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The food is excellent and the service is always friendly. The dining room is very comfortable yet you know it's higher end. You just can't go wrong here...absolutely fantastic.
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Piperade
Cuisine: Spanish
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Downtown |
11/12/2004
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The best Greek food in town with magnificient ambiance. Great for casual, business, or large group dining. The wait staff has very low turnover, thus they know their stuff and are very attentive. The food is consistent and good. Try the moussaka...a specialty, but very rich and filling. They also have a specially prepared Greek coffee that's worth trying at least once. The meatball appetizer is very tasty and the 3 spreads with pita bread is excellent.
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Kokkari Estiatorio
Cuisine: Greek Mediterranean
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Downtown |
11/11/2004
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Great food at very reasonable prices. The consistently prepared Asian fusion food draws me back to this restaurant. Everything is excellent on the menu, as well as their daily specials. The shortribs, wasabi or curry noodles, sea bass, salmon, are all good. The only area they might want to improve on is the desserts, though the dark dense chocolate cake with macadamia nuts is great if you're a chocolate lover. I highly recommend this restaurant as it's hard to go wrong here.
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The HOUSE
Cuisine: Pan-Asian Pacific Rim
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North Beach |
11/11/2004
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The food is delicious and the presentation is absolutely stunning. Go with the 9 course even if you don't think you'll finish it because every plate is small. But save room for the amazing cheese cart and the decadent souffle with white and dark chocolate sauces! The soft dessert fruit candy is also delicious...by Michael Recchuiti. Great food and service from start to finish.
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GARY DANKO
Cuisine: American (New)
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Fishermans Wharf |
11/11/2004
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This bakery has the best apricot and berry cobbler and you can smell the butter in the air...very enticing on san early Saturday morning before you've had any breakfast. Frog Hollow has the sweetest fruit (fruit stand outside on Saturdays during the farmers market) and thus the sweetest freshly squeezed orange juice. They also sell lots of coffee so be prepared for a long line. Seating is outside but covered...self serve everything.
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Frog Hollow Farm
Cuisine: Bakeries
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Embarcadero |
11/11/2004
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Beautiful back garden with heat lamps for the evenings! They serve very tasty and addicting Belgian fries with flavored mayonnaise...balsamic is excellent. The ginger beer (non alcoholic) is good too. The nutella and banana crepe with whipped cream is quite good as well.
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Frjtz Fries
Cuisine: Belgian
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Hayes Valley |
11/11/2004
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Good Peruvian food with friendly service. The ceviche is excellent and the steak strips with french fries (Lomo Saltado) are the best! If you order the tortilla soup, be forewarned that it takes 2 people to finish or you won't be eat your main dish! Be prepared to wait as the dining room is not very big.
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Fresca
Cuisine: peruvian
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West Portal |
11/11/2004
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This is a first class act in every respect. The food is prepared and presented expertly and nothing is spared to ensure every detail has been addressed. The wine list is excellent, as I even had a few sips (I don't drink) and loved it! Honestly, everything on the menu is wonderful and same for the service. The lighting is perfect, not too bright and not too dim. For a romantic dinner with your honey, sit next to each other in a booth towards the back of the dining room.
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Farallon
Cuisine: Seafood
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Downtown |
11/11/2004
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I've never been disappointed coming here through the years. Though, the wait is a bit too much sometimes as they have very few tables. The wait staff if friendly and the food is very consistent...you'll walk away content every time. Try the croissant french toast...absolutely decadent!
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Chloe's Cafe
Cuisine: American (Traditional)
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Noe Valley |
11/11/2004
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Great food with excellent presentation and friendly service. Though the bar is where it's happening!
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Cozmo's Corner Grill
Cuisine: American (New) Californian
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Marina |
11/11/2004
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This restaurant has a wonderful atmosphere whether it be during the day or evening. The wait staff is very professional and Chaya is appropriate for a large business gathering or a smaller group. The food is excellent, especially the more Japanese dishes. The support beams painted red with large flower arrangements on either end is very nicely done and "fits". The view is exceptionally beautiful on a clear day or night.
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Chaya Brasserie
Cuisine: French Asian
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Embarcadero |
11/11/2004
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Only go to this place with a large crowd. The food is served family style and in enormous portions! Although the food isn't the best, it's ok for the price if going in a large group. It can get loud but that's expected for a place meant for bigger groups. Try to get the Pope room if you have 10 people minimum...it actually has a fake Pope (tasteful, not gross) head in the middle of the table! All around the walls are pictures of old Italian celebrities, which are quite fun to look at.
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Buca di Beppo
Cuisine: Italian
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SoMa |
11/11/2004
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When walking into this restaurant, it feels like walking into another world or time zone because of the very low lighting. The food and service is good, and sitting upstairs has a nice feel. The bar is very comfortable and great for drinks after work. The snobbiness of the staff is definitely gone now that the dot com money crowd doesn't exist.
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BIX
Cuisine: American (Traditional)
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Downtown |
11/11/2004
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Betelnut gets the atmosphere just right, but the food is simply expensive Westernized Asian cuisine. Maybe that's why it's located where it is! But, if you dislike the rude Asian waiters and lack of cleanliness in Chinatown, this is the place to go.
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Betelnut Pejiu Wu
Cuisine: Pan-Asian
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Cow Hollow |
11/11/2004
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I've dined at this restaurant through the years, mostly for lunch and a couple times for dinner, and the food has been pleasingly consistent...in a very good way. The wait staff is wonderful and attentive, and one or two have been there since the restaurant opened. Presentation of food is beautiful and my two all time favorites are the glazed sea bass and the ahi tuni tartare, probably their two signature dishes that no other restaurant has been able to recreate.
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AQUA
Cuisine: Californian French Basque Seafood
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Downtown |
11/11/2004
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A very high end restaurant that shows that you definitely get what you pay for. It's expensive, but worth every penny. The service is excellent as is the food. Foie Gras is done very well here as well as their signature tomato soup in puff pastry. Excellent for important business lunches as it is not a loud restaurant. Very romantic for that special occasion.
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Jeanty At Jacks
Cuisine: French Brasseries
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Downtown |
11/8/2004
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Excellent food and atmosphere. I had the salmon and it was done to perfection. The wait staff was very attentive and friendly, and I would highly recommend.
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CafeTiramisu
Cuisine: Italian
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Downtown |
11/8/2004
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Consistently good food. Great for a quick bite, excellent service, great for casual but upscale business lunches as well as a casual lunch with a friend or two. Table as well as bar seating (excellent service at both) and everything on the menu is excellent.
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Bocadillos
Cuisine: Tapas
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North Beach |
11/8/2004
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Excellent service! The calamari appetizer is the best I've ever had, with different veggies in it that actually "go" with the dish. The bread pudding is another signature dish.
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2223 Restaurant
Cuisine: American (New)
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Castro |
11/8/2004
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