Chez Panisse

I haven’t made it to Chez Panisse yet, but I did go to Bay Wolf with my sweetie and a friend the other night. Heavenly. Wonderful, interesting menu. I was attracted by the fish, and several of the small plates, but went with the bouguignone. Really sweet, really tender. And a nice glass of zinfandel to go with it.

Chez Panisse was everything I imagined it to be: warm, inviting, and serving the greatest food I have ever eaten. It is a life experience not to be missed.

P.S. I suppose it can be seen as a tad costly but not for the value of what you get and the experience and life enrichment that occurs. We didn’t hold back: wine, appetizers, main courses, desserts and dessert wines, coffee. With the gratuity it was about $180 for 2 people, really not bad for the second best restaurant in the United States.

I ate lunch at the cafe about a month before moving out of the Bay Area and I have serious regrets about not trying it sooner. Friendly service, comfortable atmosphere, and amazing food. The lunch menu seems a bit cheaper than the dinner menu – I scraped out of there paying about $30 for an appetizer, an entree, and half a dessert.

http://www.chezpanisse.com/pgreservation.html

i might go there before a wizards game in march, the two dont seem to fit but they are geographically close.. (i live in the south bay)

It took me almost 28 years, plus having moved out of state and been gone for 10 years, to finally come back and get to eat here. Worth the wait.