Bonus Review - Super Mensch
While not technically a Top 50 Bar, we recently visited Super Mensch in San Francisco and had great drinks with delicious food. So consider this a bonus review …
Overview: For dinner before the comedy show, we tried a new Jewish Deli-inspired restaurant with tasty looking drinks. And it did not disappoint! The atmosphere at Super Mensch! Was laid back and casual. We were able to sit at a bar table at the window, allowing us to look out at the street while we drank and ate. All of the drinks we ordered were beautifully presented, making them delightful to look at as well as drink. We tried the Cel-Ray, Matzah Ball Soup Margarita, Egg Cream, and Borscht, all of which were tasty. My favorite was the Egg Cream (pictured here). The drink was sweet and creamy and the foam was light and fluffy. It was a great after dinner drink. I also really like the Borscht. The beet flavor in this drink was definitely present, but surprisingly refreshing. J’s favorite was the Matzah Ball Soup Margarita. It was very refreshing but also beautiful to look at. The only drink that disappointed was the Black and White Cookie Espresso Martini. I was hoping the flavor would be more Oreo forward for lack of a better description. But the drink mostly just tasted like an espresso martini, without any real Oreo flavor. It also came with a pretty heavy amount of cocoa powder on top as garnish. This made the drink bitter, but also a little difficult to drink. I kept accidentally inhaling the powder which was fairly unpleasant.
For dinner we shared the Super Mensch, which was a very delicious, giant pastrami sandwich. Because it was so big, it was perfect to share. The pastrami was delicious, though a little dry. I typically like a very saucy sandwhich, so I found myself wishing there was more mustard or something g I could dip the sandwhich in. But this is really a minor critique. Overall the food was delicious.
My Assessment: I’de definitely go here again to start a night out in the Presidio with good food and even better drinks.