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San Francisco: "If there's no line outside then don't go there"
by ringaroundthetx 9y ago
San Francisco: "If there's no line outside then don't go there"
- tj-teej 9y ago+1 - San Franciscans love to wait in line. EDIT: getting downvotes, not saying all of SF, but its definitely a "thing" - if you live here you've seen it
- zippergz 9y agoI've come to believe that San Franciscans love pain and inconvenience.
- Agathos 9y agoExplaining why they moved to San Francisco in the first place?
- notyourwork 9y agoI recently moved here, I am not experiencing pain. Inconvenience is strictly in the eye of the beholder.
- ada1981 9y agoI moved to SF to continue a relationship with a woman who was in residency for pyschiatry at Standford. I didn't know it at the time but this was the exact reason I moved to SF.
- Osmium 9y agoIt's the only explanation.
- throwaway91111 9y agoReally? I occasionally see lines for lunch, but that's more of a rush thing. Where do you see this?
- WillPostForFood 9y agoBi-Rite, Tartine, Mama's, Bob's, San Tung, Tpumps, Mensho Ramen. It is a weird manifestation of SF group; many of those places aren't even that good. Peninsula and South Bay aren't much better, mediocre ramen places in particular draw huge lines (Santa Ramen, Santa Ramen, and especially average: Orenchi). http://sanfranciscowaits.tumblr.com/ http://sanfranciscowaits.tumblr.com/
- Swizec 9y agoSan Francisco: "If it's not sold out, why even buy a ticket" To be fair, I have yet to have good brunch at a restaurant where there was no wait on a Saturday or Sunday morning. When there are more people who want brunch than there are places offering brunch, you'd posit that places without a wait don't have good brunch.
- komali2 9y agoThere's like a million places for good brunch though. And if you're willing to extend your reach into the Bay Area in general, those options increase exponentially :)
- taurath 9y agoI really don't get the whole wait outside for 35 minutes to get marginally better ice cream thing. I feel like people want the tweetbrags about visiting the trendy ice cream shop more than they want the ice cream.
- komali2 9y agoIf you are talking about Bi-Rite creamery near Dolores Park, I feel you, but hear me out. Three things: 1. I fucking despise lines. I will pay money, I will forgo comfort, I will give up on a thing I want, if a Line is an obstacle. I'm the jabroni paying VIP entrance to clubs not because I want to be cool, but because I can't be fucked to stand in a line. I won't do it. I'll go hungry before I stand in a line. I bought a motorcycle so I could skip car lines. 2. I'm a food snob. 3. I've traveled a lot. Combined with (2) this means I eat as much as I can all over the world because I have a passion for food and I want to eat the best before I die. Bearing those things in mind, know this: Bi-Rite creamery is the best ice cream I have ever had in my life, and I will stand in line for an hour for it. It is worth the line and my god there are few things in life I will say that about. EDIT: By the way protip, you can skip the line if you get a pint. So... I kind of cheat now, when I go I just buy like 5 pints of different flavors :P
- analogmemory 9y agoI'm with you on lines. Fuck that, there's always better things to be doing. But you can skip the bi-rite lines if you just go at a non-weekend day. Tuesday mid-day? No lines! Also Ice Cream Bar has better stuff. Fight me! :P
- matwood 9y agoThere's a lot more fun and adventure in trying to find that place that will have a line next week or month :)
- ryanwaggoner 9y agoHaving lived in both places, I honestly think NYC is worse. New Yorkers love waiting on lines, and every single week feels like a new stupid craze that people are standing on line for. I always like to just wait three months and then check it out. The hordes have moved on and the kinks have been worked out.
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