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the starlet: February 19, 2008

By tablehopper   Feb 19, 2008

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 Gondola, and saw Mike D'Antoni (head coach of Phoenix Suns), Alvin Gentry, and Dan D'Antoni (Assistant Coaches) in the house! (Thank heavens for you sports-savvy readers—I'd never know who these people were without you!) FULL REVIEW

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Dish on Dining: Perbacco

By Cooking with the Single Guy   Jul 05, 2007

Perbacco, the Financial District restaurant known for its Northern Italian cuisine, has been on my list of must-visit places for awhile. So it was on to Open Table and reservations for two on a Friday night. You know what that means, right? A... FULL REVIEW

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By Frisco Food   Jun 17, 2007

I really appreciate seeing aggressive, ambitious projects downtown, whether it's a fancy new restaurant, the Rincon Towers project, the new Moscone Center, or anything else. Downtown needs a constant influx of investment and innovation to stay vibrant and relevant. As San Franciscans, we've been generally lucky in this regard. In particular, I also appreciate when a worn-out, has-been restaurant with a great location gets a full face-lift and new life. Perbacco, the now-year-old Italian that took the place of the old Gold Dust next to Tadich Grill, fits this mold, and thus I'm glad it's there and open. However, the follow-through... FULL REVIEW

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By Becks & Posh   May 22, 2007

In February 2007, when it was still the new darling in town, at 10pm on a Saturday evening, Perbacco was jammed in every direction. Three months later, after the trend-hungry diners have moved on to see and be seen at the next latest hot spot, Perbacco's front of house bar looks rejected almost to the point of closure. FULL REVIEW

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Bucking the trend

By Married with Dinner   Apr 11, 2007

We haven’t been writing a lot of restaurant reviews lately, mostly because life has kept us from eating anywhere new or noteworthy. We’ve also both come to the conclusion (separately, we might add) that writing a negative review, or even a so-so one, is exhausting. You feel the need to justify every criticism, and defend FULL REVIEW

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Back to Perbacco

By The Short Exact Guide   Apr 11, 2007

A few months ago, we visited Perbacco, a relatively new addition to the Financial District specializing in the cuisines of Piemonte and Liguria, two regions of northern Italy in close proximity to France. We had a fantastic lunch there, and every aspect of that experience was spot on, including prompt, attentive, and helpful service, and [...] FULL REVIEW

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By Pengrin Eats   Mar 23, 2007

Wow, I can't believe I forgot to blog this amazing Italian restaurant. We started with their homemade delicious Salami sampler platter. It was simply divine.It's a bit pricey but well worth a trip for some great dining and service. FULL REVIEW

Perbacco: No Time For Love, Dr. Jones

By A Few Reservations   Mar 04, 2007

My visit to Perbacco was a test. I have a hypothesis, you see. A theory. And it goes something like this: Contrary to what you might think, it’s really not a lot of fun to be a vegetarian in an Italian restaurant. Why? Cuz all you can order is pasta and risotto. Which gets to [...] FULL REVIEW

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By Food Musings   Feb 08, 2007

On the other hand, Perbacco lived up to the hype. Mr. Food Musings and I popped in for lunch yesterday. (It was meant to be business-slash-pleasure with some friends-slash-colleagues, but plans changed and I dragged him along to keep the reservation.) Every bite we took was impeccable, from start (batons of crisp breadsticks in a kicky salsa verde) to finish (damn...we skipped dessert. That would have been more poetic than espresso.) FULL REVIEW

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By VinDivine   Jan 06, 2007

So our friend Spencer, chef at Paragon, turned us onto this cool place so Janine and I hit it on date night. Located in the financial district (do people really call it the FiDi!?) in the old Gold Coast space (yeah, we never went there either) next to Tadich. We love love love Italian food, really just about anything Italy, and frankly have just burnt out on most of our regulars, so we were really lookin' forward to finding a new fave. The space is great, large but situated well enough to seem almost intimate (but when your chick is as hot as mine, a Denny's can seem pretty hot). Contemporary but not hip, some exposed brick, oak drop ceilings in some areas, and a nice bar, which is where we're gonna saddle up to and eat next time around. FULL REVIEW

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Dinner at Perbacco

By See Us Eat   Dec 29, 2006

After having some drinks after work with coworkers, we decided to try Perbacco, a place we've been hearing about and that is one of the most reserved restaurants on OpenTable.com. This place is simply not worthy of the hype. It was overpriced for what it was, which wasn't that much anyway. We can neither recommend this place, not would we go back. The service was fine, but the food was lacking in flavor and simple execution. FULL REVIEW

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Perbacco: A Lesson on Expectations

By Give Me Some Food   Dec 07, 2006

Lately, my happiness in life seems to be all about expectations. FULL REVIEW

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Perbacco

By tablehopper   Nov 21, 2006

Okay, check it out: a new Italian restaurant has opened and whaddya know, it's not some 49-seat number that's tucked into [insert your neighborhood here] with wood chairs, a traditional menu of minestrone, a radicchio salad with gorgonzola cheese, and a few classic pasta (don't forget the risotto) and meat dishes. No hawkers out front. No Chianti fiascos hanging around. FULL REVIEW

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