SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Three mobile food operations are getting brick-and-mortar homes at last. First off, the fine folks at Brass Knuckle — they of the clever band-inspired sandwich names like Fryin’ Maiden (buttermilk fried-chicken sandwich) and Pork Floyd (a pulled-pork melt) — are opening their first, wheel-free home at 749 Larkin Street (at O’Farrell). As Tablehopper reports, chef Shellie Kitchen (who happens to be a contestant on the current season of ABC’s The Taste) kind of flew under the radar with this one,

Meanwhile, Rice Paper Scissors is turning their pop-up at Brick and Mortar (1710 Mission Street) into something more permanent — maybe we’re calling it a semi-permanent pop-up? They’ll be serving lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, with weekend brunch in the works too. See the lunch menu here.

Also, Hapa Ramen chef Richie Nakano has finally revealed the location of his eventual brick-and-mortar spot, which has shifted from his planned location (next door to State Bird Provision on Fillmore), to a former 99-cent store in the Mission. As Tablehopper reveals, he’s snagged a lease at 2293 Mission Street (at 19th), but the opening could still be a ways off since there’s a change-of-use application that will have to go through Planning first.

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