"The hardest part about a meal at Irma’s Pampanga is deciding which of the sauce-laden entrees you want to inhale. The counter-service spot in the Mission has a lineup of barbecue skewers, crispy lumpia, and tocino swimming in bright red juices. When in doubt, go for the chicken adobo, which falls off the bone with just a nudge. You can take your haul to go, but it’s also easy to snag a seat at the tables." - gabi moskowitz, julia chen 1, patrick wong