SF restaurant review-Piperade

[M2d]

wow. Maybe it's because I like food in general, but have never had basque food before. maybe it was the company (my wife), or the occasion (our fifth anniversary). this place was spectacular.
She had a crab salad appetizer (that was recommended), and it lived up to expectations and more. I only got one taste before my fork was bannished to my own side of the table. I had a fried codfish croquette appetizer that was much better tasting than it sounds.
for dinner, she had, possibly, the best all-around steak dinner I've ever eaten in a restaurant (the sauteed portobellos kicked @$$). I had a wonderful seafood stew thing. sort of a basque rendition of paella, minus the chicken.

desert was great as well.

total bill, with tip, was in the 120 range, with wine, appetizer, main dish and desert for each of us (plus a cup of coffee for myself).