Julia Millay Walsh | October 6, 2011 8:00 amBrick Yard's Cow Hollow spinoff sandwich shop, Back Yard Kitchen (2760 Octavia St., 415-655-3023), has just released its new and improved menu, and boy, is it finger-licking good! Most notably, the popular Swing Set salad has gotten quite an overhaul with a host of new ingredients, including one very delicious one: bloomsdale spinach, seasonable berries, Pt. Reyes blue cheese, red onions, spiced pecans, and bacon vinaigrette.Read More
Julia Millay Walsh | July 18, 2011 5:10 pmSan Franciscans, myself included, have been known to make pilgrimages across the city and wait in line for hours solely for the sustenance of a sandwich. But give me a finger-licking combination of meat, cheese, and bread within walking distance of my home, and my check-ins at Ike's may begin to dwindle.
In early June, Union Street sports bar and grill Brick Yard opened a spin-off sandwich shop, fittingly named Back Yard Kitchen, around the corner on Octavia Street (the two businesses can actually access each other through a small rear window of a shared wall).Read More