San Fran Area

[kaciemarie]

Hi Everyone,

I am planning a trip to the San Fran area next month and I will be there for about 5 days. Does anyone have any suggestions for restaurants other than the chains (like outback, pf changs, etc)? I have never been there before and I am hoping for a good dining experience. THANKS!!!

[kristi]

Well here are some places I ended up going to on my trip...I went down to the "seafood grotto" # 8 near fisherman's wharf area on Taylor at Jefferson. My favorite place was NEXT to Alioto's Restaurant outside and I think it was called Sebella's. There was a whole row of outdoor seafood bars. It was a great place to order from because the cooks were right there to talk with and you could see everything they were doing. Steamed areas were separate from fried areas. I had whole steamed crab the first night and ended up going back each day because the meals were so yummy and I felt safe ordering. Shrimp cocktails were good, I didn't eat their cocktail sauce but ate some ketchup one day and some with butter and lemon the next. We went inside the restaurant next to Alioto's named Sebella (I think). I ended up having steak and talking with the waiter. I mentioned not being able to eat wheat and he started talking right away about gluten so I know he knew what I was talking about. The meals were great. We also took a rail car down Market street to the Castro district and I ate a wonderful sashimi meal at "Osaka" 460 Castro Street. I brought my own La Choy soy sauce and I never eat the miso soup. I also had salmon and cream cheese rolls with no problems although I did witness the chef putting soy sauce on someone else's sushi roll so be careful. There was a coffee shop in the bottom of the Fairmont Hotel on Nobb Hill next to the Tonga Bar where I was able to order whole fruit smoothies without the yogurt. I brought my own Ray's Egg White protein powder to put in it and that worked well for breakfast. On the plane I had a Costco size bag of Tillamook steak bites to tied me over. I recommend not having a car in the summer downtown and using the three day Muni Pass that is a good value for $18 for Cable cars, light rail and buses. Have a great trip, I loved San Fran.