Janet N.
Yelp
A tell-tale sign of an amazing place is the bustling of customers going in and out of this place. It's just a plain ol' market on Haight right? Not really, it's pretty much a gem!
My close friend who currently lives in SF suggested many places in the district to eat at, but the number of what looked like locals soaking in the sun and having lunch in front of Haight Street Market was enough to draw me in.
My friend told me about the awesome sandwiches they had here at the deli section so we decided to split one. We got the 710 BLT on Sourdough and a package of their Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad, also grabbed some coconut water and aloe juice to drink.
The 710 BLT had Bacon, Romaine Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado and Mayo- of course. It was probably the best version of BLT I've had. It didn't feel too heavy, good amount in between the sourdough buns which lasted me most of the day. Ike's you got nothing on this! The pasta salad was surprisingly good the sauce was smokey and light, had slices of sun dried tomato, penne pasta and cubes of Mozzarella cheese. One of the best pasta salads I've had, you know it's fresh too by the constant customers taking these out.
The workers were all very friendly and quick. The atmosphere was comfortable, as I looked around the market which ranged from really cheap organic produce, wines, cheeses, deli items to cafe. This was basically a more compact, cheaper version of Whole Foods. Organic strawberries for $1.50, you can't even get strawberries from Lucky at that price.
There are tables and seats right outside the market to bask in the weather and to have a quick bite. It's perfect.
This place is a gem of the Haight-Ashbury district.