Mama's Luncheonette

3006 Buchanan St, San Francisco

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Been wanting to try this spot ever since it went viral a couple months ago. Caesar salad is one of my favorite foods so I had really high expectations. The wait time was very long, about 45 minutes, in the cold. Minimal seating, huge crowds on the weekends. They only serve cold salads or breakfast items until about 12:30, got the Caesar wrap, the chicken Tikka wrap, and the lamb wrap. I was disappointed with the Caesar, it was kind of bland with not a lot of garlic or anchovy...
I got a chicken Caesar wrap as I had seen it all around social media. While it was a decent meal, I cannot say that it was anything out of ordinary. The chips were cold, hard and unseasoned. Food takes a while to be prepared and you have to wait outside but at least they have some sitting spots.

Definitely an overhyped spot.
The chicken Caesar was nice, but not $20 nice and not worth the hassle of waiting in line and having no place to sit later. The chips it comes with are the hard kettle kind, paprika flavored, and not very tasty. The zaatar fries however are delicious. And same with the white sauce it comes with. The ladies who work there seem very frazzled and grumpy. I get it’s a lot of people to work through but they constantly berated people for standing on the stairs (no sign says not to...

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