Sweet Jo’s Chili & Biscuits

San Francisco, United States

4.6

11 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 415-336-9473
Website:
sweetjoschilibiscuits.com
Address:
San Francisco, CA 94117
The Haight
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.3 miFrederick St & Masonic St
0.3 miMasonic St & Frederick St
0.5 mi415 Roosevelt Way
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Dinner
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
No
Caters
Yes

Today

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Local time (San Francisco) 5:48 PM Saturday, June 28, 2025

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Description

Specialties

Sweet Jo’s Chilii & Biscuits is a new concept from Joanna Karlinsky.

Currently on hiatus… Jo is undergoing treatment for cancer :-(

Biscuits can be found at High Cotton Kitchen, 1727 Haight street

I am available for catering. So… planning and event? Call me, I can do a lot more than chili and biscuits.

CHILI IS available, frozen — call and swing by my place & pick it up

History

Established in 2009.

Sweet Jo’s Chilii & Biscuits is a new concept from Joanna Karlinsky, the chef/​owner of the much-​loved Meetinghouse Restaurant (96 – 03), The hotel Utah (01 – 04), The Elite Café (05 – 07) and Sweet Jo’s | more than a café. (2008 – 20 011) At my new «pop-​up» venue I do much much more than you’d ever think. There’a always the signature chilies, and biscuits with toppings. At brunch, benedicts rule. During supper hours, some other southern items come to roost

Meet the Business Owner

joanna K.

Business Owner

29 years of cooking well and living hard give ME my edge.

I’m currently consulting, catering, working to get Sweet Jo’s Chilies and Meetinghouse Biscuits into stores near you and gourmet food catalogues on line. And I’ll never stop looking for folks that want that educated hand getting their own place open.

Currently «Pop ups» give me the customer interaction I crave. So come on down and see me sometime.

sweet​joschili​bis​cuits​.com like ‘em on Facebook OR

follow ME on twitter @joannakarlinsky.com

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11 reviews of Sweet Jo’s Chili & Biscuits

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Place rating: 5
Tenderloin, San Francisco, CA
Ordered late night (11:30pm), got the delivery in about 15 minutes (2 orders of biscuits and chili), it was crazy good and was cheap as hell.
Really don’t need to say anything more. Top notch.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Joanna has been raising the bar on every item she makes for years. I am one of the many foodies who has followed Jo and her food since The Meeting House days and can’t say enough great things about ANYTHING she makes however she is the absolute empress of bizzzzzquits!!! They just melt in your mouth and make you joyful! If you have never tried them, you have waited far too long. They are the REAL San Francisco treat! Get some of Jo’s food and you will feel delighted and satisfied!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Sweet Jo’s can’t be beat! Run! don’t walk! If you’ve never tried Chef Jo’s cooking you’re missing a true SF treat.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Can you say «best biscuits I ever had?» oh yes you can. And you can only get them from Sweet Jo’s. I’ve been a fan from way back in the MeetingHouse days. They remain my «biscuit standard». — oh and they are square not round biscuits — which for some odd reason I just really enjoy. A long time ago they were sold in the Williams Sonoma catalog for A LOT more than you can get them locally.
I have also had her meaty chili (maybe called «bad ass»… maybe. I think). Anyway Joanna never disappoints. Chunks of savory spicy meaty goodness, you can taste the love and passion she puts into every bite!
Please Joanna get us a brick and mortar spot ASAP so I can stuff my «biscuit hole» on a moment’s notice! ;)
Place rating: 4
Oakland, CA
Sweet Jo’s Chili & Biscuits does occcasional popups and other appearances.
locale: new taste marketplace (12⁄1)
eats: badass beef & red beans chili (4/​taster cup)
–nongreasy chili, very good
biscuit & gravy (2)
–pork topping on biscuit with gravy
–awesome taste, becoming a biscuit addict!
leftovers:
–ordering online, chili (32oz/​$ 17. 24 biscutis/​$ 30)
–would order but would proprably eat the whole thang at one sitting.
Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
Rejoice! fans of Joanna Karlinsky’s weekend brunch pop-​up at shuttered The Corner or JCC fans, u can get her signature chili and biscuits today 3⁄19 — monday night brunch 5−9pm at The Window (12th street and Howard). Sorry, I have no info on future dates. Check The Window’s posted online schedule or her Twitter/​Facebook for updates.
The menu:
— Jo’s chili ($ 7.50) with optional sour cream and cheese
— choice of vegan or beef and red beans, it’s hearty and healthy.
— the famous and delicious Meetinghouse biscuits ($ 4) topped with pork meat gravy with a hint of ginger. Better than Brenda’s in my opinion.
Other toppings choices: collard greens, chili, or Meyer lemon curd.
— And for dessert: fudge brownies or angel food cake w/​Meyer lemon cream ($ 3 each).
For those who want to make brunch at home. U can buy a pack of 24 frozen biscuits ($ 25), and your choice of chili in a pint ($ 8.50) or quart ($ 16).
CASH only (the previous venue did accept cc’s).
This takeout venue has no chairs, just 3 tall tables, so u eat standing or take the food home. **Update: The vendor brought 4 lawn chairs.
Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
Sweet Jo’s bacon biscuit Benedict = magic in my mouth.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Looks as if Sweet Jo’s is relocating or brunches to WInemakers’ Speakeasy 1152 Valencia.
Food is the usual high standard. Now at a place serving less common California wines — what could be better?
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Joanna’s vegan chili is the best meal I’ve ever had! It’s so much more than the typical beans-​and-​onion fare you get at most restaurants. I crave it all the time and am glad I can get it every Sunday morning at The Corner on Mission and 18th Street.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I am a fan of Joanna Karlinsky’s cooking or should I say cookin’ because this incarnation is distinctly southern.
Treat yourself to an amazing bowl of chili or wonderful Meetinghouse eggs or possibly 3 of her very popular biscuits.
The location is the heart of mission and the food is the heart of SF.
Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
What a lucky find, my friend and I stumbled upon this place on it’s opening Sunday. Located on the corner of 18th and Mission, this southern breakfast food restaurant is opened on Sundays and Sundays alone.
My friend got one of the biscuit benedict combos and enjoyed it (there are 4 different types at about $ 9 a pop). I tried the cheesy grits, eggs and rosemary potatoes, also very good (sides range from $ 2.5−3).
Service was prompt and friendly and it was especially enjoyable to sit outside while the weather was on its best behavior.