Last Friday after a book reading in Corte Madera, I went back to COCO500 with the Restaurant Whore and F. Both F. and I had eaten there before and suffered through terrible service, but one of us knew the bartender, one of us had a mad craving for the squash blossom and truffle oil flatbread, and one of us was just happy to go along and sneak in another yummy chocolate brownie. The verdict? Much better. I still loved the tempura-fried green beans (though yoo-hoo, the lemon aioli is way better than the eggplant tapenade for dipping) and fell immediately, head-over-heels in love with the flatbread. That alone is worth the trip. We also had a lovely whole fish, a dorade I believe, which was fileted tableside (I kept the head and ate the little cheeks -- I was willing to share but no one else wanted any). The wine was excellent, and this time the service was too. I wouldn't make a point of going back or dragging Mr. Food Musings -- well, maybe for the flatbread... -- but if we were in the neighborhood, I'd happily go in for another bite.
Besides the food, there were a few other choice morsels from the night. Can you guess who said what?
"Rosemary is the slut of the herb world."
"Decorum is overrated."
"I guarantee you that the two of us would have spent more than the four of them with their little salads." (said punishingly about four 20-somethings distracting the servers with their copycat Citizens-clad bums and tin giggles)
COCO500, San Francisco, 500 Brannon Street, 415.543.2222
That flatbread sounds delicious!
Posted by: Beth | October 29, 2005 at 02:30 PM