lets talk about the space - love the decor, very dim lighting, a big open space with high ceiling or roof with exposed roof frame and ventilation pipes...
there're big window panes as dividers between the bar and the dining room and the terrace (an indoor outdoor dining space)... check out some of the photos at their website. the crowd - mostly men in their 30's and up, all in conservative business suits, i felt like i was in finacial district. now on to the food, umm delish! at the bar, Madame Yoko had a Kir royal and i a french 75 - a cocktail with gin, lemon and sparkling wine. it was good... although i don't know why i ordered that. we got seated 15 minutes later, i love the big table by the way.
i glanced over the neighboring tables to see how big the portion is, all seemed kind of big. so we decided to share a starter and have our seperate entrees. charcuterie plate for the starter, there were country pate, duck liver pate, something looked like headcheese, ham (looked like serano) and things that i don't know the names but they were all good, served with a couple cornichons, a small mount of chutney and perfectly grilled bread. for entrees, madame Yoko ordered herself the sole with savoy spinach and dungeness crab with leek fondue. i had the pork tenderloin with pork belly and shelling beans. the pork was perfectly cooked, crisp with sweet glaze on the outside and still pink inside but fully cooked, not rare at all. 
the pork belly was crispy and sweet as well, perfectly cooked, again! the beans, beautifully cooked, not a split in the skin and yet so tender. i had a couple glasses of barolo from seralunga and the Yoko had a martini and a kir royal again. the barolo is excellent, deep ruby color, dry and very hearty... almost too strong for the pork but i like it anyway. we were stuffed after the 2 hr feast, no room for desert.... actually, i had a glass of muscato for my night cap. a perfect meal, actually worths a month wait.http://www.sprucesf.com/
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