#RIP Iconic #SanFrancisco eatery #FogCity ( fka #FogCityDiner) which quietly closed on #Embarcadero waterfront after 40 years of dining memories.
Known as an innovative unpretentious #SmallPlates party spot with well stocked bar, it became internationally hailed and oft imitated, hosting post game Super Bowl era 49ers and appearing on screen in tv commercials for #AmEx, & films like 1993's "I Married An Ax Murderer". Initially opened in 1985, the diner was topped by a neon trimmed clock reading "Don't Worry" with exterior coated in a coat of fresh chrome that cost half a million dollars then according to newspaper columnist Herb Caen. Upon entry , a sign mandated “No Crybabies", likely placed by spot's "designer" Pat Kuleto or perhaps partners responsible for all the bills, the two Bills : co-founders Higgins & Upson.
Fare from chef Robert Cubberly at the Battery St spot's peak included #Jalapeno Corn Stix, Lobster #Gazpacho, #Hazelnut & Tomatilla Quesadillas and hearty desserts. Co-founding cook Cindy Pawlcyn also went on to fame via her Napa Valley Mustards Grill, and writing 5 #cookbooks of fave dishes. Her spicy spin gave fun flair to typically dull diner dishes, artfully adding Adobo pepper paste to boring Baked Chicken Breasts, and contributing house made chutney to cheeseburgers...
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/fog-city-diner-closes-san-francisco-20355818.php ( pic by Bennett Hall )