The Rustic (Duboce Triangle)

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

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Another very good visit to The Rustic https://www.therusticsf.com/ - well executed dishes combined with great service make for a nice dinner. It was fun to briefly chat with our server who is from Italy about our recent trip including places close to his hometown. He also recommended the last “dessert”including the Vin Santo to dip the biscotti.


Focaccia


Fried olives - anchovy filled Spanish olives


Beet Salad - baby spinach, roasted beets, gorgonzola dolce, candied walnuts & sherry vinaigrette


Burrata Caprese - early girl tomatoes, burrata di buffalo, prosciutto, basil pesto, toasted pinenuts


Orecchiette - mild Italian sausage, broccoli rabe, spicy chili flakes


12oz spiced ribeye, grilled broccolini, roasted potato, herb butter


Panna cotta, blueberry compote


Chocolate budino - dark chocolate pudding, creme chantilly, strawberry, candied walnut


Vin Santo del Chianti, almond biscotti

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