1 from the Publisher Historically There Have Been Two Types of Dining
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From the Publisher Historically there have been two types of dining guides—those written by professionals, and those based on a survey of diners. Both methods can produce reliable results, but they are also capable of producing results that appear to be out of sync with the way that the most avid dining hobbyists feel about a restaurant. In the past, there was no way to access the knowledge possessed by this group of people. But hopefully that has changed because OA has developed a new type of survey—one that asks participants to describe how strongly they recommend the restaurants they are evaluating, while at the same time weighting each participant’s input based on the number and quality of the restaurants he or she has rated. It is my hope that this method will prove useful to all categories of diners, and that the narrative provided by this group of people will take its rightful place among the various forms of restaurant criticism that are currently available. If you would like to participate in our 2011 Survey, simply go to the url below and enter the word olive as the pre-approval code. Enjoy, and I hope your dining endeavors in 2010 are fruitful! Steve Plotnicki www.opinionatedaboutdining.com Key to Ratings Fine, Moderate & Casual Dining Inexpensive Dining 98-100 – Worth Planning a Trip Around 8.0-10 – Unique in its Category 95-97.9 – Worthy of Special Attention 7.0-7.9 – Recommended 92-94.9 – Highly Recommended 6.0-6.9 – Acceptable 90-91.9 – Recommended 1.0-5.9 – Can’t Recommend 88-89.9 – Top Local Choice 85-87.9 – Acceptable 75-84.9 – Not Recommended ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 2010 OA Guide – Alphabetical by State Alabama Highlands Bar & Grill Birmingham 92.5 Hot & Hot Fish Club Birmingham 89.5 California 1550 Hyde Cafe & Wine Bar San Francisco 86.4 231 Ellsworth San Mateo 87.6 8 oz. Burger Bar Los Angeles 8.5 A 16 San Francisco 91.4 A.O.C. West Hollywood 88.5 A.R. Valentien La Jolla 87.5 Absinthe San Francisco 89.7 Acquerello San Francisco 91.4 ad hoc Yountville 89.9 Albion River Inn Albion 88.2 Amber India Sunnyvale 89.7 Ame San Francisco 90.9 Angèle Napa 85.0 Angelini Osteria Los Angeles 91.4 Angelli Caffe Los Angeles 88.0 Antonello Sant Ana 83.1 Apple Pan West Los Angeles 7.4 Aqua San Francisco 90.0 Arterra La Jolla 90.7 Asanebo Studio City 92.2 Auberge du Soleil Rutherford 90.6 Aubergine Carmel-by-the-Sea 95.4 Aziza San Francisco 89.7 bacar San Francisco 88.4 Ballard Inn, The Ballard 91.3 Bar Crudo San Francisco 90.4 Barney Greengrass Beverly Hills 7.2 Bay Wolf Oakland 90.5 Belvedere, The Beverly Hills 89.5 Bertrand at Mr. A's La Jolla 85.5 Bette's Oceanview Diner Berkeley 7.1 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2 2010 OA Dining Guide - California (cont.) Bistro Don Giovanni Napa 83.7 Bistro Elan Palo Alto 89.8 Bistro Jeanty Yountville 88.9 Border Grill Santa Monica 87.2 Bouchon Santa Barbara 92.5 Bouchon Yountville 89.0 Boulevard San Francisco 91.0 Brix St. Helena 85.1 Buckeye Roadhouse Mill Valley 79.6 Cafe Bizou Sherman Oaks 91.4 Café Kati San Francisco 86.9 Campanile Los Angeles 88.7 Campton Place San Francisco 91.5 Canteen San Francisco 91.8 Canter's Los Angeles 6.1 Capo Santa Monica 86.0 Casanova Carmel-by-the-Sea 89.0 César Berkeley 90.2 Chaya Brasserie Santa Monica 85.7 Chez Panisse Berkeley 93.9 Chez Panisse Café Berkeley 91.1 Chez TJ Mountainview 90.1 Chinois on Main Santa Monica 88.4 Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen St. Helena 91.0 Ciudad Los Angeles 90.1 Coi San Francisco 95.7 Crustacean Beverly Hills 88.5 Cut Beverly Hills 92.9 Cyrus Healdsburg 95.9 Dan Tana's Los Angeles 85.2 Delfina San Francisco 90.9 Dining Room at the Langham Pasadena 91.2 Doña Tomás Oakland 83.2 Donovan's Steak & Chop House San Diego 88.2 Drago's Santa Monica 90.2 Dry Creek Kitchen Healdsburg 88.1 Epic Roasthouse San Francisco 90.7 Erna's Elderberry House Oakhurst 92.7 Evvia Palo Alto 91.1 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 3 2010 OA Dining Guide - California (cont.) Farallon San Francisco 87.0 Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant, The Forestville 92.8 Fatburger Restaurant Los Angeles 5.0 Father's Office Santa Monica 85.4 Fifth Floor San Francisco 91.2 Fleur de Lys San Francisco 87.8 Foreign Cinema San Francisco 88.3 Foundry Los Angeles 88.6 Fraîche Culver City 87.8 French Laundry, The Yountville 100.0 Fringale San Francisco 90.6 Gary Danko San Francisco 92.0 George's at the Cove La Jolla 88.3 Giorgio Baldi Santa Monica 80.5 Girl & the Fig, The Sonoma 88.8 Go Fish St. Helena 84.9 Grace West Hollywood 92.1 Greens San Francisco 87.4 Griddle Cafe, The Hollywood 6.8 Hamasaku West Hollywood 87.3 Harris' San Francisco 85.0 Hatfield's Los Angeles 90.6 Hitching Post Buellton 85.4 Hog Island Oyster Co. & Bar San Francisco 90.9 Hump, The Santa Monica 94.5 Il Grano West Los Angeles 93.2 Incanto San Francisco 88.1 In-N-Out Burger Los Angeles 7.5 Jar West Hollywood 88.1 Jardinière San Francisco 89.1 John Ash & Co. Santa Rosa 84.6 Josie Santa Monica 90.1 K&L Bistro Sebastapol 90.0 Katsu-ya Studio City 92.5 Kaygetsu Palo Alto 91.0 Kiss Sushi San Francisco 90.0 Koi San Francisco 81.4 Koi Palace Daly City 90.2 Kokkari Estiatorio San Francisco 91.3 Kuleto's San Francisco 85.1 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 4 2010 OA Guide - California (cont.) La Folie San Francisco 91.2 La Super-Rica Santa Barbara 7.4 La Taqueria San Francisco 7.7 La Toque Napa 91.2 Langer's Deli Los Angeles 7.0 Lawry's The Prime Rib Los Angeles 88.9 Le Colonial San Francisco 87.1 Le Pain Quotidien Santa Monica 6.6 Le Papillon San Jose 88.9 LG's Prime Steakhouse Palm Springs 87.8 Lucques West Hollywood 91.6 Mama's on Washington Square San Francisco 8.4 Manresa Los Gatos 98.5 Marché Menlo Park 90.3 Marine Room La Jolla 80.9 Marinus Carmel 95.8 Market Restaurant & Bar La Jolla 92.1 Martini House St. Helena 90.1 Masa's San Francisco 92.8 Mastro's Steakhouse Beverly Hills 87.4 Matsuhisa West Hollywood 93.3 Mélisse Santa Monica 91.2 Michael Mina San Francisco 87.6 Michael's Santa Monica 87.3 Mille Fleurs La Jolla 85.0 Mirepoix Windsor 91.3 Mori Sushi West Hollywood 92.6 Mr. Chow Beverly Hills 85.3 Musso & Frank Grill Hollywood 88.6 Mustards Grill St. Helena 86.7 Nate 'n Al Beverly Hills 6.4 Nishimura West Hollywood 91.8 Nobu Malibu Malibu 90.2 Nook Los Angeles 87.2 Oliveto Oakland 89.7 One Market San Francisco 87.5 Ortolan West Hollywood 90.2 Osteria Mozza Los Angeles 93.3 Ozumo San Francisco 89.7 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5 2010 OA Guide - California (cont.) Pace Los Angeles 85.5 Pacific's Edge Carmel Highlands 87.7 Pamplemousse Grille La Jolla 90.3 Passionfish Pacific Grove 90.1 Patina Los Angeles 92.9 Perbacco San Francisco 88.8 Philippe the Original Los Angeles 7.2 Pink's Famous Chili Dogs Los Angeles 7.4 Piperade San Francisco 88.9 Pizzeria Delfina San Francisco 8.4 Pizzeria Mozza Los Angeles 7.5 Pizzeria Tra Vigne St. Helena 7.3 Pizzetta 211 San Francisco 8.3 Press St. Helena 82.9 Providence Los Angeles 95.9 Quince San Francisco 93.0 R & G Lounge San Francisco 91.0 Range San Francisco 91.1 Redd Restaurant Yountville 91.7 Ritz-Carlton Dining Room San Francisco 92.0 Rivoli San Francisco 89.4 Roppongi La Jolla 84.5 Roscoe's House of Chicken 'n Waffles Hollywood 8.4 Sam's Grill & Seafood Restaurant San Francisco 86.3 Sawa Sushi Sunnyvale 91.2 Sears Fine Food San Francisco 6.6 Sebo San Francisco 89.9 Slanted Door, The San Francisco 89.5 Sona West Hollywood 92.3 Spago Beverly Hills 93.6 Super Secret Beef Place West Los Angeles 91.0 Sushi Nozawa Studio City 90.7 Sushi Ota Sushi Ota 90.4 Sushi Ran Sausalito 91.9 Sushi Sasabune West Los Angeles 86.1 Sutro's at the Clift House San Francisco 83.2 Swan Oyster Depot San Francisco 91.4 Syrah Santa Rosa 87.4 Tadich Grill San Francisco 84.6 ©2008-2010 SJP MEDIA, LLC • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 6 2010 OA Guide - California (cont.) Tamarine Palo Alto 87.6 Tapenade La Jolla 87.3 Tartine Bakery San Francisco 8.7 Taylor's Automatic Refresher St. Helena 6.5 Teatro ZinZanni San Francisco 74.6 Terra St. Helena 90.1 Ton Kiang San Francisco 87.8 Town Hall San Francisco 87.0 Tra Vigne St. Helena 85.6 Ubuntu Napa 94.4 Urasawa Beverly Hills 98.4 Valentino Santa Monica 85.9 Vincenti Brentwood 88.9 Viognier San Mateo 86.0 Water Grill Los Angeles 92.9 Wine Spectator Greystone St. Helena 88.7 WineSellar & Brasserie San Diego 87.9 Woodward's Garden San Francisco 88.3 Yank Sing San Francisco 90.6 Yuet Lee San Francisco 87.9 zazu Santa Rosa 87.9 Zuni Café San Francisco 90.1 Colorado Flagstaff House Boulder 90.3 Frasca Food and Wine Boulder 91.7 Jax Fish House Denver 88.0 Kevin Taylor's at the Opera Denver 81.4 Kitchen, The Boulder 82.6 Matsuhisa Aspen Aspen 91.5 Pinons Aspen 86.9 Rioja Denver 86.2 Sweet Basil Denver 86.2 Connecticut Dressing Room A Homegrown Restaurant Westport 87.2 Fat Cat Pie Co.