"The view of the Balclutha and the Bay from Broad Street Oyster Co. might be stunning, but it’s not enough to remedy that a meal here is an overpriced and underwhelming tourist trap. This is an LA mini-chain transplant, and we should have known they were doomed the second they chose to open their first SF location in Ghirardelli Square. The lobster roll has a meat-to-bread ratio that’s straight-up sad—you’ll have enough leftover bread to feed the sea lions at Pier 39. The oysters are tiny and extra briny, and the $42 cioppino tastes like Ragu and is coated in a sneeze-inducing amount of celery salt. Even the burger, which is surprisingly the second-best thing on the menu, is better at the In-N-Out two steps away (where it’s a quarter of the price). But if your second cousin drags you here, ordering the excellent thick fries and a beer is the way to go—it’s the only thing that can successfully drown out all the influencers endlessly peddling lobster rolls." - Ricky Rodriguez
