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Manresa
320 Village Ln.

$$$$$

4

28

Winter might be associated with depression and death, but it might arguably be the perfect time to enjoy dinner at Manresa. For, in the winter, the restaurant’s predilections conv.. >

The French Laundry
6640 Washington St.
at Creek St.

$$$$$

4.3

23

Dinner at this little joint in Yountville continues to surprise and delight... >

Zuni Cafe
1658 Market St.
b/w Franklin & Gough St.

$$$$$

2.8

21

Not quite sure what all the fuss was about this place. The service was slow, the clams were oversalted, and the pasta was undercooked. But I might go back because it's open until m.. >

Ferry Building Marketplace
1 Ferry Building

$$$$$

2.6

17

This ferry building standard was very snackworthy this evening... >

Canteen
817 Sutter St.
b/w Jones & Leavenworth St.

$$$$$

2.4

16

I don’t want to sound like a broken record by heaping even more praise on Chef Dennis Leary, but damn, that man (and his assistant Luis Contreras), can cook. We ate at Canteen last.. >

Coco500
500 Brannan St.
at 4th St.

$$$$$

3.3

16

Let’s get this out of the way. I like Coco 500. I really do. But that doesn’t mean the place is without its faults. It’s no veggie haven, I’ll tell you that much. Coco 500 is usual.. >

Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St.
at 18th St.

$$$$$

2.9

16

It doesn't matter what time I head to Tartine Bakery in the Mission District there is always a line. And every time I go, I get bakery-struck and I get completely nervous. I stan.. >

The Slanted Door
1 Ferry Building
at The Embarcadero

$$$$$

3.5

16

Walking into the Slanted Door is like walking into a trendy hip restaurant in NYC with buzzing energy. Before I even get into the unique and delightful smells coming from the kitch.. >

Incanto
1550 Church St.
at Duncan St.

$$$$$

2.3

15

For the long New Year's weekend, I went to my favorite city, San Francisco. Mostly I was there to see my bro-in-law's big New Year's Eve show at the Bill Graham Civic, but of cours.. >

Range
842 Valencia St.
at 20th St.

$$$$$

2.7

15

My first visit to Range was back—when was it, a year ago?—when San Francisco’s inaugural Michelin Stars were finally dolled out. In fact, we dined there on the very same day that R.. >

Taylor's Automatic Refresher
1 Ferry Building

$$$$$

3

15

We were up in Napa wine tasting and we didn't want a long, drawn out lunch, so we decided to go to Taylor's. While we'd been to the San Francisco outpost of this burger joint too .. >

A16
2355 Chestnut St.

$$$$$

2.4

15

When A16 opened four years ago, all anyone could talk about was the pizza, charred in the wood-burning oven. Chef Christophe Hille was one of the few chefs to be certified as a piz.. >

Bar Crudo
603 Bush St.
at Stockton St.

$$$$$

3

14

For the Love of Bar Crudo If it wasn't for the fact that my regular dining partner doesn't eat seafood, or cheese plates, or steak tartare, I would probably make Bar Crudo my seco.. >

Burma Superstar
309 Clement St.
b/w 4th & 5th Ave.

$$$$$

3.7

13

When I say Burma, you say Superstar. Burma (Superstar!) Burma (Superstar!) First off, you have to love the name. It puts you in a good mood before you even crack the menu. Then, th.. >

Myth
470 Pacific Ave.
b/w Sansome & Montgomery St.

$$$$$

3.1

13

A restaurant that wants to hold its ground in the competitive town of San Francisco needs to be something different, and Myth seems to be just that. It features eclectic French/Cal.. >

Perbacco
230 California St.
at Front St.

$$$$$

2.5

13

Al Gore was spotted having dinner at Perbacco last Monday with a male companion—it reportedly looked like a business meeting. A tablehoppin' couple had dinner at Ristorante Gondo.. >

Delfina
3621 18th St.
b/w Dolores & Guerrero St.

$$$$$

3.4

12

I LOVE THIN CRUST PIZZA! And my lactose intolerance wasn’t enough to stop me and J. in our quest for an expertly prepared thin crust Neapolitan-style pizza. Regulars to Pizzeria De.. >

Quince
1701 Octavia St.
at Bush St.

$$$$$

3

12

When Michelin released its one star ratings for San Francisco, the results were all over the map. Some picks were confounding at best - One Market, Rubicon, and Sushi Ran, to name.. >

Scott Howard
500 Jackson St.
at Montgomery St.

$$$$$

3

12

I hope there's no connection to yesterday's post , but I just got word that Scott Howard, one of last year's Top 100 restaurants, isn't going to reopen after all, something I repo.. >

Slow Club
2501 Mariposa St.
b/w Hampshire St. & Potrero Ave.

$$$$$

3

12

Dining at the Slow Club the other night, I was impressed with how well this 17-year-old restaurant has held up in both food and design. So often when a restaurant is trendy, it l.. >

Town Hall
342 Howard St.
b/w Fremont & Beale St.

$$$$$

2

12

It was our friend's birthday, so we took him out for a late lunch at Town Hall, a semi-upscale place that's home to the best burger. Seafood Chowder $8 Smooth, creamy and chock f.. >

El Tonayense Taco Truck
corner of Harrison & 22nd St.

$$$$$

3

12

So here’s the thing about burritos and Mexican food in general in the Bay Area: you can’t expect to get everything at one place. The burrito scene is complex, and you need to explo.. >

Piperade
1015 Battery St.
at Green St.

$$$$$

3.3

11

Classic and Comfortable A couple of weeks ago I realised I was tired. Tired of trying new restaurants. Tired of places that don't know how to treat their customers. Tired of seein.. >

Pizzeria Delfina
3611 18th St.
b/w Dolores & Guerrero St.

$$$$$

11

At this pizzeria, Craig Stoll takes the same artisan approach that wows the dining masses next door at Delfina. He's found a way to produce a pizza in a gas deck oven that's as goo.. >

Rubicon
558 Sacramento St.
b/w Sansome & Montgomery St.

$$$$$

3.1

11

One of my very best friends and I have a ritual for our respective birthdays: we take each other out for “ladies who lunch,” which always entails a minimum of a two-to-three hour l.. >

Ame
689 Mission St.
in the St. Regis Hotel, at 3rd St.

$$$$$

3.8

10

I don't even know where to begin. I am back at school, after my incredible summer in New York. Soon after finals, I embarked to the city, and spent the following ten weeks at my in.. >

Citizen Cake
399 Grove St.
at Gough St.

$$$$$

2.5

10

If a DJ ever asks you to help them move...JUST SAY NO! There's nothing worse than carrying crate loads after crate loads of records. So when my brother called me up asking him .. >

Maverick
3316 17th St.
b/w Mission and Valencia St.

$$$$$

2.7

10

Last week's weather was so ridiculous. Freaking cold. I was rocking a babushka/homeless look at home with fingerless gloves and my blanket wrapped around my shoulders, and was read.. >

Michael Mina
335 Powell St.
at The Westin St. Francis, b/w Post & Geary St.

$$$$$

4

10

I'm trying a new thing here. Every Sunday, I would like to highlight a specific chef I find particularly interesting and label the series,"Chef's Own Words". .. >

Shalimar
1409 Polk St.
b/w California & Pine St.

$$$$$

4

10

Sufficiently buzzed, we were very pleased to find ourselves directly across the street from Shalimar, a very tasty, very cheap, open late, all around wonderful Indian Restaurant. .. >

Chez Panisse
1517 Shattuck Ave.

$$$$$

3.4

10

I told my server that whenever I am in the Bay area from Los Angeles, I always try to stop by and eat at Chez Panisse. Earlier that morning, I called for a table for one. After a .. >

Beard Papa's
865 Market St.
b/w 4th & 5th St.

$$$$$

9

Beard Papa's makes the best cream puffs, and their current flavor of the week is tiramisu. Since I love their cream puffs and tiramisu is my absolute favorite dessert, I have been .. >

Bong Su
311 3rd St.
at Folsom St.

$$$$$

9

My friend Margaret from Hawaii was in town this week for some business meetings, so we got together for dinner on Tuesday. I decided to pick a place within walking distance of her .. >

Cortez
550 Geary St.
at Taylor St.

$$$$$

2.5

9

Cortez is a modern Mediterranean (fusion, perhaps) restaurant, focusing mostly on small plates, though they've added some larger main course options to their menu as well. Upon wal.. >

Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission St.
b/w 21st & 22nd St.

$$$$$

2

9

I didn’t expect much from Foreign Cinema, and I wasn’t disappointed. Let me back up. Yesterday was a day as San Francisco as they come—summertime cold with an arctic wind. It was m.. >

Fringale
570 4th St.
b/w Brannan & Bryant St.

$$$$$

4

9

We decided to have a quick dinner at our favorite French bistro, Fringale. We both opted for the steak tonight, which has always proved delicious and did not disappoint tonight ei.. >

NoPa
560 Divisadero St.
at Hayes St.

$$$$$

3

9

Spicy Lamb Flatbread, Red Onions, Sumac and Pinenuts One of my all-time-favorite movies is My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I loved when the crazy aunt with the absorbed twin would hoist.. >

Salt House
545 Mission St.
at 1st St.

$$$$$

4

9

The Salt House was open last night for dinner. Incredibly convenient to our hotel which was a bonus after spending too much time driving this past weekend. I like the decor. Remind.. >

TWO
22 Hawthorne St.
at Howard St.

$$$$$

9

It seems like Two is always a best bet, and it serves lunch at odd times, which we like. We had 2 really nice dishes that were 2 good 2 be 4 gotten... >

Brandy Ho's
217 Columbus Ave.
at Pacific Ave.

$$$$$

3

8

Brandy Ho's was catered in at Alexis' work, but sadly, the usually good food was sub-par. So, she met Giao at a new burger place that opened up where the Fatt Dogg used to be.. >

Campton Place
340 Stockton St.
at Union Sq

$$$$$

8

To my surprise I wasn't impressed with this restaurant. I thought the food was infused strangely. I was very reluctant to try their desserts so we passed on it... >

Frisson
244 Jackson St.
b/w Battery & Front St.

$$$$$

8

Looking over the $11 cocktail list at Frisson , I realized the restaurant has broken another price barrier. More and more area lounges are shaking and stirring the Two-Digit Cockt.. >

In-N-Out Burger
333 Jefferson St.
at Fisherman's Wharf

$$$$$

2.8

8

We had a quick turnaround on our trip to Warsaw. But there's nothing like going through one of the most sprawling and chaotic airports on the planet to make you yearn for the comfo.. >

Kokkari Estiatorio
200 Jackson St.
at Front St.

$$$$$

8

Giao went to Kokkari for lunch, a place we haven't been to since our office was right next to it. Grilled Lamb Riblets $9.25 Tender, gamey in a good way, and flavored with oregan.. >

Medicine Eat Station
161 Sutter St.
b/w Montgomery & Kearny St.

$$$$$

3

8

I could write a full review of Medicine Eat Station, but I’m too disappointed. More like heartbroken. Man, have they changed. It ain’t what it used to be, folks. Not by a long shot.. >

Mehfil
600 Folsom St.
at 2nd St.

$$$$$

8

Once again, food from our favorite Indian take-out joint. We're just happy they deliver to our offices. Chicken Mahkni The richer, tastier cousin to the famous chicken tikka mas.. >

Pancho Villa Taqueria
3071 16th St.
at Mission St.

$$$$$

4

8

It's been kind of a blah burrito period for me (even El Castillito wasn't so hot the other day), so I decided to test things by heading to the Embarcadero Pancho Villa for an early.. >

Pizzetta 211
211 23rd St.
at California St.

$$$$$

1

8

San Franciscans have been singing the praises of Pizzetta 211, a tiny 15-seat pizzeria tucked away in the Richmond District, for more than seven years. The smell of warming yeast.. >

Restaurant Gary Danko
800 N Point St.
at Hyde St.

$$$$$

5

8

Damn, he's good. Gary Danko, I mean. It's one of the top restaurants in San Francisco-- consistently rated at the top, a Michelin star (not two??) and rated by Zagat as highly as T.. >

Thai House Express
599 Castro St.
at 19th St.

$$$$$

5

8

If you’ve read any of our other reviews, you know that we do not freely throw around high 4-star ratings. Upon seeing the rating right at the start of this review, you may be wonde.. >

Gordo Taqueria
2252 Clement St.
b/w 23rd Ave & 24th Ave

$$$$$

3

8

It's ultimate frisbee season again, which means that I spend Tuesday nights in the Inner Sunset after games, tanking down burritos, usually from Gordo. A good friend told me that .. >

Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St.
b/w Guerrero & Dolores St.

$$$$$

7

Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that a fierce ice-cream battle rages here in the Bay Area. East of the bridge, we have Ici and Sketch, while the city's Bi-Rite Cre.. >

Bocadillos
710 Montgomery St.
at Washington St.

$$$$$

4

7

Small-plate menus still dominate the dining scene, but few can compete with Bocadillos , which has been on my Top 100 list since it opened nearly three years ago. I was in love w.. >

Cafe Gratitude
1336 9th Ave.
at Irving St.

$$$$$

3.5

7

I would like to share this letter from Terces Engelhart, the owner of Cafe Gratitude which she wrote in response to my post of a few days ago... "Dear Sam, Someone brought me a p.. >

Dosa
995 Valencia St.
at 21st St.

$$$$$

3

7

One night I was watching Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie, one of my absolutely favorite shows right now, and their episode on South India had me grinning from ear to ear. The colors, t.. >

Farmerbrown
25 Mason St.
at Market St.

$$$$$

2

7

We decided to try Farmer Brown's tonight, a soul food place with a chic, hipster-esque vibe. Despite the place being full and it being a Friday night, we were seated right away, wh.. >

Jack Falstaff
598 2nd St.
at Brannan St.

$$$$$

7

J. and I have passed Jack Falstaff restaurant on numerous occasions after leaving nearby Jeremy’s Department Store in San Francisco (a favorite of ours for obvious bargain shopping.. >