First Taste: Veg-friendly Mexican food and funky design at family-owned Otra
By May 25, 2021 Walking down Haight Street between Scott and Steiner on a Monday in the early evening, a strange scene grabbed our attention: a restaurant that was popping. We repeat, on a Monday. The tables on the parklet were socially distanced yet packed. Inside, every available chair (49 of them) is occupied. The bartender barely looks up from his constant mixing of drinks. This is Otra, a newcomer to the Lower Haight that already has the low-key It factor, friendly service, and outside-the-border flavors of a future neighborhood classic—think Nopa or Pearl 1601. It's not surpri...