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One of the earliest of the now-famous restaurant guides whose ratings of the restaurants are generated by readers' comments. 1993 Zagat San Francisco Bay Area Restaurant Survey, edited by Anthony Dias Blue, Jack R. Weiner, and Eric Wald, Coordinators, Zagat Survey, New York, 1992, ISBN 0-943421-79-9. Annual update to the earlier-cited book.
Old menu cover, original Trader Vic's, Oakland. Trader Vic's is a restaurant and tiki bar chain headquartered in Emeryville, California, United States.Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (December 10, 1902 in San Francisco – October 11, 1984 in Hillsborough, California) founded a chain of Polynesian-themed restaurants that bore his nickname, "Trader Vic".
Alioto's Restaurant was a historic Italian fish restaurant located at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. It began in 1925 as a fish stand, operated by Sicilian immigrant Nunzio Alioto, Sr. [1] In 1932, with business at his Stall #8 doing well, Alioto built the first building on Fisherman's Wharf and began selling crab and shrimp cocktails.
The establishment was renamed "New World Coffee Stand", following a move to the New World Market, a local market place in San Francisco. In 1887, their restaurant was purchased by and renamed after John Tadich, a Croatian hailing from Stari Grad on the Island of Hvar. In 1928, Tadich sold the restaurant to another Croatian family, the Buichs.
Jack's Restaurant (or Jeanty At Jack's) is a historic building and a former restaurant in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. Opened in 1863, Jack’s was the third oldest restaurant in the city, following Tadich Grill and The Old Clam House. It has been listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since 1981. History. In 1863.
Finocchio's Club was a former nightclub and bar in operation from 1936 to 1999 in North Beach, San Francisco, California.The club started as a speakeasy called the 201 Club in 1929, located at 406 Stockton Street.
After Tower's departure the restaurant was reopened briefly by new investors under the same name but with a less expensive, Mediterranean concept. In 2004 it became the new location of San Francisco's Trader Vic's, which had been closed since 1994. The Palo Alto location of Stars became a branch of Wolfgang Puck's Spago Restaurant in 1997.
La Taqueria: Burritos. San Francisco San Francisco is a hot spot for excellent burrito joints. One of the best is La Taqueria, where the lines over the years have been long but fast-moving.You won ...