Ali Khan Eats at Ippudo San Francisco, a west coast outpost of the global ramen chain. This a follow up to a visit in 2019 at their NYC location and what was a somewhat disappointing first visit.

Ali Khan Eats at Easterly Hunan Chinese Restaurant in the Bay Area just south of San Francisco. The Hunan focused menu is spicy and intense and tailored for an adventurous American palate.

It is a daunting task, trying to anoint one taqueria that serves the best burrito in San Francisco. It’s almost a mission meant to end in defeat when one thinks of the sheer volume of celebrated taquerias in the famous Mission district alone. Even as I posted a teaser on Instagram about my San Francisco Burrito Quest, suggestions started to come in from Oakland . . . and the East Bay is its own beast, worthy of a separate “best ...