Double Trouble: Two Ethnic Eats, One Confused Restaurant

Pints of beer and plates of curry: recipe for disaster or match made in heaven? Judging by the popularity of this North Beach Irish pub-meets-Indian restaurant, we're going to go with the latter; add in free WiFi, free delivery, arcade games and hookahs, and it's clear they've got pretty much every base covered.

Forget the foot-long, spend your five bucks on a pan-Asian sammie or kimchee-covered hot dog at this Richmond resto's Happy Belly food cart normally posted in Golden Gate Park near the Conservatory of Flowers. Luckily for Fi-Di workers, Namu has also set up post at the Thursday farmers' market selling Korean spare-rib tacos (pictured) and weekly specials that utilize the spicy, sweet flavors of Asia in unorthodox compositions.

This Inner Sunset diner screams 1950s Americana with its dated signage and counter seating for 10, but a look through the menu reveals there's more to this place than your typical Denver omelets and hamburgers. While the American-style breakfast is particularly greasy-spoon delicious, there's also a smattering of the Korean owners' influence: bi bim bops, barbecued meats and kimchee on everything, even the omelets.

If you weren't paying close attention, you'd likely think this was just your run-of-the-mill Bernal Heights Indian restaurant--tandoori chicken, lamb vindaloo, saag paneer, the usual drill. But hidden amongst the standard Southeast Indian fare are generically Chinese dishes like hot and sour soup, Hakka noodles (much like chow mein) and sweet and sour chicken.

There's something inherently disconcerting about eating Vietnamese five-spice roast chicken and garlic bread in the same meal on a red-and-white checked tablecloth. But odd coupling aside, this Outer Richmond resto does both Italian and Vietnamese (not to mention American-style brekkies) justice for $10, as long as you set the bar as low as the price point.

Besides boasting one of the speediest delivery services in town, this slightly grungy Outer Sunset restaurant dishes out Indian food, pizza and, weirdly, Indian pizza. The biggest surprise is that they pull off all three with ease--curry and tandoori chicken are both legit, made even better when served on a pizza crust with chopped veggies and mozzarella.