When you think of dining at a San Francisco baseball park at night, you usually think of a hot dog, a pizza, garlic fries, cold beer, and a generous side order of hypothermia. But you don’t imagine you can sit down in a gorgeously rich-looking restaurant featuring an expansive raw bar, huge wood-grilled steaks and…
A three-course pre-fixe meal is $88 at one of SF’s most celebrated celebrity chef restaurants, Michael Mina. The ZAGAT Guide 2007 for San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants rates this celeb chef at 29 (out of a possible 30 for perfection) with the average cost of a meal, one drink and tipat a whopping $105 per…
It’s not as fancy as some of the celeb chef eateries like Absinthe and Jardinere in the Hayes Valley/Civic Center Arts District of San Francisco near Herbst Theatre, Davies Symphony Hall and the War Memorial Opera House, but Indigo holds its own. Offering simple New American cuisine, superb service, a high energy bartender who also…
January is traditionally the lowest grossing month for restaurants anywhere. But 100 of the top San Francisco restaurants have found a possible cure with the annual “Dine About Town” promotion. These restaurants are again dishing up extravagant three-course meals a special prix fixe prices. Just use your VISA card to take adantage of the deals:…
It’s a shame, actually. The enormous main dining room at the French-California brasserie of the Grand Café was elegantly decorated. Its 30-foot-high ceilings and 20th century Parisian atmosphere were breathtaking. The holiday crowd was in a festive mood. The open kitchen was bustling. The food was delicious — from the chilled Lemon Drop cocktail to…
Here’s a great promotion sponsored by S. Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water. From today through September 29, you can enjoy gourmet, three-course prix-fixe meals in San francisco’s finest restaurants. Pay just $20 for Lunches and $35 for Dinners during the Fifth Annual Dine Out San Francisco. The menus will also include a complimentary bottle of…
In the 1970s, fondue parties were the rage. You’d invite people over to dip bread or ham chunks into bubbling hot cheddar cheese. Or you’d put chicken, shrimp or steak on a fork and place it in boiling oil. Dessert was fruit dipped into melted chocolate. It was fun then and it’s even more fun…
For years, a restaurant called Bizou occupied the prime SOMA space at 4th & Brannan, a few blocks from the SF Giants’ ball park. Now, it’s been reinvented as COCO5OO, Loretta Keller’s new hotspot offering a warm, modern vibe and bold, stimulating flavors. Chocolate and caramel aren’t just on the menu. They’re on the toned…
I enjoyed a great lunch last week at Chic’s Seafood Restaurant and Bar with my friends Martina and Sharon. The view from this floor-to-windows second story wood and glass eatery at Pier 39 is absolutely amazing, sweeping from the East Bay hills and Alcatraz Island to the Golden Gate Bridge and Pier 39’s fleet of…
My home town is known for its eclectic restaurants. Seafood. Chinese. Cal Asian. Mexican. American. Mediterranean. Pizza. Barbecue. You name it, we got it. SF Chronicle critic Michael Bauer just published his annual list of the Top 100 across the North Bay, the Peninsula and South Bay, Berkeley and Oakland, and the city itself. It…
I first heard of The Slanted Door when it opened 11 years ago. The waiting list was always one to two months’ long so I never tried to eat there. Today, after a res made two weeks ago, I finally dined there with my colleague Lorie and it was well worth the wait. With seating…
I’ve been to gay bars. I’ve seen transvestites entertain. But I’ve never seen anything quite like Asia SF, a SOMA bar and restaurant featuring “gender illusionists” — the scene of my twin David’s and my birthday bash last night. The waiters are “girly men” — males who’ve had cosmetic surgery, breast implants and other nip/tucks…