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    Past the vintage movie posters and through the double doors is an interior courtyard with a back wall that doubles as a 35mm projection screen, metal drive-in speakers lining the walls. It's a Californian restaurant where you can turn the sound up for dinner-and-a-movie or down to coo over anchovy-stuffed olives. Outdoor heaters handle the Mission fog. A James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurant.

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    One number, weighted & current 87

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    The dishes from the writeups

    • Raw oysters

      “There's a good selection of small plates that you can make a meal out of, including raw oysters, Salt Spring mussels and beef sirloin carpaccio.”

      AAA
    • Seafood tower

      “Here, you can ditch the traditional movie snacks of popcorn and Milk Duds for the elegant seafood tower ($80), filled with fresh crab, lobster, sweet clams, prawns and oysters on ice.”

      San Francisco Chronicle
    • Anchovy-stuffed fried olives

      “Turn them up if you want a dinner-and-a-movie experience or down if you want to coo to your date over anchovy-stuffed fried olives and crackly chicharróns.”

      San Francisco Chronicle
    • Sesame fried chicken

      “Seasonal entrees range from lavender-scented heritage pork chop to sesame fried chicken.”

      AAA

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    Address
    2534 Mission St., San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 5 PM

    • Monday 5 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Tuesday Today 5 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Wednesday 5 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Thursday 5 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Friday 5 PM to 10 PM
    • Saturday 10:30 AM to 2 PM 5 PM to 10 PM
    • Sunday 10:30 AM to 2 PM 5 PM to 9 PM
    Phone
    415-468-7600
    Reserve
    OpenTable
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