Tag: SF Bay Area
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Sato Omakase
This is a new multi concept restaurant that just just added their 10-seat omakase counter a few weeks ago. Seating is not socially distanced like The Shota was, so was a little tight if you are concerned about that. Of course we went to the first seating since I’m old and like to go to…
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Abacá
This Thursday, we ate at a new contemporary Filipino-California restaurant that just opened in August. It’s in the Alton Hotel in Fisherman’s Wharf (I think the last time I was down here was during fleet week 2019 when Kristine was here) which is also new. Cocktails were fun and tasty (Ube-colada!). We ordered more than…
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Nari
Our initial plan to eat at Estiatorio Ornos was thwarted when the restaurant closed due to flooding with all of this rain, so I booked last minute here at Nari which is someplace we’ve been meaning to try ever since we had some great takeout during the panic from here and the sister restaurant Kin…
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Caviar and Pizza
Trying a new caviar company, aptly named The Caviar Company (they’re local). This was my only cyber Monday purchase – 2 oz. of Imperial Golden Russian Osetra. Initial tasting old school off the back of my hand. More flavor than the Regis Ova, so I think I like this better. Preferred carrier is the toasted…
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The Shota
Back to our regular Thursday evening dining routine. This was the last Michelin starred restaurant in SF at which we had not yet dined and was one added during the most recent guide. The restaurant only had 11 diners seated while we were there (pre-Covid, they sat up to 18). Decor was Japanese minimalist and…
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Saison
Andrea had a dinner with her coworkers so what’s a guy to do? Fortunately, I was able to score a last minute reservation at Saison. Last time I was here, I was with Scott on his birthday, which happens to be on Star Wars day; that is still one of the best meals I ever…
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Octavia
Wasn’t sure if we were going to eat out this Thursday since we ate out twice last week, but who am I kidding. We decided to go back to another low key place we enjoyed. Octavia is the sister restaurant to Frances at which we ate last Wednesday. Octavia was a 1 star restaurant until…
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Eight Tables by George Chen
For this Thursday’s dining (yesterday was just a bonus), we decided to try Eight Tables. The building is also interesting because they have multiple concepts (like when we ate at O last week)… China Live restaurant downstairs and where we’ve dined on multiple occasions, a Scotch bar upstairs along with 8 Tables (and yes they…
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Frances
Frances was one of our local go to restaurants pre-pandemic and there were periods where we would go monthly. They used to have a prix fixe menu which gave a taste of most of their dishes which was also the same format at their sister restaurant Octavia (which lost its Michelin star through the pandemic…
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O’ by Claude Le Tohic
For this Thursday’s dinner we’re back to our regularly scheduled program – this is one of the restaurants with a newly minted Michelin star in the latest guide. Chef used to work at Joel Robuchon in Las Vegas; I’ve had a great dining experience there, so I was very hopeful. They occupy the entire building…