Boogaloos

"Pop-up" @
Parada 22 Comida Puertorriqueña

http://boogaloossf.com/

http://parada22.com/


Place: Boogaloos

Location: 1805 Haight Street 
(between Shrader and Stanyan Streets)
(well, for Parada 22 Comida Puertorriqueña) 

Hours: open at 9:00am for "Pop-up" breakfasts only on Saturday and Sunday 

Meal:  Desayuno Típico ~ 2 eggs any style (where I went with over-medium-style) with grilled plantain cake, topped with tamarind sour cream, served with cabbage slaw, Then Pick One: braised white beans (veggie) or smoked red beans w/ham (Guess which one I picked?); a side of homefries; and a glassa fresh-squeezed Limonada; and beforehand, at Stanza C•o•f•f•e•e, a cuppa Counter Culture Coffee 
Kushikamana Peaberry[1]

https://counterculturecoffee.com/shop/coffee/kushikamana


Because it has been almost a year (give or take a month or two) since I last ate at Boogaloos (see last 'blog-entry from Saturday, November 26th, 2016), I went back to Parada 22 Comida Puertorriqueña for a pop-tarts® breakfast...

Several years back (give or take a year or two), when they still had their own brick-and-mortar location, Boogaloos was included in my Breakfastary Starting Rotation, so I like to try to revisit their food once a year if possible.

Strange Coffee Interlude

Stanza C•o•f•f•e•e (the one on Haight Street, not the one in the Mission ~ which I was informed by the barista/counter-guy [that is, the guy that pours the Coffee and took my money and such; I do not mean to infer that he is related to either Caitlyn Jenner or Bradley Manning[2] in any way] is not owned by the same person, but it may have been related in some way in the past) has to be the best cuppa all along Haight Street (and that includes the Lower Haight, too). They only serve Counter Culture Coffee, but do offer several different roasts/blends. They normally have two ready-prepared Coffees and offer another three to four different pour-over/single cuppa-styles, too. The Kushikamana Peaberry that I had today was of the latter ilk. This was another very good offering from Counter Culture Coffee. (I had thought about getting a prebreakfastary pastry while I was there, but, luckily, I did not. There was way too much food with breakfast as it turned out.)

If you were wondering (like me) just why the h*ck is Boogaloos doing a "Pop-up" breakfast at Parada 22 Comida Puertorriqueña, here is the best answer that I could find (assume) off Parada 22's web-site:

"Parada 22 serves home-style Puerto Rican cuisine in San Francisco’s storied Haight Ashbury neighborhood. Named after consulting chef Gloria Pinette’s neighborhood bus stop in her home town of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Parada 22 is an exciting new compliment [ sic; however, I think they actually meant "complement" ] to Cha Cha Cha, which is located right next door.

San Francisco restaurateur Philip Bellber collaborated with his cousin Gloria to create a menu of instantly recognizable, authentic Puerto Rican dishes. No stranger to Latin cuisine, Philip is the founder and owner of San Francisco culinary institution Cha Cha Cha. Over the years, he has launched many favorite neighborhood eateries, including The Corner, Boogaloos, Bitterroot, Spaghetti Western and also Nightbreak, a celebrated alternative music venue."

The current breakfast menu that is offered at this "Pop-up" is not quite as extensive as what was previously on the menu at Boogaloos when it still had its location in the Mission. Even so, there are still a few other good ideas from which to choose. I was also looking at:

(off the DESAYUNO de ÁNGELES y PAGANOS section of the menu)
Huevos Rancheros ~ 2 eggs over-easy on a corn tortilla with Jack cheese, and ranchero sauce

or

(off the DO THE BOOGALOO! section of the menu)
Funky Scram ~ 2 eggs scrambled with your choice of any three ingredients from The Playlist![3].

This was all a pretty simple (though I am not sure how "típico" it is of an authentic Puerto Rican) breakfast, but I really liked the combination of fried/grilled plantains (these were actual plantains, not plantain cakes as is stated on the menu; they used to be plantain cakes back at the old Boogaloos, though), habichuelas blancas (braised white beans with green olives, potatoes, carrots, sweet peppers & pumpkin), and a very tasty version of red cabbage slaw. 

Why did I also order a side (which actually comes as a full plate) of homefries? Because their homefries are just too d*rn good to pass up; their homefries was one of the deciding factors in my initially adding them to my Breakfastary Starting Rotation years ago.

Like my last visit, this was an awful lotta food, but I did manage to finish it all (barely). 

For condimentary supplementation, Parada 22 
Comida Puertorriqueña offers their own fresh-made salsa habanera in bottles on all the tables. Being aware of this fact, I did not bother to schlep any of my own hot sauces with me this morning and made sure to use a good amount of it all over the over-medium eggs.

the Wild Parrots of San Francisco Interlude

Before breakfast (and after Coffee), I still had about a(n?) half-hour to kill, so I just walked up and down that area of Haight Street until Parada 22 Comida Puertorriqueña opened. (I still ended up being the first customer in the door around 9:05am and was the only customer for about another twenty minutes.) While doing so, I saw (well, heard them chattering-away first, then looked up to see) a mini-pandemonium of about four Wild Parrots flying south (probably from their roost in the Panhandle) over Haight Street.


Glen Bacon Scale Rating:
Counter Culture Coffee Kushikamana Peaberry ~ 7.2;
Desayuno Típico ~ 6.7;
Parada 22 Comida Puertorriqueña's fresh-made
salsa habanera ~ 7.2;
the Wild Parrots of San Francisco ~ 8.5

___________________

1. ¿Qué?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaberry

2. "Hey, Brian, why do you refer to Caitlyn Jenner by her feminine name and not allow Bradley Manning the same courtesy?"

Because that traitorous bastage, son-of-a-b*tch does not deserve any additional "commutations". Now, if he ever deigns to finish his 35-year sentence, I might accept him as a real female.

3. The Playlist!:

Mushroom • Spinach • Tomato • Jalapeño • Spanish Olive
Garlic • Cilantro • Bell Pepper • Green Onion • Red Onion
Jack • Cheddar • Swiss • Sour Cream • Ranchero Sauce
Avocado • Guacamole • Salsa • Vegan Soy-Rizo • Chorizo
Bacon • Ham • Andouille Sausage • Chicken-Apple Sausage