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Foreign Cinema

By A Few Reservations   Jun 03, 2007

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 my partner’s birthday, so we went shopping for expensive sunglasses (mmm…Prada), drank in the afternoon (mmm…gimlets) and watched a cardboard robot fight in an alley [...] FULL REVIEW

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Foreign Cinema Star

By Daily Feed   May 25, 2007

Everything was pelicularly good at this Mission dining and film-watching establishment. FULL REVIEW

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the regular: Foreign Cinema

By tablehopper   Apr 17, 2007

Eggs for breakfast, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways: fried and deglazed in balsamic ($10), poached with grilled duck breast and shiitakes ($12), whipped in a Champagne omelette with crème fraîche and Fontina ($12)… Sigh. Swoon. Bwok. Brunch at ~FOREIGN CINEMA~ is a gorgeous thing, especially with a dozen of the restaurant’s Botticelli beauties (oysters on the half shell)—you can even get the rare Olympia here for $2 each. While a flute of the Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé will put you back a yuppie food stamp ($20), one sip will tell you this ethereal combination is so worth it. While you’re sitting there savoring your spicy... FULL REVIEW

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Dinner at Foreign Cinema

By See Us Eat   Dec 01, 2006

Our good friend's parents were in town and we all went out to Foreign Cinema for a great meal. The generally snooty/holier-than-thou waitstaff were very pleasant, since this friend is a regular there and a friend of hers works there. Including food, drink, tax and tip the meal came to approx $60/person. FULL REVIEW

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Brunch at Foreign Cinema

By See Us Eat   May 28, 2006

Against our better judgment, we met some friends for brunch at Foreign Cinema, a place with decent food and horrible, holier than thou, service. Giao claims that they hate Chinese people and by virtue of the fact that he looks Chinese, they are racist towards him. But Alexis is white and they aren't very nice to her either. Maybe we just are not "cool" enough. In any case, they have a nice outdoor patio, which was perfect for this sunny Sunday. FULL REVIEW

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Chicken Redemption

By Give Me Some Food   Jan 18, 2006

In the past I have had issues with the chicken breast. I can’t cook them and I always order the driest, toughest chicken breast that has about as much flavor as a tennis ball. Ever since I was a kid and my mother, who is actually a really good cook, would regularly make this rubbery chicken breast with a light mustard film, I have been quite afraid of this cut of meat. FULL REVIEW

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Restaurant Roundup: Foreign Cinema & Home on Union

By Food Musings   Sep 19, 2005

The combination of an unobtrusive and nearly hidden entrance and the long, votive-lit concrete entryway makes you feel like a movie star entering a mysterious playground for the rich and famous. Soaring high ceilings, a working fireplace and whimsical chandeliers that remind me of Lite-Brite further the aura of romance, albeit with an industrial sensibility. Nab a table outside under the cover of darkness and dine while European films flicker against the building behind you, or sit at either of the bars, eat oysters, and watch the hip and beautiful people glide by. FULL REVIEW

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Foreign Cinema

By Arthur Hungry   Mar 07, 2005

A few days after I got back from Vancouver, Geoff came down to SF to visit for the first time in a long time. Our first dinner was at Foreign Cinema, a place in the Mission. The place is themed around, you guessed it, a cinema. After entering, you walk through a long corridor before entering a large, open room. Usually, they'll have a movie being projected onto a massive wall while you eat. There is also an upstairs section which I didn't get to check out. It's a very interesting setting and hard to describe - you should go check it out yourself if you can! I'm sure the film buffs love this place. FULL REVIEW

The Foreign Cinema

By Becks & Posh   May 23, 2004

One year after we first met at 'The Foreign Cinema', F and myself revisited this Mission-district eaterie to celebrate. I made the reservation online and whilst filling in the form mentioned that we were going to be celebrating our first year together at the very same place we met. On our arrival, after being seated, we were pleasantly suprised when the waitress presented us with a glass each of complimentary champagne in celebration of the fact. It was a really thoughtful gesture - thank you Foreign Cinema. FULL REVIEW

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