Rubicon - Downtown

Ok, how the hell can you go wrong with a restaurant owned in part by the following:

• Robert DeNiro (You talkin' to me?)
• Robin Williams (Only saw LIVE 11 times so far and go to Bimbos to see him practice whenever he is there.)
• Francis Ford Coppola (OK, director of our favorite movie of all time, GF 1 and 2 to be clear)
• Drew Nieporent (the guy who actually has to KNOW something about running many restaurants with all of these superstars around)

You can't. And that's why we have Rubicon. One of MANY fab restaurants owned by this amazing group. (Tribeca Grill and Nobu too? Rubicon is a brother in this family of excellence.) If we were to consistently say, for overall food in this great city, what our two faves, among faves, are this is definitely one of them. We won't tell you the other...yet.

Expensive? YES. And worth every damn penny. Oysters, if you're into it, not to be beat. Scallops here are pretty freakin' good and "if" they have any kind of filet, you must, must get it. It's good. Almost all of the fish they have is pretty nuts in a good way, and if they do have the Polenta and Wild Mushroom Cannelloni in pumpkin sauce? Well, need we say more? These guys are also know for their Braised Beef Short rib so if you're into it, this is the place! Bravo Chef Stuart Brioza, all those big names...we know who does the work:-)

I must say, at lunch if they have the grilled cheese, you must get it. It's usually got all kinds of crazy stuff on it. Not your Ma's velveeta number.

The wine? Crazy! Larry Stone, Ex-Sommelier (But left for good reason. He's now making his own wine, we can't wait Larry!) left behind him a superb list. HUGE selection of imported and local. With Coppola on the board, you know it's gonna be a good listo de vino. Boy did we spend some bucks here in the Dot Com.

Is this a hang out place? No. It's a place you go to impress, so bring your cash or your black AMEX, and get ready to spend, and be spent, cuz the portions are NOT tiny and neither will your bill be :-)

Rubicon
558 Sacramento St.
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 434-4100