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Bauer Pieces Together 2.5 Stars For Napa’s Charlie Palmer Steak | Eater SF

"When I visited the Haight’s longtime craft-cocktail haven to see how James Beard Rising Star nominee Rachel Aronow was handling the kitchen, I found a menu with “more downs than ups,” and garnishes from the restaurant’s 1,00-square-foot urban garden added an unnecessary sense of “in-your-face” fussiness to many of the dishes. But as one of the city’s craft-cocktail forerunners, you really can’t go wrong with the drinks. Order the charcuterie, the never-gonna-leave-the-menu jerk spiced duck hearts, the brussel sprouts or the fall squash veloute, “a soup fit for birds — and I liked it.” I gave it one star." - Andrew Dalton