.		SEC San Francisco
.TIT American
⊗Bill's Place
/2315 Clement Street, San Francisco
/415 221-5262
/11:15am-9pm.  No cards.
/Excellent hamburgers ($2.50) and milkshakes ($1.50).  Sit
out back amid the flowers [ARK-80].
Try the peanut butter milkshake [JDM-80].
The garden area is lovely on a warm day, the hamburgers are very good though
expensive, and the banana walnut shakes are superb.
Unfortunately, our waitress acted harassed and surly and overcharged us
[LES-3/83].
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⊗Hamburger Mary's Organic Grill
/1285 Folsom, San Francisco
/415 626-5767
/10am-1:30am daily.  No reservations - cash only.
/This joint is "a slice of SF", i.e. you will encounter the most bizzare
potpouri of SF denizens ever gathered under one roof. 
The only place I've ever seen polyester disco, razor blade punk, hardcore
bikers, lads in leather, long hair vegey cosmic karma types, and dressed for
the opera crowd sharing the same establishment.
A demented disc
jock floods about half the floor space with alternate cuts of disco and
punk.  The waiters are ready for Halloween year round.  One I recall
clearly had a bright orange Mike Nomad haircut, a T shirt proclaiming his
feelings about leather, and a Marine Corps style tattoo announcing carnal
knowledge of his mother.  He did bring our drinks and food tho....
I frequented this joint during the three weeks of Grateful Dead concerts
in the Warfield nearby, and highly recommend their burgers of all styles
and their home-fried potatoes.  Their beer is cheap and plentiful, and the
half of the floor space farthest from the music is pleasant.
It was always fairly full, but wait was less than 10 minutes.
So next time you're stuck with an aunt from Kansas City out for a visit, give
her a few years of gossip and some good chow at the same time [PAM-80].
If you are a woman, you might have trouble getting served (ignored is the
word) as this is mainly a gay hangout, this has happened to several women
I know on different occasions [PAT-80].
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⊗*Mama's on Washington Square
/1701 Stockton Street, San Francisco
/415 362-6421
/8am-8pm.  No reservations.  No cards.
/Yumyum; try French toast with fresh fruit [LES-73:81].
Super for breakfast.  Have fresh rasberries in season [SAJ-75:79].
Don't confuse it with the Mama's in Stanford Shopping Center.
Small, friendly, cheaper than the Stanford Mama's.  Very good [SJF-80].
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⊗Salmagundi
/442 Geary, San Francisco
/415 441-0894
/11:30am-midnight.  No cards.
/Excellent soup, quiche and salad, inexpensive -- as much soup as you can
eat, menu changes daily [KNM-74, MLM-76, DON-80].
Still good soups, quiche, and salad, but you can't have as much soup
as you want anymore.  You can get seconds by bringing back your
register receipt.  The one at 39 Grove is located near the symphony and
opera halls [ARK-9/82].
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⊗Zuni Cafe & Grill
/1658 Market Street, San Francisco
/415 552-2522
/open till midnight Mon-Sat, closes earlier Sun.
/In a typically unsavory
piece of Market Street is a small storefront offering excellent unusual
food.  I've been there four times, and the menu is always different.
There are some staples, such as the black bean soup, and a couple of
categories which persist:  grilled food and pastas, with fresh fish and
shellfish offerings in both.  They tend to unusual marinades and sauces,
most of which are remarkably delicious.  They grill leg of lamb, pork
loin, calamari (delicious), baby chicken rubbed with citrus juices and
fermented black beans (also delicious), skewered scallops, and fresh
fish.  I've had pasta with scallops, chilis, garlic, and lime, which was
wonderful.  There's pasta with manila clams, more garlic and chilis,
pasta with figs, pine nuts, and garlic, pasta with cepes and
chanterelles.  They make the lightest, least oily shoestring potatoes.
In the interests of stability, they now have a more or less constant
menu accompanied by daily specials.  The menu includes the soups and
salads, light dishes from carpaccio to some interesting-looking
hamburgers with roasted garlic, and the regular dishes, including the
baby chicken mentioned above and a broiled veal chop with ancho chili
sauce.  The desserts are good, but I'm not a dessert man.  They have an
espresso machine.  The wine list has some interesting offerings at the
usual markups of 50-100% or more.
The decor is early Georgia O'Keefe; I like it.
Dinner is normally in the $40-50 pp. range [JEO-5/83].
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.TIT Basque
⊗*Des Alpes
/732 Broadway, San Francisco
/415 391-4249
/5:30pm-10pm Mon-Sat, 5pm-9:30pm Sun.  VS, MC, AX.
/Great dinner for under $8 [AZB-80].
More good food for the money than just about any other place you can find.
Outstanding value [RLW-82].
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.TIT Cafes
⊗Enrico's
/504 Broadway, San Francisco
/415 392-6220
/11am-3am.  AX, VS, CB.
/Best people-watching in bay area [LES-74:80].
Good coffee, but that's all I go there for.  Good luck parking . . . [TVR-80].
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⊗Savoy Tivoli
/1434 Grant Avenue, San Francisco
/415 362-7024
/noon-2am.  MC, VS.
/Great place for late-evening coffee/snacks.  Offers something for
everyone: coffeehouse/restaurant in front, nightclub (featuring
variously reggae, jazz, or new wave) in back, country & western style
bar to the side.  The three sections attract wildly different
clientele, but are sufficiently separated that there's no spillover.
Makes for great people-watching  [JED-79, LES-73:80].
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.TIT "Chinese",Diem Sum
⊗Asia Garden
/772 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco
/415 398-5112
/10am-3pm, 5pm-11pm.  No reservations.  AX, VS, MC.
/Great diem sum.  Lemon creme finger-pies are especially good [SMC-80].
Bad service -- the women who push around the diem sum carts engage in
outright hotilities -- ignoring whom they choose to and throwing food
across the table when they do acquiesce to serve you.
The diem sum was OK, but I'd never go back [GG-81].
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⊗Yank Sing
/671 Broadway, San Francisco
/415 781-1111
/10am-5pm.  No reservations.  No cards.
/Excellent [DON-80].
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⊗Tung Fong
/808 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco
/415 362-7115
/10am-3pm, closed Wed.  No cards.
/Much more relaxed atmosphere than Asia Gardens.  Spicier food [SM-80].
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.TIT "",Northern
⊗Brandy Ho's Hunan Food
/217 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
/415 788-7527
/11:30am-9:30pm daily, till 11pm Fri-Sat.
/Advertises "Absolutely no MSG".  Recommend ordering "medium hot".  The decor is
atrocious (American lunch counter), but clean.  The service is fast and the food is
excellent.  I particularly recommend the smoked chicken (which they smoke at the
restaurant) [KJK-2/82].
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⊗Five Happiness Restaurant
/309 Clement Street, San Francisco
/415 387-1234
/11:30am-9:30pm Sun-Sat.  MC, VISA.  Reservation advised at peak hours.
/OK, so you want a Northern restaurant that still remembers
that hot and sour soup is supposed to be hot and sour and full of 
lilly buds and cloud ears as well as many other  goodies; this is it.
fine Mushu Pork, Eggplant Szechwan.  The use of quality ingredients impresses;
the prices, moderate ($8-$10 pp.) [LMT-4/81].
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⊗*Hunan Restaurant II
/924 Sansome, San Francisco
/415 956-7727
/11:30am-9:30pm, closed Sat-Sun.  MC,VS, no checks.
/Excellent hot & spicy.  Good service.  Try the onioncakes.  Be sure to
specify %2hot%1 to your waiter.  No MSG and a sign specifying just that
[SMC-78:80].
Be careful!  The Smoked Duck comes in Fiery and Hellish versions.
Burned out my whole dinner party on the Hellish version [PAM-80].
Unless you put the hot sauce on the food, it's blah.  But no American
can tolerate even small amounts of the hot sauce.  QED: stay away [NCR-9/81].
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⊗Mandarin
/Woolen Mill Building; Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco
/415 673-8812
/Mon-Fri noon-11:30pm, Sat 12:30pm-11:30pm.  Reservations advised.  AX, VS, CB, DC, MC.
/Help, get me out of here.  Prepare to pay full 15α% tip or waiter
makes a scene.  I'll only go if someone I don't like is paying [LMT-1/81].
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⊗Ocean Restaurant
/726 Clement Street, San Francisco
/415 221-3351
/11:30am-9:30pm daily.  MC, VS.
/Should confirm with restaurant, but I believe they take reservations
for groups of 6 or more (maybe 5 as well).
Small but excellent cuisine from various parts of China. portions good (not
overflowing), prices low/moderate, dishes, as well as soups, prepared very
well.  3 dishes plus soup came to $21.  We had to wait 15 minutes
for a table for lunch on a Saturday.  Highly recommended [DLB-2/81].
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⊗U-Lee Restaurant
/1468 Hyde Street, San Francisco
/415 771-9774
/11am-8:30pm, closed Mon.  No cards, no checks.
/A rock-bottom priced, tine (8 tables) hole-in-the-wall on the 
fringes of Chinatown.  Generous portions.  Cantonese and Mandarin.
Try the squid or veggie dishes.  Two can eat well for $12 total.  Even
less for rice plates.  No liquor [LMT-3/81].
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⊗Yet Wah
/2140 Clement, San Francisco
/415 387-8040
/4pm-11pm Mon-Sat, 1pm-10pm Sun.
/Massive factory-loud atmosphere.  Food very good [SMC-80].
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.TIT "",Southern
⊗Ton Kiang
/683 Broadway, San Francisco
/415 421-2015
/11am-midnight except Thu.  MC, VS.
/Excellent Hakka restaurant.  Try the deep fried squid appetizer.
An excellent buy at $7 pp. [MP-80].
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.TIT Continental
⊗Carnelian Room
/555 California Street (52nd floor of B. of A.), San Francisco
/415 433-7500
/6pm-10-30pm daily.  All major credit cards.
/The view is superb, drinks and appetizers expensive [PAT-80].
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⊗Doro's
/714 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
/415 397-6822
/Mon-Sat, closed Sun.  Major credit cards.  Reservations recommended.
/One of the greatest restaurants in S.F.  Food and service are impeccable,
measurably superior to Ernie's, its more famous neighbor, at comparable prices. 
Food is continental with an Italian slant.  Everything is a la carte, so prices do
get high ($20-$50 pp w/wine) but, on both occasions I have been there, I have
left knowing that I had gotten my money's worth.  The seafood crepe appetizer,
Caesar salad, veal parmigiana, and chicken Kiev are highly recommended, and
the dessert tray will leave you crazy with indecision.  The wine list is extensive,
with a good selection from inexpensive to exorbitant wines from several
countries.  Your waiter will gladly help you select a wine if the 10 or so pages of
wine list prove intimidating.  The service is first-rate and elegant, but not
haughty or snobbish, as it tends to be in some restaurants in this class.  Also
open for lunch, when, I hear, prices are lower [RLW-80].
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.TIT Delicatessen
⊗The Deli
/1980 Union, San Francisco
/415 536-7274
/11am-midnight Sun-Thu, 11am-1:30am Fri-Sat.  AX, MC, VS, etc.
/Come for lunch on a bright afternoon and enjoy cheese blintzes or
potato pancakes, corned beef or pastrami, in the back room under the
skylight.  Regular entrees on dinner menu aren't as good.
Singles bar is adjacent and Perry's is down the block [SJF-80].
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.TIT Dessert
⊗Double Rainbow
/407 Castro, San Francisco
/
/
/The place is quite small but the ice cream makes up for it.  It is a
richer, thicker (less air) ice cream than most places in the bay area
serve.  It is very sweet but it obviously was made with honey, which
gives it an interesting flavor.  The number of choices is not as large
as most other places, but the choice is adequate [DFH-80].
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⊗Double Rainbow
/1653 Polk Street, San Francisco
/415 775-3220
/11am-midnight daily, till 1am Fri-Sat.  No cards.
/One of the few places which uses no shortcut ingredients (such as
mono,di- glycerides, gums, artificial colors, flavors, carageenan, etc.)
Gelato's and Vivoli's both use that crud.  Haagen Dasz also doesn't.
Tastes good, too [PB-82].
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⊗Meat Market Coffee House
/4123 26th Avenue, San Francisco
/415 285-5598
/9am-11pm Sun-Thu, 9am-midnight Fri-Sat. 
/Just Dessert Coffee Cake and Italian Sodas in a Berkeley 60's atmosphere
[JDM-80].
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⊗ Polly Ann Ice Cream
/3142 Noriega, San Francisco
/415 644-2472.   Cash only.
/
/Very unusual ice cream flavors, like rose, yam, corn, peanut,
etc.  Tell them it's your first time there and they'll give you lots of
samples (but they'll make you guess the flavor).  Free ice cream cones
for dogs accompanied by owners!  [SM-82].
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.TIT English
⊗Blue Boar Inn
/1713 Lombard, San Francisco
/415 567-8424
/6pm-1am Mon-Sat, 5pm-11pm Sun.  AX, VS, CB, DC, MC.
/Food and service both excellent.  Have tried one of the Wellington dishes and
the suckling pig, and both were superb.  Fairly expensive ($20pp. with wine and
tip), but worth it [DON-80].
Remarkable!  A sterling variety of hearty food well prepared.  If you
enjoy tender pork, try the roast suckling pig (from the owner's ranch).
Try one of the three things Wellington.  Instead of dessert, try some
first class Brie (served with apple slices, crackers, and walnuts).
Informal attire welcome.  Somewhat expensive (entrees about $14).  Wine
list nothing special.  Service spectacular -- you'd have to go to
a first class French restaurant to find better [RSP-80].
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.TIT French
⊗La Mere Duquesne
/101 Shannon Alley, San Francisco
/415 776-7600
/11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Sat, 5:30-10:30 daily.  All cards.
Reservations advised.
/Good place to eat if you're going to the theatre;
gets you out on time without rushing you.  Menu is pretty standard
but most everything is well prepared.  Best Grand Marnier Souffle
around!!  Wine list is spotty [EPW-7/82].
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⊗Lafayette
/645 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
/415 986-3366
/5:30-midnight.
/Delicious.  Wonderful artichoke soup, chocolate mousse.
Now about $20 pp. with a small amount of wine [PTZ-80].
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⊗*La Mirabelle
/1396 Powell Street, San Francisco
/415 421-3374
/5:30pm-10:30pm, closed Sun-Mon.  AX, VS, CB, DC, MC.  Reservation a must.
/Best French restaurant in the Bay Area.  Now about $40 pp. with good wine
[LES-72:5/82].
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.TIT German
⊗Reiser Hof
/1912 Lombard Street, San Francisco
/415 929-9595
/6:30pm-10:00pm.
/A restaurant serving German-Bavarian food.  It's not cheap ($9-12
range without soup or salad).  I feel it is slightly overpriced, but the 
food is authentic.  If you are looking for a German restaurant in this area, 
that's it.  Real beer, too [TRG-8/82].
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.TIT Greek
⊗The Greek Taverna
/256 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
/415 362-7260
/Mon-Thu 6pm-midnight, Fri-Sat till 2am, closed Sun.  All major cards.
/Horrible [SM-80].
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⊗The Greek Way
/23rd Avenue at Clement, San Francisco
/
/?  No reservations.
/A tiny, and delightful, Greek restaurant.  Only a half dozen tables and 3
inexpensive entrees, plus a wonderful proprietor (Mary).  No liquor
license, so bring your own wine [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗Stoyanof's
/1240 9th Street, San Francisco
/415 664-3664
/10am-9pm Tue-Sun, closed Mon.  MC, VS.
/By the park.  Quite good.
Has the standards (Mousakka, Shish kebab,
dolma, etc.) done very well and some unique things of their own.
Excellent pastries, most of which aren't greek.
There is no attempt at ethnic decor --
just a nice modernistic "woody" look (in fact it looks much more
Scandinavian than Mediterranean) and the people are quite nice [TW-6/82].
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.TIT Hungarian
⊗Paprikas Fono
/Cocoa Building; Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco
/415 441-1223
/Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-10pm.  VS, MC.  No reservations.
/Still good.  the potato salad (cold sliced potatoes in a wonderful sweet
mayonnaise-mustard sauce) that comes with the Casino supper can be ordered
as a side dish.  Gulyas soup spicey and good [PTZ-80].
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.TIT Indian
⊗Gaylord's
/Girhardelli Square, San Francisco
/415 771-8822
/11am-3pm, 6pm-11pm.  AX, MC, VS.
/Excellent food and terrfic view of Marin and Berkeley [PTZ-80].
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⊗Tarik's
/1100 Van Ness, San Francisco
/415 673-1767
/11am-11pm Mon-Sat, 3pm-11pm Sun.  All major credit cards.
/Excellent bread.  Otherwise, neither bad not outstanding, though veggie
dinner is interesting [NCR-9/81].
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.TIT Indonesian
⊗A Bit of Indonesia
/211 Clement Street, San Francisco
/415 752-4042
/5:30pm-10pm, closed Sun.
/A good deal; I think the desserts are by far the weakest items on the
menu [TRG-8/82].
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⊗Sari's Restaurant
/2459 Lombard, San Francisco
/415 567-8715
/6pm-10pm, closed Mon.  DC, VS, MC.
/OK, but too much emphasis on peanuts [BIL-2/81].
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⊗Sitarama
/3040 Taraval Street, San Francisco
/415 731-1818
/noon-2:30pm 5:30pm-9:30pm, closed Tue.  MC, VS.
/First-timers should order the Rijstaffel, which gives a sample of
many menu items.  The size is so huge that an order for one ($11.00) 
plus a Nasi Rames (a "Little Rijstaffel" for about $6) plus an extra
soup is usually more than enough for two people.  Just about everything 
is perfect and the seasoning is authentically hot.  The Lemper (a coconut
rice and chicken stick) makes a scrumptious little extra.  Only the price
of the Heineken beer ($1.75) seems high [LMT-4/81].
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.TIT Italian
⊗Basta Pasta
/1268 Grant Street, San Francisco
/415 434-2248
/11am-1:30am daily.  AC, CB, DC, MC, VS.  No reservations.
/Excellent pasta and fresh fish (they have their own boat).  Perhaps the
best calamari saute I've ever tasted.  The atmosphere is mod rather than
elegant or funky [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗Cafe Sport
/574 Grant Avenue, San Francisco
/415 981-1251
/noon-2pm dinners at 6:30, 8:30, 10:30; closed Sun-Mon.  No credit cards.
/Excellent scampi. Impossible to get in to . . we waited 2 hours
with reservations [MO-80].
Strategy note: sittings are at 6:30, 8:30, 10:30 or so.  Reservations
ignored.  Send a scout, preferably Italian-speaking, to the bar to 
plead your case aggressively [LMT-4/81].
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⊗E'Angelos
/2234 Chestnut Street, San Francisco
/415 567-6164
/5pm-10pm, closed Sun-Mon.  No reservations.  No cards.
/Excellent tortellini and saltimboca ala romana [MO-80].
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⊗Green Valley Restaurant
/501 Green Street, San Francisco
/415 788-9384
/11am-2pm 5pm-10pm Tue-Fri, 3pm-10pm Sat-Sun, closed Mon.  AX, MC.
/Informal and inexpensive southern Italian cooking.  I like it, despite
the pasta al flacid [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗Little Joe's
/325 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
/415 982-7639
/11am-10pm Mon-Sat, closed Sun.  No cards; no reservations.
/A small restaurant near Broadway.  You have to wait in line
for an age, but the food is quite good.  About $6-$10 pp.
Saltimbocca ($9) good, also daily specials - a seafood stew
was large and well-prepared.  One side of the place is counter-seating,
and all the cooking is done behind the counter [MOG-6/82].
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⊗Modesto Lanzone's
/Ghiradelli Square, San Francisco
/415 771-2880
/11:45am-11pm Tue-Fri, 4pm-midnight Sat-Sun.  All cards.
Reservations advised, especially at prime time.
/Excellent fresh pasta and veal dishes.  Great view of bay if you
can get an outside table.  Outstanding slection of Italian wines.  Fairly
expensive though [EPW-7/82].
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⊗North Beach Restaurant
/1512 Stockton Street, San Francisco
/415 392-1700
/11:30am-11:45pm daily.  All cards.
/A North Beach institution.  Looks like another small restaurant
from the front door but the basement dining area seems to stretch out
for blocks.
excellent, house-made pasta.  A wide selection of authentic Italian dishes
and outstanding seafood.
Nice selection of Italian wines available.
$35 pp. with lots of wine [LES-3/83].
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⊗Prego
/2000 Union Street, San Francisco
/415 563-3305
/11:30am-midnight daily.  All cards.
Reservations accepted only for parties of 6 or more.
/Excellent Italian fare; most authentic I've found in Bay Area.
Wonderful homemade pasta and real Italian pizza.  Try the "carpaccio"
(thin sliced beef with lemon, capers, and oil) or the mozzarella
with tomatoes and basil.  Good selection of inexpensive Italian
wines.  This place is very popular so be prepared to wait during
prime time.  About $15 pp for 2 courses and wine [EPW-7/82].
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⊗Ristorante Fior d'Italia
/601 Union, San Francisco
/415 986-1886
/11:30am-10:30pm Mon-Fri,5:30pm  0:30pmm Sat-Sun.  All major credit cards
/This is a fairly large, impersonal Italian restaurant but the service is
friendly and the food is good solid San Francisco italian restaurant food.
Their pasta dishes are well worth trying, but are large enough that it
would be difficult to finish both a pasta and main course dish.  The
veal main courses were varied and well prepared [DFH-80].
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⊗Tommaso Famous Pizzeria
/1042 Kearny, San Francisco
/415 398-9696
/5pm-10:45pm, closed Mon-Tue.  VS, MC.
/If you get there before 6 pm, the wait will be short.  Prices holding
steady.  Pizza, the most special in all of S.F.  Other dishes, 
merely outstanding [LMT-4/81].
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⊗Vivande Porta Via
/2125 Filmore Street, San Francisco
/415 346-4430
/
/Outstanding Italian deli with about ten tables.  Usually crowded.
Smoked chicken salad excellent.  Amazing array of desserts [MP-11/82].
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.TIT Japanese
⊗Isobune
/Japan Center, San Francisco
/415 563-1030
/
/This is a very enjoyable experience, especially if you usually
don't know what to order at a sushi bar.  Various plates of sushi are
placed on small boats which float around an oval shaped counter.  You
just pick whatever you want as it floats by.  Prices range from $1.30 to
$1.90 per plate.  There are about two pieces of sushi per plate.  You
can also ask the sushiman for specific items if you don't see it on the
plate.  It is best to arrive before 5pm on weekends [JSL-12/82].
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⊗Mingei-Ya
/2033 Union Street, San Francisco
/415 567-2553
/Tue-Fri 5:30pm-10:30pm, Sat till 11pm, Sun 5pm-9:30pm, closed Mon.  VS, MC.
/Prices have gone up but the food is still tops.
Have Oh-mitzu-taki, which s cooked at the table.
Hard to get up because you eat so much [JDM-80].
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⊗Sagami-Ya
/1525 Irving Street, San Francisco
/415 564-1055
/5pm-9pm Tue-Sun.  No cards.
/A winning establishment that makes you feel you've gotten more than
your money's worth.  Portions of Sashimi and Sushi are huge for the price
(about $4-$5.50 for Sushi), and  among the  tastiest I've ever had.
Two can eat for about $12, beer included [LMT-3/81].
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.TIT Mexican
⊗El Faro
/2399 Folsom Street, San Francisco
/415 647-8090, 647-3716
/7am-7pm, till 5pm Sun.
/This is take out only but the burritos (10 kinds) are huge (a meal by itself) 
and really good. [PAT-79:80].
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⊗El Zarape Room
/3349 23rd Street, San Francisco
/415 282-1168
/10am-10pm Tue-Thu & Sun, 11am-3:30am Fri-Sat.  MC, VS.  Reservations advised.
/So far, this reviewer's overall favorite S.F. Mexican.  A variety of 
seafoods (Sopa de Mariscos, Prawns in Garlic both very fine), a beautiful,
uncompromised Mole Poblano, as well as some well prepared standards.  
For $5-$6 you get soup, fish fritter and a large main course
with rice and beans.  About 10 tables [LMT-3/81].
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⊗La Santaneca de la Mission Restaurante
/2815 Mission Street, San Francisco
/415 285-2131
/11:30am-8pm Mon-Tue Thu, 11:30am-9pm Fri-Sun, closed Wed.
No checks, no cards.
/Very good, very cheap, Salvadorean and Mexican food. Clientele
tends to be mostly Hispanic [JED-7/82].
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.TIT Middle Eastern
⊗Caravansary
/310 Sutter, San Francisco
/415 362-4640
/
/Pleasant formal atmosphere.
I've eaten here often and enjoy it very much.  Gourmet
middle eastern.  Dinners from $7 to $14 include 3 wonderful middle
east appetizers.  Chicken, many lamb dishes, steak, and a good
quiche. Average restaurant wine list (i.e, unexciting but you can get
BV cabernet for less than an arm and a leg) [DEW-2/83].
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.TIT Moroccan
⊗El Mansour
/3123 Clement, San Francisco
/415 751-2312
/6pm-10pm.  VS, MC.
/My favorite, but avoid the Moroccan wine [SM-80].
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.TIT Philippine
⊗Philippine Restaurant
/3619 Balboa Street, San Francisco 
/415 752-8657
/11:30am-10pm Wed-Sat, 1:30pm-9pm Sun, closed Mon-Tue.  Cash only!  No checks.
/All sorts of interesting dishes.  The lumpia were my favorite.
Very small; friendly service [DON-80].
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.TIT Seafood
⊗Blue Point Seafood Restaurant
/736 Clement, San Francisco
/415 752-5927
/11am-3pm, 5-11pm.  VS, MC.
/Good fresh seafood, in the high-moderate price range [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗Fishermen's Grotto
/No. 9 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
/415 673-7025
/
/Worst food "mucho" money can buy (about $20 pp.)  My candidate for the
worst restaurant in the city [AZB-10/82].
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⊗The Following Sea
/Pier 39, San Francisco
/415 434-1590
/11:30am-2:30pm daily, 5pm-10pm Mon-Fri, 4pm-11pm Sat-Sun.  AX, MC, VS.
/Pleasant, slick, tourist-oriented place overlooking the waterfront.
The Mahimahi was excellent.  $19 pp. [LES-82].
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⊗Hayes St. Grill
/324 Hayes Street, San Francisco
/415 863-5545
/
/Excellent food, casual classy atmosphere for the symphony and ballet
crowd (walking distance).  Reservations a must if you plan to eat before a
show at the Civic Center.  Lots of fresh seafood, excellent spinach salad,
exquisite deserts, good wine list, and premium wine by the glass.  Pasta and
meat also.  Entrees around $9.  I liked it a lot [DEW-4/83].
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⊗*Pacific Cafe
/Geary Blvd at 34th Avenue, San Francisco
/415 387-7091
/5pm-10:30pm Mon-Thu, till 11pm Fri-Sat, till 10pm Sun.  No cards.
No reservations.
/Long wait but good value [WOL-80].
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⊗Ronayne's Seafood Cafe
/1799 Lombard, San Francisco
/415 922-5060
/5:30pm-10:30pm daily.  All major credit cards.  No reservations.
/This is a very nice little seafood restaurant within walking distance
of the wharf area.  As is typical of small seafood restaurants in San
Francisco, it gets full early.  There is a small bar to one side
and some seating room for people waiting, however.  The food seemed
quite good, and the New England Clam Chowder was excellent.  I believe
the cook is from New England [DFH-80].
Good seafood, in a nice setting [TRG-8/82].
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⊗*Sam's Grill
/374 Bush Street, San Francisco
/415 421-0594
/11am-8:30pm, closed Sat-Sun No reservations.  VS, MC.
/Excellent seafood. I prefer it to Tadich's grill: less expensive, and less
crowded.  During the week wait time is less than 10 min.  Prices around
$9-$10 pp. with entree, wine and crab cocktail.  Try the broiled salmon.
Exquisitely seasoned!  The salmon and shrimp Newburg, and the fried deep
sea scallops are very good too.  Wine selection ok.  Basically Californian
wines [JP-79, LES-72:82].
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⊗Scoma's
/Pier 47 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
/415 771-4383
/11:30am-11:30pm daily.  All major credit cards.
/Very good seafood but I had to wait 25 minutes at the bar even though I
made a reservation.  About $15-20 pp.  Has valet parking -- a great
advantage in the area [AZB-80].
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⊗*Tadich Grill
/240 California Street, San Francisco
/415 391-2373
/11:30am-8:30pm, closed Sat-Sun.  No reservations, no credit cards.
/Friendly, noisy, very good.  Half-hour waits are typical [LES-69:80].
Get drunk in good company waiting for your table; plain cooked seafood and broths
are excellent; sauces not so good.  Old style brass and mirrors, pre-earthquake
decor, postwar Jugoslavian waiters.  Once was possible to steal the silver
coffeepots, but no longer I think.  Stick around, you'll like it [DCL-69:76].
Excellent value.  Simply prepared local %2fresh%1 fish.  Best American style
[SAJ-79].
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⊗The Waterfront
/Pier 7 - Embarcadero at Broadway, San Francisco
/415 391-2696
/
/Pleasant formal atmosphere with nice view.  Food was quite good
if not outstanding, service mediocre, wine list had a good selection
and was expensive but not outrageous.  It's an "in" spot (with the natives),
and I thought a little too expensive for what I got, but you pay for the
chic.  Lots of seafood ($12) and pasta ($8).  Nice experience but I'm not
running back [DEW-6/82].
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⊗The Wave
/3150 Balboa & 33rd Avenue, San Francisco
/415 386-0313
/11am-3pm 5pm-10:30pm Mon-Sat, 10am-3pm 5pm-10:30pm Sun.
AX, DC, MC, VS.
/Sunday brunch is cheap ($4.95 pp), and very nice.  Atmosphere is
also very good.  Looks like a good place to go when the Pacific
Cafe (which isn't far away) is too crowded [JED-7/82].
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.TIT Spanish
⊗Alejandro's Sociedad Gastronomica
/1840 Clement Street, San Francisco
/415 668-1184
/5pm-11pm  Sun-Thu, till 12 Fri-Sat.
/An interesting and extensive menu of exotic Spanish dishes (avoid the
Mexican dishes), plus a good though not extensive wine list.  Try the
rabbit in peanut sauce [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗El Gallego
/24th Street, San Francisco
/415 824-8356
/
/Seafood emphasis; pleasant and good food [TW-6/82].
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⊗La Bodega
/1337 Grant Street, San Francisco
/415 398-9555
/7pm-10pm Wed-Sun, closed Mon-Tue.  No cards.
/All they serve is paella, which is good and inexpensive.  When the
waitress has a moment between courses she often doubles as a Flamenco
dancer [JQJ-8/82].
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.TIT Taverns
⊗Buena Vista
/2765 Hyde Street, San Francisco
/415 474-5044
/9am-2am.
/Totally over-crowded; interesting folks in jeans and black suits; conveniently
located at the final stop of the cable car [HAW-79, LES-80].
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⊗Perry's
/1944 Union Street, San Francisco
/415 922-9022
/9am-2am.  AX, VS, MC.
/Try the Apple Brown Betty for dessert!  Sit in the back [JDM-80].
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.TIT Thai
⊗Siamese Gardens
/3751 Geary, San Francisco
/
/
/Excellent Thai food, and cheap.
Especially fish cakes and hot-and-sour soup, which is not at all
like the chinese version.
We went on a sunday afternoon around 6:00.  No crowd; service was
excellent [JF-10/82].
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.TIT Vegetarian
⊗Chac Cafe
/3870 17th Street, San Francisco
/415 861-1878
/11am-10pm Tue-Sun.  VS & MC.
/South American style vegetarian cuisine.
Food was decent & coffee good, but service is slooow! [BIL-2/81].
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⊗Amazing Grace
/216 Church, San Francico
/415 626-6411
/lunch and dinner Mon-Sat.
/Good food served cafeteria style.  Redecorated seating area last
year with new tables, chairs, wallpaper etc., pleasant and comfortable.
Rumour: this is run by Carlos Santana's wife.? [JVC-82].
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⊗The Real Good Karma Cafe
/501 Dolores (at 18th), San Francisco
/415 621-4112
/5pm-10pm daily.  No credit cards.
/Natural food with a macrobiotic slant.  Good miso soup, changes daily.
Service is fair to terrible.  I go there frequently anyway when i'm in
San Francisco [TVR-80].
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.TIT Vietnamese
⊗Thanh Long
/4101 Judah Street, San Francisco
/415 665-1146
/11:30am-9pm Tue-Sun.  No cards.
/Two standout specialties, the flavorful Man Thang (Won Ton) soup and the 
fantastic, garlicky Whole Roast Crab ($8.50), which makes a great
appetizer for four.  Otherwise, nice enough but not exceptional meat and
veggie dishes.  The banana fritters for dessert make a nice finish [LMT-3/81].
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⊗Mai's Authentic Vietnamese Kitchen #3
/1838 Union, San Francisco
/415 921-2861
/5pm-10pm.  All major cards.
/New branch, food similar to the other two (on Clement).  Good [SM-12/82].
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