Yip on Mangarosa
Mangarosa *1548 Stockton St @ Union * San Francisco, CA 94133 * (415) 956-3211
Cuisine: Brazilian
Neighborhood: North Beach
The Scene
COLOR!! A lot of red. A lot of orange. A lot of bright yellow. Art on the walls is of ... what else ? Different interpretations of Mangos! They also have an inviting bar that might be nice for after-work drinks.
The Menu
Lots of apps. Lots of small plates. Ideal to share entrees family style. The Brazilian cuisine is a nice North Beach alternative to the traditional Italian fare.
The Food
I started with the signature house salad, which was horribly inedible. I took two bites and stopped eating, but the group had ordered lots of apps so I had a few other things to taste. The beer fries were the best thing we had all night. Warm spinach salad was pretty good too. Crab and Artichoke dip is usually one of my favorites to order at restaurants, but here the ruined it -- it was horribly fishy tasting. Our table was so full from all the starters we ordered that you would think the staff would know to hold the entrees until we had somewhat powered through. No, unfortunately we were bombarded with plates and had to do a shuffle to make it all fit or decide we were done with our half full appetizer plates. I had scallops, and I tasted a few other entrees that I was equally unimpressed with, average at best.
The Service
Our waitress was very attentive and responsive (we were a big group), but there were a couple of big service slip-ups. (1) The menu didn't state that the artichoke app had bacon. When my vegetarian friend realized this after a bite or two, the waitress wasn't nearly apologetic enough and surprisingly didn't remove this item from the bill at the end of the evening. (2) One girl at the end of our table ordered a bottle of wine. The waitress misunderstood and brought her just a glass. When we clarified, they brought the bottle, but the bill reflected a by-the-glass purchase as well as the bottle. In both cases, real customer service would have left the restaurant acknowledging and not holding the customer responsible for their mistakes.
The Bathroom
By the sink, there is one of those magnifying lighted mirrors you use at home to maintenance your eye brows and apply your makeup. I couldn't help but wonder what-de-heck it was doing there ?!!?
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In a spoonful, I think it was overpriced for what it was. The service was attentive when you needed another fork, but didn't deliver when it came to making sure patrons want to return.
Yip gives it 1.5 spoons.
Cuisine: Brazilian
Neighborhood: North Beach
The Scene
COLOR!! A lot of red. A lot of orange. A lot of bright yellow. Art on the walls is of ... what else ? Different interpretations of Mangos! They also have an inviting bar that might be nice for after-work drinks.
The Menu
Lots of apps. Lots of small plates. Ideal to share entrees family style. The Brazilian cuisine is a nice North Beach alternative to the traditional Italian fare.
The Food
I started with the signature house salad, which was horribly inedible. I took two bites and stopped eating, but the group had ordered lots of apps so I had a few other things to taste. The beer fries were the best thing we had all night. Warm spinach salad was pretty good too. Crab and Artichoke dip is usually one of my favorites to order at restaurants, but here the ruined it -- it was horribly fishy tasting. Our table was so full from all the starters we ordered that you would think the staff would know to hold the entrees until we had somewhat powered through. No, unfortunately we were bombarded with plates and had to do a shuffle to make it all fit or decide we were done with our half full appetizer plates. I had scallops, and I tasted a few other entrees that I was equally unimpressed with, average at best.
The Service
Our waitress was very attentive and responsive (we were a big group), but there were a couple of big service slip-ups. (1) The menu didn't state that the artichoke app had bacon. When my vegetarian friend realized this after a bite or two, the waitress wasn't nearly apologetic enough and surprisingly didn't remove this item from the bill at the end of the evening. (2) One girl at the end of our table ordered a bottle of wine. The waitress misunderstood and brought her just a glass. When we clarified, they brought the bottle, but the bill reflected a by-the-glass purchase as well as the bottle. In both cases, real customer service would have left the restaurant acknowledging and not holding the customer responsible for their mistakes.
The Bathroom
By the sink, there is one of those magnifying lighted mirrors you use at home to maintenance your eye brows and apply your makeup. I couldn't help but wonder what-de-heck it was doing there ?!!?
************
In a spoonful, I think it was overpriced for what it was. The service was attentive when you needed another fork, but didn't deliver when it came to making sure patrons want to return.
Yip gives it 1.5 spoons.
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