Russian Hill
Hands down best fish tacos I have had in The City. Perfect order - Elote, cheese quesadilla, and one pescado taco “nicks way.”

M. P.’s 2 Favorite Restaurants:

1. Lefty O’Douls: Downtown/Union Square
Simply put, I like meats. Cured meats, boiled meats, grilled meats…there isn’t one I’ve met that I haven’t enjoyed thoroughly. Plus, the atmosphere reminds me of a Moose Lodge or German Beer Hall. With piano playing, cocktails flowing and an exchange of beef, turkey and pork unlike any I have ever seen, Lefty O’Doul’s adds spirit to an otherwise lifeless collection of hipster trash.
2. Eric’s: Noe Valley
This Chinese restaurant has no character. It does, however, have the greatest Chinese food known to man. Add to that a VERY complete lunch for less than $10 and you have a combination for the gods. I strongly recommend the Walnut Prawns, Eric’s Chow Mein and General Tso’s Chicken if you’re there for dinner. Ask how the proprietor “allegedly” stole the recipes from his ex-wife (who owns Alice’s…just down the street and around the corner). Stop by, soak up the zero atmosphere and allow your taste buds a treat…at a cost fit for us eking by in this damned expensive city.

B-H’s 2 Favorite Pizza Places:

1. Za Pizza: Russian Hill
The perfect slice, thin and not soggy, creative combos, and they have the best best best salads. I moved away and crave thier honey mustard dressing, it’s DELICIOUS. Not to mention going in there as a local, getting bottomless wine, good tunes, and cute boys to boot.
2. Haystack’s Pizza: Noe Valley
Duh, it’s Right down the street from me! Very good/unexpected wings and carafe’s of wine. If you get a smaller size pizza the crust can be a little thick, so the larger the better.

M.P.’s 2 Favorite Pizza Places:

1. Haystack’s Pizza: Noe Valley
This is a guilty pleasure for all those living in or around Noe Valley. Haystack’s blends a unique cowboy and Indian (excuse me…Native American) motif with a traditional Italian Pizzeria and come up with something…how do we say…magnifique!! There pizza is a bit doughy at times, but definitely made to order and with the freshest ingredients and richest cheeses this side of the Central Valley. I usually dig into the Popeye the Sailor, minus the garlic, but add sausage (again…meats). Along with the pizza, try the Greek Salad and get a carafe of the very affordable house Chianti and you’ll feel like a true cowboy/Indian/gangster/foodie right in the heart of Noe Valley.
2. Escape from New York Pizza: Haight-Ashbury
Have you ever been to the Haight? Smoked so much of the local herbs and spices that you get REALLY hungry. How about Polk Street? Ever gone to Shanghai Kelly’s and shared a dozen or so Jaegermeister shots with the bartender? Well I have…and Escape from NY provides fast, easy, inexpensive and surprisingly delicious pizza. Try the potato pesto or go for a classic slice of pepperoni for those late night munchies.
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