Mission Pizza Spot Shuggie's Ditches the Trash Pie and That Bright Yellow Room
Shuggie's Trash Pie + Natural Wine will soon ditch its pizzas and change up its food offerings. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that owners Kayla Abe and David Murphy will temporarily close their popular restaurant on Saturday, August 16. During the closure time, the restaurant will undergo a light makeover, which includes reworking Abe's murals, painting the front room orange — a change from its current yellow — and adding a large fountain into the mix.
But the biggest change will be to the menu. The restaurant launched in 2022 with a mission of sustainability, using pizza as a vehicle to use up irregular or surplus produce. Now, three years later, the Chronicle writes that the pizza 'started to feel limiting' to Abe and Murphy, and with the temporary closure, they're pulling most of the pies off the menu (the exception is a 'pizza-like' cacio e pepe 'pillow'). The restaurant will still maintain its sustainability mission, but with dishes like a 'schnitzel-esque bone-in boar chop' and 'steak frites three ways,' that will utilize beef heart or sweetbreads. The restaurant is expected to reopen in late August.
More Asian grocery stores to open in the Bay
Following the successful opening of Jagalchi in Daly City this past March, more specialty Asian grocery stores are set to debut this year. KRON reports that Filipino supermarket Seafood City opens its Daly City location on Thursday, July 31, at 1420 Southgate Avenue. The news outlet also reports that Japanese supermarket Osaka Marketplace will open a store at the Edgewater Place Shopping Center in Foster City this November, with a Pleasant Hill location also in the works.
Muddy Waters Coffee House is being sold
Valencia Street mainstay Muddy Waters may soon have a new owner. Mission Local reports that Hisham and Elham Massarweh, the owners behind the coffee shop, are in the process of selling the business to a familiar Mission face: Bissap Baobab owner Marcos Senghor and his business partner. Senghor confirmed the news to the outlet and said that the sale is still being worked out, but could be completed as early as August. Senghor said he hopes to bring beer and wine to the cafe, along with live entertainment and longer hours.
Hết Sấy pops up in Oakland
Oaklanders will get a chance to experience South Vietnamese food favorite Hết Sấy closer to home this weekend. Mahjong den 13 Orphans will host Hết Sấy at its downtown Oakland location on July 25 and 26; an Instagram post hyping the takeover promises individual menus for both the Baba's House restaurant on the ground floor and the speakeasy above. For the main restaurant, diners can expect items like banh mi with braised pork belly or bánh tằm bì, 'pintailed noodles' with shredded pork or mushrooms. RSVPs are required to get into the speakeasy and to view the exclusive Hết Sấy menu for the mahjong lounge.
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