dicker01
Feb 7, 12, 12:03 pm
Staying tonight in the civic center area of SF. Any suggestions on a nice quiet restaurant in the area?
San Francisco - San Francisco Restaurant recommendation in Civic Center area?
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Alpha
Feb 7, 12, 1:31 pm
Depends on your price point. Head west across Van Ness ave into the Hayes Valley neighborhood and you'll find some nice spots, though not all are quiet. Also some nice restaurants around the Opera house, like Jardiniere.
rjque
Feb 8, 12, 8:51 am
Sorry I didn't notice this yesterday. The advice to head across Van Ness is good. Absinthe (Californian - great cocktails), Nojo (Japanese - some of the best Izakaya food in SF), Lers Ros (as close to Thailand as it gets here) and Zuni (classic) are all walkable from the Civic Center hotels.
CApreppie
Feb 8, 12, 9:33 pm
Some of the best Vietnamese food in the city is in the Civic Center area.
csib
Feb 9, 12, 3:15 pm
Sorry I didn't notice this yesterday. The advice to head across Van Ness is good. Absinthe (Californian - great cocktails), Nojo (Japanese - some of the best Izakaya food in SF), Lers Ros (as close to Thailand as it gets here) and Zuni (classic) are all walkable from the Civic Center hotels.
Absinthe is very good.
Absinthe is very good.
bsaced
Feb 10, 12, 6:57 am
Just went to Gary Dankos which I thought was overated
rjque
Feb 10, 12, 9:03 am
Just went to Gary Dankos which I thought was overated
. . . and nowhere near Civic Center.
. . . and nowhere near Civic Center.
slruud
Feb 10, 12, 3:27 pm
Rocco's on Folsom. Great seafood pastas and really good chicken picatta, scallopini, marsala.
StudentExplorer
Feb 14, 12, 2:26 am
Lers Ros (as close to Thailand as it gets here)
Probably my new favorite Thai restaurant in the city - the original location on Larkin (haven't tried the Hayes location yet).
Probably my new favorite Thai restaurant in the city - the original location on Larkin (haven't tried the Hayes location yet).
rjque
Feb 14, 12, 8:45 am
Probably my new favorite Thai restaurant in the city - the original location on Larkin (haven't tried the Hayes location yet).
It's really much better than anything else I've had in the Bay Area, and reminds me of my absolute favorite Thai restaurant in the U.S., Pok Pok in PDX. It's not as good as Pok Pok, but it's definitely the best in SF.
(Oddly enough, Pok Pok is opening a chicken wing outpost on the Lower East Side in Manhattan).
It's really much better than anything else I've had in the Bay Area, and reminds me of my absolute favorite Thai restaurant in the U.S., Pok Pok in PDX. It's not as good as Pok Pok, but it's definitely the best in SF.
(Oddly enough, Pok Pok is opening a chicken wing outpost on the Lower East Side in Manhattan).
Hoc
Feb 21, 12, 2:56 pm
Little Joe's at 5th and Mission is one of my favorite Italian restaurants in town. Not super fancy or pretentious, but great food. Can't beat their Veal Parmesan or Cacciucco (Ciopinno). Reasonably priced.
I heard that Original Joe's in the Tenderloin (on Taylor, just north of market) closed down. If not, they have their own butcher and a great hamburger. Waiters in Tuxedos, but a classic SF hole in the wall. Careful with that one if you're afraid of sketchy neighborhoods, as the Tenderloin is about as sketchy as they get. Don't go at night.
Max's Opera Cafe, at Van Ness and Golden Gate, has great desserts, and the waiters and waitresses are all wannabe show people, so they entertain you while you eat.
I heard that Original Joe's in the Tenderloin (on Taylor, just north of market) closed down. If not, they have their own butcher and a great hamburger. Waiters in Tuxedos, but a classic SF hole in the wall. Careful with that one if you're afraid of sketchy neighborhoods, as the Tenderloin is about as sketchy as they get. Don't go at night.
Max's Opera Cafe, at Van Ness and Golden Gate, has great desserts, and the waiters and waitresses are all wannabe show people, so they entertain you while you eat.
slruud
Feb 21, 12, 3:35 pm
Original Joe's is now in North Beach, where Dimaggio's used to be.
squeakr
Feb 21, 12, 9:08 pm
Original Joe's in North Beach now reopened
Little Joe's at 5th and Mission is one of my favorite Italian restaurants in town. Not super fancy or pretentious, but great food. Can't beat their Veal Parmesan or Cacciucco (Ciopinno). Reasonably priced.
I heard that Original Joe's in the Tenderloin (LOSED) (on Taylor, just north of market) closed down. If not, they have their own butcher and a great hamburger. Waiters in Tuxedos, but a classic SF hole in the wall. Careful with that one if you're afraid of sketchy neighborhoods, as the Tenderloin is about as sketchy as they get. Don't go at night.
Max's Opera Cafe, at Van Ness and Golden Gate, has great desserts, and the waiters and waitresses are all wannabe show people, so they entertain you while you eat.
Little Joe's at 5th and Mission is one of my favorite Italian restaurants in town. Not super fancy or pretentious, but great food. Can't beat their Veal Parmesan or Cacciucco (Ciopinno). Reasonably priced.
I heard that Original Joe's in the Tenderloin (LOSED) (on Taylor, just north of market) closed down. If not, they have their own butcher and a great hamburger. Waiters in Tuxedos, but a classic SF hole in the wall. Careful with that one if you're afraid of sketchy neighborhoods, as the Tenderloin is about as sketchy as they get. Don't go at night.
Max's Opera Cafe, at Van Ness and Golden Gate, has great desserts, and the waiters and waitresses are all wannabe show people, so they entertain you while you eat.
squeakr
Feb 21, 12, 9:09 pm
Original Joe's now reopened, in North Beach
Little Joe's at 5th and Mission is one of my favorite Italian restaurants in town. Not super fancy or pretentious, but great food. Can't beat their Veal Parmesan or Cacciucco (Ciopinno). Reasonably priced.
I heard that Original Joe's in the Tenderloin (CLOSED) (on Taylor, just north of market) closed down. If not, they have their own butcher and a great hamburger. Waiters in Tuxedos, but a classic SF hole in the wall. Careful with that one if you're afraid of sketchy neighborhoods, as the Tenderloin is about as sketchy as they get. Don't go at night.
Max's Opera Cafe, at Van Ness and Golden Gate, has great desserts, and the waiters and waitresses are all wannabe show people, so they entertain you while you eat.
Little Joe's at 5th and Mission is one of my favorite Italian restaurants in town. Not super fancy or pretentious, but great food. Can't beat their Veal Parmesan or Cacciucco (Ciopinno). Reasonably priced.
I heard that Original Joe's in the Tenderloin (CLOSED) (on Taylor, just north of market) closed down. If not, they have their own butcher and a great hamburger. Waiters in Tuxedos, but a classic SF hole in the wall. Careful with that one if you're afraid of sketchy neighborhoods, as the Tenderloin is about as sketchy as they get. Don't go at night.
Max's Opera Cafe, at Van Ness and Golden Gate, has great desserts, and the waiters and waitresses are all wannabe show people, so they entertain you while you eat.
Hoc
Feb 21, 12, 10:47 pm
Original Joe's now reopened, in North Beach
Interesting. Little Joe's used to be in North Beach, then moved to Van Ness, and is now at 5th and Mission. If Original Joe's is now in North Beach, then the area is no longer sketchy, but I would go there for a burger, rather than the Italian. Little Joe's is still my favorite for Italian.
Interesting. Little Joe's used to be in North Beach, then moved to Van Ness, and is now at 5th and Mission. If Original Joe's is now in North Beach, then the area is no longer sketchy, but I would go there for a burger, rather than the Italian. Little Joe's is still my favorite for Italian.
squeakr
Feb 22, 12, 9:47 pm
The little joes at 5th and mission is no more. I understood they relocated to 7th and market (with awful food) but a yelp posting from 2/19 says that the new loc is now closed as well.
Original Joes just reopened in North Beach.
Original Joes just reopened in North Beach.
Hoc
Feb 24, 12, 4:33 pm
The little joes at 5th and mission is no more. I understood they relocated to 7th and market (with awful food) but a yelp posting from 2/19 says that the new loc is now closed as well.
Original Joes just reopened in North Beach.
That just sucks. Little Joe's had the best Veal Parmigiana I've ever had in my life. Original Joe's has an OK VP, but a good burger. There are lots of "Joe's" around SF, and there's a historical reason for that. But they are all different. If Little Joe's is truly closed now (might be, since Franco, the owner, was getting sicker the last time I went), there goes a quarter century of great VP for me (I started going in 1983). At least I got their cookbook, so (with a lot of work and a couple of days) I can make it myself at home.
Original Joes just reopened in North Beach.
That just sucks. Little Joe's had the best Veal Parmigiana I've ever had in my life. Original Joe's has an OK VP, but a good burger. There are lots of "Joe's" around SF, and there's a historical reason for that. But they are all different. If Little Joe's is truly closed now (might be, since Franco, the owner, was getting sicker the last time I went), there goes a quarter century of great VP for me (I started going in 1983). At least I got their cookbook, so (with a lot of work and a couple of days) I can make it myself at home.
Eastbay1K
Feb 24, 12, 7:03 pm
Max's Opera Cafe, at Van Ness and Golden Gate, has great desserts, and the waiters and waitresses are all wannabe show people, so they entertain you while you eat.
Everything about Max's has fallen so far, it is a pathetic shadow of its former self. The last time we stopped in for a pre-show drink (a few months ago), it took me awhile to figure out what was wrong with it. Ah, delicious soap. Uninspired sad bartender.
This new place sounds interesting:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/835044
Everything about Max's has fallen so far, it is a pathetic shadow of its former self. The last time we stopped in for a pre-show drink (a few months ago), it took me awhile to figure out what was wrong with it. Ah, delicious soap. Uninspired sad bartender.
This new place sounds interesting:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/835044