SFoodie's 92: Poc Chuc from Poc-Chuc
As a windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here, a different one each day. Tweet your own nominations ― extra points for pics ― to @SFoodie.
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Number 84: Poc Chuc from Poc-Chuc
The restaurant's hyphen-free namesake is an inviting platter of thin-sliced pork, simultaneously crispy and chewy, draped around a mound of lightly dressed cabbage and steaming expanse of buttery rice ― a signature Mayan dish. No surprise that half of the husband-and-wife team that owns the place grew up in the Yucatán (that'd de Delmy Ruiz; husband Carlos is from northern Mexico). We love dropping spoonfuls of smooth, rich black beans on the orange-marinated pork and scooping up with fresh corn tortillas. We're also fond of the appetizers here. Panuchos (slightly crunchy tortillas layered with shredded turkey, black beans, avocado, and pickled onions), empanadas, and tostadas are all worthy warm-ups for poc chuc. A bonus, in case you're dining with someone you don't want to talk to: Sweet Mexican cowboy flicks sometimes play on the flatscreen TV above the doorway.
Poc-Chuc 2886 16th St. (at S. Van Ness), 558-1583
Hungry for more? The dishes in our countdown thus far are linked below:
No. 92: Cracked Half Dungeness from Swan Oyster Depot
No. 91: Pastrami Sandwich from Orson
No. 90: Coconut Bun from Out the Door on Bush
No. 89: Brown Sugar-Black Pepper Biscuits from Little Skillet
No. 87: Indian Pizza from Zante
No. 86: Tamales from All-Star
No. 85: Chilaquiles from Nopalito
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