1300onFillmore

San Francisco is an amazing food city. I have been looking for great soul food inside of the city. I have tried to Yelp Soul Food restaurants and what always seemed to pop up was Hard Knocks. Hard knocks is an average restaurant to me serving food to people who don't necessary know what Soul Food is or how it should be served. Because I have been raised on Soul Food I definitely know how it should look, smell, and taste. I also understand that food evolves and that fried chicken can be done many different ways but still taste like classic fried chicken. Well 1300onFillmore put a brand new twist on Soul Food that is new and innovative. It is new American Soul that everyone needs to take the time out and try.

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I noticed 1300onFillmore because I catch the 22 and 31 on the corner of Fillmore and Eddy. One night I was catching the bus home and saw this restaurant. I saw people coming of the restaurant laughing, joking, and just having a good time. Any restaurant that has people still bustling with excitement after they leave it and not sleepy and lethargic is a place in which I need to have a dining experience. Dining at this establishment is definitely an experience of your taste buds, eyes, and hospitality.

So my fiance and I decided to go to the restaurant after work one day. Upon arrival it was dimly lit which added to the intimacy of the restaurant. There was Jazz slides playing above the bar informing people of the neighborhood Jazz tradition. The wait staff was amazing with great suggestions of what to try and what to try on your next visit. For an appetizer we had Fresh Water Shrimp Hushpuppies. These hushpuppies were truly amazing. My taste buds could swear they were at a church revival, thats how good they were. I had never had hushpuppies that good before. I had the Black Skillet Fried Chicken, which came with Buttermilk whipped Mash Potatoes, and Pan Gravy. The Black Skillet Fried Chicken was deceptively large. I didn't think there was that much chicken on the plate until i realized I had half of a bird on the plate. WOW was it crispy yet juicy, nicely breaded but not greasy. It was the perfect fried chicken. I was in utter shock to how good the fried chicken was. The mashed potatoes were something to die for as well. They were so creamy and buttery and just WOW. That is the word that kept coming to mind as i put spoon full after spoon full after spoon full. What I can say is that if anyone decides to go to 1300onFillmore don't hesitate. It is worth every penny, from the food, to the service, to the ambiance, to how clean the bathroom's are. It is a must dine and I can't wait to go back for seconds, thirds, and fourths and so on and so on. 

On the next post I will take pictures of the food so you can see what I ate....

Jason