Quick Bite Restaurants
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If you’re looking for a night complete with adventure, significance, simplicity, and balance search no further than San Francisco’s 231 Ellsworth. Located in downtown San Mateo and just minutes south of SFO airport, 231 Ellsworth provides an intimate dining experience that resonates throughout the restaurant’s décor, atmosphere, and contemporary American cuisine. Infused with global inspiration, Chef Isaac Miller creates unique menus in which sometimes unexpected ingredients converge in harmony. The restaurant tends to use locally grown produce and offers a prix fixe tasting menu nightly with optional wine pairings and a choice of a 3, 5, or 7-course dining experience. …
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Vampires beware! The Stinking Rose is known throughout San Francisco as being the number one restaurant for fans of garlic and excellent food. Located in North Beach, the restaurant goes through over 3,000 pounds of the garlic each month, and diners visit again and again to indulge in the Californian-Italian cuisine. The Stinking Rose is best known for its Dungeness Killer Crab: a fresh crab weighing over two pounds and roasted in a secret garlic sauce until succulent and juicy. The garlicky goodness extends to the rest of the restaurant’s menu, which includes seafood skillets, tureens, surf and turf, pastas, …
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More Massachusetts than Michoacán, Tacko in Marina is not a run of the mill taco shop. The Nantucket theme is difficult to miss; the décor features lacquered wood and polished chrome, while the staff dressed in the colonial perennial style of white polo and khakis. Quality of ingredients is paramount; house carnitas are made from Kurobuta pork and contain no sodium, extenders or added water. USDA prime American Kobe beef is used for the carne asada. Organic and antibiotic free chicken is sourced from Fulton Valley Farm in Sonoma. Tacos prepared, “Nick’s Way” are double wrapped with a crispy corn …
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Fans of Thai food living in San Francisco probably already know the name Osha Thai, and those who don't are missing out on a fun and delicious dining experience. While the restaurant may have locations all around town, the Osha Thai in Cow's Hollow represents everything that customers love about the eateries. It begins with a chic and modern design that is both comfortable and aesthetically intriguing, treating diners to exceptional sights as well as tastes. The accommodating bar area is a popular first stop for customers, as it serves a large list of beer, liquor, wine, and specialty cocktails …
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Feeling dirty? Ike’s Place in the Castro is a sandwich shop with attitude and dirty sauce to boot. “Ike’s Dirty Secret Sauce,” a staple of all Ike’s specialty sandwiches, is among the many things that makes Ike’s Place so unique to San Francisco. Opened in 2007, this local sandwich joint bakes their bread fresh to order and piles on all the fixings for every jam-packed, fresh and filling sandwiches. Their extensive sandwich menu has delectable options for carnivores and herbivores alike, but it’s their attention to detail that makes Ike’s Place a local favorite in Fog City.