Anyhow, I was frigging starving because I had an early photoshoot this morning and was running around and squatting down on the ground trying to shoot these two super cute dogs… so I was ready to really go all out and have a nice meal.  Something I didn’t notice last time I was there was that there is ALOT of vegetarian food on the menu.  Actually, the brunch menu is basicall ALL vegetarian minus one dish – the blackened cod (with eggs)… the sausage is fake and so is the sausage gravy (for the biscuits).  So I was out of luck in the pig department, ugh!

I went with the Huevos Rancheros, a fish taco and an order of the mixed french fries and sweet potato fries.

Check out the Huevos Rancheros (above).  I was disappointed in this dish because the tortilla below the egg was just a regular flour tortilla, soft and uncooked.  If you look closely, you will see a very thinly cooked egg atop a tortilla… yes that is an egg that is covered in tomato sauce.  The dish was just OK.  I was honestly expecting a crunchy tortilla shell as the base of my rancheros or at least some tortillas on the side to dip with, but I got none of that.  To me, everything (minus the cabbage which I didn’t eat) was too mushy and soft.  The egg was cooked sunny side up so when you cut into it, the yolk just spilled out everywhere making a big ol mess on the plate.

Here is a shot of the fish taco and the french fries/sweet potato fries.  I’ve had the fish taco before at Weird Fish and it is good.  It was good today too.  The mango salsa on top is sweet and fresh and the fish is lightly breaded.  Taco = A+, Fries = C.  …Sorry french fries/sweet potato fries mix, you are waaay too dry and overcooked, so much that there is hardly any potato left inside!

I decided to take a shot of my friend’s meal too.  This is the Capp St. potatoes with a side of fruit and a side of fake sausage.  Doesn’t it look amazing?  It tastes amazing too, must be that sour cream!  No, it was really good, I would get this over my Huevos Rancheros in a hott second.  They mix both sweet potatoes and regular potatoes into this home fry mix, top it with red beans, sour cream, salsa and avocado.

Here’s a quick shot of the inside.  I love the color on the walls — it’s like a muted aqua/tealish color and the decor is old apothecary jars on the shelves, old vintage picture frames, and starfish-like found things.

Brunch was decent.. I wasn’t wowed to the ultimate but my hunger was tamed.

Weird Fish
2193 Mission Street
(between 18th St & Sycamore St)
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 863-4744
www.weirdfishsf.com

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I ordered 2 fish tacos. I’ve had them before and they’re just ok. The “fried” fish is cooked in batches, so they have a tub of “fried” fish under the heat with the rest of the beans and chicken and carnitas… so by the time you get it in your taco, it’s kind of soggy and not crispy at all and rarely warm. Also, they only give you 1 tortilla, not 2, like REAL Mexican places. The 1-tortilla/soggy cold fish is a turnoff but I guess not a big enough one for me to not order it… I get what I deserve!

One TWO really, REALLY great things though about Taco Del Mar are:

1. They nearly ALWAYS play 80s music inside – The Cure, Depeche Mode, Madonna, etc… don’t ask me why… it’s definitely no Baja Fresh!
2. They have 4 choices of iced tea. …I believe regular unsweetened, sweetened, raspberry, and green. It’s not part of the iced tea fountain, it’s separate, and they have RASPBERRY iced tea, my favorite!!
3. Nice people who work there, in my experience.

I give Taco del Mar 4 fries because even though the fish tacos aren’t the greatest, they aren’t the worst, and I always seem to have a pleasant time eating there, even if it’s by myself. The people who work there are also friendly.

Taco del Mar
163 2nd Street
(between Minna St & Natoma St)
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.tacodelmar.com

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