3. If you enjoy Peruvian food, or would like to experience it for the first
time, there is a restaurant in the Mission District area called Limon a
la Brasa. Prices are moderate and the ambiance is distinctive.
Find Limon at 3316 17th Street.
Expect to find:
Vieiras can Foie Gras
(scallops and foie gras with yucca puree and fig sauce)
Empanada Don Walter (pastry
filled with beef, olives, raisins, and eggs)
Ceviche Limon (halibut with
seafood in lime juice served with yams, Peruvian corn, and
mussels in salsa criolla)
Pollo Latino (chicken breast
with pasta and truffle oil)
Chuleton Carlitos (large pork
chop served over cabbage with potato hash and mushroom ragout)
Peruvian Volteada (Peruvian
custard)
Chocolate Bandido (warm
chocolate cake with ice cream)
If your choice is upscale . . .
4. Boulevard is found at the corner of Steuart and Mission
Streets and offers a modern American dining experience but with a French
elegance. Prices are rather high with entrees ranging from $28 to $39, but the
food is superb. On the waterfront, this 1889 building was a survivor of
the fire and earthquake in 1906.
Expect to find:
Sweetbreads Wrapped in
Pancetta with Veal Ravioli
Pan Seared Day
Boat Sea
Scallops
Mesclun Salad with Bruleed
Boucheron Goat Cheese
Roasted Veal Tenderloin and
Fourme D' Ambert Fritter
Wood Oven Roasted Rack of
Lamb
Caramel Bottom Vanilla Brulee
Boston
Banana Cream Pie
A taste of the 50th state
5. For a moderately priced choice that will make you feel for a moment as if
you have flown over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii, try Rick's Restaurant
and Bar. If you want entertainment as well as great food, this
is the place to sample. You may even find the nerve to perform at the
open mic on karaoke night. Visit Rick's at 1940
Taraval Street.
Expect to find:
Goliath Stew (prawns, crab,
whitefish, mussels, calamari, and clams)