"There are tons of old-school Italian spots in SF where you can drown in red sauce and eat a chicken parm the size of a football (looking at you, Original Joe’s). But Emmy’s is one of our favorites—the Bernal Heights spot is just really f*cking fun. You can spend a meal hogging the photobooth, sucking up margaritas out of boot-shaped glasses, or commemorating another trip around the sun with a Fireball shot (the staff might even join you). Enjoy a night alongside the regulars who have been coming here since 2001, and pat yourself on the back when you manage to finish the mountainous portion of spaghetti and meatballs." - julia chen 1