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Old 08-31-2014, 07:49 AM
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Hi everyone,

I will be going to the bay area the weekend of September 13th for my 5 year anniversary and to see the home opener for the 49ers. I am a season ticket holder for the 49ers. I just wanted to see if anyone could give me any suggestions on where to go and where to eat for my anniversary. I want to take her to some place that's nice for this occasion. Price doesn't matter as long as it's worth it. Thanks, I appreciate any input.
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Gary Danko, but call ASAP. they get booked a month + in advance. Boulevard is also nice. the Waterfront & Scoma's are very good & right on the water/SF Bay, but food at Gary Danko & Boulevard are much better.

i'd go to GD if you can get a spot. it's one of the very few restaurants that lives up to the hype. portions are good & service is always excellent.

GO NINERS!!
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There's plenty of good restaurants to eat at in SF but it might be too late to get a reservation unless you have a concierge service like AMEX. Sadly I have moved out of the city and lost touch with a lot of my restaurant co-workers so I cannot help with reservations, but if you have a type of cuisine you are interested in and a relative price range (<$100, $100-150, $150+..ect) I may be able to help find something for you. But again.. a lot of these good places are probably booked up.
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Thanks for the heads up. I was kind of afraid of it being too late. Pretty much seafood and veggies stuff, we don't eat the meat. I'll look into those suggestions and see what I can find. Thanks again .
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The $200+ places I'd suggest (but never had a chance to go to.. too expensive for me) Benu, Coi, Atelier Crenn. I believe those places will make you a great custom pescatarian menu. Quince should be able to do custom menus as well and has a $130 and a $190 option. Cheaper places will be like Waterbar which is part of the Michael Mina group, Gary Danko as stated above (they have a tasting as well (~$100/~$180 with wine), Sons and Daughters is tasting menu only (~$90/~$150 with wine). If you want sushi, Roka Akor is supposedly pretty good too.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up going with roka akor. I chose that base on the menus and what they offered.
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Ah.. good choice . My old sous chef and couple of my coworkers use to work there when they first opened. If I can find their phone# I'll try to drop in a word for you .
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Originally Posted by taifei
Ah.. good choice . My old sous chef and couple of my coworkers use to work there when they first opened. If I can find their phone# I'll try to drop in a word for you .
Thanks. I appreciate that. Yea I like what they have to offer, looks like lots of good selections
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go NINERS!!!
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