Hops & Hominy

Delicious food and wonderful service! I had the southern mint julep, mac and cheese and shrimp and grits! Our server Amanda was so on point and had great suggestions! I will definitely be back!

Well I had a rather fantastic meal at Hops & Hominy with my friend the other day.
Cornbread — good textural combination of crumbly and spongy. I generally am not a huge fan of corn bread but I really liked it here.
Fried oysters — this was very delicious. The «skin» was crunchy and the inside was a moist softness that melted in my mouth, and the sauce was perfect.
Pork chop — at first I thought it looked overcooked, but that was far from the truth. It was cooked just right and it was juicy and not dry at all. The potato, the sauce, and the greens were all great compliments to the meat.
Pork belly & fish — who knew this would be such an excellent combination in flavors!

Incredibly reasonable for the location and quality of food. Southern american new food with a bit of a florida/​latin twist. Fried oysters and hush puppies are are my go to apps. For a main, the occasionally available country fried steak with the chorizo gravy is a delicious heart-​attack on a plate. The pork belly with spaghetti squash is super fatty but balanced enough that it’s delicious.
Great cocktails too, I tend to be partial to a manhattan made with their bacon infused bourbon

I brought a date here after a comedy show at punchline. Dan Cumins was a riot. So were some of Hops & Hominy’s drink prices. I got the hard root beer. That’s my bad though; who orders a friggin hard root beer. I couldn’t even finish it. My date was pretty, had a tongue ring, but I couldn’t really talk to her. Ended up telling my date I was allergic to cats and that was the end of that.
The kitchen was closed, but the food sounded awesome.

Hops & Hominy is a fantastic place just outside of Union Square. With a seasonal menu, you can always get something different! This place is always busy, but never seems to have a bad wait.
For Apps, I recommend the Mac and cheese with bacon bits! Soo yummy! Although an app isn’t necessary because the cornbread is complementary.
The burger is always a safe choice, but if you are feeling adventurous, the Shrimp and Grits is wonderful!

Tried dinner here after a late night at the office.
The corn bread was good, but everything else on the menu was either not super interesting for the price or the comfort food dishes I ordered was not mind blowing. Not impressed. Will not return.

Decided to try this place because it was a few blocks away from my work and I love fried chicken so when I saw all of the pictures of chicken I wanted to try it, but ended up not trying.
For appetizers, I tried the mac and cheese w/​bacon bits, and the black bean fritters. Both were good, but I wish the black bean fritters had a different texture. It was too soft inside for me, wish it had more chucks of black beans or something. Don’t remember how much the appetizers were… guessing around $ 10 – 12. They also give you complimentary cornbread as an appetizer with whipped cream which is soooo good.
Got the pork chop and grits (~$ 27), which was really good and braised lamb cheeks and grits (~$ 23) which was also really good.
Decided not to get the fried chicken because it was ~$ 26 for two pieces which was too overpriced for what you’re getting.
The food is a little on the pricier side but you are around downtown/​financial district so it’s expected.

Stopped by here during happy hour after some shopping in the area.
This place was definitely busy for a Tuesday night. Man friend and I were lucky enough to find seats at the bar.
I originally some drink on the menu that had absinthe in it, and to my dismay, I didn’t quite like it. The bartender was nice enough to make me a moscow mule instead.
Interior décor is really nice. Brick, wood, and and plenty of space.
The food looked pretty good also, which I’ll have to try next time!

Upscale Southern comfort food in an alley restaurant. The bunny logo marks the entryway to the trendy venue with a storybook drawing on the wall. From the looks of the narrow alley, I would not have guessed the space to be so spacious with a full bar and dining room. Their fried chicken is one of the more popular items on the menu, but I don’t usually find myself too impressed with $$-$$$ fried chicken.
The complimentary skillet cornbread, $ 3 on the menu, was served in a cast-​iron bread pan alongside some creamy butter. It was warm, a rather generous serving, and easily one of the best complimentary items I ever received from a restaurant.
$ 8 Black-​Eyed Pea Fritters — jalapeño, serrano, leeks, onions, carrots, herb aioli:
These were plenty spicy. The herb aioli was tasty, but the fritters were packed with flavor already.
In the past, I’ve also tried their steak sandwich and squid ink pasta with clams. The sandwich was tasty and filling, but the steak a little tough. The squid ink noodles were not bad, but it was sitting in some super salty broth.
If I return, I’d try the pork chop or the Southern carbonara, since it is one of my favorite pasta dishes. Overall, I give it a ⁷⁄₁₀ for decent food and a nice setting.

Love this southern comfort food in San Francisco. Very central location 2 – 3 blocks from union square in a little alley way. The restaurant has expanded and opened up a larger building right next door that has the full menu but only serves beer and wine.
Great cocktails, beers on tap, and bottled beers for a Friday night. For food I would recommend the friend oysters (amazing sauce) and the mac and cheese (takes you back to those good old kraft days in elementary school) except this dish is literally 15x better.
For main courses you can’t go wrong with the fried chicken!
The place gets pretty packed up I would highly recommend calling in to put your name on the list or make reservations ahead of time.

While touring San Francisco, we stopped in at Hops & Hominy for a couple beers during the happiest of hours. The bartender was super nice and friendly, and was happy to help us pick out a beer that most spoke to our hearts (as they do).
Beer selection was really good, with some standards that are more common as well as some beers that are less so. Mostly local-​brewery focused with a few interlopers, they have eight rotating taps to choose from.
The food that wandered by on its way to other people’s tables looked really good, but a glance at the menu didn’t reveal anything that particularly spoke to us. This might have been because of the weather – it was super hot outside and thus sweltering inside. That’s not really a time when you’re looking to eat hot, filling Southern food. If I had to go back, though, that macaroni and cheese looked pretty off the hook.

Yum! This place is delicious! Its a little hidden restaurant in an alley way. Busy, so make a reservation if you can! We we’re very happy with our meal and can’t wait to come back the only bad thing was the beer my husband got at the bar. The bartender only filled the glass ¾ of the way. I attached a pic of it!
Mussels appetizer: honestly the best mussels we’ve had in a while. The sauce was so good, I could have picked up the bowl to drink it and the shellfish was so fresh.
Mac & cheese: creamy, savory, tangy wonderfulness
Fried chicken: perfectly cooked and moist. Came with two pieces and Collard greens.
Flat iron steak: cooked just like we ordered it. Good seasoning and came with crispy potatoes

The first thing you’ll notice about this place when you walk in is how loud it is. For some reason, everyone’s voice just bounces off the wall and you probably won’t be able to hear the person sitting across from you LOL legit came out of the restaurant with muffly ears.
Aside from the loud atmosphere, the food here is not bad! My dad got the pork chop which was just pink enough where it’s cooked except for this one part near the bone that was completely red. Just be careful when you’re eating the pork! I got their burger which was very yummy and filling. I even added an egg for an extra dollar. The burger comes with ketchup and fries too! We shared the fried oyster appetizer that comes with a jalapeño aioli dip which we loved.
All food comes with freshly baked cornbread too! And our waitress was super nice :) Had a great time here!

This place was recommended to us.
To make longer story short:
We went here for dinner, however this is also a bar with sticky floors and noisy guests. Really really noisy guests.
The food was also disappointing. I had chicken. It was really just chicken with something tasteless and lots of bone. Worst SF meal ever had.

Hops & hominy is southern food restaurant located in a cute little alleyway in San Francisco, totally walkable from Bart.
I’m a huge fan of southern food so I was really excited to try this restaurant out. I highly recommend making a reservation during dinner hours because it does get busy.
The waiters all wear plaid which I thought was super cute, to go with the southern theme. Service is great, they constantly ask you how you are doing and refill your water.
They also start you off with a huge delicious freshly baked corn bread in a pan. The cornbread is super moist and buttery! (⁴⁄₅)
I ordered the hamachi crudo and shrimp & grits. Both were pretty amazing!
Hamachi crudo (⁵⁄₅)
Their hamachi sashimi appetizer is nicely marinated with a bed of greens on top. They give you a pretty sizable portion and the fish is extremely fresh and tender. It was probably better than similar dishes served at sushi restaurants!
Shrimp & grits (⁵⁄₅)
This was such a delicious dish! The grits were extremely creamy and cheesy, but not too overwhelmingly heavy. The shrimp was cooked to perfection and the sauce they use was incredible. I thought the plate was a bit small when it first arrived, but it is actually very filling. High recommend this!
The food is a bit on the pricier side, but very good. Definitely will be back to try the fried chicken!

Tucked away in a short street (Tillman Pl), the restaurant is casual with a robust list of brewskies and comfort foods at affordable prices. Our dishes were all tasty but the level of uniqueness/​craving for more was varied. This is a 3.5÷5 in my book.
Black eyed pea fritters — As a heavier starter, try to pace yourself because this spicy, deep fried goodness will lure you back for more.
Lamb shank — This wasn’t quite what I was expecting. I thought this would be a large piece of meat but instead the meat was in «meatball» form on top a mix of roasted veggies. The dish was ok but I didn’t come away from it with the typical fall-​off of the bone/​melt in your mouth tender meat sensation.
Seafood stew — Rich creole-​flavored broth with an assortment of seafood surprises. Save some of the complimentary corn bread to soak up the sauce. This dish screams for a side dish of grits or more grilled bread (a la mussels/​frites style).
Fried chicken & biscuit — A little underwhelming but this probably satisfies a craving for fried chicken for most. You get a good sized chicken breast and drumstick with a side of biscuit and a creamy veggie. I would’ve liked something a little lighter/​brighter as a side dish to counter balance the deep fried chicken.

I was meeting up with a friend after a conference I went to at Moscone Center so I wanted to stay in the general area since I needed to take Bart back all the way to Pleasanton so I didn’t want to go too far out of the way or drive/​über it somewhere. After some searching, I picked this place. My friend has never been either. He lives in Oakland and is usually quite busy so he’s not in the City much unless he needs to be.
It was definitely a place you’d miss if you weren’t paying attention. It’s down an ally way so blink and you’ll miss it.
Overall love the ambience. Nice bar plus some
seating. I was able to make an open table res the same day hours before we went to dinner on a Tuesday at 7. Make a res. This place isn’t huge so if you don’t have one you could easy wait for a while.
We were in the back corner but it was fine for us since we didn’t feel like we weren’t bothering anyone or in anyone’s way.
I ended up with the fried chicken and my friend got mac and cheese and shrimp and grits. We both loved our selections. I personally don’t like collared greens I was hoping I might like these but I should have really asked for a different side. The fried chicken however was great. Great crust nice seasoning. My friend felt that the shrimp and grits he got were the best he’s had. Cornbread was served complementary.
I did end up with some dessert and got the profiteroles and a cappuccino. Word to the wise, they have whole milk only. No non dairy options or different levels of fat.
Overall great company great food. Will be back again. The brunch looks good!

This place is as sub par as it gets.
We came here given the strong reviews we saw on Unilocal.Unfortunately, our experience didn’t live up to it.
The service was great. Our waitress was very smiley and helpful, but it wasn’t until 10 minutes after we were seated that anyone paid any attention to us. I had to grab our hostess and her response was «oh, yes! A waitress. Let me get you one.» Other than this, our service was great.
But that was the highlight. The food was another story. We started with the black eyed peas fritters. At first site, they looked awesome. When biting in, we were greeted with a relatively bland filling. I couldn’t really tell what the flavor was. The fact that is was fried made the dish palatable.
The main course was just as underwhelming. I had the sea bass and my gf had the fried chicken. The fried chicken had almost no personality. I hate to say it, but KFC would have been a better option. The chicken itself was dry underneath the breaded coating, and the fried coating was bland. I’m no chef and hate to say it but, a little salt and pepper wouldn’t hurt.
The Sea bass was meh. I didn’t finish it. It was cooked well and was a pretty good portion. Beyond this, not much to rave about.

FACT: The restaurant was named Hops & Hominy for the beer they serve (Hops) and the kernels they use in their grits (Hominy).
Since my sis brought her dog, we sat outside, which was way better because it was just so noisy and warm indoors!
It was me, her, and a friend who came here on a Thursday night to catch up over dinner!
We had:
SKILLET CORNBREAD — Complimentary
This came out on a small iron skillet and served with orange blossom honey butter. Presentation: great! Taste: meh. It tasted freaky dry no matter how much of that whipped butter I stabbed on. The cornmeal in it really didn’t help. I didn’t care for that extra grainy and gritty texture. Kind of glad I didn’t pay for it.
MAC & CHEESE — $ 9
cast iron baked, sharp mornay, house-​smoked bacon, breadcrumbs.
Ah yes, now here’s something yummy and beautiful that’s server in an iron skillet! This was pretty decent – everything you can expect in a mac n cheese – thick creamy sauce, amazing texture from the breadcrumbs, and extra savory-​ness and flavor from the bacon!
SHRIMP & GRITS — $ 22
jumbo Gulf shrimp, house-​cured tasso, stone ground grits, tomato brandy sauce, jalapeño.
This…was okay. I love grits and although the texture was fine, the flavors kind of threw me off. I think it was the tomato brandy that I mostly tasted – bitter and tangy, but maybe some people like that kind of kick. It was mildly spicy and the shrimp was fine. Overall just okay.
FRIED CHICKEN — $ 21
+$ 3 for 3^rd piece
Rocky Jr. free range chicken, creamed collard greens, buttermilk biscuit, pepper sauce.
This dish comes with 2 pieces of yummy fried chicken, and wince there is 3 of us, we added one more for $ 3. Not bad, right? The chicken was moist even though it was mostly white meat. The crispy skin was flavorful and not overly doughy not thick – it’s how fried chicken should be! I really enjoyed the tiny scoop of creamy collard greens because… it was creamy! So that made it less bitter in taste and not so salty from the pork in it. The jackpot was fine – not the best I had but it was good enough!
COCONUT PECAN PIE — $ 8
Salted Caramel
I’ve been fooled! This is no pie! It says pie but it’s really a 4-​layer cake with coconut frosting in between each thin layer. It is topped with a salted caramel sauce, which u wish there was more of because the cake was just okay. I say okay because I was expecting, and wanting pie. :P the candied pecan pieces and toasted coconut on the side was a nice touch… but darn it pie would have been nice… okay I’ll stop: P
Overall this place is just okay. Service was decent and the seating. Outdoors was nice, although chilly. It’s located in a nice quite alley though. It’s pretty pricy for the amount and quality of food. I still enjoyed myself enough overall though.

Prix déraisonnables au vue de l’expérience.
Je m’explique. Quelque soit la journée il vous faudra poireauter une bonne vingtaine de minutes pour obtenir une table (ou réserver en ligne sur leur site plusieurs jours en avance).
Un pain à la farine de maïs est servi dans un petit plat en fonte. C’est sympa, c’est mignon pour les photos, mais ce pain est loin d’être extraordinaire sans compter qu’il est très vite dévoré au cours des vingt minutes suivantes d’attente de votre assiette.
Les plats ont tous des noms un peu chic. Ce qui né les empêchent pas de s’avérer décevant dès les premières bouchées. Le poulet frit né vaut pas un bon KFC, les raviolis sont passables (j’appréciais néanmoins leur accompagnement de topinambour) et les linguines tout à fait moyennes.
Bref, gardez votre argent, passez votre chemin.

The short: decent burger in a very loud post-​work atmosphere
This place is hidden in an alley and you’ll likely to miss it if you’re not looking for it. Head straight down and step right in! This place was crowded on a Tuesday night. My friend had arrived first and mentioned that the wait was over ½ hr! Then, she suggested the bar, which I was fine with because it was only the two of us.
I browsed the menu and one of the few things I could afford was the Hops & Hominy burger. It was cooked to a wonderful medium rare (my preference) and the fries were great too. I thought that the raw onions on the side were a turn-​off, and while the bartender gave us great service and my friend and I had the chance to chat about life, I wouldn’t come here for just the burgers when there are better places around.
The bathroom is unique. The wallpaper has women’s faces that are covered in lipstick? And the washbasin is outside the toilet room.

Buscar un sitio para cenar en San Francisco sin reserva es un tanto complicado. Pero la verdad es que buscando lugares cercanos a nuestro hotel, encontramos este lugar que tenía buena pinta, y una carta variada un poco para todos los públicos: porque a todos nos apetecían cosas diferentes. Era tardecillo, eso sí (no súper, debían ser como las 21:30) así que desafortunadamente no tenían mi primera opción (el sándwich de Pulled Pork) y terminé pidiendo una hamburguesa. Pedimos también algunas cosas para compartir, tipo alitas de pollo y el cheddar cheese corn grits. Eso no lo volvería a pedir, porque CLARAMENTE nos confundimos. Pensábamos que era queso cheddar fundido y no, es una pasta hecha con harina de maíz, queso cheddar y bacon, típica de la comida sureña pero a la que si no estás acostumbrado tiene un aspecto horrible. Y no está muy rica.
Obviamente eso no es un problema del restaurante, y las alitas estaban buenas. Pero lo que no me gustó tanto es que la hamburguesa tampoco era espectacular. La carne no estaba muy rica (la verdad sea dicha) y no era especialmente apetitosa. Además nuestro camarero era un tanto despistado y se le olvidaban algunas cosas (entre otras, mi bebida), aunque era muy simpático. El colofón llegó con la ensalada de quinoa de mis acompañantes que, en serio, allí no había quinoa en ningún lado. Yo cuando pienso en una ensalada de quinoa es que el ingrediente principal es la quinoa, y aquí parecía simplemente que la habían aderezado un poco con quinoa. Eso por no decir que era del tamaño de un acompañamiento, y eso siendo generosos.
También tuvimos que esperar un buen rato para pagar la cuenta, y eso que la pedimos varias veces. Vamos, que los pobres no estaban muy finos aquella noche.

Encontramos este sitio buscando opiniones de nuestros amigos Unilocalers Élite y la verdad es que la experiencia fue buena, de 3’2 estrellas diría yo. El sitio está céntrico, en una calle cul-​de-​sac y es bastante espacioso. Estuvimos esperando 10 minutos pero no teníamos reserva con lo cual me parece muy razonable.
Había una carta de comida y otra de cervezas artesanas (oh, qué pasión la de los americanos por ellas, bravo), y entre la comida ensaladas, hamburguesas, costillas y quesos. Nuestro camarero fue atento y sonriente, yo pedí una ensalada de escarola y quinoa y mis compis de cena burguers y otras ensaladas. La sorpresa número uno fue que, por una vez, las raciones en Hops& Hominy no son enormes, con lo cual puedes comer como una persona normal sin tener que llevarte la doggy bag detrás o tirar comida. La segunda sorpresa, no tan buena, fue que la quinoa era inapreciable en la ensalada, vamos ridícula. Jamás hubiera dicho que era una ensalada de quinoa porque era muy complicado verla o notarla.
Se lo dijimos al camarero y nos señaló unas micropartículas entre la escarola, pero él mismo se dio cuenta de que era muy poca cantidad y nos trajo a mí y a mi compañera (que había pedido lo mismo), dos tarritos de quinoa salvaje. Ese gesto le da puntos al lugar, pero al final tampoco me dio la sensación de que ninguno de los platos que nos sirvieron fueran la bomba y salimos a 28 dólares por cabeza sin postre ni cafés, lo cual es un poco caro.
Un punto negativo al queso cheddar que lo sirven en un recipiente como una sopa, demasiado «lechosa» y poco agradable a la vista, por eso se quedó entero.
Dos puntos positivos: la «ginger beer», que estaba deliciosa, y el pan de maíz que sirven al principio como entrante ¡es muy curioso y lo sacan recién hecho! Quizás me equivoqué pidiendo, volvería para comprobarlo.