Best Restaurants with a Tasting Menu in Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

Delicious food and fun concept with having the chef as the server and cooking our dishes perfectly, but needs a dramatic interior revamp and exhaust fans. Interior is mismatched, sad, and cheap, but again, the food was delicious. Bit of a weird disconnect. Fun to go with foodie friends who can afford to pay premium for yakiniku and don't care about ambiance and smelling like a cookout afterwards, but not a beautiful restaurant for a romantic date.

Excellent - coming back after a few years! Always great food, elegant service and beautiful space. Enjoyed meeting the chef once more. Happy to see this pace doing so well.

So happy to see Chao Pesco back and lively - interesting appetizer and meal options are great for couples or friends dining options. Location is perfect for close performance dinner or after work gatherings. I like that the restaurant is able to accomodate 2 to many diners!

What a treasure, excellent fresh sashimi and special rolls. Had their sake flight and soft shell crab roll. Amazing food. Great service and loved the quiet ambience... Like a trip to Japan.

Excellent! The pork belly was ridiculously good.