From the restaurant's website:
"Hayes Street Grill is a neo-traditional fish house in San Francisco's Civic Center district, across the street from the Performing Arts Center — opposite Davies Symphony Hall and a block from both the Opera House and City Hall. Patricia Unterman recalls, 'Richard Sander, Anne Haskell, Robert Flaherty and I opened the grill because in 1979 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 farther by seeking out local ingredients and cooking them in a modern style.' "
Full bar. Serving lunch Mon–Fri, dinner nightly.
"Brass coat hooks, white tablecloths, a long bar, and a mix of banquettes and tables define the traditional look of this seafood stronghold."
— Fodors.com
From the restaurant's website:
"Hayes Street Grill is a neo-traditional fish house in San Francisco's Civic Center district, across the street from the Performing Arts Center — opposite Davies Symphony Hall and a block from both the Opera House and City Hall. Patricia Unterman recalls, 'Richard Sander, Anne Haskell, Robert Flaherty and I opened the grill because in 1979 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 farther by seeking out local ingredients and cooking them in a modern style.' "
Full bar. Serving lunch Mon–Fri, dinner nightly.
"Brass coat hooks, white tablecloths, a long bar, and a mix of banquettes and tables define the traditional look of this seafood stronghold."
— Fodors.com