Return to Dark Horse Coffee in North Park

Saturday morning and we were seeking caffeine...

We'd been to Holsem Coffee so many times it's not even funny so I thought to give Dark Horse another shot...

George's Zoo Liquor Deli

Along Sloat Blvd, near the Zoo grounds is this interesting roadside oddity...

This interesting bit of Americana is known as the Doggie Diner head (a designated San Francisco landmark as of 2006; the head dates back from the early 70's from the original Doggie Diner located at 46th and Sloat; it is now on the median of 45th and Sloat across from the SF Zoo).

and you can't miss it!

Velella Velella! Back to SF's OB

This was our last day before we headed back down to San Diego...

It was time to kick back in SF's own OB before calling it a night...

Green Acre, Campus Pointe location

A few days after we got back from our trip, I had a lunch meet up with Dennis of A Radiused Corner

I'd bumped into him a few months ago while doing errands in Kearny Mesa.  Lunch was his choice and it turned out to be near his work.

Down the street is the second location of Green Acre, which has a lovely garden near the parking lot.

Return to Pollyann Ice Cream

I resolve to finally tie up loose ends with our trips from last year and earlier this year.  Picking up where we left off, lunch was at the now defunct Win Fook (which is now boarded up, sadly)...

(a postcard I picked up from Establish, a gift shop on Noriega St.)

Over on the corner of Noriega and 38th is Pollyann Ice Cream, the third incarnation of the neighborhood's beloved ice cream shop.

We hadn't been here since our 2011 trip. They had changed things up a tiny bit (repainted)...We wanted a little snack before heading back to the beach.

A trio of ethnic markets - Seafood City, Ranch 99 and Zion

Gosh, I'm here almost every weekend I think this was later afternoon or something when it wasn't crowded...

Trying to find parking at Seafood City on a Sunday when everyone is there after church is qite the task, but at least their parking lot is more spacious than Ranch 99's...

Return to The Purple Mint Bistro

From thunder, lightning and heavy rain yesterday to this...

(on the 905 heading west) Clear skies!

But how long will they last...

because we saw the thunderhead clouds in the distance...

as we approached our lunch destination in Grantville...

Return to Bruxie Waffle

[Update - Closed as of October 2016]

A walk across the "new" bridge across College Ave...

led us to Bruxie Waffle which Bert hadn't been to yet...

it was nice not having to worry about parking because getting out of the parking lot is basically asking yourself to be t-boned...

Rain, the Pond 20 fence plus new donut flavors from Star Dust?

After doing a few errands down South, we figured we would try our luck...

and check if a certain donut shop in IB was open...

It wasn't that wet (yet) as we headed west on Palm Avenue...

Mango Mango

After seeing the new signage go up earlier this year,

I convinced my co-workers to try this place out...

Preview of the Sun and Sea Festival plus lunch at Aroma Thai

Earlier today, Bert took TC and her friend to IB for the Sun & Sea Festival...

They got a chance to see some of the sand sculptures before the judging tomorrow...