There are a number of reasons to visit West Portal, one of them is Ambassador Toys, where the sparklies are sectioned into continents, with an entire room for glow in the dark space things. Make sure you get the spinach enchaladas or fish tacos at El Toreador Fonda Restaurant (in eight years a disappointment has yet to cross the plate). Have a hot fudge sundae two doors down after you pick up a Peet's coffee. There is a movie theater across the street that we used to go to before we had kids. Maybe it has gone totally downhill and now screens horror movies and smells like pee, but from the marquee it looks like a nice little art house. Everything is located on the short strip of West Portal Av. that ends in the Muni station, where you can roll your ice cream enchalda stuffed tukus right up the ramp and back on the M, K, or L.
