You're likely to get lots of praise for Cafe' Gratitude.

Some of it earned. Much of it exaggerated.

My problem with both the Berkeley and San Francisco restaurants is that they're extraordinarily expensive for what you pay for. Unfortunately, that includes all too often an attitude of entitlement by their wait staff. For instance I speak of the huffy little hipster chick that got all fucking bent out of shape when I paid a $22.00 bill with two 20's. The presumptuous, tacky side of her felt compelled to asked me if I wanted my change back. When I told her that indeed I wanted my seventeen-something dollars back she got all huffy and pumped full of attitude. That's the second time I've had such an experience from two different employees. I'll never return.

But back to your question....

If you are going out for a nice night on the town with your posse I STILL recommend Greens (www.greensrestaurant.com) at Fort Mason. Tried and true I still love their food and the atmosphere though it has gotten sort of predictable over the years. Still good and still fun though and certainly NOT as overpriced as Millenium(www.millenniumrestaurant.com/).

Herbivore (www.herbivorerestaurant.com) is a tad trendy with more than a few hipsters trying to act like they're not hipsters which only magnifies their hipster quotient - if you know what I mean.... I've always like this place because it has consistently had some of the freshest produce that I know of. The menu is original and has more than a few spicy dishes rather than the mushy blandness that often gets passed off as veggy fare.