Chow Lists 
SF Bay Area Nonstaurants
By CHOW HQ
California
Food ventures operating out of trucks, carts, other people's restaurants, shops, etc. Nonstaurants include pop-up restaurants, nouveau street food, and takeout in places you wouldn't expect.
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Mission Street Food
2234 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
Long waits are the norm at this pop-up restaurant, staffed by a revolving cast of guest chefs. It takes over Mission Chinese restaurant, Lung Shan, on Thursday and Saturday night. Past hits have included a non-traditional PB&J made with Berkshire Kurobuta pork belly and marinated jicama with pickled jalapeño and cilantro aioli for $6.50.
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Happy Belly
John F Kennedy Dr and Tea Garden Dr, San Francisco, CA
A sandwich cart in Golden Gate Park serving things like a French tuna baguette sandwich with Fuji apples, kalamata olives, toasted seaweed, sesame seeds, fresh squeezed lemon, scallions and extra virgin olive oil for $4.
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Cookie Wag SF
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA
Offshoot of Mission Kitchen pop-up restaurant, serving cookies and ice cream from a cart. Location announced via Twitter.
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Radio Africa & Kitchen
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA
Creative North African food like edamame hummus by chef Eskender Aseged at Coffee Bar coffeehouse on Bryant Street, Tuesday to Saturday evenings.
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Amuse Bouche
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA
A dude selling chai and small muffins at the 24th Street BART station has now branched out to Turkish coffee, quiche, iced tea, and other pastries at various locations announced via Twitter.
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Creme Brulee Cart
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA
Several flavors of crème brûlée, fired-to-order, from a pushcart run by the Magic Curry Kart operator's brother. On April 20th, a special Big Lebowski white Russian flavor was served.
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Magic Curry Kart
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA
Green or red Thai chicken or tofu curry over rice, cooked to order, for $5. Sold out of a small push-cart run by the brother of the Creme Brulee Cart operator. Find out where it will be via Twitter.
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Spencer-On-The-Go
300 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
A Takeaway French food truck run by a prominent local chef. Located outside Terroir, an organic wine shop/bar. Will feature dishes like crab soup and vol-au-vent.
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Carte 415
101 Second Street, San Francisco, CA
A soon-to-open gourmet seasonal sandwich, salad, and snack cart in a public atrium downtown. Not open yet.
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Pal's Take Away
2751 24th Street, San Francisco, CA
High-end deli fare (such as Cuban-style pork sandwich with mashed black beans) served out of the totally anonymous-looking Tony's Market liquor/grocery store in the Mission.
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Store On the Corner
121 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA
A handful of Korean dishes such as bulgogi, hot dog bulgogi, bi bim bop are sold out of the back of this corner store in the Financial District. Popular with office workers who have few local lunch options.
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The Deep Fried Twinkie & Pastrami Shop
4004 Mowry Avenue, Fremont, CA
Inside a Valero gas station is a counter selling hot sandwiches (dipped roast beef!), gravy fries, and deep-fried Twinkies, Oreos, and PB&Js.
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Kashaya's Brick Oven Pizza
Santa Rosa, CA, Santa Rosa, CA
Mobile pizza baker that shows up at Petaluma, Santa Rosa, and other West County farmers' markets.
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Yats New Orleans Original Po Boys
2545 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Po boy shop with gumbo and a few desserts hosted inside the Jack's Club dive bar near SF General Hospital. Not open very late. Great gumbo!
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Da Beef
300 Seventh Street, San Francisco, CA
A hot dog cart parked outside Oil Can Henry's. Chili dogs available.
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Kitchenette
958 Illinois Street, San Francisco, CA
This catering company serves takeaway lunch from an industrial building in Dogpatch. Menu changes daily, might include Fatted Calf Charcuterie muffaletta, maple bacon cookies, and little gem mixed salad.
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Little Skillet
330 Ritch Street, San Francisco, CA
The people behind Farmer Brown bring forth chicken and waffles to the masses.
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Pop-Up Restaurant at Bruno's
2389 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Prominent local chefs and Chez Panisse employees have started a Thursday night dinner in the private dining room atop a rather lame Mission Street bar. The food is old school, including steak, martinis, and oysters Rockefeller, befitting the joint's mobster-style decor.
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Roli Roti
24829 Huntwood Ave, Hayward, CA 94544
Mobile rotisserie truck. Check their website for location calendar. Well known for porchetta sandwiches.
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Melissa Perello
517 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Sebo is typically closed on Mondays, but these days, former Fifth Floor chef Melissa Perello, takes over the space and cooks a four-course meal. By reservation only, monday_night@me.com.
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Urban Nectar
San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA
Mobile juice bar you can follow on Twitter that congregates with the Creme Brulee guy and other Linda Street carts.
