First visit to The Rustic https://www.therusticsf.com/ - Cal-Italian cuisine with wood-fired pizza, all pasta made in-house etc. We sat in the nice covered backyard with a tree in the middle and enjoyed the ambience and good service.
Dishes were all really well made ranging from the fried olives filled with anchovies to daily special of sourdough toast with grilled peaches and burrata to the braised lamb shanks or the hazelnut affogato. Prices are, especially for San Francisco, very reasonable for the quality.
Complimentary focaccia
Fried olives - anchovies filled spanish olives
Spanish octopus, piquillo pepper, cannellini beans, herb salad, salsa verde
Sourdough toast, grilled peach, burrata, red wine reduction
Chicories, radicchio, frisee, grilled nectarine, toasted hazelnuts, balsamic vinaigrette
Pappardelle & oxtail ragu - 6 hours nebbiolo braised oxtail, pecorino sardo
Orecchiette, mild Italian sausage, broccoli rabe, spicy chili flakes
Lamb shank, potato puree, rainbow chard, white wine jus, gremolata
Affogato - hazelnut gelato topped with espresso
Panna cotta, blueberry sauce
Tiramisu, mascarpone, ladyfinger, espresso
