For pub lovers, an article re good food pubs

And another on same subject (sort of) -
Quoting the article:

Bar Food

It's no secret that San Franciscans know how to eat, not to mention imbibe. No wonder, then, that our five favorite bargain booze-friendly eats are in the city.

There are 81 photos in this slide show.
http://www.sfgate.com/food/slideshow/Bargain-Bites-2013-72570/photo-4683007.php

On the first one, I had to look up what gastrique is - completely new to me and there are a lot of recipes for some version of this out there online.


PHOTO BY JOHN STOREY/SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Box Kitchen at the Tempest/Louie's Bar: At The Tempest in SoMa, former Michael Mina vet Stephen Crawford turns out high-quality pub grub, including a burger with bacon shallot gastrique ($10) and potato skins topped with crisp pork belly and fried quail eggs ($9). In March, Crawford and the rest of the Tempest team took over the classic dive Louie's in the Financial District. Here, must-orders include the Bolito Misto Sando ($11) and Sweet Lou's Bangkok Wings ($10).

Vitals: Box Kitchen: 431 Natoma St. (at Mary Street), S.F.; (415) 495-1863. Lunch weekdays; dinner nightly. Louie's Bar: 55 Stevenson St. (near First Street), S.F.; (415) 543-3540. Open weekdays.

Some eighty more photos to go..



Next new word, to me, re the next photo - zapatos (pressed burritos)


photo by John Storey, probably on all these but I haven't got past these two photos so far. The bar spot is Garaje, which is in the South of Market area, details in the article.

Ah, I see only the first batch of slides show food at bars. Oh, well, I'll look at the rest anyway.

Mmmm, Thai chicken wings, and much else in a spot that used to be an old whalers' bar in San Francisco - now called Louie's:

Adds, http://www.sfgate.com/restaurants/bargainbites/article/Louie-s-San-Francisco-Solid-food-dive-bar-roots-4940773.php

Another pub that looks interesting to me, and has good food too -

http://www.sfgate.com/restaurants/barbites/article/Tribune-Tavern-Modern-take-on-pub-dishes-5035872.php#photo-5541699

Here's the pork ricotta meatballs:

The "Front Page News" cocktail with the Pork and Ricotta Meatballs at the Tribune Tavern in Oakland, Calif., is seen on November 26th, 2013. Photo: John Storey, Special To The Chronicle

A brit pub slide show, guaranteed to annoy regulars (or maybe not).

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/dec/27/new-years-eve-pubs-readers-travel-tips