Starbelly is the kind of restaurant that works for best friends and for out-of-town relatives, its seasonal menu has solid California comfort food - a Prather Ranch burger with Point Reyes blue cheese and house-cut fries - yet makes room for culinary exploration, with house-made chorizo pizza and a grilled little gem salad with oranges, Oregon hazelnuts and raw goat's-milk feta. restaurant to celebrate, and now that anyone can marry anyone, his reservation book is packed. There is also a colorful display of feather boas and wigs, including a frothy-looking pouf of a pink wig called the "pink extravaganza," and a smoother number called "pink charm." Just in time for Valentine's.Ĭliff's Variety Store, 479 Castro St., (415) 431-5365, Restaurants satisfy hunger for loveīeing a few steps from the F line has proved a boon for Chef Adam Timney of Starbelly - wedding parties from City Hall are hopping off the antique railway cars and pouring into his 3583 16th St. Next door is Cliff's "everything else annex," selling fabric, buttons, beads, candles and more.
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There were ribbon machines and button machines, and DeBaca was the go-to guy for repairs of everything from televisions and toasters to windows and clocks. The variety store, which once had a candy machine suspended from the ceiling, had a range of other inventions dreamed up by its early proprietor Ernie DeBaca. There is an aisle dedicated to Valentine's Day, offering themed stickers, cards, stuffed animals, paper chains and heart cutouts. The shop, opened in San Francisco in 1936 - and operating in the Castro since 1942 - mixes work with play, tools with toys. Their motto is: "If you don't find it here, you don't need it."įrom Barbie dolls to teapots, hammers to party favors, Cliff's Variety has something for everyone. "Now more people are texting than sending cards." Still, there are perennial favorites, notably the pop-ups that have retained a certain sweetness, featuring scenes with birds, turtles, raccoons and bunnies.
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"We've always carried Valentine's cards," Parr said, shrugging. The most popular greeting cards, whether for the holidays or Valentine's Day, are whimsical pop-up cards by a company called Up With Paper. "Anything you can think of with a rainbow, we have it," Parr said.
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There are rainbow-themed lapel pins, stickers, flags, mugs, jewelry and more. The 1,200-square-foot shop also has sex toys, adult videos and gifts, including an array of snow globes and wedding cake toppers. We have cards for everything, whether marriage or bat mitzvah." "We're the only card store still in the Castro now.
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"We've been in the Castro for 17 years, seven in this location," said store owner John Parr. While there are greeting cards for every occasion and type of customer, Wild Card has made its name by catering to a gay and lesbian clientele.