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A presidential plate collection also lines the wall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the back of the restaurant is one of those surprises that you’ll appreciate on one of those rare sunny days in the summer, or when your kids decide they need a quick diversion before their milkshakes arrive — an outdoor patio with a small coy pond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant has arranged a number of outdoor tables, some with umbrellas. The sound of falling water and the tranquil surroundings can make you forget for just a few seconds that you’re in the City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Admittedly, I have eaten at Bill’s for nearly thirty years and have only sat outside on two or three occasions because of the Richmond District’s perpetual fog. But I do make the short walk outside on nearly every trip to see the fish, reminisce a little about years gone by, and share the tradition with my two young boys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll find a few surprises on the menu too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bill’s Place serves up a wide variety of diner-style food at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but I’ve always come for the burgers. You’ll find your standard cheeseburger or patty melt, but Bill’s has taken their burgers to new places and named them after famous San Franciscans of years gone-by — many of whom San Francisco transplants probably could not identify.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For instance, the “Carol Doda” burger pays tribute to the legendary North Beach stripper with two matching patties topped with olives. My favorite is the “Jack Hansen,” a cheddar cheeseburger served on a toasted English muffin. All of the burgers are grilled to medium rare and are extremely juicy, and oftentimes very messy. Another nice touch, Bill’s will add grilled onions on its burgers, but be sure to ask your waiter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The accompanying French fries are cooked to perfection. Warm and crispy on the outside, they retain the soft potato inside that I personally enjoy. For an additional cost, you can substitute a healthy portion of curly fries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The menu also offers a well-priced kids menu. My oldest son, who is a vegetarian and connoisseur of grilled cheese, swears Bill’s has the best sandwich outside of his father’s kitchen. Golden brown on the outside with melting cheese oozing out the sides, this one is a winner in most kids’ book. My youngest son has gravitated toward the kid’s hot dog. Big enough to feed an adult, the hot dog is split nearly in two and grilled. On my most recent visit, he had a grilled ham and cheese. A nice touch to the kid-friendly meal was two slices of grilled pineapple atop the sandwich. Kids can choose French fries or potato chips with their meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of kids, the restaurant could not be more kid friendly. In addition to the outside patio and solid kids’ menu, the staff will provide crayons and paper if you come unprepared. Plus, it’s a diner that does get loud. So it’s not a bad place if your kids are still working on those table manners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the burgers, Bill’s regulars keep coming back for the old-fashioned milkshakes. Brought to the table in the old-fashioned stainless steel mixing cups, milkshakes are so thick that the first few sips through the straw can be difficult. I typically split a milkshake between my boys and steal the overflow left in the mixing cup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You shouldn’t come to Bill’s if you are looking for a fancy, gourmet experience. But if you enjoy a relaxed atmosphere, good diner fare, a reasonable price tag, I highly recommend it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the last forty years, a lot has changed in the San Francisco dining scene. But you can still count on a good burger, fries and shake out in the Richmond District at Bill’s Place.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr size=\"1\" noshade>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/jacqueline-debose.jpg\" alt=\"Jacqueline\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> Jacqueline\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Executive Director of Senior Nutrition Program\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> Berkeley\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant:\u003c/strong> Café Rouge\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Reviewed Bill’s Place:\u003c/strong> Thursday, August 17, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Great, fantastic. We were a party of seven: two Japanese, one Caucasian, four African Americans, and everyone had a wonderful burger. The buns were fresh, great ground beef. How can I say great? Well, how about that it’s the kind of beef you’ve not had in years, and that’s not because I’m a vegan or anything, I think we forget what really good hamburger meat taste like because we are usually eating in the kind of places you can drive thru. The burger was rare and served on a sesame bun, a VERY FRESH BUN. I also requested grilled Bermuda onions and French fries. Thank God I don’t have to take a cholesterol test for the rest of this year — it will give me plenty of time to redeem my scores. But all things aside, the burger was over the top for all of us. I’m glad that Bill’s is in San Francisco, because I would be in a world of trouble if Bill’s was any where near my home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Great shakes, one person ordered the chocolate-banana shake and someone ordered the orange sherbet. Both were rich and thick we all agreed that the French fries were a ten on a scale of one to ten. What is most liked about the place is the décor. Can you imagine a burger place with chandeliers and a lovely patio with small white lights hanging from the trees? The staff was gracious and very efficient. We brought our own birthday cake and when we arrived the server asked if we wanted the cake held behind the counter while we had dinner. The staff came over and sang happy birthday to our party and then took the cake to the back to cut it and then served it to our party. We all left saying we would be back not once, not twice, but three times…\u003c/p>\n\u003chr size=\"1\" noshade>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/lawrence-helman.jpg\" alt=\"Lawrence\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> Lawrence\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Event Planner & Documentary Producer\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> San Francisco\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant: \u003c/strong>Le Colonial\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nReviewed Bill’s Place:\u003c/strong> Saturday, August 5, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bill’s Place at 2315 Clement St. (at 23rd Ave in the Richmond) is a truly American dining experience. It’s basically a diner that has been in this very unique neighborhood of mom-and-pop restaurants since 1959. But…the old gal is showing her age. But if you are looking for a no frills diner in SF with BASIC non-descript food, then this is the place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parking in this neighborhood is hard, so either park in a lot down the block or try circling the block a few times. I was seated immediately, and the staff could not have been friendlier; smiles and welcoming looks from all the staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I saw that this was a hamburger joint and I best stay with the program and order a burger. The “specials” were just frozen food that was in adequate supply in the freezer that day (e.g., breaded shrimp platter for $9.95). To start, I had clam chowder. I should have passed, as it was thick and nary a clam in sight. Kind of like a flavorful wallpaper paste, if the truth be known. It was served with packaged saltine crackers, which I do kind of love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next was a “small” house salad. IT WAS HUGE. Iceberg lettuce chopped with red cabbage and carrots. Sliced tomatoes that were pale and tasteless and the two sliced canned red beets on top were limp and tasted like soil. I opted for the “Italian dressing” which was bottled and gummy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are plain burgers and special burgers, so I decided on the Paul Kanter Burger with grilled onions and Thousand Island dressing.\u003cbr>\nIt came and was a small 1/3-pound burger cooked as I requested, medium. The onions were not as grilled thru as I had hoped, but the burger was tasty. It was served with Very Limp and tasteless pickle slices and iceberg lettuce. The French fries on the plate looked great, but alas were soggy and limp. (I hate that.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I walked in to Bill’s Place, I had high hopes. Maybe this local joint had the best food and cheap prices, but I was to discover that although they were the nicest folks, the food was bland and most mediocre. I would eat there again only if I really wanted a quick burger for lunch and everything else in the neighborhood was closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A funny coda: when it was time to pay, I reached for my wallet, only to find that I left it at home when I did laundry earlier that day. So there I was in a restaurant, having just eaten and no money. I told the waitress about my predicament and how embarrassed I was. She said no problem, and that I could bring the money tomorrow. I drove home and got my wallet and returned in 20 minutes. She said I looked good for the money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nice people and a very friendly place to dine in a great neighborhood for restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unexpected touches can distinguish a good meal from a great meal. And they can come in many forms — whether it is thoughtful wait staff on a special occasion, a chef’s unique take on a traditional dish, or a surprisingly playful or elegant dining room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Typically, diners find these little surprises at the Bay Area’s many fine four- and five-star restaurants. But there’s one restaurant out in San Francisco’s foggy Richmond District that has been churning out surprises for more than 40 years: Bill’s Place. The surprises start when you walk in the door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As San Francisco’s eating scene has evolved, cool, hip eateries have replaced many of the City’s old neighborhood gems. Walking into Bill’s Place, though, will take you back a few years and remind you of what it was like growing up in the City and going out to eat as a kid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A long, eat-at counter with the old-fashioned vinyl, spinning chairs harkens back to classic 1950s diners, and there’s a good chance that this is the original counter and spinning chairs. Whether you sit there sipping a thick, chocolate shake or eating the messy chili cheese fries, watching the frenzied grill chef and wait staff can be a lot of fun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t forget to look up because that’s where one of the first surprises resides: imported crystal chandeliers. Where else can you enjoy a reasonably priced burger while dining under chandeliers? A presidential plate collection also lines the wall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the back of the restaurant is one of those surprises that you’ll appreciate on one of those rare sunny days in the summer, or when your kids decide they need a quick diversion before their milkshakes arrive — an outdoor patio with a small coy pond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant has arranged a number of outdoor tables, some with umbrellas. The sound of falling water and the tranquil surroundings can make you forget for just a few seconds that you’re in the City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Admittedly, I have eaten at Bill’s for nearly thirty years and have only sat outside on two or three occasions because of the Richmond District’s perpetual fog. But I do make the short walk outside on nearly every trip to see the fish, reminisce a little about years gone by, and share the tradition with my two young boys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll find a few surprises on the menu too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bill’s Place serves up a wide variety of diner-style food at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but I’ve always come for the burgers. You’ll find your standard cheeseburger or patty melt, but Bill’s has taken their burgers to new places and named them after famous San Franciscans of years gone-by — many of whom San Francisco transplants probably could not identify.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For instance, the “Carol Doda” burger pays tribute to the legendary North Beach stripper with two matching patties topped with olives. My favorite is the “Jack Hansen,” a cheddar cheeseburger served on a toasted English muffin. All of the burgers are grilled to medium rare and are extremely juicy, and oftentimes very messy. Another nice touch, Bill’s will add grilled onions on its burgers, but be sure to ask your waiter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The accompanying French fries are cooked to perfection. Warm and crispy on the outside, they retain the soft potato inside that I personally enjoy. For an additional cost, you can substitute a healthy portion of curly fries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The menu also offers a well-priced kids menu. My oldest son, who is a vegetarian and connoisseur of grilled cheese, swears Bill’s has the best sandwich outside of his father’s kitchen. Golden brown on the outside with melting cheese oozing out the sides, this one is a winner in most kids’ book. My youngest son has gravitated toward the kid’s hot dog. Big enough to feed an adult, the hot dog is split nearly in two and grilled. On my most recent visit, he had a grilled ham and cheese. A nice touch to the kid-friendly meal was two slices of grilled pineapple atop the sandwich. Kids can choose French fries or potato chips with their meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of kids, the restaurant could not be more kid friendly. In addition to the outside patio and solid kids’ menu, the staff will provide crayons and paper if you come unprepared. Plus, it’s a diner that does get loud. So it’s not a bad place if your kids are still working on those table manners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the burgers, Bill’s regulars keep coming back for the old-fashioned milkshakes. Brought to the table in the old-fashioned stainless steel mixing cups, milkshakes are so thick that the first few sips through the straw can be difficult. I typically split a milkshake between my boys and steal the overflow left in the mixing cup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You shouldn’t come to Bill’s if you are looking for a fancy, gourmet experience. But if you enjoy a relaxed atmosphere, good diner fare, a reasonable price tag, I highly recommend it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the last forty years, a lot has changed in the San Francisco dining scene. But you can still count on a good burger, fries and shake out in the Richmond District at Bill’s Place.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr size=\"1\" noshade>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/jacqueline-debose.jpg\" alt=\"Jacqueline\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> Jacqueline\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Executive Director of Senior Nutrition Program\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> Berkeley\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant:\u003c/strong> Café Rouge\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Reviewed Bill’s Place:\u003c/strong> Thursday, August 17, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Great, fantastic. We were a party of seven: two Japanese, one Caucasian, four African Americans, and everyone had a wonderful burger. The buns were fresh, great ground beef. How can I say great? Well, how about that it’s the kind of beef you’ve not had in years, and that’s not because I’m a vegan or anything, I think we forget what really good hamburger meat taste like because we are usually eating in the kind of places you can drive thru. The burger was rare and served on a sesame bun, a VERY FRESH BUN. I also requested grilled Bermuda onions and French fries. Thank God I don’t have to take a cholesterol test for the rest of this year — it will give me plenty of time to redeem my scores. But all things aside, the burger was over the top for all of us. I’m glad that Bill’s is in San Francisco, because I would be in a world of trouble if Bill’s was any where near my home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Great shakes, one person ordered the chocolate-banana shake and someone ordered the orange sherbet. Both were rich and thick we all agreed that the French fries were a ten on a scale of one to ten. What is most liked about the place is the décor. Can you imagine a burger place with chandeliers and a lovely patio with small white lights hanging from the trees? The staff was gracious and very efficient. We brought our own birthday cake and when we arrived the server asked if we wanted the cake held behind the counter while we had dinner. The staff came over and sang happy birthday to our party and then took the cake to the back to cut it and then served it to our party. We all left saying we would be back not once, not twice, but three times…\u003c/p>\n\u003chr size=\"1\" noshade>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/lawrence-helman.jpg\" alt=\"Lawrence\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> Lawrence\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Event Planner & Documentary Producer\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> San Francisco\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant: \u003c/strong>Le Colonial\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nReviewed Bill’s Place:\u003c/strong> Saturday, August 5, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bill’s Place at 2315 Clement St. (at 23rd Ave in the Richmond) is a truly American dining experience. It’s basically a diner that has been in this very unique neighborhood of mom-and-pop restaurants since 1959. But…the old gal is showing her age. But if you are looking for a no frills diner in SF with BASIC non-descript food, then this is the place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parking in this neighborhood is hard, so either park in a lot down the block or try circling the block a few times. I was seated immediately, and the staff could not have been friendlier; smiles and welcoming looks from all the staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I saw that this was a hamburger joint and I best stay with the program and order a burger. The “specials” were just frozen food that was in adequate supply in the freezer that day (e.g., breaded shrimp platter for $9.95). To start, I had clam chowder. I should have passed, as it was thick and nary a clam in sight. Kind of like a flavorful wallpaper paste, if the truth be known. It was served with packaged saltine crackers, which I do kind of love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next was a “small” house salad. IT WAS HUGE. Iceberg lettuce chopped with red cabbage and carrots. Sliced tomatoes that were pale and tasteless and the two sliced canned red beets on top were limp and tasted like soil. I opted for the “Italian dressing” which was bottled and gummy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are plain burgers and special burgers, so I decided on the Paul Kanter Burger with grilled onions and Thousand Island dressing.\u003cbr>\nIt came and was a small 1/3-pound burger cooked as I requested, medium. The onions were not as grilled thru as I had hoped, but the burger was tasty. It was served with Very Limp and tasteless pickle slices and iceberg lettuce. The French fries on the plate looked great, but alas were soggy and limp. (I hate that.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I walked in to Bill’s Place, I had high hopes. Maybe this local joint had the best food and cheap prices, but I was to discover that although they were the nicest folks, the food was bland and most mediocre. 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Well, it can be called a strip mall if one understands that the stores “on the strip” are the stalwart Sur la Table and the tony Pasta Shop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parking was a snap, and at 7:30 pm on a Sunday night, there were a selection of tables (I had arrived without a reservation).\u003cbr>\nI was seated and given a menu and began to feel comfortable with my surroundings. Warm shades of red and browns, and a wall of a red leather banquettes make the initial impression of a well-run operation. Staff is polite and well-dressed and most professional looking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ordered an appetizer puff pastry tart with Italian sweet pepper, tomatoes, and caramelized onions, which, I was told by my server, would take ten minutes to prepare. I opted for three oysters while I was waiting. Bread (not warmed) was brought to the table with a ramekin of soft butter. The oysters tasted and looked great on a plate that was too small for the seaweed and rock salt. USE a LARGER PLATE. The mignonette sauce was way too tart. Less vinegar, guys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tart arrived and looked great. The puff pastry was flaky and golden, and the tomatoes roasted in the oven. The dish did not have a smell when placed in front of me, which was disappointing. The puff pastry was soggy on the bottom due to the weight and liquid of the sweated onions. Less onions and dryer ingredients would have made for a more complete tart. The tart did need salt as well. It looked great but overall needs lightening up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Tunisian Veal Meatballs with fresh chickpeas, penne, and spinach arrived, and it looked amazing. It was served in a large bowl with smooth penne. Very tasty and well seasoned. Small meatballs, but very tasty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The people next to me had ordered the bar ribs (not on the menu presented to me). They looked great, so I ordered them as I was finishing my entrée. They arrived and were WAY TOO SALTY! They were crispy outside and the meat was tender and cooked very well. Another problem with this dish was the presentation: four ribs were piled on a small cake-sized plate in a gob of barbecue sauce. USE A LARGER PLATE AND way less barbecue sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the evening got darker, the wait staff placed a lit votive on each table in unison, and the effect was lovely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For dessert, I was looking forward to a dessert that I saw offered on the web site. When the dessert menu came that dessert was not there. I asked and the server told me that the desserts change daily and the web site could not be kept current. WRONG. This oversight and problem should be addressed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ordered a peach sorbet. The sorbet arrived and looked great, it was served in an old fashioned glass with fresh berries on top. THE SORBET HAD A GREAT CONSISTENCT BUT HAD ABSOLUTLEY NO TASTE. Most disappointing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I would return again as other dishes on the menu looked inviting.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr size=\"1\" noshade>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/david-schaefer.jpg\" alt=\"David\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> David\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Law Firm Communications Manager\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> San Francisco\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant:\u003c/strong> Bill’s Place\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Reviewed Café Rouge:\u003c/strong> Sunday, August 20, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Beautiful Space, Decent Food, But Service Left Us Wanting…Or Should I Say Waiting?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley’s 4th Street has become one of the East Bay’s trendiest outdoor shopping destinations. Boutiques and high-end designer stores make this a great destination to enjoy a leisurely stroll on a warm sunny afternoon and pick up a few things you don’t really need, but really want to buy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of the designer stores can leave even the most dedicated shoppers hungry. Thankfully, 4th Street has a number of dining options — one of them is Café Rouge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Set back from the street, Café Rouge offers seating both inside and out. The afternoon sun floods the dining room through the skylight and makes for an extremely inviting atmosphere. The long zinc bar and unusual, modern red bubble hanging lamp add a modern touch to the very open space. Despite the high ceilings and tables filled with the weekend lunch crowd, the noise levels seemed low, and we were able to enjoy our table’s conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lunch menu had a nice range of choices. Some of our party had eaten a late brunch, so the many appetizer choices were a perfect fit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cheese plate offered a nice range of handmade cheeses sitting atop a crispy flat bread and accompanied by figs and dates. We have come to expect only the freshest and best cheeses in the Bay Area with our numerous farmers markets and local cheese artisans, and this plate did not disappoint. We also tried the hearts of romaine with cucumbers, gypsy peppers, Marcona almonds, and roasted garlic vinaigrette. The garlic vinaigrette helped make this dish stand out. Salad dressings often taste very much the same, but the roasted garlic popped in your mouth and went extremely well with the cucumbers and peppers. People often order a salad because it is there on the menu, but this one is definitely worth trying. The avocado stuffed with rock shrimp, Sharlyn melon, jicama, and cilantro seemed like a perfect mid-afternoon snack. Although the avocado was a little hard, the melon, jicama, and cilantro toned down the taste and matched well with the shrimp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two of our diners did come with an appetite. The lunch menu offers a number of different sandwiches as well as heartier fare. The chicken salad sandwich came on a doughy roll that unfortunately overwhelmed the filling. The apple and nuts added to the chicken salad was a nice touch and provided some great crunch and texture to the filling. If you like your chicken salad light on mayonnaise, then this is your sandwich. Otherwise, you might find it a little dry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Near our table at the back of the restaurant toward the takeout case, you quickly realize what this restaurant is about: meat. So I decided to order the steak frites, a French bistro standby. The meat was cooked perfectly to medium rare and was extremely tender, moist, and juicy. While many restaurants may offer this dish, you can tell Café Rouge only uses the best meat because of how tender the meat was. With the melting red wine and shallot butter, the steak seemed to melt in your mouth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you talk about steak frites, you cannot forget about the frites. And the one thing our table could agree on was how good the French fries were. They were so good, our less-than-starving lunch guests ordered a plate for themselves. The “traditionally French” French fries were thin and very crispy. Served fresh out of the fryer and heaped high on the plate, you would be hard-pressed to find better. If you do visit Café Rouge, don’t forget the fries, even if you order a sandwich that comes with a side salad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While our table generally enjoyed the food, the service dampened our overall experience. Our server got off to an excellent start by interacting with our friend’s four-year-old daughter who one day hopes to become a waitress. She explained what options kids had at the restaurant and was willing to accommodate an order of pasta with butter and extra parmesan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, the good news stops there. While I always applaud restaurants that allow you to sit and enjoy yourself, our lunch turned into a three-hour ordeal. The table waited nearly twenty minutes for our first drink order to arrive. We had to ask on several occasions to have our water glasses filled. We even had to ask for a second cocktail — usually most restaurants are more than willing to sell more alcohol — that did not arrive until we were ready to leave. Although we did not order any appetizers, the food itself took nearly forty-five minutes to arrive at our table, and our waitress did not check in to give us an update. The food also came out in parts because the French fries, which were worth the wait, were not ready with the rest of our food. The last straw for our table was having to ask for a dessert menu. We sat nearly fifteen minutes after our table had been cleared with nothing in front of us and empty glasses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dessert menu had some creative touches, but could not live up to the French fries. Our table sampled a chocolate cake with cinnamon ice cream and chocolate and caramel sauce, grape sorbet with ginger cookies, an apple cobbler, and lavender ice cream with honey and figs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our friend’s four-year-old daughter made the best choice with the “purple ice cream.” The grape sorbet was a perfect blend of sweet and sour and cleaned the palate nicely after the meal. The ginger cookies were a nice touch to this perfect summer dessert. The chocolate cake was moist and tasted fine, but I could have done without the cake and eaten a whole bowl of the very creamy cinnamon ice cream. The table expected more from the lavender ice cream, wishing it had more than faint hints of the flower. It reminded us too much of vanilla ice cream. Much like the chocolate cake, the apple cobbler tasted fine, the apples were sweet and crisp, but it did not elicit any strong reactions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, the food tasted good, and if you’re out and about shopping on 4th Street, Café Rouge seems like a decent choice for lunch. Let’s just hope the service has improved before your visit.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Café Rouge: Reviews\u003c/strong> | \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/?p=168\">restaurant info\u003c/a> | \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/2006/10/26/check-please-bay-area-season-2-episode-5-205/\">full episode video\u003c/a> | \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/bayareabites/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">photo gallery\u003c/a> (flickr.com) |\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Watch episode online (and on video iPod):\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/tv/checkplease/cp205iPod_Hi.mp4\">\u003cstrong>Download episode\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> (requires \u003ca href=\"http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/\">iTunes\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html\">QuickTime\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/?page_id=122\">\u003cstrong>Subscribe to Video Podcast\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/caferouge19.jpg\" alt=\"Café Rouge\" hspace=\"3\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/caferouge20.jpg\" alt=\"Café Rouge\" hspace=\"3\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/caferouge24.jpg\" alt=\"Café Rouge\" hspace=\"3\">\u003cbr>\nBar Ribs with Barbecue Sauce; Tunisian Veal Meatballs with Fresh Peas, Penne, and Spinach; Spit-Roasted Chicken on a Bed of Haricot Verts and Italian Sweet Peppers\u003c/p>\n\u003chr size=\"1\" noshade>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/jacqueline-debose.jpg\" alt=\"Jacqueline\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> Jacqueline\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Executive Director of Senior Nutrition Program\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> Berkeley\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant:\u003c/strong> Café Rouge\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Reviewed Café Rouge:\u003c/strong> Wednesday, August 16, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I invited four friends to dinner last night at Café Rouge. I thought it would be a SLAM DUNK or BAM, because know that CR can give first class service. I know that having dinner there can be a casual, friendly, and inviting dining experience. Service, food, and décor have always been undeniably fantastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, last night, our wait staff person was just so-so, flat, and not very attentive to our questions. Second, the hostess had on a blouse that had some type of wings on it, and when she placed dishes on the table, the wings brushed across the food. The most attentive person was the bus person. He saw to it that we had more water, a second serving of bread, and checked back on several occasions to make sure we were not in need of anything. I thought that we were going to go down in a blaze until the food arrived and finally I was redeemed and held on to the title of Queen of Finding the Best Restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My dining companions loved the food from the start, and we began to share our food. We requested olive oil for our bread, and one of my Sisters of Fine Dining remarked that most food establishments don’t use extra virgin olive oil, and she was just a wee bit impressed. However, this was still not enough to get her beyond what she called a less than desirable wait staff person. We began our meal with two salads: the Red Rice Salad and Garden Lettuces with Point Reyes Blue Cheese. We were pleased that just the right blend of olive oil and vinegar dressed our salads and that the red rice was cooked to perfection — plump but firm — and it’s difficult to reach that star. We chose the House Charcuterie Plate as our appetizers and the pâtés of veal, rabbit, and mortadella were moist and the spices were balanced just right. I wanted to try the White Corn Soup, and I thought that it just couldn’t get any better. Well, okay, so if my mother made it, maybe it could have been better, but she’s been dead for eighteen years, so maybe I don’t really remember how good corn soup can be. The soup received four stars out of four. I chose the spit-roasted chicken, which was served on a bed of haricot verts, fava beans, and Italian sweet peppers. The chicken was moist, juicy, tender, and the pan juices gave the greens a perfect match for the Great Gospel Bird.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MY GUEST #1 chose the appetizer menu, and she loved the avocado and shrimp, which was mixed with jicama, cilantro, and Sharlyn melon. Her comments were that it had just the right mixture of sweet, tart, crisp, and tangy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MY GUEST #2 decided to try the pork loin chop. Her first sounds and body language displayed that we had hit a home run. The chop had a spicy crust that made every bite a treat. She loved the chanterelles, artichokes, and chard mixture that was chopped and served as a relish atop the chop. The polenta had bits of the sweet white corn, so that the cross between the corn and the polenta was a real comfort dish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MY GUEST #3 went for the Niman Ranch steak with red wine and shallot butter and asked for polenta in place of the French fries. We were all pleased with the tenderness and flavor of her t-bone steak. We had a long discussion regarding why I chose the Gospel Bird, but I tried to explain that when it’s done well there is nothing better and CR does it well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We decided to share a dessert and the vote come down to the Chocolate Cake with Vanilla-Cinnamon ice cream. We really needed four, but we restrained ourselves and voted scissors, rock, paper on who would get the last bit. I lost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, the answer to this journey is that you can be redeemed — if the food’s great, all other issues fade into the floor. Great food outbids all.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr size=\"1\" noshade>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/lawrence-helman.jpg\" alt=\"Lawrence\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> Lawrence\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Event Planner & Documentary Producer\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> San Francisco\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant: \u003c/strong>Le Colonial\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nReviewed Café Rouge:\u003c/strong> Sunday, August 6, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was most pleased to have reason to return to Café Rouge. I had eaten there years ago and remember liking it. Located at 1782 Fourth Street (in the Fourth Street gourmet ghetto), Café Rouge is actually nestled in a very upscale strip mall. Well, it can be called a strip mall if one understands that the stores “on the strip” are the stalwart Sur la Table and the tony Pasta Shop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parking was a snap, and at 7:30 pm on a Sunday night, there were a selection of tables (I had arrived without a reservation).\u003cbr>\nI was seated and given a menu and began to feel comfortable with my surroundings. Warm shades of red and browns, and a wall of a red leather banquettes make the initial impression of a well-run operation. Staff is polite and well-dressed and most professional looking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ordered an appetizer puff pastry tart with Italian sweet pepper, tomatoes, and caramelized onions, which, I was told by my server, would take ten minutes to prepare. I opted for three oysters while I was waiting. Bread (not warmed) was brought to the table with a ramekin of soft butter. The oysters tasted and looked great on a plate that was too small for the seaweed and rock salt. USE a LARGER PLATE. The mignonette sauce was way too tart. Less vinegar, guys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tart arrived and looked great. The puff pastry was flaky and golden, and the tomatoes roasted in the oven. The dish did not have a smell when placed in front of me, which was disappointing. The puff pastry was soggy on the bottom due to the weight and liquid of the sweated onions. Less onions and dryer ingredients would have made for a more complete tart. The tart did need salt as well. It looked great but overall needs lightening up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Tunisian Veal Meatballs with fresh chickpeas, penne, and spinach arrived, and it looked amazing. It was served in a large bowl with smooth penne. Very tasty and well seasoned. Small meatballs, but very tasty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The people next to me had ordered the bar ribs (not on the menu presented to me). They looked great, so I ordered them as I was finishing my entrée. They arrived and were WAY TOO SALTY! They were crispy outside and the meat was tender and cooked very well. Another problem with this dish was the presentation: four ribs were piled on a small cake-sized plate in a gob of barbecue sauce. USE A LARGER PLATE AND way less barbecue sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the evening got darker, the wait staff placed a lit votive on each table in unison, and the effect was lovely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For dessert, I was looking forward to a dessert that I saw offered on the web site. When the dessert menu came that dessert was not there. I asked and the server told me that the desserts change daily and the web site could not be kept current. WRONG. This oversight and problem should be addressed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ordered a peach sorbet. The sorbet arrived and looked great, it was served in an old fashioned glass with fresh berries on top. THE SORBET HAD A GREAT CONSISTENCT BUT HAD ABSOLUTLEY NO TASTE. Most disappointing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I would return again as other dishes on the menu looked inviting.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr size=\"1\" noshade>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/david-schaefer.jpg\" alt=\"David\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> David\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Law Firm Communications Manager\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> San Francisco\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant:\u003c/strong> Bill’s Place\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Reviewed Café Rouge:\u003c/strong> Sunday, August 20, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Beautiful Space, Decent Food, But Service Left Us Wanting…Or Should I Say Waiting?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley’s 4th Street has become one of the East Bay’s trendiest outdoor shopping destinations. Boutiques and high-end designer stores make this a great destination to enjoy a leisurely stroll on a warm sunny afternoon and pick up a few things you don’t really need, but really want to buy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of the designer stores can leave even the most dedicated shoppers hungry. Thankfully, 4th Street has a number of dining options — one of them is Café Rouge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Set back from the street, Café Rouge offers seating both inside and out. The afternoon sun floods the dining room through the skylight and makes for an extremely inviting atmosphere. The long zinc bar and unusual, modern red bubble hanging lamp add a modern touch to the very open space. Despite the high ceilings and tables filled with the weekend lunch crowd, the noise levels seemed low, and we were able to enjoy our table’s conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lunch menu had a nice range of choices. Some of our party had eaten a late brunch, so the many appetizer choices were a perfect fit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cheese plate offered a nice range of handmade cheeses sitting atop a crispy flat bread and accompanied by figs and dates. We have come to expect only the freshest and best cheeses in the Bay Area with our numerous farmers markets and local cheese artisans, and this plate did not disappoint. We also tried the hearts of romaine with cucumbers, gypsy peppers, Marcona almonds, and roasted garlic vinaigrette. The garlic vinaigrette helped make this dish stand out. Salad dressings often taste very much the same, but the roasted garlic popped in your mouth and went extremely well with the cucumbers and peppers. People often order a salad because it is there on the menu, but this one is definitely worth trying. The avocado stuffed with rock shrimp, Sharlyn melon, jicama, and cilantro seemed like a perfect mid-afternoon snack. Although the avocado was a little hard, the melon, jicama, and cilantro toned down the taste and matched well with the shrimp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two of our diners did come with an appetite. The lunch menu offers a number of different sandwiches as well as heartier fare. The chicken salad sandwich came on a doughy roll that unfortunately overwhelmed the filling. The apple and nuts added to the chicken salad was a nice touch and provided some great crunch and texture to the filling. If you like your chicken salad light on mayonnaise, then this is your sandwich. Otherwise, you might find it a little dry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Near our table at the back of the restaurant toward the takeout case, you quickly realize what this restaurant is about: meat. So I decided to order the steak frites, a French bistro standby. The meat was cooked perfectly to medium rare and was extremely tender, moist, and juicy. While many restaurants may offer this dish, you can tell Café Rouge only uses the best meat because of how tender the meat was. With the melting red wine and shallot butter, the steak seemed to melt in your mouth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you talk about steak frites, you cannot forget about the frites. And the one thing our table could agree on was how good the French fries were. They were so good, our less-than-starving lunch guests ordered a plate for themselves. The “traditionally French” French fries were thin and very crispy. Served fresh out of the fryer and heaped high on the plate, you would be hard-pressed to find better. If you do visit Café Rouge, don’t forget the fries, even if you order a sandwich that comes with a side salad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While our table generally enjoyed the food, the service dampened our overall experience. Our server got off to an excellent start by interacting with our friend’s four-year-old daughter who one day hopes to become a waitress. She explained what options kids had at the restaurant and was willing to accommodate an order of pasta with butter and extra parmesan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, the good news stops there. While I always applaud restaurants that allow you to sit and enjoy yourself, our lunch turned into a three-hour ordeal. The table waited nearly twenty minutes for our first drink order to arrive. We had to ask on several occasions to have our water glasses filled. We even had to ask for a second cocktail — usually most restaurants are more than willing to sell more alcohol — that did not arrive until we were ready to leave. Although we did not order any appetizers, the food itself took nearly forty-five minutes to arrive at our table, and our waitress did not check in to give us an update. The food also came out in parts because the French fries, which were worth the wait, were not ready with the rest of our food. The last straw for our table was having to ask for a dessert menu. 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It is a Spanish style, gable-roofed, warm building with high, carved-wood ceilings, and rich wooden carvings on the walls, and magnificent terra cotta tile underfoot. You walk (or take an elevator) to the second floor, which is in a semi open air space with a modern glass roof. This section is for dining, or waiting for your other diners, or drinks on classic rattan upholstered patio furniture –- all very high end and most comfortable. Overhead heaters are in place for those chilly nights when you still wish to be outside. They have thought of everything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main dining room on the second floor is like a film set right out of \u003ci>Casablanca\u003c/i> or \u003ci>Indochine\u003c/i>. It drips dark mahogany with a lacquered tin ceiling with fans and decorative lampshades. The room is hushed and lighting is perfect. Most inviting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The servers present the menu and are friendly and most knowledgeable about the Vietnamese menu items. We were presented with the Summer Menu 2006. The servers’ uniforms –-black and loose fitting — are sorely in need of an update or, better yet, a more fitted look. The black hospital-like style makes the servers look unkempt but uniform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I went with my friend Lisa and we started with two appetizers. Banh Xeo Tom: a crispy rice crêpe with lobster, prawns, bean sprouts, and lettuce cups. Fantastic taste, but the presentation was in need of help, as the lettuce cups overpowered the crêpes and actually hid them. A larger plate and maybe having the crêpes sit in the lettuce would make it look more appealing. But the taste was superb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next we had, Thit Bo Noung: braised short rib glazed with honey and ginger and served with an organic watercress salad. Fantastic taste. The meat just fell off the bone. Great taste and presentation. A fine mix of ginger and honey on a bed of watercress. YUMM.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dishes were brought and cleared at just the right speed with no hovering servers. The staff was well mannered and friendly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then the main courses arrived. Ca Nuong: grilled sturgeon, marinated in lemongrass, chilies, and curry and served over rice noodles. I rarely see sturgeon on menus in the Bay Area, so when I do see it, I have to order it. I love the taste and the texture of the fish. The presentation is grilled on skewers and served over rice noodles and those damn lettuce cups. They prompt you to make a fish taco. The taste was great, but with the flimsy lettuce cups (again) and the sauce, it just makes a mess. So, I recommend to just eat the fish on the bed of noodles and have a great time with the sturgeon. Yumm. The fish was grilled to perfection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mi Vit: roasted Peking duck breast with pomegranate glaze, served with green beans and pineapple. This dish was most disappointing. The presentation was excellent as it was served on a bed of green beans. (Thankfully there were no lettuce cups.) The description promised pomegranate glaze, but there was none to taste in the dish. The sliced duck was a bit fatty, and the cubed pineapple overpowered the other flavors on the duck. Each pineapple chunk fought for dominance and the tartness did not complement the taste of the duck at all. I would not order this dish again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without wine or dessert the bill for two was $100. Kind of pricey, but I would definitely go back there again on a special occasion. Most accommodating and knowledgeable staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr noshade size=\"1\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/jacqueline-debose.jpg\" alt=\"Jacqueline\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> Jacqueline\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Executive Director of Senior Nutrition Program\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> Berkeley\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant:\u003c/strong> Café Rouge\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Reviewed Le Colonial:\u003c/strong> Tuesday, August 15, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t know where to start. I know: I’ll start with the good things\u003cbr>\ngreat décor, excellent duck. Now for the less than good things. The wait staff was not very cooperative regarding my request for a flashlight, because the lighting was so poor that me and my guest couldn’t read the menu. After several tries, the waiter produced a key light, which wasn’t adequate. I resorted to having my friends read me sections of the menu. The noise level was very high one because the tables were very close and also because guests, who were using the upstairs bar area before coming to dinner, were often talking with the same level that one talks at when they’re in a crowded bar lounge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We started our meal with the Sampler Appetizer. I have never had a spring roll so dry, tough, and hard. The crab cake was not a crab cake, rather it was a soft and wet mound of crab with a binding that was not easy to identify. We thought that the food was prepared and reheated in a microwave, because our food was presented to us within minutes of our placing our order. This is really hard for me to write because I’m thinking maybe I just don’t get it: why are all these people in here for this terrible food? Where are the Vietnamese? If it’s that great of a meal why aren’t they here? We decided that this is a tourist destination stop, a place recommended by the front desk of nearby hotels. Is there a kickback to hotel staff? There was no feeling of neighborhood or community dining. To add insult to injury, our wait staff person announced, in a gentle way, “Thank you for coming” and stood at our table as a gesture of “you don’t have to go home, you just have to get out of here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My entree for the evening was Cuu Nuong or grilled lamb chops with braised eggplant and mint-apple salad. This dish was covered with a wilted bed of greens the eggplant was overcooked, which made the taste indecipherable. My guest #1 ordered the Ca Nuong, grilled sturgeon. She thought that the fish was frozen and the spicy cucumber sauce ended up being a tomato sauce with not a hint of cucumbers. Guest #2 ordered the Mi Vit, roasted Peking duck, which she thought was great. It had a tender and delicious pomegranate glaze and succulent tender green beans. As a side dish we ordered the Bap Xao, grilled organic yellow corn with chili salt and lime. The corn was difficult to eat because it was cut into small ringlets, so your only alternative was to eat the corn with your fingers. The corn tasted like it had been boiled and coated in Old Bay Crab Boil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our dessert was another step into poor dining. We ordered two items from the dessert menu, beignets and mung bean cheesecake with vanilla ice cream and ginger sauce. I just can’t tell you how hard it is for me to write such a negative review, I keep asking myself, “What’s wrong with me?” However, when I think about who was in the room maybe that is the answer. Most of the guests appeared to be tourists, and that’s not to say a tourist doesn’t know good food, but maybe, just maybe, tourists are directed to this establishment. Notice I’m moving away from using the term or language of calling LE COLONIAL A RESTAURANT.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr noshade size=\"1\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/david-schaefer.jpg\" alt=\"David\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> David\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Law Firm Communications Manager\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> San Francisco\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant:\u003c/strong> Bill’s Place\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Reviewed Le Colonial:\u003c/strong> Saturday, August 19, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hidden Gem Leaves Lasting Impression”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To call Le Colonial a Vietnamese restaurant is really unfair. The unique Asian-French cuisine seems to draw its inspiration from, not only colonial Vietnam, but also China, Thailand, and other exotic Asian destinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The experience, however, does not even begin with the food, but rather when you enter the restaurant, which is hidden in an alley a few blocks from Union Square. Patrons climb a wide limestone staircase and then walk across an open-air, glass-canopied patio and then enter through two large doors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We had arrived before our two guests, so the staff invited us up to the large, upstairs lounge. The lounge has a separate food menu and offers a number of tropical and Asian-inspired cocktails. Although the old Trader Vic’s space is starting to show its age with some well-worn furniture and chipped walls, the décor is dark and inviting. We sipped on our drinks in an overstuffed couch and enjoyed previewing a menu before our meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When our guests arrived, we sauntered back downstairs into the formal dining room and were greeted promptly by our server. The attentive wait staff at Le Colonial performed amazingly from start to finish, and the service was matched only by the quality and taste of the food. Because no one in our party had eaten at the restaurant, we quizzed the waiter for his favorites. Rather than making the simple suggestion of a tasting plate, he offered his favorites from all sections of the menu. He also helped guide us in the number of plates to order for our table size. Oftentimes, waiters will recommend too many dishes, but his recommendations were spot on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant boasts an extensive wine list, and the waiter enlisted the help of the sommelier. After spending a few minutes discussing our tastes in wine, and clearly having a great sense of the chef’s menu, he recommended a Pinot Noir not even on the menu. The wine had just arrived, and he had sampled it a few days earlier. The bottle choice complemented our wide array of flavors throughout the night and left us talking about it — and the recommendation –throughout the evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Le Colonial serves its food family-style, and to really capture the variety of influences and flavors this kitchen serves up, your party should number at least four guests, so you can sample a number of different dishes. On our recent visit, our party of four had three appetizers, four main dishes, three sides and four desserts — although it was tough to get anyone to share their dessert!\u003cbr>\nThe appetizer portion of the menu is split into two parts, rolls and appetizers. Our table thoroughly enjoyed the soft rice paper rolls filled with poached prawns, rice noodles, bean sprouts, mint and cilantro, served with a peanut dipping sauce, our waiter’s recommendation. While you can find rolls at most Vietnamese restaurants, this definitely stood out — the cool rice paper roll, the large meaty, fresh-tasting prawns, the crunch of the veggies, and the strong mint and cilantro finishing off the taste. We agreed we could eat them without the peanut dipping sauce, but it certainly added another layer of taste and texture to this great starter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We also enjoyed the minced Oregon County Farms beef tenderloin flavored with lemongrass and peanut, wrapped in a grape leaf and grilled, and served with scallion oil and toasted peanuts. The chef has taken a traditional Vietnamese dish –- Beef La Lot — and taken it to a more sophisticated level with the finer choice of meat and use of the grape leaf. Again, the spices seemed jump through leaf and into your mouth. This dish also demonstrated the kitchen pays close attention to details. One of the dinner guests pointed out an amazing vinaigrette dressing over the garnish. While many eaters may bypass the small greens on the side and head straight for the beef, the kitchen took the time to accompany the dish with a tangy side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s tough to find any faults with our meal or experience, but the one dish that disappointed were the seared pot stickers filled with scallops, ginger, and herbs, and served with a sesame-citrus sauce. Unlike our other appetizers, the flavors were more subdued, and we agreed the pot sticker wrappers could have been crispier and less soggy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main courses we sampled included a number of Asian inspirations. All arrived at the table at once and did not come in stages. The good news is that this allowed us to try a number of flavors at once. The bad news is the plates barely fit on the table and forced us to solve a puzzle every time we picked up a dish and passed it around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The coconut curry with black tiger prawns, mangoes, eggplant, and Asian basil was a big winner. The kitchen took a Thai staple, and again, brought to a different level with its unique take. The meaty tiger prawns were cooked to perfection and sat in a yellow curry sauce that showed off a variety of flavors and left just enough of a burn in your mouth to remind you that you had just eaten curry. The sweetness of the mangoes were a tremendous balance to the spice, and rather than including boiled white potatoes, the dish used what tasted like sweet potatoes. I enjoyed this dish so much that I could not waste a drop of the curry after we had finished the bowl and poured the remaining contents over the sticky, jasmine rice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The chef’s mastery of spice and flavors was at work again with the roasted Peking duck breast with a pomegranate glaze served with sautéed green beans, sliced pineapple, and five-spice duck confit. The chef transformed this traditional Chinese and San Francisco favorite into another unique tasting experience. The sweetness of the pineapple paired with the spices and pomegranate glaze worked extremely well. The green beans added nice color to this very pretty looking dish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was nothing pretty about the evening special: a two-pound grilled fresh Maine lobster. The kitchen had broken the lobster into large pieces, but generally left it whole. Though it required some work, the meat was sweet and tasted extremely fresh. Rather than trying to do anything to the dish, the kitchen smartly left the lobster alone. Given how great it tasted, we had no qualms working for this portion of the meal and making a bit of a mess.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our final dish was cubes of beef tenderloin wok-tossed in garlic and soy sauce served with organic watercress tomatoes and crispy potatoes. The meat was juicy and extremely tender. The flavors were subdued with this dish, but they highlighted the great taste of the beef and complemented it well. The surprise was the potato chips. It was an unexpected accompaniment, but they were very good. Thinly cut and fried to a crispy golden brown, they were a nice touch and also added some texture to the dish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I would be remiss in not mentioning the sides. You should not miss the wok-tossed blue lake green beans with a garlic-soy sauce. Quickly blanched, the beans retained their crispy crunch and were lightly tossed in the garlic soy sauce. If your mother still lectures you about eating veggies, this is the way to do it. The grilled organic yellow corn with chili, salt, and lime was a close second to the green beans. Cut into small pieces of the cob, the corn was extremely sweet, but carried a strong kick from the chili powder. The hints of salt and lime were a perfect complement to spice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although diners can share their desserts, our table seemed to zero in on what we wanted, and no one seemed in a hurry to share. The big hit seemed to be the petite beignets. Although one might have guessed from the name that the beignets would be on the small side, the dish consisted of three large beignets, each a different flavor: chocolate, glazed, and sugar. They were then topped with a fruit topping and whipped cream. The beignets were warm and puffy in the middle and everything you would want from a doughy dessert. The mango and berry crêpes were a nice, subtle, and sweet ending to the evening for one of our guests. The fried ice cream with bananas, chocolate sauce, and caramel was a little disappointing. While it tasted great, we had hoped the ice cream would not have completely melted inside the crispy wrapping. Instead, when we opened the fried phyllo dough, the melted ice cream ran all over the dish. It is difficult to fry ice cream and not melt it, but it can be done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the grand entrance into the restaurant, to the lounge, to the dining room, and to the food, Le Colonial is an elegant and sophisticated experience. A well-trained, attentive wait staff reinforces that image, as does the bill. Our tab, without our great wine choice, was more than $80 per person. If it’s a special occasion — or you just need an excuse to dine in a nice restaurant — this would be a great choice. Whether it’s the space itself or the unique and complicated flavors of food, it’s easy to see why this is not your neighborhood Vietnamese restaurant.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First of all the building is fantastic. It is a Spanish style, gable-roofed, warm building with high, carved-wood ceilings, and rich wooden carvings on the walls, and magnificent terra cotta tile underfoot. You walk (or take an elevator) to the second floor, which is in a semi open air space with a modern glass roof. This section is for dining, or waiting for your other diners, or drinks on classic rattan upholstered patio furniture –- all very high end and most comfortable. Overhead heaters are in place for those chilly nights when you still wish to be outside. They have thought of everything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main dining room on the second floor is like a film set right out of \u003ci>Casablanca\u003c/i> or \u003ci>Indochine\u003c/i>. It drips dark mahogany with a lacquered tin ceiling with fans and decorative lampshades. The room is hushed and lighting is perfect. Most inviting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The servers present the menu and are friendly and most knowledgeable about the Vietnamese menu items. We were presented with the Summer Menu 2006. The servers’ uniforms –-black and loose fitting — are sorely in need of an update or, better yet, a more fitted look. The black hospital-like style makes the servers look unkempt but uniform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I went with my friend Lisa and we started with two appetizers. Banh Xeo Tom: a crispy rice crêpe with lobster, prawns, bean sprouts, and lettuce cups. Fantastic taste, but the presentation was in need of help, as the lettuce cups overpowered the crêpes and actually hid them. A larger plate and maybe having the crêpes sit in the lettuce would make it look more appealing. But the taste was superb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next we had, Thit Bo Noung: braised short rib glazed with honey and ginger and served with an organic watercress salad. Fantastic taste. The meat just fell off the bone. Great taste and presentation. A fine mix of ginger and honey on a bed of watercress. YUMM.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dishes were brought and cleared at just the right speed with no hovering servers. The staff was well mannered and friendly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then the main courses arrived. Ca Nuong: grilled sturgeon, marinated in lemongrass, chilies, and curry and served over rice noodles. I rarely see sturgeon on menus in the Bay Area, so when I do see it, I have to order it. I love the taste and the texture of the fish. The presentation is grilled on skewers and served over rice noodles and those damn lettuce cups. They prompt you to make a fish taco. The taste was great, but with the flimsy lettuce cups (again) and the sauce, it just makes a mess. So, I recommend to just eat the fish on the bed of noodles and have a great time with the sturgeon. Yumm. The fish was grilled to perfection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mi Vit: roasted Peking duck breast with pomegranate glaze, served with green beans and pineapple. This dish was most disappointing. The presentation was excellent as it was served on a bed of green beans. (Thankfully there were no lettuce cups.) The description promised pomegranate glaze, but there was none to taste in the dish. The sliced duck was a bit fatty, and the cubed pineapple overpowered the other flavors on the duck. Each pineapple chunk fought for dominance and the tartness did not complement the taste of the duck at all. I would not order this dish again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without wine or dessert the bill for two was $100. Kind of pricey, but I would definitely go back there again on a special occasion. Most accommodating and knowledgeable staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr noshade size=\"1\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/jacqueline-debose.jpg\" alt=\"Jacqueline\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> Jacqueline\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Executive Director of Senior Nutrition Program\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> Berkeley\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant:\u003c/strong> Café Rouge\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Reviewed Le Colonial:\u003c/strong> Tuesday, August 15, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t know where to start. I know: I’ll start with the good things\u003cbr>\ngreat décor, excellent duck. Now for the less than good things. The wait staff was not very cooperative regarding my request for a flashlight, because the lighting was so poor that me and my guest couldn’t read the menu. After several tries, the waiter produced a key light, which wasn’t adequate. I resorted to having my friends read me sections of the menu. The noise level was very high one because the tables were very close and also because guests, who were using the upstairs bar area before coming to dinner, were often talking with the same level that one talks at when they’re in a crowded bar lounge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We started our meal with the Sampler Appetizer. I have never had a spring roll so dry, tough, and hard. The crab cake was not a crab cake, rather it was a soft and wet mound of crab with a binding that was not easy to identify. We thought that the food was prepared and reheated in a microwave, because our food was presented to us within minutes of our placing our order. This is really hard for me to write because I’m thinking maybe I just don’t get it: why are all these people in here for this terrible food? Where are the Vietnamese? If it’s that great of a meal why aren’t they here? We decided that this is a tourist destination stop, a place recommended by the front desk of nearby hotels. Is there a kickback to hotel staff? There was no feeling of neighborhood or community dining. To add insult to injury, our wait staff person announced, in a gentle way, “Thank you for coming” and stood at our table as a gesture of “you don’t have to go home, you just have to get out of here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My entree for the evening was Cuu Nuong or grilled lamb chops with braised eggplant and mint-apple salad. This dish was covered with a wilted bed of greens the eggplant was overcooked, which made the taste indecipherable. My guest #1 ordered the Ca Nuong, grilled sturgeon. She thought that the fish was frozen and the spicy cucumber sauce ended up being a tomato sauce with not a hint of cucumbers. Guest #2 ordered the Mi Vit, roasted Peking duck, which she thought was great. It had a tender and delicious pomegranate glaze and succulent tender green beans. As a side dish we ordered the Bap Xao, grilled organic yellow corn with chili salt and lime. The corn was difficult to eat because it was cut into small ringlets, so your only alternative was to eat the corn with your fingers. The corn tasted like it had been boiled and coated in Old Bay Crab Boil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our dessert was another step into poor dining. We ordered two items from the dessert menu, beignets and mung bean cheesecake with vanilla ice cream and ginger sauce. I just can’t tell you how hard it is for me to write such a negative review, I keep asking myself, “What’s wrong with me?” However, when I think about who was in the room maybe that is the answer. Most of the guests appeared to be tourists, and that’s not to say a tourist doesn’t know good food, but maybe, just maybe, tourists are directed to this establishment. Notice I’m moving away from using the term or language of calling LE COLONIAL A RESTAURANT.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr noshade size=\"1\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/david-schaefer.jpg\" alt=\"David\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> David\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Law Firm Communications Manager\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> San Francisco\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant:\u003c/strong> Bill’s Place\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Reviewed Le Colonial:\u003c/strong> Saturday, August 19, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hidden Gem Leaves Lasting Impression”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To call Le Colonial a Vietnamese restaurant is really unfair. The unique Asian-French cuisine seems to draw its inspiration from, not only colonial Vietnam, but also China, Thailand, and other exotic Asian destinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The experience, however, does not even begin with the food, but rather when you enter the restaurant, which is hidden in an alley a few blocks from Union Square. Patrons climb a wide limestone staircase and then walk across an open-air, glass-canopied patio and then enter through two large doors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We had arrived before our two guests, so the staff invited us up to the large, upstairs lounge. The lounge has a separate food menu and offers a number of tropical and Asian-inspired cocktails. Although the old Trader Vic’s space is starting to show its age with some well-worn furniture and chipped walls, the décor is dark and inviting. We sipped on our drinks in an overstuffed couch and enjoyed previewing a menu before our meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When our guests arrived, we sauntered back downstairs into the formal dining room and were greeted promptly by our server. The attentive wait staff at Le Colonial performed amazingly from start to finish, and the service was matched only by the quality and taste of the food. Because no one in our party had eaten at the restaurant, we quizzed the waiter for his favorites. Rather than making the simple suggestion of a tasting plate, he offered his favorites from all sections of the menu. He also helped guide us in the number of plates to order for our table size. Oftentimes, waiters will recommend too many dishes, but his recommendations were spot on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant boasts an extensive wine list, and the waiter enlisted the help of the sommelier. 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And now, add to your journey a wonderful, intimate, Italian restaurant, Pasta Moon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pasta Moon provides a pleasant combination of friendly, informative staff and a wonderful Italian wine list that is paired with food of unique blending and distinct flavor, all which is presented in a setting that is pleasant and comfortable. With a bar that is separated from the dining area, you can enjoy the company of your table in a conversation-promoting environment. The staff is ever ready to provide specific and detailed information on the entire menu range as well as the wine list. A huge plus with the staff is the tenure they bring. They absolutely know the restaurant, the food, and the wine. The owner is about and always available for input.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main menu changes with the seasons and provides consistency of choice for frequent visitors. The “Chef’s Selection’s” menu changes almost daily, depending on the freshness of the ingredients available in the local market. If you are unsure of a particular wine selection, you are encouraged to share a glass before ordering for your meal. My wife and I usually enjoy splitting our meals to add to the variety. Here, too, you are accommodated without bother. The meal portions are usually sufficient to leave you satisfied with room enough for even the most ardent dieter to try one of the desserts. Here, again, sharing is understood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As your meal ends and the bill has been paid, you will not feel taken advantage of. With the right amount of well thought-out and prepared food, an extensive wine list, professional service, and a relaxed semi-formal atmosphere, the value quotient at Pasta Moon is sky high.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr size=\"1\" noshade>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2015/09/amy-ward.jpg\" alt=\"Amy\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\">\u003cstrong>Name:\u003c/strong> Amy\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Occupation:\u003c/strong> Management Supervisor in Advertising\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Location:\u003c/strong> San Francisco\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Favorite Restaurant:\u003c/strong> Town Hall\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Reviewed Pasta Moon:\u003c/strong> Saturday, August 12, 2006\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I hadn’t been to Half Moon Bay before, so I had no expectations of the town or the restaurant. We arrived half an hour early for our reservation, and decided to enjoy a cocktail at the bar. One doesn’t see Prosecco available very often on menus; I was stoked to order it, since I recently got back from Italy where I enjoyed it often (usually before noon in a cafe with the locals).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We were seated promptly in the main dining room; a charming room with beam ceilings, and large scenic windows. My companions and I were all discussing the menu feverishly when our waiter, Dana, arrived. I normally ask for server recommendations, so we ordered based on input from him. We ordered two appetizers (the fried asparagus and the tomato salad). Then, for entrees: two pastas and the steak. Though we didn’t specifically ask, our waiter served our entire meal “family style,” which was perfect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A funny story about the wine we ordered: I chose what I thought was a $30 bottle of wine (it must have been the glass price). Ha-ha, it turned out to be $150 bottle. We were all commenting how great it was, and only figured out the price discrepancy when we were going to order another. When we (obviously) ordered a less expensive bottle, our beautiful (and now empty) wine glasses were whisked away and replaced with barware glasses for our “cheap” bottle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is there a better way to work in a serving of your daily vegetables, than to eat them deep fried? I don’t think so. The asparagus was crispy with a perfect aioli and covered with plenty of Parmigiano-Reggiano. The tomato salad was simple. Good, not great.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of the three entrees we shared, I am hard-pressed to pick my favorite — the lasagna was delish and they weren’t kidding about the sausage, as it was jam-packed with chunks of it! (I have a special weakness for ALL Italian pork products). The pappardelle was delicate, with a nice truffle accent — similar to something you would get in Italy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seeing as how we were ordering two pastas, we wanted to round out our meal with a meat dish. Normally, I wouldn’t order steak in a restaurant because I find it can be hit or miss. There were only three “protein” choices on the main menu, we ordered the steak on our server’s recommendation, and it turned out to be a wonderful surprise — it was perfectly done and served with plenty of perfect summer corn, chanterelle mushrooms, blue cheese, a light demi-glace, and fries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides the wine, we all agreed the desserts were a highlight. On a recommendation from a neighboring table, we ordered the chocolate molten cake with peanut butter (YUM!), and the cheesecake (I’m a big mascarpone fan). Both ROCKED, and despite being super full, there was not a bite left.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The portions were plentiful, and our server was friendly and attentive (no doubt based on the $150 bottle of wine!) I would re-order any of the entrees again, and there were plenty of other things I’d like to sample (along with an extensive “specials” list that I assume frequently changes). 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Upon entering Pasta Moon, we were greeted by the hostess with a weird look and asked if I had a reservation, which I didn’t, but we were seated right away. The table was very small and lodged in between two other tables, with barely enough room to squeeze through so I could sit down. The lighting was turned down and the noise level was low with the exception of a few kids. The overall ambiance was very relaxing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The crowd was mainly nicely-dressed people in their forties and fifties. We were given an extensive wine list, which was a thick binder that must have over fifty wines, but strangely only five average beers were offered. After we ordered, the calamari arrived promptly, which was very good, especially the hand-made marinara sauce. About halfway through the appetizer I had evidently forgotten to put my napkin in my lap, so the waiter came over, took my napkin off the table, and proceeded to unfold it and place it in my lap. This was obviously quite embarrassing, in front of my date and the other parties beside me. After we finished the appetizer, the main dishes were served almost immediately. The lasagna was totally killer! It was a huge piece with homemade sausage, which was kind of sweet, accompanied by some sort of dry red pepper, which may sound strange, but it was balanced incredibly well. I have never had lasagna prepared like that. My date originally wanted the gnocchi, but that was unavailable, so she settled with something truly amazing: the linguini with some sort of white sauce and chicken prepared with sage and dried cranberries. Once again, I thought it sounded kind of weird, but it balanced out perfectly and the chicken could not have been cooked any better. The sauce was not too heavy, and they took great care to put the perfect amount of sauce on the dish, the cranberries also added a great zing to the dish. For dessert we decided on the tiramisu, which unfortunately was just average. Overall, I loved the main dishes with their unique flavor combinations, however I feel it was a touch pricey. I noticed another party sharing some pizza, it actually looked really good, so next time I’m itching to leave San Francisco, I just might head on down to the Pasta Moon.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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