Slept in until about 9am and headed to where else... the Farmer's Market :) Love that place. We got Peet's Coffee and bought the most we've ever purchased at the market. We got strawberries, peaches, asparagus, wine, shrimp and bread. YUM! Always love the flowers.
After the Farmer's Market, we took BART and headed to Brenda's Soul Food.
It's located in the Tenderloin (the roughest part of the city), but apparently a gem. On our way, we walked by the Civic Center which we hadn't seen up close before. There was an exhibit of funky animal statues out front.
Hootie hoooo!
Brenda's is one of the top 10 places reviewed on Yelp. They are known for their shrimp & grits + beignets. We got Brenda's about 1 and waited about an hour to get seated. We were entertained by some crazies walking around the street.
Inside shot of Brenda's.
I got the flight of beignets (crawfish, apple pie, one filled with ghiradelli chocolate and traditional plan) + cheese grits. Tripp got an omelet with andouille sausage and cheese + cheese grits. The beignets were just ok honestly! Cafe Rue Orleans in Fayetteville are better in my opinion. I'm glad I tried the crawfish one, but I wouldn't get them again. The cheese grits were good! Even though the food didn't meet the hype, I always love the first sit down meal Tripp and I have when I'm back in SF. It's just a nice ahhhhh.... all is well in the world feeling.
After Brenda's, we went to Dolores Park to spend the rest of the afternoon. Dolores Park is in the Mission, which we've only been two a few times. The park was PACKED, but just as awesome as we had remembered from almost a year ago when we walked by Dolores Park when we were visiting SF.
View from the top of the park.
We found a place to lay the blanket out on the top hill so we could enjoy the best view of the city... and then we proceeded to watch some crazy s*** at Dolores Park. It was EPIC people watching. Lots of making out, alcohol, weed, birthday hats, corn hole games, some with strange clothes, some with very little clothes, and cute dogs. We felt like we would miss out actually laid back on the grass and stop watching ha!
EX: See the couple goin' at it with the tyedie shirt?
This cute dog was eyeing a pidgeon walking around on the ground and everyone around us was waiting for the moment when he tried to get it. You can see the dog and the pigeon in-air. Everyone around went "ohhhhhhh!!!" at once when the dog wasn't fast enough :)
We probably stuck out like sore thumbs. It's such an awesome park though. Half of the park was going through construction, so that forced everyone to be closer than normal.
of Tartine regardless of the time of day and confirmed that was true. We got there around 5pm and there were at least 20 people in a line outside the door.
The bakery menu changes every day, so I didn't know what to expect. They had a few things left, but not the bread pudding I had heard about. Instead I got 2 mexican cookies. Overall, the place has a great atmosphere and everything looked divine. I'm definitely coming back in the morning again to have a wider selection!
Now we are back at the apartment, enjoying the amazing view from our apt and Tripp is cooking dinner :) Life is good.
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