M.’s in the shower, and then we are off to great adventure. Like breakfast.

However, if you ever find yourself in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco (like if you are looking to buy crack or obtain hooker services), here’s what you should check out:

Tad’s Steak House
I don’t know. Maybe it’s the neon and flashing Broadway-type bulbs, or the flocked wallpaper, a substance for which I have always had a fondness, or maybe the cafeteria tray line, but, honest to god, the steak dinner wasn’t have bad.

50 Mason Lounge
It’s a new space, owned by someone who was planning to add soft porn to an already pornolicious neighborhood but had a change of heart. Comedians, like Susan Alexander, are producing the shows, and you can tell. There’s definitely the mark of people who know and care about doing it right. (It puts Cambridge’s allegedly hip and alternative comedy space to shame.

Next trip (which should be the ultimate move), I’ll be looking to beg some time for sure, and I was happy to start a teeny bit of the “please give me stage time” networking I’ll have to do to start here.