Heyyy ya! How are you? I’m quickly going to wrap up our second half of our big San Francisco day, mostly through pictures.
If you missed our first half of the weekend you can check it out here:
After Strawberry Hill, DJ and I went to check out the rest of the park. We just strolled around and passed some notable museums like the de Young Museum, the California Academy of Sciences, Spreckels Lake, and random little monuments.
On our drive out we drove passed the Bison Paddock, a little fenced area that houses real Bison. We were skeptical that actual Bison existed in the middle of San Francisco, but they doooo!
We then met up with Amy and all decided to grab some lunch together. I just love that she lives here. We went to La Taqueria, one of the most popular Mexican spots in town.
The line was out the door–it always is every time I pass it- a sign of great food! We waited about 45 minutes and finally got to the front.
I ordered their veggie burrito. It was very good… but I wouldn’t say it was the best I’ve ever had. I love when tortillas are kind of crispy, and this was a bit doughy. But the fixin’s & added house hot sauce was a terrific combo. Not worth the wait I’d say, but still a really solid burrito.
We drove a little way down the road and walked around the Clarion Alley Mural Project. The history behind this is really fascinating- it is a grassroots movement of art that began in 1992 and promotes culture, dignity, and empowerment of the marginalized.
^^ Despite the fact that I have trypophobia and this picture really freaks me out, I still thought it was too cool not to share.
We then went to another place on the BL- Anchor Brewing SF.
This is a great place to just hangout on a Saturday afternoon. I had their unfiltered anchor steam, a brew you can only get in their brick and mortar brewery- I really enjoyed it….I even got it in a Merry Christmas glass- so bonus points!
Also, I captured my matte nails that in the natural lighting. I haven’t done these in a while, and I was pretty pleased how they turned out, although I messed up the thumb a bit, oh welllls!
We then went to the close by Urban Putt– an indoor mini golf course & restaurant.
We said we would have some “light” appetizers since we had our burritos barely a couple hours before. L to the O to the L. This is what we ended up ordering…
Empanadas with roasted pumpkin, queso fresco and pasilla pepper filling with creamy chipotle pepper sauce on a masa crust…
Chicken and waffle skewers with vermont maple syrup…
A side of broccolini….
The Fairway Deep Dish Pizza with mozzarella, parmesan, provolone, white cheddar, tomato sauce and basil….
& UP Poutine with Kannebec Fries, beef short rib gravy, garlic, and herb marinated cheese curds.
“Light appetizers”…😆
Our review? The fries were our favorite across the board. I love cheese curds- mmm mmmm. The broccolini was my second favorite- the flavor was spot on. The empanadas were yummy too. We surprisingly thought the pizza was a bit subpar- disappointing because it looks like cheesy gooodness, it was just lacking some kinda flavor kick.
Now- time to golf! The downstairs of the building turns into a giant mini golf course.
The wait was insane- at least an hour- but we finally got up to the front.
Each course was so unique with tons of odes to the city & interesting themes. It was a lot of fun, but we had a realllllly obnoxious family right ahead of us that were actually pretty disrespectful to everyone else- that was the only downside.
In the hole below, the ball actually hit the drums and comes down the ingeniously designed contraption? So interesting!
I definitely recommend this if you do visit SF- just try to go in “off” hours (Not on a weekend or try to go super late at night when there are fewer people!).
Question for You:
- Do you like poutine?
xo <3
