Published On: Mar 15, 2007
2316 Polk St
San Francsico, CA 94109
There is no doubt at all that you will enjoy the exceptional French cuisine offered at the La Folie restaurant one the finest San Francisco gourmet restaurants. The fine elegance of some San Francisco gourmet restaurants may scare some off but the La Folie is perfect for family dinning and casual dress is welcome.
Few San Francisco gourmet restaurants meet the standards of the cuisine at La Lolie. Dinner at gourmet restaurants in San Francisco may include such gourmet items as Sturgeon on braised leeks with Polenta Gâteau and Oxtail, Barramundi with Pt. Reyes Manila clam chowder, or lobster with a roasted baby pumpkin filled with vegetables.
One of the dishes La Folie is best known for around San Francisco restaurants and California are the “lollipops”. Not a lollipop at all, this gourmet specialty is actually quail. The leg bones are cleaned to form the sticks and the thighs are filled with liver and then shaped into balls. When lying on a plate or held by the “sticks” this fair looks very much like a lollipop.
The French cuisine doesn’t stop with the main course though. Desert at this gourmet restaurant in San Francisco may consist of “Le Coco et La Passion” which is coconut tapioca with passion fruit, and basil or “The Sunset” made up of vanilla ice cream, brandied dry fruits and bittersweet chocolate.
This gourmet restaurant in San Francisco California was first opened in 1988 and is owned by Roland Passot who is a renowned chef himself. With formal French training and several years experience in such fine restaurants as Le Francais in Chicago and the French Room in Dallas Passot has developed a certain flair of his own at La Folie combining classical French with California consciousness and add a bit of humor as well.
A lot of gourmet restaurants in San Francisco have undergone changes over the years but the cuisine is defiantly what stands out since the remodeling of La Folie a few years ago. Once over powered by brightly colored marionettes and harlequin styled stained glass La Folie now emotes a simple elegant atmosphere making it a favorite among San Francisco restaurants.
This San Francisco restaurants main dinning room is now decorated with long slender mirrors and light copper colored drapes covering the walls. Crisp white linens on the tables and polished wood chairs create the perfect platform for the elaborate delicacies on the menu. Fewer but larger tables also lend towards giving the dining area a larger feel over the past cluttered appearance.
Although reservations are not required it is a good idea to make them particularly on the weekends when they are the busiest and La Folie is one of the gourmet restaurants in San Francisco that is not open on Sundays. This San Francisco restaurant also offers a small banquet room that is ideal for small parties, business meetings, or special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, and retirements.
Some of the nearby sites you may want to visit either before or after your dinner at La Folie in San Francisco California or another one of the other many San Francisco gourmet restaurants include a walk down Lombard Street with it’s twists and turns and eight angels or you may take the ferry across to Alcatraz Island and the once home to many of America’s most notorious prisoners.
Three other San Francisco landmarks in the neighborhood of one of the finest gourmet restaurants in San Francisco are Grace Cathedral, Fisherman’s Wharf, and the oddly shaped museum known as The Octagon House. You can easily enjoy your delicious meal at one of several San Francisco restaurants such as La Folie and then walk off some extra calories by taking a stroll to any of these attractions.
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