Restaurants near National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi

It’s a fun spot with tasty food at a moderately premium price. There is better Chinese food to be had in San Francisco, but the vibe here makes it worth the occasional trip. We had the chrysanthemum salad, which was very tasty and fresh though I didn’t much care for the dressing. It seemed a little bland to me. We had the xiao long bao, which I usually love. These were very tasty, but nothing special. The fat noodles were great. The sauce was a little sweet to my taste. The winner for me was the tofu clay pot with minced pork. Wonderfully spicy and full of interesting flavors, offset by the creamy creamy tofu. Really beautifully prepared.

I was treated like a Queen at Mona Lisa Mare e Monti tonight for my Birthday dinner. Giovanni, the waiter, provided the most excellent service; so friendly and professional. And the food! So fresh and delicious, and with such beautiful presentation. This is my favorite special occasion restaurant in North Beach!

Born and raised in the Bay Area but have been living in SF proper for 14 years now. Kinda ashamed to say I finally checked out this SF institute today but better late than never as the food and service were absolutely incredible! I consider myself a cioppino connoisseur so had to try theirs and cross it off my list. I must say, the cioppino at Original Joe’s definitely did not disappoint and immediately shot to my top 5 list for sure. Throw in the impeccable service we received from our server David and his fellow team members and I can see why it’s become such a San Francisco landmark! Kudos to Original Joe’s in North Beach!

I had been to this restaurant years ago and went back last night and I thought the food was great, very good value and service was very friendly,

These drinks are made to perfection. Served beautifully