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A16
2355 Chestnut St.

$$$$$

2.9

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.. >

Quince
1701 Octavia St.
at Bush St.

$$$$$

3.3

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.. >

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.. >

Kappa
1700 Post St., Suite K
at Buchanan St.

$$$$$

2.9

7

One night, my friend and I decided to finally try dinner at Kappa, a wonderful gem of a restaurant tucked away in a hidden corner of San Francisco's Japantown. Locating the restaur.. >

Little Star Pizza
846 Divisadero St.
b/w McAllister & Fulton St.

$$$$$

7

Three years ago, Jon Guhl, owner of West Coast Pizza in Berkeley, saw the need for a really good pizza parlor in San Francisco. So he and business partner Brian Sadigursky opened L.. >

Chez Nous
1911 Fillmore St.
b/w Bush & Pine St.

$$$$$

5

This was the place I recommended — my first visit was about two weeks after they opened, years ago. This visit fell in line with my previous experiences: a menu that changed enough.. >

Kara's Cupcakes
3249 Scott St.
at Chestnut St.

$$$$$

3

5

On a recent weekend, I was wandering the Cow Hollow area in San Francisco and I already made a mental note to myself to stop by Kara?s Cupcakes for her deliciously moist and creati.. >

Papalote
1777 Fulton St.
at Masonic Ave.

$$$$$

5

For 11 years, DPaul and I lived on Dolores Park, a hop, skip and a jump from some of the best taquerias in the Mission. Over the years, we must have spent several thousand dollars .. >

Winterland
2101 Sutter St.

$$$$$

5

Winterland has a bit of a buzz in the Bay Area for its unusual flavor combinations -- last night my bf and I tried it for the first time and weren't disappointed. The restaurant is.. >

Laiola
2031 Chestnut St.
at Fillmore St.

$$$$$

3

5

Laiola’s overall casual feel fits in nicely with the Marina crowd. A handsome young man, dressed in a long-sleeve shirt (untucked) and jeans, stood outside the restaurant as I appr.. >

Chez Maman
2223 Union St.
at Fillmore St.

$$$$$

5

4

One Chez was not enough for me this week. So the aforementioned Mike and I decided to have lunch at Chez Maman. Before we left the office, Mike wondered aloud if I’d have any optio.. >

Circa
2001 Chestnut St.
at Fillmore St.

$$$$$

4

Giao had a work related dinner at Circa. It was an overall tasty meal of many dishes meant for sharing. Flank Steak $21 A standard affair, but done properly. Salmon with Mashe.. >

Home
2032 Union St.
b/w Buchanan & Webster St.

$$$$$

4

We've heard about Home on several occasions but had never made a point to go. So when we happened by it, we couldn't resist. It was a semi-upscale diner with a smallish menu. The s.. >

Isa
3324 Steiner St.
at Lombard St.

$$$$$

2.5

4

To celebrate the anniversary of seeuseat.com we wanted to go out for a nice meal. Unfortunately, the first place we tried was closed for labor day. We settled on Isa, a place that .. >

Pancho's Salsa Bar & Grill
3440 Geary Blvd
at Stanyan St.

$$$$$

4

The service at Pancho’s can make molasses seem speedy, while cheap pitchers of Tecate enhance the chances of an instant frat party bro’ing down at the next table. If that weren’t e.. >

Bittersweet Chocolate Cafe
2123 Fillmore St.
b/w California St. & Sacramento St.

$$$$$

2.5

4

Different chocolate bars from domestic to internation are sold at this location. A little pricey. A casual place to have some chocolate desserts... >

Kiss Seafood
1700 Laguna St
b/w Bush St. & Sutter St.

$$$$$

4

To many people, Kiss Seafood is the ultimate sushi experience. I have read so many rave reviews, I can barely remember them all, and so it was with baited breath that Mr. Food Musi.. >

Andale
2150 Chestnut St.
at Pierce St.

$$$$$

2.5

3

Another snack before we were to be served only airline food for the next 18 hours... >

Cheese Steak Shop
1716 Divisadero St.
b/w Bush & Sutter St.

$$$$$

3

What's better than a cheese steak to break up your work day?.. >

Chouquet's
2500 Washington St.
at Fillmore St.

$$$$$

3

It's one of those perfect sunny days in SF, and you feel like you have a cocaine bag's chance of survival in a tranny bar in finding a table to sit outside in the sun somewhere. Th.. >

Greens Restaurant
Fort Mason Center,Building A

$$$$$

3

After my night of Bloc Partying and burgers, I decided it was due time for some detoxing. As my healthful mother is a major fan of Greens at Fort Mason, we headed over there for a .. >

Hukilau
5 Masonic Ave.
at Geary Blvd

$$$$$

3

Beef teriyaki loco moco at Hukilau - three scoops of white rice, tender beef teriyaki, topped with an over-easy egg and drenched in rich, mouth-watering gravy. Served with macaroni.. >

Mamacita
2317 Chestnut St.
at Scott St.

$$$$$

3

Our good friend Elliot (and friend of the owners!) scored us a table at "Little Mama" one night and thank god, cuz there were more marina-ites jammed in there than there are people.. >

Mel's Drive-In
2165 Lombard St.
b/w Steiner & Fillmore St.

$$$$$

3

The mixer. Almost two-thirds of a glass worth. I had no problems with this. I don't know how I managed to get myself from Tommy's Joynt to Mel's Drive-In across the street. I'm not.. >

PlumpJack Cafe
3127 Fillmore St.
b/w Filbert & Greenwich St.

$$$$$

3

We headed to Plumpjack for a second time, this time with our friend L and his brother, whom we'd never met. Plumpjack was great once again. The food was wonderful, and service wa.. >

Terzo
3011 Steiner St.
at Union St.

$$$$$

3

A review I wrote of the restaurant Terzo more than a year ago is causing a stir in Portland, because some of the words and phrases I used turned up in an article written by chef .. >

Vivande Porta Via
2125 Fillmore St.
at California St.

$$$$$

3

Holy guacamole, folks, we went out to dinner last night! I know, it sounds pretty anti-climactic -- a food blogger and her boyfriend went out to eat? (yawn). But this is the first .. >

CocoaBella Chocolates
2102 Union St.

$$$$$

3

It's been many years since I was young enough to run around the neighborhood on Halloween, butterfly wings or witch's cape fluttering on my back, and ring doorbells, my candy bucke.. >

Ino Sushi
22 Peace Plaza
Suite 510

$$$$$

1

3

I'm finally back from my spring break. Boy, was it amazing. I spent 3 days sailing in the Whitsundays Islands, where we visited Whitehaven Beach, probably the most beautiful beach .. >

415
415 Presidio Ave.
at California St.

$$$$$

2.5

2

Continuing our cycle of gluttonous eating out that started a few weeks back, Mr. Food Musings and I found ourselves at (415) last night. (That's one of the two new spots in the JCC.. >

Amici's East Coast Pizzeria
2200 Lombard St.
at Steiner St.

$$$$$

2

This local chain has 10 locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. We reviewed the San Mateo location. They use brick ovens and use the slogan “A taste of New York” Amici’s serves pi.. >

Asqew Grill
3348 Steiner St.
at Chestnut St.

$$$$$

2

Grilled Chicken A bit charred, but not too bad. Spinach, Cranberry, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad The dressing was a bit sweet, but the ingredients were fresh. Ratings: Food: .. >

Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers
3344 Steiner St.
b/w Lombard & Chestnut St.

$$$$$

2

Vegetarian menu takes up real estate! I was in a hurry for lunch the other day, and thought Barney's Gourmet Hamburgers may somehow have ONE veggie burger choice, and I was pleasa.. >

Betelnut
2030 Union St.
at Buchanan St.

$$$$$

2

When we talk about seminal restaurants in the Bay Area, most people first think of places like Chez Panisse or French Laundry. Many overlook a restaurant that I think broke new gro.. >

bushi-tei
1638 Post St.
at Laguna St.

$$$$$

2

We needed to find a place for dinner close to the Kabuki Cinema since we were having dinner between film festival movies. We'd heard of Bushi-Tei, but never eaten there. It's a h.. >

California Street Delicatessen & Cafe
3200 California St.
at Presidio Ave.

$$$$$

3.7

2

Since the first night of Passover was on the 12th, I figured it was as good a time as any to write about a new place where you can enjoy some matzo, which is especially fantastic w.. >

Cocina Poblana
1109 Fillmore St.
at Golden Gate Ave.

$$$$$

2

Cooks dressed in full culinary garb. A highfalutin tagline (“The Art of Mexican Cooking”). Even a brash, front-and-center banner proclaiming it “The Best Taqueria in the Bay Area” .. >

Ella's
500 Presidio Ave.
at California St.

$$$$$

2

The hostess told us that there would be a 20 minute wait for brunch, but it turned out to be about 10. We sat down to a couple cups of Freed Teller and Freed coffee and tucked into.. >

Florio
1915 Fillmore St.
b/w Pine & Bush St.

$$$$$

2

The tiny little Bistro Florio on Fillmore Street at Bush has been serving up unpretentious food on ugly plateware for eight years, and it couldn't be better. Beloved by Pacific Hei.. >

Food Inc.
2800 California St.
at Divisadero St.

$$$$$

2

Yet another catered in lunch at work. Unfortunately, it was from Food Inc. again. This time wasn't as bad as last time, but it was still pretty bad... >

Green Chile Kitchen & Market
601 Baker St.
at Fulton St.

$$$$$

5

2

Okay, Green Chile Kitchen? We’re going to have a little chat, and I’m going to talk and you’re going to listen, ‘kay? .. >

Hime Restaurant
2353 Lombard St.
b/w Scott & Pierce St.

$$$$$

2

Good Sushi is worth checking out. It's even worth checking out again... >

Jitlada
1826 Buchanan St.
b/w Sutter and Bush St.

$$$$$

2

I woke up this morning with a black tongue and my stomach precariously balanced between the volatile states of seizure and bleeding. I like to think that I have an iron stomach; su.. >

Juban
1581 Webster St.
In the Kinokuniya Bldg., at Post St.

$$$$$

2

Here is a nice lunch I had with Geoff and my dad at Juban in Japantown. They also have 2 other locations, in Burlingame and in Menlo Park. Juban is what they call a yakiniku house,.. >

Lettus Cafe Organic
3352 Steiner St.
at Chestnut St.

$$$$$

3

2

Sometimes you're in the mood for something light, healthy and fresh tasting. You might want to eat out, but where do you go? Thai or Vietnamese food or even sushi might fit the bil.. >

Nectar Wine Lounge
3330 Steiner St.
b/w Lombard & Chestnut St.

$$$$$

2

This Marina wine bar cum retail wine shop cum restaurant is a study in sleek modern with splashes of color, calling to mind the West Elm catalog sitting on my coffee table. But the.. >

Ottimista Enoteca-Café
1838 Union St.
b/w Laguna & Octavia St.

$$$$$

2

I'm really surprised it that it took until 2005 to get a real wine bar opened on Union Street in San Francisco. Half the Cow Hollow and migrating Marina crowd are still stuck in th.. >

Pacific Catch
2027 Chestnut St.
b/w Fillmore & Steiner St.

$$$$$

5

2

I love hitting new restaurants, and we're extraordinarily lucky, not only in that we live in the Bay Area, where you can throw a kumquat in any direction and probably hit an intere.. >

Perry's
1944 Union St.
b/w Buchanan & Laguna St.

$$$$$

2

“A restaurant that focuses around the financial district. I had won the SFSurvey prize and I asked my friends to come and join with me. Our server, Dan was very attentive and provi.. >

Pizza Orgasmica
3157 Fillmore St.
at Greenwich St.

$$$$$

2.5

2

San Francisco loves sex. Raunchy S & M stores (that sell tight leather pants, kinky fish net stockings, and human dog collars with the "obligatory" metal spikes) abound and an unas.. >

Poleng Lounge
1751 Fulton Ave.
at Masonic Ave.

$$$$$

2

In just two weeks I’ll be traveling to Honolulu, which I’m totally excited about. But unfortunately that also means I’ll be gone when the special food event, East West Eats, takes .. >

Powell's Place
1521 Eddy St.
at Fillmore St.

$$$$$

2

My friend ordered the dark meat 3 piece fried chicken - red beans & mash potatoes. I ordered the beef short ribs plate... >

Pres a Vi
1 Letterman Dr
near the corner of Chestnut & Lyon St.

$$$$$

1

2

This Presidio establishment has location, location, location. Is it enough? Pretty surprising due to the army of hungry mouths that marched by their front door from ILM to other, .. >

Rigolo
3490 California St.
at Laurel St.

$$$$$

2

I was doing some work in Laurel Heights this afternoon, and after work I had a total hankering for some comfort food. If you're looking for the best Macaroni & Cheese in town look .. >

Rose's Cafe
2298 Union St.
at Steiner St.

$$$$$

4

2

This week, on our travels, we are are coming up roses as we share two favourite eating spots we return to again and again. Rosamunde's Sausage Grill and Rose's Cafe could not be mo.. >

Sawa
1655 Divisadero St.
b/w Sutter & Post St.

$$$$$

2

Sawa Sushi is a fascinating place. The restaurant has a cult following from Silicon Valley devotees, many of them high level execs from tech companies and their clients sporting j.. >

Sociale
3665 Sacramento St.
b/w Locust & Spruce St.

$$$$$

2

Finding good, innovative Italian food in San Francisco isn't always as easy as it sounds. Sure, there are a handful of winners out there - a few of my favorites being Jackson-Fill.. >

Suzu Restaurant
1825 Post St.
at Webster St.

$$$$$

2

A belle in Japantown. Business took me over the bridge the other day, and since it was beautiful weather, I took a walk a few blocks over for lunch in Japantown. I decided to try.. >

Takara
22 Peace Plz
at Post & Webster St.

$$$$$

2

My brain is fried. Life suddenly became very busy. I'm going to ignore it all though and blog instead. I feel like my poor blog has been neglected lately. I have a backlog of thing.. >

Tsunami
1308 Fulton St.
at Divisadero St.

$$$$$

2

The Restaurant was pretty slow on Monday night, what with the freezing weather and the rain and all, so three out of seven waiters finished relatively early and cabbed across town .. >

Boulangerie Bay Bread
2165 Union St.

$$$$$

5

2

When I used to live in San Francisco (now I’m just across the bay in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood), I used to love going to the Boulangerie on Sunday mornings. I know. I’m craz.. >

Galette
2043 Fillmore St.
b/w California St. & Pine St.

$$$$$

2

Just got back to San Francisco. Trip to Asia was great and there is a lot of food coming... I promise. Still going through some SF entries though - here's one of my SF staples, Gal.. >

BlueJay Cafe
919 Divisadero St.
b/w Golden Gate Ave & Mcallister St.

$$$$$

2.5

2

Oh, no! The Blue Jay Cafe on Divisadero and McAllister has changed hands. Jay Foster, one of the founders of Emmy's Spaghetti Shack, and Andre Larzoule, owner of Alamo Square Grill.. >

Allstar Donuts
2095 Chestnut St.
b/w Mallorca Way & Steiner St.

$$$$$

2

Food often tastes better when you're drunk. So, one night long ago, around 3 in the morning, drunk and walking back home, I happened to pass AllStars Donuts at 5th and Harrison, a .. >

Jamba Juice
2066 Chestnut St.
b/w Mallorca Way & Steiner St.

$$$$$

3

2

Orange-A-Peel (shown; large; $5.65) blends orange juice, frozen strawberries, frozen bananas, and ice into nonfat frozen yogurt. Nice, even if the strawberry flavor was overwhelmed.. >

Marina Submarine
2299 Union St
b/w Fillmore St. & Steiner St.

$$$$$

2

Today was my long-awaited first visited to Marina Sub. Before I review that, I'll go into my first experience on a cable car. Non San Franciscans must be thinking, oh but the cable.. >

The Warming Hut
West Crissy Field Dr.
Building 983

$$$$$

2

After almost a year of closure from a fire sparked by a faulty electric car, the ~WARMING HUT~ at Crissy Field will be reopening on December 3! Walkers and picnickers rejoice. They.. >

Cafe Mum's
1800 Sutter St.

$$$$$

2

In between film festival movies, we took a few hours for Cafe Mum's, our favorite spot in Japantown. Cafe Mum's is located in the bottom of the Miyako Inn, and has recently reinve.. >

Abigail's Bakery & Cafe
2120 Greenwich St.
b/w Fillmore & Webster St.

$$$$$

1

Sometimes, all you want is a good sandwich—a tasty preparation that shows there's someone out there who really cares about your lunch, besides your mother when you were seven and b.. >

Alamo Square Seafood Grill
803 Fillmore St.
at Grove St.

$$$$$

1

I stood in my kitchen at 6:45pm on a Wednesday pondering dinner. Many late nights at the theater had sucked the life out of me- but I thought the one night I was home this week, I .. >

Annie's Bistro
2819 California St.
at Divisadero St.

$$$$$

1

Fun evening in San Francisco. Before Christmas, I met Dr. Kato & Sachiko again in the city for a wonderful dinner at a very romantic restaurant, Annie's Bistro. We were the only .. >

Assab
2845 Geary Blvd
b/w Wood & Collins St.

$$$$$

2.5

1

Wow, amazingly delicious Eritrean food. I thought their dishes were flavorful and of course I always ordered the mushroom dish because it's my favorite - a thinly sliced mushrooms... >

Baker Street Bistro
2953 Baker St.
b/w Lombard & Greenwich St.

$$$$$

1

Ahrie visited the bay area for a little bit during the weeks before school, and I met up with her and Danielle for a day. Here's a dinner at Baker Street Bistro... >

Balboa Café
3199 Fillmore St.
at Greenwich St.

$$$$$

1

We all know that there are at least 100 places in San Francisco that claim to make the city's best burger. Despite the fact that this is mathematically impossible, the most troubli.. >

Benkyodo Company
1747 Buchanan St.
b/w Sutter & Post St.

$$$$$

1

Maybe it’s revisi-stalgia, but I remember more Japanese shops in Japantown back in the day. There are however, holdouts like the Benkyodo Co. which is a small café frequented by Ja.. >

Bistro Aix
3340 Steiner St.
b/w Lombard & Chestnut St.

$$$$$

1

On Monday April 4, KQED's Bay Area Bites bloggers went out on the town (well, out to the Marina) -- drinks at Nectar Wine Lounge, then dinner at Bistro AIX. Each of us wrote our ow.. >

Cafe Kati
1963 Sutter St.
b/w Fillmore & Webster St.

$$$$$

1

Cafe Kati is a place that we'd never been to, but kept hearing about from friends. Overall, we aren't really sure what the fuss is all about. The food was good, for sure. The porti.. >

Cafe Lo Cubano
3401 California St.
at Laurel St.

$$$$$

3.5

1

I may not be quite the intrepid foodie I thought I was. Just got back from a quick lunch with M., also a food writer, at San Francisco's only Cuban café-cum-coffee shop, Café lo Cu.. >

Cafe Maritime
2417 Lombard St.
at the King Edward Hotel, at Scott St.

$$$$$

2.5

1

A good neighborhood seafood restaurant merges anonymously into the onslaught of traffic and noise that is Lombard Street near Scott. Inside, vestiges of the sea permeate, from pain.. >

Capannina
1809 Union St.
at Octavia

$$$$$

1

Here is the general takeaway if you are not in the mood to wade through all my yammerig below: if Tony Soprano (before getting capped by Uncle Junior) would have had the experience.. >

Curbside Cafe
2417 California St.
at Fillmore St.

$$$$$

1

Here's the first meal I had in SF after getting back from Asia. I went to Curbside Cafe on California with my mom for brunch... >

Dragon Well
2142 Chestnut St.
b/w Pierce & Steiner St.

$$$$$

1

Dragon Well promises healthier Chinese fare, with fresh ingredients and without all the grease. It delivers on that promise, though with a little white-washing of the 'heat' and sm.. >

El Burrito Express
1812 Divisadero St.
at Bush St.

$$$$$

3

1

Solving pi may seem like a piece of cake after you’ve cracked the code of El Burrito Express' sprawling menu. This is a much larger space than their cramped Outer Sunset location (.. >

Elite Cafe
2049 Fillmore St.
at Pine St.

$$$$$

1

I've been just dying to go to the Elite Café ever since we learned that Joanna Karlinsky, formerly of The Meetinghouse, had taken over since the renovation. We loved us those Meeti.. >

Eliza's
2877 California St.
b/w Broderick & Divisadero St.

$$$$$

1

We had dinner with a friend who recommended Eliza's. We were not impressed. The food was Americanized and the dishes were not distinct, with a couple of exceptions... >

Fuzio
2175 Chestnut St.
b/w Pierce & Steiner St.

$$$$$

1

Is there any restaurant that you could eat at every day? For a number of years, I was pretty close to doing so at Fuzio in San Francisco's Embarcadero Center. It is in the same b.. >

Jake's Steaks
3301 Buchanan St.
b/w Lombard & Chestnut St.

$$$$$

5

1

Wanna chow down on a Philly Cheese steak with "real" cheeze whiz? Is that an oxymoron?.. >

Jay's Cheesesteak
553 Divisadero St.
b/w Fell & Hayes St.

$$$$$

4

1

While I was at home, I had to of course hit up the Philly Cheesesteak Shop on Divisadero. More high school memories... >

King of Falafel
1801 Divisadero St.
at Bush St.

$$$$$

1

Another catered in lunch, this one actually wasn't that bad... >

Kwanjai Thai
3242 Scott St.
b/w Chestnut & Lombard St.

$$$$$

1

To be honest, we here at Short Exact don’t really fit the hipster profile, nor were we a member of a fraternity in college. And, in fact, we don’t even own a single striped shirt. .. >

La Canasta
3006 Buchanan St.
at Union St.

$$$$$

1

Slightly larger than your average walk-in closet, the Basket ambushes Union St. denizens with gloriously massive spice. Do not be dissuaded by the austere layout and décor - the fo.. >

La Mediterranee
2210 Fillmore St.
at Sacramento St.

$$$$$

1

First SF entry ever... I went to La Méditerrannée with my mom, the little place on Fillmore St. Each part was really good. I've actually been there once or twice before for lunch. .. >

La Salsa Mexican Grill
2401 California St.
at Fillmore St.

$$$$$

1

This nationwide burrito purveyor feverishly preaches its “fresh, exciting” aesthetic, but what really sets La Salsa apart from other taqueria chains found in San Francisco (360 Deg.. >

Left at Albuquerque
2140 Union St.
b/w Webster & Fillmore St.

$$$$$

1

Wow, are there some messed-up people here. Drunk little twits fresh outta their no-name private colleges and over-the-hill wanna-be's looking to snag some ass. That said, it's damn.. >

Liverpool Lil's
2942 Lyon St.
b/w Lombard & Greenwich St.

$$$$$

1

Okay, so Liverpool Lil's in San Francisco and nobody has those crazy accents, but it IS a pub, sort of. We tried the food... >

Los Hermanos
2026 Chestnut St.
at Fillmore St.

$$$$$

1

Whereas the have-mores of the Marina may get their slab on by the outdoor fireplace at Andalé a few blocks west on Chestnut, the mere haves of the neighborhood head to the earthier.. >

On The Bridge
1581 Webster St.
at Post St.

$$$$$

2.5

1

I always feel like I am tempting earthquake fate when I eat at an architecturally risky venue. Thankfully, the service at On the Bridge is quick enough that I can be off to duck an.. >

Pig & Whistle
2801 Geary Blvd
at Wood St.

$$$$$

1

For about a year we religiously went to the Pig and Whistle every Wednesday night for quiz night. Then we went on vacation and got busy and we hadn't been back until tonight in abo.. >

Pluto's
3258 Scott St.
b/w Chestnut & Lombard St.

$$$$$

2.5

1

The atmosphere on Pluto is thin and will not support human life. The atmosphere at Pluto restaurant is thick and supports too much human life... >

Rasselas
1534 Fillmore St.
b/w Geary & O'Farrell St.

$$$$$

1

We needed a place near the Kabuki Cinema for dinner, and we decided to try Rassela's, a spot we'd stumbled upon for a drink the other day. The food was good, and the jazz was grea.. >