Cafe de Casa — Restaurant in San Francisco

Came here because they had gluten free options on their menu and I have Celiac disease and must eat gluten free.

Husband ordered: Pour over coffee. $4.25 Chicken, bacon & Brazilian cream cheese cheese bread sandwich. $8.50

I ordered: Presunto Crepe (ham & cheese.) $11.75 Salmon & Brazilian cream cheese cheese bread sandwich. $8.75

I noticed that some of the pastries were marked gluten free at the ordering area but there only looked to be one set of tongs. I didn't want to eat something potentially cross contaminated so I stuck to the hot food.

Service was fairly quick after you place your order. Water, sauces and silverware are self-serve and there is a place to put your used dishes after you finish your meal. We sat inside at the bar by the windows.

My husband's chicken sandwich was fine. Coffee was fine.

My ( beiju de tapioca) presunto crepe was a 0/10. The tapioca crepe batter not only looks unappetising, but it tastes terrible. There seems to be no seasoning, just tapioca starch and water. It was difficult to choke down and I tried to drown it in hot sauce, but it was awful. Not only that, but for something that's more than $12 - the price of a decent omelette elsewhere - it felt like it could have had more filling than a few slices of unappetising-looking lunch meat with a light amount of cheese. I shared it with my husband because I couldn't eat it all with such a meh taste. Either change the batter recipe or take it off the menu, because it's horrible.

My husband told me to order something else because we'd be out all day and it's hard to find gluten free options, even in San Francisco. I ordered the salmon and cream cheese cheese bread sandwich. It was fine but the cheese bread, while the largest I've seen, was not the best pão de quiejo I've had.

The cheese bread sandwiches are just okay and the crepe is so bad it shouldn't be on the menu. While I appreciate having a gluten free option, I would not go back here.

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This is a solid Brazilian cafe, the menu is pretty big but not overwhelming. The selections offer a little bit of everything and for everyone. The only thing different from the so called Brazilian pastries, sandwiches and such vs. Cuban and other South American Cafe food is the way they incorporate cheese into the recipe. Queijo Minas is used in many of their items here, pastries and sandwiches, Brazilian cheese are most mild but has a distinctive flavor, to me it's almost like a mozzarella. The churrasco sandwich that I had contained a ton of meat, the texture it's like a sirloin, there's a little bit of fat but also quite firm. The meat was a little bit tough for me but overall quite tasty. The pastries were also quite good, but what I didn't like was the Brazilian crepe, because the crepe itself is made from tapioca, it gives you the chewy and rough texture, very different from the traditional crepe. The place is always packed but the line moves pretty fast, it has a very efficient kitchen and services for both time in...

So there I was, strolling through San Francisco, minding my own business as I headed to the Buena Vista area and the aquatic park. But little did I know, I had been walking past the hidden gem that is Café de Casa the whole time! It’s like I had my own personal blinders on.

As soon as I stepped inside, it felt like sunshine. The interior was so bright and cheerful that I half expected a Disney song to start playing.

Then came the real highlight: the food.It was simply AMAZING.

The staff - friendly and quick! I felt like royalty being served by my own court of food wizards. There is a 75-minute limit for tables. Who knew enjoying great food could come with a timer? So, in true strategic fashion, I formulated a plan: I’d order my meal, enjoy every delicious bite for 75 minutes, then slyly switch tables like a culinary ninja for round two. After that, I’d make sure to grab some coffee and crepes for the grand finale—because why not stretch my time here as long as possible?

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