original little hellraisers

saturday night we went to mission street food. and i have to say — this is one of the reasons i love living in san francisco.  my dad will be the first to tell you that we’re a bunch of elitist bastards in this city, and when it comes to food — elite is good.

we called up our babysitter and then went out to feel normal again.  here’s the deal: mission street food is a foodie hotspot where every thursday and saturday they take over a struggling chinese restaurant in the mission and cook up some killer food. they change the menu (and chefs) for every engagement so the menu is always fresh.  we waited for an hour and a half to get seated (they don’t take reservations).  it was totally worth it.  here’s the menu:

Lung Shan’s Vegan Delight: shitake and oyster mushroom dumplings in miso soup – $5.5
Crisp rhubarb, apple and baby mustard green salad – $6
Souse Slaw: old-timey pork tongue terrine with cabbage, radish and pickled carrot slaw – $8
Blenheim Ginger BBQ’d pork with smokehouse beans – smoked and braised pork shoulder, slider buns and baked beans – $13
Tater Boats off the Gulf of Taleggio: deep fried russets with melty taleggio nacho cheese and green garlic – $7
Braised turnip roots and greens with smoked ham hock – $6
King Trumpet: mushroom, triple-fried potato, garlic confit, charred scallion sour cream – $6

Banana Pudding with Nilla Wafers – $5
Butter Fried Cornbread with mint julep honey and Humphry Slocombe sour cream ice cream – $6
Humphry Slocombe Secret Breakfast Ice Cream – $3.25

we ordered everything on the menu — minus the vegan delight.  the best part?  proceeds of our whopping 62 dollar bill was sent to 826 valencia.  in fact, the baby sitter cost more than the dinner — but hey — in both cases we’re supporting students.

and yes, the pulled pork was killer.  marc and aimee — put this on your list when you visit us next.  it’s totally worth it.

i know, i know, this blog is dedicated to the kids.  we get it.  then again, it’s nice just to get out with my wonderful wife.  i did use the word “baby piss” loud enough to get noticed though.