[tzhenghao]

Agree! I've also noticed that the # of restaurants vs. price distribution for eating out in SF falls off a cliff especially <$25 per person range, whereas there are many more options in NYC and LA. In other words, prepare to pay up, stand in line for hours or be on a reservation waitlist for the most part if you want "good" food in SF.

[metalforever]

This is bs, I didn't go anywhere in SF that was $25+ per plate when I lived in the mission and went out a lot. There's a ton of places in the mission and the tenderloin and I never once made a reservation anywhere.

[photonerd]

That’s because all the restaurants in that price range are in the rest of the bay, Oakland in particular.

[inferiorhuman]

Oakland is still plenty expensive – banh mi are in the $7–10 range which is about double where they were fifteen years ago. Tacos are $3–4. Depending, of course, on how far east you want to venture.

[photonerd]

$7-10 ain’t very expensive for a huge, fresh grilled, sandwich these days, no matter where you are.