Small Plates in Cow Hollow

In the second edition of "Rick's Tips," Blue Heron's free, quarterly newsletter of fun things to do in the Bay Area, I wrote about small plates restaurants in San Francisco. The three restaurants featured in the article are all still producing top-notch food.

Now I would like to add a new restaurant, Terzo, to the list. Located in the Cow Hollow district of San Francisco, near the corner of Union and Steiner Streets, Terzo features small plates of Mediterranean food. On a recent visit, we sampled excellent dishes such as Calamarata pasta with seafood, roasted eggplant with peppers, roasted Niman Ranch beef, and a green bean and heirloom tomato salad. Desserts were also quite tasty. We had a wonderful pairing of Brillat Savaurin cheese with fig compote and a chocolate cake with allspice ice cream and chantilly. The wine list, while not extensive, contained a reasonably priced Cote du Rhone, which paired nicely with our food.

Terzo joins its sister restaurant across the Street, Rose's Cafe, as nice places to dine in Cow Hollow. Terzo is open for dinner nightly. Rose's Cafe is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. To make a reservation at Terzo, call (415) 441-3200.

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