After a pretty horrible day sweatin' to the oldies of yore at the Hand Car Regatta, this had to be the day something else happened. This could not be the day I spent $8 on the driest pulled chicken sandwich I've ever had in my life and a $7 snow cone.
Instead, today was the day I went to Magnolia for the first time in 6-years. I definitely have to say I was more impressed with Alembic, and I know they're not the same. No more Niman Ranch beef the industry is using, it's passé, now they're using Prather Ranch. Either way, the beef was good. The medium-rare burger was so damn juicy it jizzed on my chin when I bit into it. House cut fries have a certain charismatic character, lending themselves as crunchy (and some not crunchy from the non-uniformity) and salty bites. $13
Me lad got the fish and chips, which looked amazing. Unfortunately, he doused them in malt vinegar and by the time I got to take a bite, they were soggy as a newspaper left on your porch during a storm. I was totally sad.
And let's just admit their beers are superior. I mean, how many other places in the city do they have amazing beers on cask? Like a handful? Try the Cole Porter house beer, I did. Lighter than a stout with a backdrop of peet smoke, $6.
But, if you come on happy hour on Wednesdays, they're half off. Or, dish out the $6 for beer and come on Thursdays for their fried chicken night.
1398 Haight St
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 864-7468
MUNI: 71, 6, 43
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