Local Referrals

Candlestick Point State Recreation Area – a Calafornia state park Located at the southeastern tip of San Francico  – a 170-acre  landfilled area intended to be used during World War II as a shipyard by the United States Navy.    (Source: Wikipedia)  Nice place to visit with lots of free parking.  Good for walking and picnics and a place to enjoy a walk by the Bay.

Places to buy stuff in San Francisco…
  • Grocery Outlet … All over SF – good prices and helpful Staff … The one on Bayshore is particularly good as well as is the one on Sliver Ave. Friendly staff, good energy and thank God for no self checkout.  
  • Mi Ranchojust opend new store at 5900 Third Street in the Bayview.  Some good prices and a full seafood/meat counter,  Hope they do well. Mi Rancho: acaba de abrir una nueva tienda en 5900 Third Street en Bayview. Algunos buenos precios y un mostrador completo de mariscos y carnes. Espero que les vaya bien.
  • Gus’s Market . Locations all over the City … quality product and sometimes good values.
  • Whole Foods . Sometimes a little pricy – but quality seafood and helpful staff.  Jeff’s place.  Good place to return products to amazon.
  • Gratta Wines/ with Bar & Food for sale   5273 3rd St. / 2022 Lane St.  San Francisco, CA 94124 Interesting place to visit for wine and Food.   grattawines.com  
  • G. Mazzei & Sons Hardware, . 5166 Third St. SF CA 94124 … They are the best and one of the last Old school Hardware stores remaining in the city.   But the frig in the window is definitely not for sale. 
  • Central Hardware … now at 3003 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107  Good service and a Beautiful new store.
  • Discount Builders Supply . One of the best sources of building materials in the City .  Good service. 1695 Mission St @ 13th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 .
  • Building Resources . buildingresources.wordpress.com .  A source of used/historic building materials . 701 Amador Street, San Francisco, CA . 415.285.7814 – buildingresourcessf@gmail.com

Good places to eat in SF …  Lot’s more, but here are some we have enjoyed.

  • Dumpling Time @ Chase Center – good food/good value
  • Old Clam House on Bayshore  – good food, good service and reasonable prices.  299 Bayshore Boulevard, SF near the former Army St and 101
  • Basa Seafood Express . fresh sushi and more … 3064 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110 . 415.550.238
  • Las Isletas Restaurant . Great Salvadorian food. 4508 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94124 . 415.569.3248
  • Tato Restaurant . Interesting menu/reasonable prices . 4608 Third St, San Francisco, CA 94124 . 415.948.0974
  • 7 Mile House.  Great Food, Great Service

Other referrals …

  • Magic Plumbing, Heating & Coolinggreat people, reasonable prices.
  • Varazdat Horsepyan Limo Service – 818.966.4874  see him and his limo here. aprox 5 minutes in.
  • Han’s Sheet Metal.  (415) 757-0481  1285 Van Dyke Ave in the Bayview of San Francisco … On the Bayview video below – 5:50 minutes in. Great shop and good energy.
  • Current Constructiongood work and recomend. David is the Best.
  • For Wills and Trusts – highly recomend Elaine Ercolini – with parking in Berkeley  1918 Virginia Street  in Berkeley, CA 94709  (510) 644-2618  Great service, reasonable prices and a really nice person to deal with.

Bayview Video

updated 11/22/2024