Heritage Restaurant- San Francisco, CA

Healthy eating is all the rage in San Francisco, from açaí bowls to poke. Located in the inner Richmond district, Heritage Restaurant delivers on its promise to serve farm fresh healthy eats. Its chef, Cameron Lewark, brings in influences from Maui and Wolfgang Puck to create delicious Californian meals.

We came just in time for happy hour, which meant that some of Heritage’s signature dishes were cheaper than normal. While a little on the pricy side, Heritage serves healthy and good-looking meals to its customers. Our server (who was very good at selling the restaurant by the way, and deserves a bonus) recommended almost everything on the menu, but we decided to start out with their spicy salmon poke and avocado toast.

Since Heritage Restaurant changes their menu frequently, I’ll provide a copy of that day’s menu below and leave a link to their changing menu in the comments section.

One would expect that poke and avocado toast would be spread on toast, topped with poke, ready for consumption. Chef Lewark had a different take on the traditional meal, however, scooping out the seed of the avocado, filling it with poke, and toasting the bread with cumin and sesame. While I was skeptical of this modern take at first, it turned out to be both aesthetic for those foodie pictures and delicious.

After that initial appetizer, I ordered their prime beef New York striploin, paired with warm nectarines and sweet corn purée. Although I asked for my meat to be prepared medium rare, it came out of the kitchen a little overcooked. That said, the combination still turned out to be tasty, and I have no other complaints. Their sweet corn purée was perfect for summer and the nectarines were a nice artistic touch.

As a side, I tried their fried cauliflower, which was surprisingly some of the best (and probably least healthy) cauliflower I have ever eaten. Butter, cream, and butter. I would highly recommend it– especially if you’re trying to get your kids into vegetables. VERY successful.

Even shared, this meal left me feeling very full. But I couldn’t resist a taste of their milk and cookies. The dessert comes with four different types of cookies: chocolate chocolate, chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, and vanilla almond. The chef also froths some milk, perfect for dipping. As you can see, it also makes a good-looking picture (check out that ombre cookie spread!)

My meal at Heritage Restaurant definitely exceeded expectations. While I was a little disappointed by my undercooked steak, the rest of my meal was well-done and the service was excellent.

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See you next time!

Anya (@inspector_food)