Mission, San Francisco ยท restaurant
Ernest turned a converted Bryant Street warehouse into one of San Francisco's most sought-after dining rooms. The beef tartare has achieved cult status in SF (six consecutive years on the Chronicle Top 100) and the Tomahawk pork tonkatsu, served with Japanese curry and shaved cabbage, is the kind of dish that earns a return visit before the first one ends. Finish with the Ernest sundae: vanilla hazelnut swirl, hazelnut praline, and house-made Magic Shell.
Overnight-marinated steak with garlic chive chimichurri
Jidori egg yolk and sea urchin on brioche, glossy and intensely rich
Koshihikari rice with summer vegetables and harissa, the side dish that consistently steals focus.
Bluefin tuna with egg yolk, negi, and aonori. Clean, precise, the starter most tables reorder.
SF Chronicle Top 100 staple for 6 years, often finished with trout roe