401 Geary (at Mason)
(415) 885-6407


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Review by: JuanBreakfast on 3/29/2008

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This place is open very late into the morning. Good place to drunk people watch. Oh, the breakfast items are the standard fair. The location is in a very seedy spot of the "City". Oh, the breakfast, nothing special. It's what you would expect from any breakfast place.

Review #13174Review by: Mr Breakfast on 5/1/2004

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Great atmosphere. Good food. Perfect for a late-night drunken breakfast.

On a recent West Coast research trip, I was lucky to find the Pinecrest. Admittedly, I was a little tight both nights that I ate there. But sauced or not, I know a good omelette when I see one.

I had the house omelette. The cooks at Pinecrest are not afraid to really cook. The hash browns were brown and crispy. And the omelettes were cooked such that the cheese that peaked out of the sides was just to the left of being burnt -- giving the omelettes the occasional appeal of fried cheese. There's nothing delicate about the dishes here. Everything was hearty and substantial.

Maybe I got lucky, but the atmosphere both nights was almost a cinematic representation of a late night diner. Drunken loners rallied up to the counter. Beautiful blurry-eyed granola girls giggled over waffles in one booth, while two tables down new lovers were gassing up for a night that had only just begun.

The first night I was there, king-sized character actor Brian Posehn (Just Shoot Me - NBC TV) dropped in with a buddy. He was quickly assailed by a table of girls who were wrapping up a bachelorette party. "Suddenly Susan!" they began to shout referring to a television program he was never in. The actor/comedian was cordial to the girls - talking with them - being groped by them - but behind his eyes, you could see the man was anxious for breakfast.

As I left, I looked back to see the large funny man sharing a booth with the bride-to-be. Her bachelorette party veil was gently touching his shoulder. "Whaat?" he asked, "You don't like your fiancé?"

He had a real shot.

Ahh... drunken, late-night San Francisco, your magic is revealed in breakfast at the Pinecrest Restaurant.

Award Nomination: Most Comfortable

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