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Sorella, San Francisco

Foodnut.com — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 07:00:20 +0000

Sorella is an anxiously awaited casual sister restaurant to Michelin starred Acquerello. In fact it means sister in Italian! It is located where 1760 once was. Having this pedigree, we quickly added it to our must visit list. We’ve dined here twice, the last time at the end of 2022. The menu is pretty wide ranging with a good assortment of starters, lots of pastas, and a couple large mains. They are able to accommodate a special pasta for vegans and gluten-free folks. Service was better than expected. Very warm and friendly. Sorella’s is an inviting Italian restaurant serving up really good food, especially the appetizers. It’s a hard reservation to make, so if you come early you can just sit at the bar. Prices add up fast as portion sizes are not big. This is not a value spot. It’s an appetizer, pasta, and dessert place. Parking is not easy in this neighborhood. Food Picks Mojito ($15) what’s strong and well done. Lots of ice though. 9/10 Potato leek focaccia bread ($6) is freshly made and top-notch. Need it to fill up on. 9.5/10 Sourdough bread ($6) is not worthy. It was mainly useful for cleaning our plates of […]

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China Live, San Francisco

Foodnut.com — Mon, 08 May 2017 07:00:04 +0000

Why did we dine here? – China Live is a $20 million Chinese food extravaganza from Chef George Chen and crew. (Shanghai 1930, Betelnut, etc) Very ambitious, this complex seeks to help put Chinatown back on the map along with Mister Jiu. Billed as an Eataly of Chinese Food, we were chomping at the bit to try it, but waited 3 weeks for things to settle down. The food was still marginal at that point. We returned about 2 months after it opened and found things a lot better. They focus on high quality ingredients: organic, local, etc… Read: Best Chinese Restaurant in San Francisco The marketplace next door is interesting, but is more like a museum. Not very large and frankly has nothing on Eataly. They need to kick it up a notch. Sell more snacks, give out samples, build some energy. It seems like there were more concerned about picking out fancy expensive furnishing than serving killer food in the beginning. Hope that they succeed. Insider Tip – Sit by the open kitchen Cuisine – Chinese Location – San Francisco Chinatown Opened – 2017 Service – China Live had much improved their service. The Chinese waiter clearly explained […]

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