Yummy not too fancy food

[gingerfoxgus]

Im looking for a place to take my mom for dinner next week. Everything that I know of is either really casual or too fancy (a la Myth or Jardeneire). I just want something nice, not too pretentious, and most of all delish. She has been to Sauce and Colobri before and likes them. Blue Plate? Ame?

[mchan02]

my fave in this category is Ristorante Milano. It's fairly casual (more so than Rue St Jacques and Luella and Zuni) but I think it's casual in a good way (i.e. very nice looking place, nothing sloppy or under-done about it). The service is fantastic, and the menu is equally delicious - very authentic italian (no chicken parm). it's quaint, charming, small, and unpretentious.

it's on Pacific between Hyde and Larkin.

[Doodleboomer]

Blue Plate is great, nothing fancy about it, but the food, atmosphere and wait staff are great, and outstanding

[Grubbjunkie]

Not sure why but I always think Italian when people ask me where to take parents. Go to Delfina if it's not too late for a reservation. Or A16. Maybe Rose Pistola but I haven't been there in a long time.

[Nancy Berry]

I like Firefly. www.fireflyrestaurant.com/menu

[Morton the Mousse]

Farmer Brown, coco500, Incanto, Zuni Cafe all come to mind.

[rtmonty]

Luella is outstanding, a great neighborhood restaurant at Hyde and Green. Great pork, wonderful desserts, not expensive, good wine list.
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Rue Saint Jacque is a little French bistro on Jackson that is also very good, not expensive and casual. Have had great cassolet, rabbit and rack of lamb there.

Ame is very upscale and expensive.

[waldrons]

I think Ame is going to be too "fancy". Do you want to be in any specific neighborhood? How about Allegro for great Roman food? 1500 Hyde for updated comfort food?