Hayes Street Grill - San Francisco, CA

Hayes Street Grill is a fish house in San Francisco's Civic Center district, across the street from the Performing Arts Center --opposite Davies Symphony Hall, a half block from SF Jazz Center, a block from the Opera House and City Hall.

We opened the grill in 1979 because there simply wasn't a good choice for dinner before the opera, ballet, or symphony. We wanted such a place ourselves, so we created a restaurant that would prepare unfussy food, casual enough to work before a performance, but substantial and tasty enough to be a main event. We drew inspiration from old San Francisco grills like Tadich and the old Jack's, but we took the grill concept a step further by seeking out local ingredients and cooking them in a modern style." Currently Dick Sander runs the dining room and selects all the wine.