Are You Still Waiting In Line for MSF?
As always, Sexpigeon was way ahead of the curve. But now other folks are asking, is Mission Street Food still a Thursday night must-do?
Let's call it the Chronicle effect: cool, somewhat indie restaurant (finally) gets written up (somewhat inaccurately, according to one of its subjects. Hmm.) in the Chron, and fearing untenable lines, many of the faithful stay away.*
Mission Mission's Allan Hough offer's a different perspective:
MSF photo by Tim Ehhalt.
It's not getting less popular. The expansion to a second day means maybe lines aren't as long, but you're the second reporter [you flatter us!] this week to ask me to share my feelings on MSF, and chatter amongst the people I follow on Twitter hasn't died down one bit.
Whatever the case -- two days of availability instead of the one, a loss of cred/fear of overwhelming lines after its "discovery" by the Chronicle, or the notoriously fickle nature of restaurant patrons -- this week might be the week to go to MSF, and not just because you want to bring some leftover "acorn soup with foraged mushrooms" back home for your pet squirrel.
How about you? Are you now, or have you ever been, a Mission Street Foodie? Give us some perspective in the comments.
*Perhaps they stay home and enjoy the wisdom of those crankily lovable Gate commenters. Our current fave: sfcurmudgeon says "these guest "chefs" need to clean themselves up a bit before i'll eat anything they cooked... that Lief guy looks a bit too scruffy (like, buy him a razor or something) to be working with food." You're so right, ALWAYS do a stubble test before eating at any restaurant. Did we mention how awesome SFist commenters are?.