Posted on 10/14/2022 2:24:42 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Last Thursday, I walked into a different universe. A fountain gently poured streaming water over its marble edges at the center of a pristine restaurant. A chandelier twinkled above, shimmering gold light on the gleaming white tiled floors. Four miniature palm trees guarded the fountain like rooks on a chessboard. The opulent Beaux-Arts architecture of this joint screamed a different level of wealth than I was accustomed to.
And I was just there to eat a burger.
The Palm Court at RH, at 590 20th St. in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood, is a luxurious restaurant that is strangely inside of a Restoration Hardware home-furnishings store (rebranded RH in 2012). The whole space feels more like Beverly Hills than the historic blue-collar neighborhood.
At the grand opening of the restaurant in March, celebrities such as Jessica Alba, Steve Kerr, Alexandra Daddario and others lined the grand staircase in the foyer for photo ops. It was a red carpet-style opening 383 miles north of where it should have been.
The gaudiness of wealth on full display as so many San Franciscans struggle through the hardest of times in the City by the Bay feels a little unnerving to this born and bred city kid. With each passing day, it feels like the city is less like the one I grew up in. It disheartens me that corporate and tech money is winning. I feel powerless to help change it.
The restaurant portion of RH sits on the first floor of the four-story “mansion,” which is divided into sections of mock living rooms, bedrooms and dining rooms to display the high-priced interior decor for sale. (Online, the cheapest item I found was a pack of pillow cases for $145. This was in the “Final Sale” section.)
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And time has been kind to her still.
I think the black dude just died recently.
“Oh, he’s very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think he’s a righteous dude.”
Grace
Apparently!
Larry “Flash”Jenkins did indeed pass away
The driver IIRC was in Jury Duty with Paulie Shore (I think)
How much for the little girls?
Simone Adamley answering to the question, “Bueller? Bueller? Bueller”?:
“Um, he’s sick. My best friend’s sister’s boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it’s pretty serious.”
“It disheartens me that corporate and tech money is winning.” So crime and feces is less of a concern to him?
4.2/10
Now that’s a winning formula...anything with Paulie Shore.
Add in Carrot Top for the synergy.
The only reason Paulie Shore was ever a thing is because his Mom owns The Comedy Store in LA.
Now it's like having a $30 hamburger in Kinshasa.
Oh didn’t know that
What about Encino Man!
100% accurate! I’ll never step foot in there again. Two small cheeseburgers one small fry and two drinks was $34. Pure insanity. I was livid
I gave up on Dive Guys several years ago when one served me a cheap Walmart burger for $10.
I can still buy 20 patties at Walmart for $13.
At least two months ago. I priced them about 4 weeks ago and they were the same price.
But no room in the freezer since I filled it up with KC Strips and sirloin that were on sale for $5/$7 at the local grocery store a couple months back.
You haven’t lived until you’ve seen Sean Astin in “Icebreaker” - thank goodness I only saw it on TV.
I suggest a pillow. Maybe a video game.
Five Guys
Thanks, autocorrect!
It’s got Bruce Campbell, the greatest actor of all time!!!
3.5/10 that sounds fantastic!
I seriously enjoyed Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness with Bruce Campbell as Ash.
“Shop smart, shop S-Mart.”
Hail to the king, baby
That girl later becomes Jerry’s girlfriend/maid on Seinfeld
Icebreaker is soooo bad it’s almost good
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