Lan's #14: Cortez

Cortez
550 Geary Street
(between Jones St & Shannon St)
San Francisco, CA 94102

Wandered in here with J and 3 friends on a Friday afternoon after some drinks and snacks at Grand Cafe. My original destination was Ponzu but they were closed for a private party--boo!! I've heard good things about their small plates, but the prices are a bit ridiculous. Since we weren't hungry, I opted for a glass of Viognier...which tasted like the bottle had been open for a while. Service was slow and a bit retarded (there was a waitress staring blankly at us).

Free rosemary popcorn, which was nice. The decor is kind of random and the crowd is ooooooold. Probably won't be back although the foie gras looked good.

Jamie took us home and we met some folks at Godzilla for sushi and copious amounts of sake. I did not run the ascribed 10 miles the next morning.