If you like to try good French food, you can add Basque Cultural Center to your to-visit list.
Totof one day asked me if I would like to try French food. Why not? So we went there on a Friday night. The restaurant was more like a dinning place for a country club. Many middle age people were there. Atmosphere was nice. A relaxing place.
What we remember
Totof told me Basque was in South France. Basque was quite close to Spain. Many good chefs were from Basque. So, you could imagine that Basque people were picky about food. Basque cuisine is the heart of Basque culture. In Basque cuisine, you can see French influence and Spanish influence. In addition, you can see the excellent link of the sea and the land in Basque cuisine.
The bread was not sour dough. Somehow, Americans like sour dough. Totof told me French barely ate sour dough. He disliked sour dough. So, when Totof discovered that Basque Cultural Center provided normal bread, he smiled.
We had onion soup. The soup was just right. As entrée, we ordered Stuffed Quail and Chicken Basquaise. The quail was stuffed with apple, cabbage, and bacon. Nicely cooked. The chicken was the typical Basque dish. After entrée, we asked for dessert menu and ordered something with coffee aside. A nice experience.
Location: 599 Railroad Ave, S San Francisco, CA 94080
