4 Chicks & A Restaurant

Potrero Hill ain't what it used to be. It's crawling with fabulous restaurants, including Aperto. Great food at a SUCH a reasonable price. We ate a lot and I think our bill was $40 each! HA!  R. Club is tightening its belt. Oh, and Stephanie is expecting!  Even though I felt like crap this evening, I still had a great time catching up with my girlfriends. Nothing can keep me away!   This was Gail's pick!!

I remember that this was Julia's pick. I wanted something a little different, and I love middle eastern cuisine. This was delicious, and so beautiful, in a gigantic space on New Montgomery. I really enjoyed this restaurant on a summer evening!

Plin WAS a lovely Italian restaurant in the Mission/Potrero area. It was hipster central, I remember that. Alas, Plin is no more, making way for another trendy SF restaurant. This was our tin (10th!!) anniversary, so how appropriate we go to Plin for Tin. I think this was Stephanie's pick.

Voila: Garcon was this months' pick. French food is always a lovely treat. This was a cool restaurant in the Mission District. I can't recall whose pick this was!  Can't recall any exciting news either, because I've fallen WAY behind on posting!! Mal mal!  (I think this was Dionne's pick)

The Corner Store was fun pick, in the Fillmore area.  Our special guest was Karen Tang!!  This was a nice change, across from a Target store. LOL! http://www.thecornerstore-sf.com/ (I think this was Gail's pick.)

Baker Street Bistro - an oldy, but goody in San Francisco's Marina/Presidio area (around since 1991; ancient by SF standards!) We couldn't believe NONE of us have been to this lovely French restaurant. We were all together again - yay! Life is moving forward...6 kids among all of us, with Nicholas turning 3 this weekend. Crazy! BSB was a true homage to French cuisine. From the perfectly sculpted fries (which came as part of the moules frites) to the buttery escargot, this was a decadent retreat from the overly-hip, often-pretentious san francisco dining scene.  The spot was teeny tiny but the food was not. I got the idea to come here after drooling through its 10 minutes of fame on Check, Please! It lived up to its reviews. The desserts were extremely decadent - rich mousse, nice creme broule, and the best (in my opinion) was the balsamic strawberries with pepper and vanilla ice cream. YUM.  xoxoxo. June 27, 2014.

We found ourselves in the midst of San Francisco hipster town: Potrero Hill. This was very much the after-work tech scene (Steph's pick). This modern, open restaurant is about two years old, and is bordered by a salumeria and a lively bar. It's theme is "locally sourced" (is it ever not?) and from what I recall, Gail, Stephanie and I enjoyed the food. It was a small menu, with not overly-large portions. Again, posting too late, I don't specifically recall what we ate. That said, we missed Dionne sorely at this gathering and we thought fondly of her during this difficult time (the passing of her wonderful mother). It wasn't the same without her. Thank god we have each other! May 9, 2014