Spencer on the Go, Chez Spencer’s to-go window (Courtesy Spencer on the Go) Award-winning chefs at establishments like Fish and Farm and Chez Spencer are now serving lunch out of to-go windows, all for about half the price of what you’d spend in the restaurant. Now that the weather is getting warmer—and the sun is actually coming out—a picnic seems like an idyllic way to spend an afternoon. It’s easier than you think with these delicious options at to-go prices. One caveat: These windows draw crowds, so expect lines—but it���s well worth the wait. American Box Lunch ‘Hood Union Square Grub Sandwiches, salads, and burgers. During lunch hour on weekdays, Fish and Farm , a much-buzzed-about new restaurant serving local seafood and meats, sells boxed lunches just across the street from the restaurant’s main entrance. Called the American Box Lunch , the to-go meals are becoming even more popular than the restaurant itself, mostly due to the line-caught, house-made tuna sandwich with heirloom tomatoes and tartar sauce ($9) and a cheeseburger with Niman Ranch beef, house-made pickles, and grilled onions, which local magazine 7X7 named one of the best in the city ($8). Where to sit Take your boxed lunch three blocks over to the park in Union Square, which has benches and tables. Details Cash only, Mon.-Fri. 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 339 Taylor Street. Spencer On the Go ‘Hood SOMA Grub French. Instead of the fine-dining experience at Chez Spencer , enjoy French food by the same award-winning chef Laurent Katgely at the restaurant���s taco truck , parked in the evenings at the corner of Folsom and 7th Street

Original Source San Francisco: Gourmet to-go windows