Thx . Was a business dinner , so at least wasn’t on our dime, although she was the host
I really, really wanted to try the Angler roast chicken. I was a solo diner and said to my waiter I know its for two but I want to try it and will take the rest home. It took over 2 hours to get to the table. I was bored as hell so talked to him for a bit and I asked do people really buy things like Screaming Eagle for $10,000 and he said yep all of the time…tech bros with expense accounts!
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In SF next week for a couple of days taking my 17 year old daughter to see a few colleges there. Any recs for where to take her for dinner? Not looking for avante garde cuisine but somewhere lively/cool that a 17 year old would enjoy. She’s a serious steak eater.
If the focus is on having a fun experience where there’s a pretty decent steak, you should try House of Prime Rib. It’s a San Francisco institution. I think your daughter will have a good time (not a wine experience though).
There are a lot of other upscale steakhouses in San Francisco: Harris’ (corn-fed steaks), Alexander’s (focus on Japanese wagyu, but some American steaks), Niku Steakhouse (heavier focus on Japanese wagyu), a ton more, but I would go to House of Prime Rib because it’s fun and the people watching is great.
San Ho Won is very good too. It’s a Korean BBQ place opened by Corey Lee, the executive chef for Benu. It’s hard to get a reservation though, so I would book it as soon as possible if you want to go that route.
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Agreed with all of the above recommendations. I’d add Liholiho Yacht Club- they’ll do a really delicious, different take with the ribeye and it hits the fun, lively space mark in a much different way than a classic steakhouse.
For that classic ambiance though, House of Prime Rib can’t be beat.
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Foreign Cinema is definitely fun and cool and the food is good.
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Mijoté is not to be missed. I think it is the most exciting restaurant in SF right now. Get in before the tasting menu price starts its inevitable journey north.
Went to Liholiho Yacht Club on Sutter last week before the John Mellencamp concert and it was as good as ever.
One of our favorite restaurants in SF.
Tom
Liholiho is a great suggestion too. Lots of Hawaiian and Asian-inspired flavors. Shared plates, but really fun, creative food. Great buzz in the dining room. Probably the restaurant I have been to the most in San Francisco (I used to live next door to it on Sutter…then it followed me to the Mission when it relocated temporarily there during the pandemic, and now it’s back on Sutter).
I haven’t been there since they moved back to Sutter, but sounds like it still very much on point. If you go, definitely get the beef tongue steam buns and the Baked Hawaii. Also, there was an off-menu Spam Musubi (they make their own spam in house) which is fun.
The wine list is also pretty good and has lots of interesting stuff on it (though there is also a lot of less orthodox stuff too, like the de rigueur skin-contact wine from the Caucasus that so many “hip” restaurants in SF have btg)
Mijote is also quite good, but I’m less sure it would be a fun place for a high school student. Chef Kosuke does wonderful work with his sauces (at least last time I went which was a while ago) and I really liked his prep of vegetable dishes. And you can actually watch him prepare dishes in front of you, if you sit at the bar, which is fun. But, it is a tasting menu restaurant, so it’s inherently a more sedate dining room and perhaps little stuffier feeling than the other suggestions listed here.
Wine list leans more towards the natural, though they are quite generous about exposing people to new wines. Last time I was there, they gave me a small pour of a Ca de Noci sparkler as an aperitif just because. Really nice people.
I had a really enjoyable meal at Turntable at Lord Stanley. The guest chef this month is from Argentina (she was the chef de cuisine at Tegui and has staged at several notable restaurants in Europe), and the subtle Argentinian nods in her cuisine were well executed and delicious.
I particularly liked her crispy duck confit paella (the radicchio added a nice bitterness to the dish) and her beef tonnato, but everything I had was tasty. $68 for three courses – but she’s leaving by the end of the month.
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Last minute - we have an appointment in Mountain View tomorrow, then looking for something fun for lunch within reasonable distance. Delicious food the priority. Any ideas?
Sarah,
Might be too much but 10 Butchers in Sunnyvale is really good for Korean bbq.
It’s my favorite KBBQ.
In Mountain View, there’s a decent hotpot called Superhot Hotpot and KBBQ.
Thanks. We ended up getting some cheese and driving up to Ridge where we bought a bottle and enjoyed the view.
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Another GREAT meal at State Bird.
I did try San Ho Wan and it was very good. Not at State Bird level for sure but my view is biased. I also did not have any of the Beef dishes that I am guessing are the real stars. Small but decent wine list. It is evidently one of the hardest reservations in San Francisco but they do take walk ins on a first come first serve basis. I showed up at 4:30 and was the first in line and no one else without a reservation even showed up by 5:00.
I absolutely love everything about the current explosion of Korean cuisine in the U.S. and this is another great entrant.
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Anyone been to Okane? Izkaya (Michelin bib gourmand), little sister to Omakase.
I took this advice and went to Mijote last night while on a quick work trip to SF. An absolutely unbelievable meal.
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The website says little about the menu. Is it suitable if you are a pescatarian?
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They would definitely make it work for you, only one dish had meat when I was there (2 if you include the add-on pate en croute) and they are very flexible + willing to accommodate.
Glad you enjoyed, Jason!
And agree that it would work for pescatarians, esp if you give them a heads up. If you want to get a sense of their menu, their instagram stories will usually have the latest.
Here’s an example from a visit in March. The add-ons can (and maybe should) be split.
Has anyone gone to Kiln?
Looks like a new exciting place in Hayes valley.
I think folks from Sons and Daughters.
They have 10 and 20 course tasting menus.
Wanna try but they don’t do substitutes yet (I can’t eat crustaceans)