I just got back from a whirlwind trip to San Francisco after my Pittsburgh travels. I stayed with my good friend Tish and her partner, Jason. They were wonderful hosts and live in a beautiful apartment in the Lower Haight. Everything is in walking distance — lots of amazing food, groceries, Golden Gate Park, etc. A fantastic location. I was there for a very short visit, but we managed to squeeze in a couple of wonderful meals that I wanted to share with you all in case you’re ever in San Francisco and looking for some good vegan eats.
We ate at The Little Chihuahua in the Lower Haight on the night I got there. While it’s not all vegan or vegetarian, they have plenty of options for vegans/vegetarians. Tish had the wild mushroom tacos, pictured above. She doesn’t like onions and there were onions in the guacamole, so they offered to give her plain avocado instead (so nice!). She said the tacos were delicious.
Jason and I ordered the fried plantain and black bean burrito, which was easily ordered vegan. There was an impressive amount of the plantain on this burrito and the flavors were spot-on. You don’t usually see fried plantains in burritos up here in Seattle, so this was such a treat. Since I didn’t want cheese or sour cream on mine, they offered to add guacamole. Yum! I am still thinking about this burrito and can’t wait to go back to have another someday. The picture I took is really pretty boring, but believe me, it was great.
The restaurant itself is casual with fast service. They were busy on a Tuesday night (I can’t imagine how packed they probably are on the weekends). You order at the counter, grab a table and they bring out the food. We were lucky enough to score a table just after we ordered, but I could see that if there weren’t tables available you might want to get the food to-go. While you wait for your food, there are complimentary chips to enjoy with a salsa bar. The salsa bar is really noteworthy. They have five or six types of salsa/hot sauce at least — chipotle, tomatillo, roasted tomato, habanero, pico de gallo, etc. We tried the chipotle, roasted tomato and habanero and I thought they were all fantastic — each with unique flavors and some nice heat. The chips were fresh and still warm and they were happy to give us an extra bowl of them when we ran out.
All around, this was a fantastic meal, made even better by the excellent company of good friends. I would highly recommend stopping by for a meal when you’re in San Francisco next (I believe they have several locations in the city).
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