Well here’s a theme no one’s tried around here yet: A “California-inspired,” carnival-themed restaurant called Straw, featuring a game or three, is on its way into the former J’s Pots of Soul space at 203 Octavia, as SFoodie reports. They’re even making a game out of guessing when they’ll open! Whenever that may be, co-owner Ari Feingold, who’s been a vendor coordinator for Outside Lands and worked for Asqew Grill, promises “less big tops and clowns, more old-time Americana.” Chef-partner Naomi Beck, who owns a café in Arcata, will be having some fun with the menu, which will feature a chicken-and-waffle Monte Cristo, lavender-lemonade popsicles, sangria slushees, and corn-on-the-cob gelato from La Copa Loca. Consider us intrigued.
Carny-Themed Straw Wants You to Guess Its Opening Date [SFoodie]
