22023 Thu Nov 14 16:49:28 -0800 2002 2 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 80776 hi. this is my first try at posting - but i've been an avid lurker at this site and love it! we'll be at the orpheum next wed. and are looking for a good pre-theatre meal. thanks for the help. Thu Nov 14 16:49:28 -0800 2002 0 sheri 1 80807 can't let a first-time poster turn up without any suggestions--except that the Orpheum isn't a great area for food. Millenium (upscale vegan) is nearby on McAllister. Others on this board like it more than I do. There have also been favorable reports for Gyro King across from the main library, but it's a pretty simple place. Your best options are to head back toward Union Square and away from Market (maybe Shalimar or Naan & Curry) or out toward Hayes Valley, across civic center plaza. In Hayes Valley, I'll recommend Pauk K's on Gough and Oak. Fri Nov 15 00:27:13 -0800 2002 80776 0 Windy 1 80809 Haven't been there for a couple of years, but I've had a nicely done jägerschnitzel (veal cutlet with a mushroom sauce) at Schnitzelhaus, on 9th Street near Folsom, a little more than three blocks south of the Orpheum. Good selection of German beer, too, which right around now should include fairly fresh märzens from Oktoberfest. Nothing better than a solid Bavarian dinner before a musical about consumptive bohemians. Link: http://www.schnitzelhaus.net/index.html Fri Nov 15 01:09:49 -0800 2002 80776 0 squid-kun