It was the first Saturday of spring, and M* and I had spent a lazy morning trying to decide where we should go to brunch. I’d been recovering from a supremely klutzy move- I took a tumble down Guerrero street during an attempt to jog myself back into shape, and twisted my ankle. As a result of said clumsiness, I spent the previous several days hobbling around- eating take out, and trying to stay off my feet as much as possible.
Needless to say, my refrigerator was threadbare, so we would have to go out to brunch. M wanted cheap and easy, and I wanted something healthy because in my sedentary state I’d been certainly eating to my hearts content, with zero calorie burn involved.
We spent a while perusing Yelp, and came across some positive reviews for Sally’s in Potrero Hill. I lived in Potrero in 2007, back when I worked for said unnamed huge company that sucked up much of my time and soul. When I wasn’t commuting, or working, I was at the gym, and I remember passing Sally’s on my way back from workouts. I never did stop in, and was always curious how the food was. At noon on Saturday, we strolled in and the line was almost non existent- maybe 2 folks ahead of us. Plenty of tables available, which made me a little nervous about the quality of the food- since most brunch places in SF are packed at noon on a Saturday. I ordered a tofu scramble, and M* ordered the Sally’s Combo, which offered gargantuan amounts of food- French Toast, Bacon, and Eggs, all for $10.50!
We ordered at the counter, and waited for about 15 minutes for our food to arrive- and boy was it good. My dish arrived first- the tofu scramble, which was basically a stir fry with spinach, carrots, mushrooms, greens, served on a bed of rice and topped with fried eggs.
The portions were huge- it easily could have fed two people and was a bargain at $11. Tofu scrambles can often be bland, or under flavored but the Sally’s rendition was chock full of spices and the fried eggs were a nice addition. M*’s food arrived next, and had to come in two plates because there was so much food.
The good thing is that M* was starving, so this entire plate of french toast was consumed in around 5 minutes. I was able to snag a few bites and was impressed with the quality of the ingredients. Next, came the eggs, bacon, and homefries- served in Midwestern style proportions.
M* made it through about halfway through this dish, and we boxed this and the tofu scramble to take home. By this point, the restaurant had completely filled up so we thanked our lucky stars we had missed the rush for lunch. In any case, I’ll be coming back here. It’s hard to beat short lines for brunch on a Saturday, the prices could not be beat, and I have a thing for places with open kitchens.
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