Nightlife Spotlight:
Pisco Latin Lounge
1817 Market St. ( Gough St .) San Francisco , CA 94103
Phone: 415-874-9951
Website: http://www.piscosf.com/
Instantly popular, this newcomer in the Hayes Valley – ornamented with a pressed-tin ceiling and a bordello-red wall – liquors up a lively crowd with Argentinean, Chilean and Spanish wines and several varieties of its namesake spirit, which are mixed into many of the moderately priced classic and Latin-inspired cocktails; since the signature Pisco Punch packs one indeed, revelers are grateful for the menu of piqueos (small plates) from next-door neighbor Destino, the Peruvian restaurant under the same ownership.
New Restaurant:
Phat Philly
3388 24th St. (bet. Mission & Valencia Sts.) San Francisco , CA 94110
Phone: 415-550-7428
Website: n/a
Cheese steaks, regular-sized and 'phat', are the siren’s call at Phat Philly, a squeaky-clean, white-and-chrome Mission storefront that also serves beef sandwiches, chicken wings and veggie hoagies; purists will appreciate the Cheez Whiz topping and complimentary pepper bar, as well as the Tastykakes and fresh Amoroso's rolls shipped in from the City of Brotherly Love.
Local Fave:
Le Charm French Bistro
315 Fifth St. (bet. Folsom & Shipley Sts.) San Francisco , CA 94107
Phone: 415-546-6128
Website: http://www.lecharm.com/
Although this “aptly named” “romantic” little French joint “seems out of place in the SoMa loft zone”, it “delivers” the “well-prepared” “somewhat old-fashioned bistro food” it “promises” at “fire-sale prices”, including a “wonderful” $30 prix fixe that’s a “steal”; the “charming” “low-key” digs boast “lots of atmosphere” and a “quaint outdoor garden”, making it a “favorite lunch spot” on a “sunny day”, while service couldn’t be “sweeter.”
By Maria Barrios Ehmer & http://www.conciergesolutions-sf.com/
