Fog
Harbor Fish House
Excellent Seafood and Fabulous Views
Dining
Detectives
By Carol & Joe Davis
Fall
is a great time of year to enjoy the best that San Francisco
has to offer. The Summer crowds of cold tourists in shorts with
recently purchased Alcatraz sweat shirts are gone, as are this
year's hard partying America's Cup attendees. So we thought it
was time to enjoy what the tourists have been enjoying! We hadn't
dined at PIERS 39 in years and decided it was time to try Fog
Harbor Fish House. They recently revamped their seasonally fresh,
locally sourced menu offerings to adhere to and comply with the
Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Guidelines of 100% Sustainability
and support healthy abundant oceans www.SeafoodWatch.org.
We
were offered a window table with a beautiful view but this evening
we preferred to sit in the lively Bar area in an elevated comfortable
booth. We still had great views of the bay and were able to watch
the sun set over the glistening San Francisco Bay and Marin Headlands.
We ordered San Pellegrino Sparkling Water and received some fresh,
warm in-house baked Sourdough Bread and had some Signature Cocktails.
We enjoyed both the Lipstick Lemondrop which was made with Grey
Goose Citron Vodka, triple sec, fresh squeezed lemon then shaken
and layered with black raspberry liqueur and the Organic Agave
Margarita made with Maestro Dobel Tequila, Cointreau, fresh lime
juice and organic agave nectar.
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The
Starters that we tried were all wonderful! Our favorite was the
Red Chili Garlic Shrimp which had fabulous large shrimp
in a sauce made with red chili paste, onions, peppers and garlic.
It was quite spicy which we loved. The more traditional Jumbo
Shrimp Cocktail served with cocktail sauce was so fresh and
had plenty of horseradish in the cocktail sauce.
Another
very tasty appetizer was the Baked Scallops with Parmesan
cheese, fresh herbs, butter and breadcrumbs which is served with
salad and balsamic. This sounds rich but it was actually very
light and healthy.
You
must try the Clam Chowder which had fresh clams and was
thick and quite rich. We opted for a bowl but most other diners
had the Fresh House Baked Sourdough Bread Bowl which is very San
Francisco. Our entrée was the large Shellfish Platter
which had Dungeness Crab, mussels, clams, shrimp, and corn and
was oven roasted with butter, garlic and herbs. This was a wonderful
combination, so attractive and an excellent value. The shellfish
tasted especially fresh and the herb and garlic butter was just
amazing. We can't wait to have this again!
The
International Wine List features reasonably priced wines by the
bottle, glass or glass and a half (8 ounce pour) including a nice
selection of California Wines. The 2012 Hill Family Estate
Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc was perfect with our seafood
dinner.
The
Desserts were both made in house and just fabulous. The Apple
Crisp ala Mode made with tart Granny Smith apples, walnuts
and butter crumb was served warm in a ramekin with Vanilla Ice
Cream. The Tiramisu made with Italian Lady Fingers dipped
in a mixture of liqueurs and fine espresso, then layered with
mascarpone cream and dusted with chocolate was actually the best
we had ever tasted. It was so aromatic, light and truly wonderful.
We ate it all which says a lot since we had already eaten heartily.
We
had a very delightful and delicious dinner at Fog Harbor Fish
House which features excellent cuisine, generous portions and
reasonable prices. There is something on the menu for everyone
including great cocktails, Seafood, Salads, Burgers and Steaks.
Before and after dinner we enjoyed walking around PIERS 39 which
is a World Class destination and found higher end shops than we
expected and Panoramic Views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz
that were really incredible. We look forward to returning soon.
Fog
Harbor Fish House
PIER 39 #213
San Francisco, CA. 94133
415-421-2442
www.Fogharbor.com