The base for a plate of nachos is the chip; it is the single most important component followed by cheese and meat. The other component is what kind of experience you can have when getting your nachos. All that said, the leadup experience to my nachos today was better than the end result.

This is a neighbourhood taqueria that serves up some amazing burritos and pretty good nachos too. Due to my schedule I had limited time for nachos but as it is NND I had to stop in where I could. Note this today's experience was not as good as those in the past. About 6mos ago I had much better, but we don't really could the best time, it's the time you go to review.

It's so cool getting a call from dad and he wants Mexican food!!! Dad's buying nachos... Unfortunately these were nothing special, but that does not mean they were bad at all. Nachos are always a good time and hanging out with dad is the bonus.

Can any one place get everything just perfect? Well in the case of Pangea, it's a solid try but being too good at one thing makes the other attributes fall a tad short. But don't get me wrong, the nachos are good, the joint jumping and the beer outstanding.

As you can guess, eating your way through the Mission in San Francisco be it nachos, burritos or any of the new fancy restaurants can be a lifetime quest. I am starting with a place I know and will continue the hunt as long as I can. This week's selection was solid, not a top ranking one but the bar is high. Would I go back, yes I would and make sure I ask for extra chips and no carrots. Special shout out to nachonomics, you can check them out here www.nachonomics.com you will see me sporting their tee shirt.