Now people are complaining about Hooters' kids menu
A Hooters baby bib, from the Hooters baby online store. The National Organization for Women has filed complaints against Hooters restaurants in San Francisco, San Bruno, Sacramento and Orange County,...
View ArticleOh and there are free pancakes Tuesday at IHOP (for charity)
IHOP staffers will be busy tomorrow with 15 hours of free pancakes. Photo: Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg Hey, don’t knock free pancakes, especially when they’re for charity. Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 1),...
View ArticleThe Soup Nazi brings lines, cameras, and Reggie Jackson to Fisherman’s Wharf
This was the point in the program when everyone watched Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson eat soup. Today, The Original Soupman opened its doors on FIsherman’s Wharf. And how. To quickly recap, that’s the...
View ArticleFisherman’s Wharf now has a sustainable seafood restaurant
Fog Harbor Fish House on Pier 39 Fisherman’s Wharf has been around as long as the city; it currently attracts 10 million tourists a year. But for the first time since the Gold Rush days, it has a...
View ArticleOn the kitchen walk-out at Castagnola’s
Castagnola's Photo: The Chronicle/John O'Hara Perched on the main drag of Fisherman’s Wharf, Castagnola’s is not a small restaurant. And this past weekend, the swan song of the summer tourist season,...
View ArticleEnd of a Fisherman’s Wharf era: Hooters is closing
Hooters. Photo: AP/Jae C. Hong In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Calpurnia — the title character’s wife — memorably said of death: “When beggars die, there are no comets seen/The heavens...
View ArticleIntroducing Stroganoff, a Russian/Thai restaurant in Fisherman’s Wharf
Stroganoff and satays are both served. Photos: The Chronicle For the most part, Russian cuisine is woefully underrepresented in the Bay Area, a dearth that seems to be even more exposed during the...
View ArticleThe Soup Nazi’s restaurant on Fisherman’s Wharf is closed
Well, that didn’t take long. Almost exactly a year ago, the real-life inspiration for Seinfeld‘s infamous Soup Nazi — aka Al Yeganeh — brought one of his soup restaurants to San Francisco. Named the...
View ArticleThe Gold Dust Lounge’s relocation to Fisherman’s Wharf is underway
The old Gold Dust. Photo: The Chronicle/Mike Kepka The Gold Dust Lounge breathes again. It wasn’t quite a done deal when the historic bar closed last month, but the lease is now officially signed on...
View ArticleSay hello to the new Gold Dust Lounge, reborn on Fisherman’s Wharf
The Gold Dust reborn Tonight, the Gold Dust Lounge opens its new Fisherman’s Wharf location. The debut marks the end of a long, strange trip for the Gold Dust Lounge, from that fateful day when news...
View Article