"Few places feel classic and planted in Hayes Valley, none more than Hayes Street Grill. Patricia Unterman has spent her career as a steward of SF’s food industry — first as a critic, then as a founding board member of the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market, and since serving honest farm to table cuisine at Hayes Street Grill for the last 45 years. Iacobi beans, Brokaw avocado, and first of the season asparagus have found their way onto the menu recently at one of the few remaining restaurants in the city that can pull off country-club core." - Matt Tillquist