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Gary Danko
Apr 22, 2008 by Kristin from Fremont
Overall Rating: 6
Food:[6] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[6]

• Great food, fine service.
• Not helpful when they screw up.

“My husband and I have been to Gary Danko 3 times and loved each time. The food was great and the service exquisite and we wanted to dine there again. So why one star? Because their reservations girl royally screwed up the last time we planned to dine there and the staff was basically indifferent. Weeks before our anniversary, I called the restaurant to try to make a reservation. The only spot for 2 available was at 10 pm. Though that's pretty late, I accepted the spot because I was told by the reservations person that I could also be put on a waiting list and if anything earlier came up, they'd call us so we could change the reservation. We made hotel reservations in the city and waited expectantly. Finally our Saturday came and we dropped off our child and went off to the city. Fortunately, my husband wanted all to go perfectly and at 5:30 he called to confirm our reservation. Lo and behold we did not have a reservation but were only on the waiting list. I can't tell you how furious I was, and still am. We were told rather condescendingly that we should have received a confirmation number had we actually had a reservation! How are you supposed to know that!? Not every restaurant gives confirmation numbers for heaven's sake! We were offered the option of dining in the bar on a first come, first served basis or waiting until 10:30 pm and possibly getting a table at that time. I'm sorry but 10:30 is a ridiculous time to sit down to dinner and the bar option was the same as not making reservations at all. All the hostess could say was "Sorry" but they made no effort to fix this screw up. We've decided Gary Danko has gotten way too full of itself. There are plenty of other restaurants in the city. Cityscape has a far better view and the service was wonderful. If you decide to try Gary Danko, either make sure they give you a confirmation number or keep a phone book nearby so you can find somewhere less pretentious to eat.”

Jacks Cannery Bar
Mar 28, 2008 by Eric from Danville
Overall Rating: 10
Food:[9] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Beers, staff, food, and atmosphere make this a must for any bar hopper.
• Only one pool table, but who cares, focuses on the beers!

“I am a Bay Area native, and have been to bars all around the area and have found none better than Jack's Cannery bar. Not only is it a great beer bar, 60+ beers on tap, 80+ total, the menu is far better than most bars you'd find, especially in SF (the calamari is outstanding!!). The staff is great, Saturdays usually has a one man band, at least for the last 2 years we've been going there, he is definitely a good break from the juke box, and very entertaining! Try the Magners cider, it is the same cider as Bullmers (sp.) in Ireland, well worth a pint!”

Roy's Restaurant
Mar 16, 2008 by Holly
Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Everything!
• Nothing.

“Fabulous! That is the first word that comes to my mind about this restaurant! The food was absolutely exquisite! We had appetizers, salads, main course and dessert and all were absolutely perfect! We will be back again!”

Yet Wah Restaurant
Mar 3, 2008 by KL
Overall Rating: 5
Food:[6] • Service:[5] • Atmosphere:[3]

• Very reasonable prices.
• Service is not great.

“We are locals and used to go to Yet Wah often for the "Wor Won Ton". Large portion, lots of vegetables, pork, chicken and shrimp and is full of very large won tons. It does tend to get a little "greasy" because the skin is often left on the chicken, but very tasty. Their other dishes are large portions, but just mediocre in flavor. Everything is reasonably priced, so you get a lot of "bang for the buck". It's a good place if you are on a budget and aren't real fussy about high class Chinese dining.”

Tommy's Joynt
Feb 20, 2008 by Carol from Leeds - England
Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• The atmosphere and the food.
• Very noisy when staying in the hotel opposite in the early hours.

“Absolutely fantastic food and plenty of it. Atmosphere great and beer very good in comparison with English beer. Will definitely go back when I return to San Francisco.”