Loved By SF For 25 Years!
"The kind of place you go just to hang out and enjoy the fact you are in San Francisco."
"Not just a restaurant but something much more personal. San Francisco-resident owned and operated. A gathering place where friendships, relationships, and businesses have blossomed. A zillion personal details and a ton of soul. A cornerstone of the neighborhood. The menu is comfortable from start to finish, just like the process of scratch cooking they tout. It stresses high quality, healthy ingredients."
"A runaway success, perpetually busy, ‘San Francisco’s Living Room’."
"Once described as “San Francisco’s Living Room”, The Grove offers top-rated catering services for its exceptionally good American comfort food. An independent and family-owned and operated establishment led by San Francisco residents, The Grove caters to any sort of special event and features a wealth of quality food items, including breakfast and lunch picnics for 8-10 guests, fresh organic salads and a variety of platters completed with utensils, plateware and napkins. Led by owners Kenneth Zankel and Anna Veyna Zankel, The Grove first opened in 1999 and offers four San Francisco locations – in the Design District, on the Fillmore, Yerba Buena near SFMOMA and at the beginning of Hayes Street Hill, near the War Memorial Opera House."
"With 200 year old barn floors and beams, the interior feels like a casual mountain lodge. Killer food: breakfast burrito, hot Cuban sandwich, frosty micro-brews, hearty mac and cheese (with four cheeses!), decadent desserts like organic fruit pies or huge cookies baked in-house hourly. The wooden tables inside are big enough to share with friends (or even friendly strangers) and chess and backgammon boards are available. Owner and music lover Ken Zankel plays selections from his collection. While you’re re-fueling or planning the next round of shopping, you needn’t interrupt your people-watching: The Grove has big front windows (wide open in fine weather) and sidewalk seating too.”
“San Francisco's South of Market area is filled with high-technology start-ups. Yet The Grove has the opposite of a techie vibe. The restaurant is all timber: floors, walls, tables and benches. There's a fireplace and chimney that rise to the roof of the airy, two-story space. Kenneth Zankel, who co-owns The Grove with designer wife Anna Zankel says his wife designed the eatery to be “like the living room that we personally wish we had.” That atmosphere, combined with the American comfort-food menu has produced a daily out-the-door lunch line at The Grove.”
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