Restaurant-Dining Critiques » San Francisco

Fancy Food Show, Jan 15-17, 2012, Moscone Center – San Francisco

Kit Marshal — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:53:29 +0000

Nan Korean Restaurant – San Francisco

Kit Marshal — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:18:31 +0000

By Carole Chung

Nan Korean Restaurant

560 Fillmore Street at Geary
San Francisco, CA 94115-3516
Tel.(415) 441-9294
Opening Hours: 5pm-midnight Mon-Wed; Thurs – Sun 5pm-2am
Credit Cards: Yes

A type of Korean Beer Hall where plates of steaming, spicy Korean home-style food is served with icy beer to what appears to be mostly a crowd of twenty-something Koreans. The music is Korean Pop and played quite loud, which became annoying. Their signature dish Bulgogi Pa-Jeon $12.95, a pancake with slices of sweet marinated beef and whole scallions, is very good.

Christmas Eve at A16 Restaurant – San Francisco

Kit Marshal — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:03:12 +0000

Feast of Seven Fishes at A16 for Christmas Eve, Friday December 24th 2010

Please join us this Christmas Eve when we will be celebrating the Southern Italian tradition of the Feast of Seven Fishes. We have extended our hours on Christmas Eve, serving food and wine continuously from noon until 9pm. We are currently accepting reservations for our four course tasting menu begining at 4PM. A celebratory a la carte menu may be enjoyed at our bar and by those preferring not to make a reservation, throughout the day. Begining at 4pm, our reservations will be participating in the four course Feast of Seven Fishes tasting menu. Our heartfelt good tidings for a wonderful holiday season, we hope you can join us!

Happy Holidays from all of us at A16!!

A16 Restaurant – San Francisco

Kit Marshal — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:01:43 +0000

A16 is located in the
Marina District of San Francisco at
2355 Chestnut Street
between Scott and Divisadero
Tel. (415) 771-2216
Operating Hours:Lunch: Wednesday – Friday: 11:30am – 2:30pm; Dinner: Sunday – Thursday: 5:00pm – 10:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm – 11:00pm
Restaurant accepts Walk-Ins
Website: http://www.A16sf.com
Credit Cards: AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
Prices: Moderate

The restaurant is aptly named after the highway A16 that winds through Campania the region that is home to Napoli, Positano, Pompei, the islands of Capri and Ischia that lie off the coast among many other lovely towns.

This restaurant is currently one of my haunts when I am in San Francisco; I really enjoy it!.
They have a wood-fired oven serving Neapolitan Pizza, which I will not delve into since there are so many varieties. Please check with the A16 website link above for the full menu and wine list.

Some of the interesting dishes served (some may be seasonal) are:
Beet and potato salad with radicchio, green olives and toasted almonds, Roasted young favas with green garlic, mint, chiles and lemon, Tripe napoletana with onions, tomato, white wine and breadcrumbs, La Quercia Berkshire prosciutto, La Quercia acorn edition tasting: coppa, lonza and lardo, Prosciutto San Daniele aged months,Smoked trotter terrina (house-cured), Ciccioli (house-cured),Pig ear terrina (house-cured), Lonza (house-cured), Bresaola (house-cured).

The wine bar serves around 40 wines by the glass or 375ml carafe and are mostly Italian with a few special boutique California wines, some made from Italian varietals.
I include only a few wines by the glass from Campania, although they have so many more, again check with the above website for the complete list:

White Wines: Glass or Carafe (375ml)
Campania Whites
Villa Raiano, Fiano di Avellino 2006,Terredora di Paolo, Greco di Tufo 2006, Alois,’Caulino’, Falanghina 2005, Marisa Cuomo, ‘Ravello’, Costa d’Amalfi 2006 (Falanghina/Biancolella)

The parking can be quite difficult so I would highly suggest going by taxi rather than spending time looking for street parking (very difficult) or big money to park in the lot

More Delays for Vache Brasserie – San Francisco

Kit Marshal — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:41:27 +0000

I have been patiently anticipating the opening of a French Brasserie on the former site of Prego at 2000 Union Street in Cow Hollow by Bacchus Management (Spruce, etcetera). It was to be called Vache Brasserie, although according to the San Francisco Chronicle and Eater San Francisco it seems certain that there will be more delays and a possible name change might be in store.