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Monday, August 2, 2004
Thanya & Salee

Crowded on weekends, but otherwise pretty good; service has improved in recent years. This is really a good restaurant. Get the spring rolls.

Cuisine: Thai
Price: $$
Favoriteness: *****
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill
Phone Number: (415) 647-6469
Location: 1469 18th St. (at Connecticut)

Slow Club

You can have a late dinner here in low lighting. Pretty good food, but Gus is a bigger fan, I think, than I am.

Cuisine: Mediterranean/California
Price: $$$
Favoriteness: ***
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill
Phone Number: (415) 241-9390
Location: 2501 Mariposa St. (at Hampshire)

Eliza's

The only place we go for Chinese.

Cuisine: Chinese
Price: $$
Favoriteness: ****
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill
Phone Number: (415) 648-9999
Location: 1457 18th St. (between Connecticut and Missouri)

The Ramp

Fun for a sunny afternoon brunch on the weekend. Waterfront with sweeping views of the Bay.

Cuisine: Brunch
Price: $
Favoriteness: ****
Neighborhood: Potero Hill
Phone Number: (415) 621-2378
Location: 855 China Basin St. (between Mariposa and Illinois)

Goat Hill Pizza

Monday-night is neighborhood night and that's the one to crash, though it's packed--waiters go around with pizzas a la dim sum--and you grab what you want. They also have magical sourdough crusts. Sometimes live music, too, I believe, though I've never seen it.

Cuisine: Pizza
Price: $$
Favoriteness: ****
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill
Phone Number: (415) 641-1440
Location: 300 Connecticut St.

Universal Cafe

They've gotten my order wrong, but the food is pretty good. Maybe a little snobby for my taste, but again, go for true Californian cuisine and you'll be happy.

Cuisine: California
Price: $$$$
Favoriteness: ***
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill
Phone Number: (415) 821-4608
Location: 2814 19th St. (at Florida)

Sally's

Good weekend brunches when you're around Potrero Hill.

Cuisine: Brunch
Price: $$
Favoriteness: ***
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill
Phone Number: (415) 626-6006
Location: 300 De Haro St.

Farley's

The cool coffee shop in Potrero Hill.

Cuisine: Coffee Shop
Price: $
Favoriteness: ***
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill
Phone Number: (415) 648-1545.
Location: 1315 18th St. (between Missouri and Texas)