New Lunch Location

the tablehopper | 11:13 am | June 18, 2009 | Foodie 411, South of Market

Orson in SoMa has launched lunch service, running Tue–Fri from 11:30am–2:30pm. It will make for a chic location for lunch, and there are a lot of SoMa workers who are sure to appreciate a menu of pizzas (five kinds, $12–$14), plus a fried chicken sando on a Parmesan bun ($8), fish tacos ($9), and the Orson burger ($12). There will also be some grab-and-go sandwiches, like shaved house-made Wiltshire Sides/Canadian Bacon (more like smoked ham rather than a brunchy-eggs Benedict version) with pickled onions and mustard on Josh’s sourdough rolls; and egg salad with celery and dill.

• 508 4th St. at Bryant, 415-777-1508.

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