THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Charanga Restaurant Review:
This noisy, colorful hole-in-the-wall, located smack dab in the middle of the Mission, celebrates the small plates of Latin America and the Caribbean. Start with a Spanish-influenced bowl of sautéed mushrooms dressed with shallots, garlic and sherry. Double-fried plantains are hollowed out and stuffed with spicy shrimp. Allow the friendly staff to lure you into one of the two kinds of sangría...
Inventive tapas-style Cuban-Caribbean cuisine draws a stylish crowd to this small Mission restaurant.:
The Scene
Charanga's 15 tables fill up almost every night with Mission denizes of all ages, sharing inventive tapas-style plates. The high ceiling, narrow room and exposed-brick walls can...