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Zuni Cafe, Open Since 1979 in Hayes Valley, Chef Rebecca Boice Replaces Ken Turner - 2003 James Beard National Award for Outstanding Restaurant


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sturm said:
I'm looking for some recommendations: I'll be in SF in December and am looking for someplace utterly delicious for a decadent lunch with one hitch: we'll have a six month old baby with us. My friend and I are staying in Nob Hill but we're both very familiar with the city and won't mind traveling a bit.

Zuni Cafe. The restaurant really shines in the winter months. Braising, root vegetables and roasting are what makes this place so awesome.

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Here are pix from the night we went in June 2016:

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Caesar's salad.

B pronounced it very good and dressed just right. Croutons were better than his.

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House-cured anchovies, with celery, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and coquillo olives.

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Zuni roast chicken, with bread salad, pine nuts and currants.

I would have liked a touch more acidity in the vinaigrette. Very good roast chicken but no crisp skin. Moist, very flavorful.

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Madeira and Banyuls.

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Buckwheat crêpes, with cherries, noyaux ice cream, almond praline.

Nice and sweet, and the crêpes were perfect.

Zuni isn't unique, but it is very good for what it does and that's really all that matters. We'll be back, for sure.

Zuni Cafe
1658 Market Street (Rose Street)

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We had dinner for the first time at Zuni Cafe this past weekend, and for the most part it was a delightful experience. Perhaps to our detriment we did not get the chicken as it seemed like a lot of food for just two people, but what we did have was delicious (the menu is not updated so I can't say for sure everything that we had). We had the Caesar salad (as good as people have said) and the Piccolo Frito to start. And we then split the Ricotta Gnocchi, and a hanger steak with a balsamic vinaigrette. Service was a bit odd at times, but on the whole an enjoyable meal, and I can certainly see why this place has been as successful as it has been for this long. 

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