Restaurants Reviews (498 Reviews)

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The Secret Garden The Secret Garden
One of the delights of San Francisco is its wide range of eateries, not only in price and presentation, but also in location and surroundings.... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: September 03, 2008
North African Modern North African Modern
Sometime between the Summer of Love and Mabuhay Gardens' punkadelic heyday, four Moroccan restaurants of varying quality but almost identical... More>>
By Matthew Stafford
Published: August 27, 2008
Abbondanza Abbondanza
After several years of the tapas-inspired small-plates trend influencing practically every new restaurant in San Francisco, could big plates be... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: August 20, 2008
Secret Places Secret Places
So we were at dinner and this guy asked me, "Where have you eaten lately that you liked?" and I mentioned Bar Jules, Serpentine, and Ironwood... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: August 13, 2008
Palace of Fine Price Palace of Fine Price
I can't count how many times I've driven by the corner of Mission and Cesar Chavez and noted the restaurant on the northeast corner whose big... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: August 06, 2008
High Time in Low Country High Time in Low Country
It's not entirely surprising that in a third-millennium universe of easily derailed attention spans and quickly consumed info-nibbles, the... More>>
By Matthew Stafford
Published: July 30, 2008
Orson Not Well Orson Not Well
San Francisco hasn't seen a lot of the cutting-edge style of cooking called molecular gastronomy. It features deconstructed dishes (often with... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: July 23, 2008
When Tourists Hit the Beach When Tourists Hit the Beach
You can't help but feel sorry for the tourists who wander around North Beach, hungry and confused. Even with all the information available in... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: July 16, 2008
Feeling Lucky? Feeling Lucky?
With the recent arrival of Macao Friends Restaurant on Irving, a street already dense with inexpensive ethnic eateries, San Francisco now has a... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: July 09, 2008
A More Refined Fire A More Refined Fire
Amid the upscaling that has swept nearly every Asian cuisine into a wave of fusion-heavy small plates, Korean food has been the exception in San... More>>
By Brian Bernbaum
Published: July 02, 2008
Change Is Good Change Is Good
Market-driven, fresh, and local. We've all read or heard those words so often in regards to San Francisco restaurants that your eyes may roll... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: June 25, 2008
'Cue the Applause 'Cue the Applause
There are a lot of reasons a meal can become locked in our memories, surfacing from time to time as a pleasant, even compelling souvenir. As I've... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: June 18, 2008
Paris in the City Paris in the City
In one's dream of city life, certain factors are key: a pleasant, light-filled, quiet, and maybe even spacious apartment; easy parking or access... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: June 11, 2008
Mack the Kunafa Mack the Kunafa
Most ethnic restaurants in San Francisco serve the food of a particular country, such as Thailand, or that of a smaller region with a distinct... More>>
By Robert Lauriston
Published: June 04, 2008
Meat Me at the Roasthouse Meat Me at the Roasthouse
It doesn't take much to realize where the good tables are in a restaurant situated on the water's edge: They're the ones with a view that takes... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: May 28, 2008
Brick & Fish Brick & Fish
If you see a compact, heavily tattooed man skateboarding down Minna, don't assume he's a carefree slacker. Chances are he's chef Mitchell... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: May 21, 2008
A Trip to Here A Trip to Here
As you walk through the crowded city, past hordes of tourists patiently lined up to board tiny trolleys, drive down a twisty street, or board a... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: May 14, 2008
Lucky Spot Hot Pot Lucky Spot Hot Pot
The Portola District has been off the rest of San Francisco's culinary radar since the mid-1980s, when the great barbecue joint Vic & Betty's... More>>
By Robert Lauriston
Published: May 07, 2008
Fish Story Fish Story
The importance of pleasing or dramatic views with your dinner is debatable. One school of thought is that all the attention should be put on the... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: April 30, 2008
Two Blocks of Vietnam Two Blocks of Vietnam
It's clear that Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn left something out when he said that art and literature are the only spiritual ambassadors between... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: April 23, 2008
Chow in Dogpatch Chow in Dogpatch
Not so very long ago, even longtime San Franciscans who heard the name "Dogpatch" would probably first think of the mythical hillbilly town in Al... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: April 16, 2008
Izakaya? O Yes Izakaya? O Yes
In Japan's informal, convivial izakayas, groups of friends or co-workers gather around a table for a few hours, knocking back large quantities of... More>>
By Robert Lauriston
Published: April 09, 2008
Refined on Fillmore Refined on Fillmore
Renaming Lower Fillmore the Fillmore Jazz Preservation District is a classic example of shutting the barn doors long after the cows have fled and... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: April 02, 2008
What Comes Between What Comes Between
Happy is the city that boasts not only classy high-end restaurants and a variety of ethnic eateries, but also places that devote their full... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: March 26, 2008
Snazzy and Jazzy at Yoshi's Snazzy and Jazzy at Yoshi's
Traditionally, you don't go to an entertainment venue for terrific food. Whether it's a jazz club or a medieval jousting tournament, what's on... More>>
By Meredith Brody
Published: March 19, 2008
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