.EQ delim @@ .EN .TL .nf San Francisco Restaurants May 1994 .LP .nf Potrero Hill area: -Try Royal Hawaiian Seafood 1177 Indiana (e of fwy) noSun oysters Wkly 4/92 NEW: Aux Delices 1002 Potrero 285-3196 Viet closed Tues *Rustico 300 De Haro at 16th Ital sandwiches (Sun-lunch only til 4) daily \fB*** Garibaldi Cafe 1600-17th St/Wisconsin Bay Food Oct 90-9\fR ?noSun,Mon? +SF BBQ (Thai) 1328-18th St \fB*** Asimakopoulos 18th St at Connecticutt\fR -* Potrero Hill Seafood 1469 18th St at Conn. daily BG 1/91: wonderful e/w El Tazumel 3522-20th St (Ceviche, Ench Suizas+) closed Mon Roman Cowboy Diner (Ital-Cajun) 3295-22 St/Valencia no Mon Cha-Gio 2732-24th St (Viet) Bernal Heights (far south Mission) (south of Army St) (from n to s): TRY Los Panchos 3206 Mission (garlic prawns) El Zocalo 3230 Mission/Fair daily BG 5/91 TRY Ana's Villa 3355 Mission (interesting Mex) daily Angkor Borei (Cam) 3471 Mission The Hungarian Sausage Factory & Bistro 419 Cortland Ave 648-2847 SFWkly 10/7/92 NEW: Ciprianis (Peruvian) 3515 Mission 821-5852 closed M,Tu Inti Huasi (Bolivian) 4704 Mission closed Sun Joe's Cable Car 4320 Mission at Silver daily BG:"Best Burger in Bay area" Mission District (north of Army St) (from n to s): Cuba Rest 2886-16th St. closed Thur * Ti Couz 3108-16th St/Valencia Brittany crepes M-F 11am-11pm, S-S 10am- SFWkly 7/8/92 Malai Lao 3189 16th St daily SFWkly 9/2/92 Thai w touch of Laos **+ La Traviata Mission bet 24th & 25th Latin Freeze 24th bet Valencia & Mission tamarind+ frozen treats - Cafe Istanbul 525 Valencia Wed & Sat 8 & 9 belly dance La Palma Mexitessen 2884-24th St "cheap & tasty, quick" SFWkly 7/31/91 New El Norteno 3161 24th St seafood -Eunice's (Brazilian) 3392-24th St/Valencia noMon noSun BG 9/90: a gem +El Trebol (Nic, Mex) 3724 24th St cheap, quick Sophia's NY Pizzeria 2823 Mission Yuet Lee (seafood) 3601-26th St Gdn 1/92 So of Market (e to w): Yank Sing 53 Stevenson St (parallel to & just so of Market) (Cadillac Bar 1 Holland Ct 543-8226 (off Howard, near 4th St. nw of corner)) New: Embarko 100 Brannan at The Emb (innovative) daily Umberto Rist Ital 141 Steuart noSun Tuscany + lunch M-F maybe not too expensive Asta 1 Rincon Center, 101 Spear/Mission "tasty" BG 7/31/91 Wu Kong 101 Spear Shanghai-Calif maybe not too expensive SFWkly 7/31/91 $ Etrusca 101 or 121 Spear (bet Miss & Howard) 777-0330 Jol + BF 3/91 Caribbean Zone 55 Natoma jungle decor SFWkly 7/31/91 -Try South Park Cafe below Mission off Second St Pam's fav (Boudin Cafe "near 595 Mkt=Rand McNally Second? right off Mkt Jolene) Pazzia (Ital) Third BFd 1/91-6 Ruby's Pizza 489-3rd St daily SFWkly 7/31/91 Garibaldi's Goes South 798 Brannan/7th St (Bar mostly (neat)) \fBSouper Salad in SF Centre 865 Market SALADS! rt at Montgmy Station?\fR SFWkly 7/31/91 Julie's Supper Club 1123 Folsom crowded saloon SFWkly 7/31/91 Eddie Jacks 1151 Folsom (e/w innovative) no Sun so of civic center + SFWkly 7/31/91 SF Paris Fr Patisserie 1155 Folsom nr 8th St noSun SFWkly 3/92 Milano Joe's 1175 Folsom daily trattoria SFWkly 3/91 liked & 7/31/91 Appam 1261 Folsom (bet 8th St & 9th St) noSun Indian SFWkly 9/9/92 Limbo 299-9th St noSun looks plastic but good SFWkly 9/31/91 Big Nate's 1665 Folsom great real BBQ SFWkly 7/31/91 ** Eleven/Un Dici (So Ital) 374-11th St 431-3337 no Sun Jolene fav esp appetizers (across frm DNA) Cafe Toma 371-11th St 252-5320 trattoria SFWkly 3/91 & 7/91 "delicious" hip Downtown: from east to west & north to south approximately $ Il Fornaio 1265 Battery 986-0100 noMon but also bkfst & lnch M-F cheaper -Waterfront Rest - Pier 7 daily OYSTERS SFWkly 4/92 +Bay St mural! Hunan ($$ Cypress Club 500 Jackson at Montgomery check out the decor) -Square One 190 Pacific/Front daily (Med fresh nouv) "New Fr" / "Ital esp Weds regional Four Star (Calif) 3 Emb Ctr 397-4422 Harbor Village lighter fresher dim sum 4 Emb Ctr 781-8833 daily SFWkly 7/10/91 --Try! Sol y Luna 475 Sacramento (tapas + desserts) SFWkly 12/90 great +BG 1/91 great -Palio D'Asti 640 Sacramento BG 4/91 Yank Sing 427 Battery St dim sum Tadich Grill 240 California SEAFOOD Gdn 1/92 Aqua 252 Calif/Battery SEAFOOD Gdn 1/92 Around French Consulate on Bush (& Kearny): Cafe Tiramisu 28 Belden Place noSun sounds reasonable Focus Oct 92 The Crepe Escape 150 Kearny cheap daily -TRY Circolo (N Ital) 161 Sutter noSun famous "GREAT" BG 5/15/91 not too expensive? $ Lascaux 248 Sutter noSun jazz post-war Paris subterranean + lunch M-F Chinatown (south to north & east to west - approximately): Little House 891 Sacramento (fine cheap continental) King Tin (Hong Kong) 826 Washington 982-8228,-7855 daily Sun Wah Kue 848 Washington (fine cheap cont) daily Lucky Creation 854 Washington veg, gluten noWed Gary Wolf SFwkly 10/21/92 recommends Pearl City lighter fresher dim sum 641 Jackson daily 9-3 SFWkly 7/10/91 +Ping Yuen 650 Jackson (fine cheap cont) daily Asia Garden 772 Pacific dim sum (chandeliers, glitter) Tung Fong 808 Pacific dim sum (smaller) *Hong Kong 835 Pacific dim sum --TRY! House of Nanking 919 Kearny daily SF Wkly 6/90:great - BG7/91:crowds SFwk 10/21/92 "crowds of tourists but deserves it" (across frm Coppolla's doomed Zoetrope) Chef Jia's 925 Kearny/Pacific daioy Hunan & Mandarin BG 9/9/92 Janet Hazen liked * Franthai 939 Kearny ("hot" Thai) cheap! daily (nr No Beach) (+BG 6/90) poor service Little Paris 939 Stockton (fine cheap continental) Louie's 1014 Grant Ave dim sum Canton Tea House 1108 Stockton dim sum Yuet Lee 1300 Stockton SEAFOOD Gdn 1/92 (yes, this is another one) shrimp chow fun / mussels w black bean sauce hot & spicey Victoria Bakery 1362 Stockton Zuccato No Beach (e to w along Broadway & then N): -NEW: Banducci's 391 Broadway closed Sun The Helmard (Afghan) 430 Broadway no Sun Bay Food 2/90-17 Vanessi's 498 Broadway Try New Dar Tunis 536 Broadway (Tunisian) SFWkly 2/91 liked - Try! Emperor Herbal (Chinese healthy) 626 Broadway - TRY NEW: Hing Lung (unusual Chinese) 674 Broadway daily Ocean King 684 Broadway SEAFOOD Gdn 1/92 Des Alpes 732 Broadway (Basque-still there) SEAFOOD Gdn 1/92 Wing Wah 785 Broadway (nr Powell) daily -Try The Stinking Rose 325 Columbus Gdn 3/92 NEW: Maykadeh (Persian) 470 Green 362-8286 daily NEW: Cafe Jacqueline 1454 Grant 981-5565 "New French" closed M, Tu (souffles) Dixie Cafe (N.O.) L'Osteria 519 Columbus Focus Oct 92 Il Pollaio 555 Columbus (across from Dixie Cafe) Ital fast food, cheap Rist. Castellucci 561 Columbus BG 11/20/91 Mona Lisa Columbus (Jolene) - ** Girapolli 659 Union at Columbus (Jolene) roasted chicken Little City Union at Powell "famous for antipasti" NEW: Amelio's 1630 Powell 397-4339 "New French" closed M, Tu (woven pasta, Hawaiian prawns, foie gras, apple pizza) Buca Giovanni 800 Greenwich noSun Ital SFWkly 9/26/90 Mangia Bene (Spanish) 1333 Columbus 928-2279 (formerly El Meson) Union Square & around Powell station: - Kuleto's 221 Powell 397-7720 Corona Bar & Grill 88 Cyril Magnin St. (bet Powell & Mason) Try New Delhi 160 Ellis at Powell no Sun BG 2/91 liked at lot (Cafe Monaco in Nordstrom's mall "innovative pizza & e/w" (Donatello (Ital) 501 Post 441-7182 in $ hotel) (Postrio (Ital) 545 Post 776-7825 in $ hotel) $$$ China Moon Cafe 639 Post Cafe at the Alliance Francaise 414 Mason St lunch Civic Center (approx s to n & e to w): Bull's Texas Cafe 25 Van Ness/Market daily fajitas & chili BG 7/17/91 Hard Rock Cafe Van Ness * Squid's 96 McAllister (calamari, modern) closed Sun Angkor Chum 403 Eddy (Cambodian) cheap daily - Miss Pearl's Jam House (Carribean=fish) "voted best" - * Hai Ky MiGia 707 Ellis Chinese noodle soup brunch daily 8-6 Phnom Penh 631 Larkin (Cambodian) 775-5979 closed Sun cheap Marrakech Palace 419 O'Farrell 776-67 closed Sun Calif Culinary Acad 625 Polk 771-3500 "New French" $$ M-F +Sa,Su til noon $24 Star's \fICafe\fR 555 Golden Gate Ave Jolene likes Spuntino 524 Van Ness for tiramisu ($ Monsoon 601 Van Ness 928-0400 (when it was Enoteca Lanzone: try grappa bar)) Restaurant 690 690 Van Ness/Turk daily BG 3/91: plastic but some nice food: shrimp gumbo, oysters, chick satay, chick salad New Maharani 1122 Post (Indian) no Mon $ NEW: Regina's (Cajun) 490 Geary 885-1661 closed Mon + Bay Food May 91 *** City of Paris Geary $$ Try Brasserie Savoy 580 Geary 474-8686 daily BG 1/91 liked a lot Edinburgh Castle 950 Geary $ Acquerello (Ital) 1722 Sacto bet Polk & Van Ness no Sun or Mon South of Civic Center: (NEW: The Welcome Mat (Caribbean healthy) 807 Valencia at 19th 647-FOOD [+The Welcome Mat (Carib) 1341 Eighth St cheap closed Sun & Mon] -Try Timos at the Zanzibar 842 Valencia/20th St Tapas Gdn 6/92 El Oso 1153 Valencia (Spanish) daily (flamenco Sun) El Cubane 1432 Valencia St nr 25th St 824-6655 closed Mon West of Civic Center & Noe Valley to Castro area: $ NEW: Zuni Cafe 1658 Market St 552-2522 closed Mon - Sentosa 1666 Market daily E/W great BG Nov 90 Counter Culture 2073 Market glitzy fresh take-out SFWkly 7/31/91 Cafe du Nord 2170 Market 626-0977 BG 12/92 noMon x-Basque, now funky student: Gruyere burgers, nice creme brulee (uneven) Gladwin's (Intl) 2217 Market at Sanchez daily Scandinavian Deli 2251 Market 861-9913 Rami's (Israeli) 1361 Church (just N of Market) Speckmann's (Ger) 1550 Church cheap daily (just N of Market) Yokoso Nippon (famous x-no-name sushi place) Church at 18th St Neon Chicken Castro *$ NEW: Ma Tante Sumi (Fr-Jap) 4243 18th St 552-6663 daily good tho Noe's Cook 3782-24th St German cheap try the headcheese NEW: Swatdee Thai Cuisine 4166 24th St 824-8070 daily NEW: Rin's Thai 4301 24th St. daily Upper Van Ness area (above Geary) & So of Marina/Ft. Mason (south to north): ~Night In Tunisia 1233 Van Ness 776-6861 daily (SFWkly 2/91 liked a lot) +7/31/91 BKK Thai 1022 Bush/Jones daily BG 4/91: small but wonderful Alliance Francaise 1345 Bush St. 775-7755 just E of Van Ness Jing Wash 1634 Bush ("superlative Mandarin & Cantonese) *Emerald Garden (Viet) 1550 California +Cordon Bleu (Viet) 1574 California Crustacean Calif at Polk Eurasian SEAFOOD Gdn 1/92 Zola's (Fr expensive) 1722 Sacramento 775-3311 closed Sun & Mon Milano ?1448 Pacific 673-2961 Jean recommends "small, lots of veal" * Tuto Pasta 2100 Larkin cheap, cozy, nice guy, great Tiramisu (x-La Spega Doro) M-Sat * La Petit Cafe 2164 Larkin (Fr/Ital) (limited menu) Tai Chi 2031 Polk/Broadway (Chinese) daily BG 1/30/91 $ Tutto Bene (Ital) 2080 Van Ness/Pacific 673-3500 Bay Food 5/91-25 Golden Turtle (another one) 2211 Van Ness - Try Frascati (all Italy regional) Hyde near Green BF 4/91-6 likes 928-1406 - I Fratelli (catty corner to Frascati) IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK - $TRY NEW: La Folie (Camargue-Fr Bistro) 2316 Polk at Union 776-5577 closed Sun SF Wkly Jan 91 moderate $ too Gelco's (Yugoslav) 1450 Lombard 928-1054 Angkor Palace 1769 Lombard North India? Webster just S of Lombard + Russian onion top house *** Samui Thai (Southern Thai) 2414 Lombard at Scott La Pergola 2060 Chestnut daily N.Ital, esp. Lombardy bkfst: Judy's 2268 Chestnut/Scott daily (Marina) BG 4/91 liked \fB- *** Albona (Istrian) 545 Francisco St (near Fisherman's Wharf)\fR Fish's Wharf: Pier 39 Market: BBQ salmon on Salish Bannock Bread $4.29 #9 Fish's Grotto: crab cocktails & shrimp sandwich SFWkly 3/91 Monterey Fish Market Pier 33 Calif Crayfish Pier 45 Scoma's ("locals do eat here") SEAFOOD Pier 47 Allegro Rist Ital 1701 Jones tiny, daily politicos * The Marble Works 555 North Point 749-6161 BF1/93:"like N.Beach w pkg" no Mon - Cafe Pescatore 2455 Mason (at North Pt) no Mon Cannery: Quiet Storm "nice view" BF 3/91-8 Japan Center & NE of it Iroha (Jap noodles - great) 1701 Octavia 474-5077 daily BG Nov 90 La Fiammetta (Ital country-style, Jean likes) 1701 Octavia/Bush no Sun On the Bridge "serves Eur & Indian food as liked in Japan" SFwkly 11/18/92 daily - Elka 1611 Post/Laguna daily +bkfst BG 7/1/92 Hazen "newest, hottest, dramatic SEAFOOD" yes but $ Mifune 1737 Post spicy soups SFWkly 7/91 in J Ctr on bridge Toritoji soba Sanppo 1720 Post (N across from Jap Ctr) been there before Fillmore area (south to north): -- Pacific Heights Bar & Grill (oysters) 2001 Fillmore Bay Food 3/90-7 best: Golden Miygi, Westcott Bay, Belons(Fr) & classic Euro flat Kumamoto: salty, firm & sweet when bitten Skookum: mild, touch to tear from shell Olympias: tiny, intense \fBElite Cafe 2049 Fillmore\fR NEW: Te Fratelli 2101 Sutter St 931-4115 LUNCH weekdays -Rest e Churrascaria Brasil 2114 Fillmore 346-9928 BG 7/91 (tried = De Paula's) Vivande 2125 Fillmore $ but great take-out/deli La Posada 2298 Fillmore (interesting Mex) 922-1722 Rasselas 2801 California (Ethiopian) Balboa Cafe 3199 Fillmore (nouv, hot fennel saus w garlic/buttered lentils) daily Golden Gate Grill (N.O.) 3200 Fillmore 931-4600 S & E of Presidio (Laurel Heights) (from n to s): \fB*** Prego (Ital) 2000 Union 563-3305\fR ** Pietro's Union (we found) Il Fornaio (Jolene "!") 2298 Union - bakery only Olive's 3249 Scott St menu chges nightly Ital SFWkly 7/31/91 The Great City Deli 1801 Divisadero great veg comb plate (Greek) Ella's 500 Presidio/Calif fresh gourmet Calif + bkfst noSat! BG 5/29/91 ? The Tuba Garden 3634 Sacramento "a Victorian-style spot" Conde Nast + shops ~ Rosmarino (Ital-Med) 3665 Sacramento/Spruce 931-7710 no Sn,Mon BG 3/91:! BF 3/91: antipasto plate! good but $! Bullwinkle sculptures Magic Flute 3673 Sacramento St Ital Josephine's (Creole) 924 Presidio Ave. closed Sun & Mon 346-6058 Clement area: (east to west) (Richmond District) \fB** Mandalay (Burmese) 4348 California cheap 386-3895\fR 4344? NEW: Garden House (Viet) 133 Clement 221-3655 daily *Golden Turtle (Viet) 308 Fifth Ave at Clement Mai's (Viet) 316 Clement (& 1838 Union) *Fountain Court 345 Clement 668-1100 (interesting Chi, Szech, Hunan) Kim Chuy 346 Clement (Can ton noodles - big variety) LUNCH daily BG Aug 90 (*)Kasra (Persian) 349 Clement (garlic) Taiwan 445 Clement at Fifth: Green Apple & Haig's & * Malay Singapore -TRY NEW: Hunan Red Peppers 450 Balboa St at 6th Ave closed Sun Ocean Rest. 239 and 726 Clement (mod, tho Gourmet reviewed) all Singapore Malaysian 836 Clement daily New: Cafe Maisonnette 315 Eighth Ave (innovative/ $Fr) no Mon New Golden Deer (Viet) 908 Clement Little Cafe 914 Clement cheap contintl by Chi chef (Ital) (Focus) \fB***! Temasek 1555 Clement Bay Food 2/91-6\fR eh Alajandro's (Mex, Span, Peruv, Tapas) 1840 Clement 668-1184 Yet Wash 2140 Clement Mescolanza 2221 Clement Ital Narai-Chiu Chow (Chin seafood, Thai lamb) ?2229 Clement 751-6363 Silver Moon 2301 Clement (Chi Veg & Seafood) daily Concerto (Italian) 2436 Clement El Mansour (Moroc) 3123 Clement 751-2312 * Strait's Cafe (Singapore) 3300 Geary at Parker 668-1783 daily BF 2/91-6 ** On Luk Yuen (Burmese) 3721 Geary at Second - Go! Ireland's 32 3920 Geary * Cafe Riggio 4112 Geary 221-2114 saw & tried (NEW: Brothers (Korean) 4128 Geary daily) ** Angkor Wat 4217 Geary 221-7887 (La Bergerie 4221 Geary cheap French Asian chef (noticed) Focus recommended - eh) west end: NEW: Chiang Mai (Thai) 5020 Geary 387-1299 daily Acropolis 5217 Geary (fine cheap continental) closed Mon Try Russian Renaissance 5241 Geary (Guardian review) + SFWkly Cambodia House 5625 Geary 668-5888 ** Khan Toke 5937 Geary (Thai) cheap-mod daily Grapeleaf (Lebanese, BD & Bar) 4031 Balboa 668-1515 Freeway & eastern Haight area: NEW: Thep Phanom (Thai) 400 Waller St. (at Fillmore) daily ** Geva's (Caribbean) 482 A Hayes 863-1200 closed Mon Eglantine (Fr ctry, not exp) 941 Cole 665-6368 daily NEW: Channell's (Ital, Eur) 803 Fillmore 922-8607 closed Mon $? Prince Neville's Jamaican 424 Haight Padrino's (Ital) 900 Stanyan daily Crescent City Cafe near Haight & Masonic (Jolene - get there early!) A Oh 701 Cole daily SFWkly 1/92 Cameroon western Haight, so of Haight St. So of Golden Gate Park: De Windmolen (Dutch) 1220-9th Ave 753-0557 Stoyanof's Cafe (Greek/Macedonian) 1240-9th Ave 664-3664 noMon quick & good SFWkly 7/31/91 * PJ's Oyster Bed 737 Irving Gdn 1/92 OYSTERS great crabcakes New: Bangkok Express 907 Irving ** Just Like Home Deli 1924 Irving (nr 20th Ave) daily (Shawarma sandwich) + Lahmajin The Sunset (upper Irving from 19th Ave to 26th) Sophia's NY Pizzeria 3627 Taraval NEW: Tasana Thai 339 Taraval (14th Ave & Funston) 664-7603 closed Mon **Polly Ann Ice Cream 3142 Noriega noon-10 or 11 pm daily Marco Polo gelato 1447 Taraval (nr 24th?) Bay Gdn winner Heavenly Ocean InInn-Chi Taraval St between 29th & 30th Aves Bay Food Aug 90 p.7 Blackburn's Pit 1338 Ocean Ave great real BBQ SFWkly 7/31/91 Kirin 485 Castro Mtn View Hong Kong with view mixed seafood in honeydew, deep-fried custard squares