The invitation in front of the doorway to one of San Francisco's most recognizable dining landmarks is direct: "GET IN HERE." Stepping inside Fog City Diner leads to an experience that's simultaneously nostalgic and contemporary. Nostalgic thanks to the restaurant's roadside-diner ambiance: stainless steel, glowing neon, checkered tile, polished brass, rich mahogany, mirrored bar, tuck-and-roll leather, starched napkins, chrome ceiling. Nostalgic in a 1930s vein.
But contemporary too, specifically when it comes to Fog City's cuisine. Pick up the menu, and it becomes almost instantly clear that this is no ordinary diner. There's a "raw bar" slate starring seafood delicacies such as oysters, shrimp, prawns, crab, mussels and ahi tuna. Bowl-borne picks include spicy sirloin chili, triple clam chowder and red curry mussel stew. Also chef's special plates both small and large like crabcakes with lemon caper aioli, grilled chicken skewers with a spicy peanut sauce, dungeness-crab cioppino and the "mighty" meatloaf with wild mushroom gravy and truffled mashed potatoes.
"Don't worry and just get in here." - David Gurley, General Manager
