Fifth Floor - There Are No Words...

Restaurant: Fifth Floor
Address: 12 4th Street at Market inside the Hotel Palomar, Downtown SF
Phone Number: (415) 348-1555
Cuisine: New American
Dining Companions: The Girls

I was a very bad food blogger when it came to this visit. I didn’t take any notes or take any pictures (what you’re going to see are photos my girlfriends took). I treated this meal as if I was not a food blogger…if that makes any sense. I just sat back and enjoyed my visit. I didn’t have any intention of doing a recap of the meal, but since Exec Chef Baz and “The Filipino Pastry Chef” were so nice to us, I had to share.

The girls I came with I have known since high school and j0lie, since the 4th grade. After years of not seeing each other, we realized we were all getting older and hey, why not reunite over dinner? Two weeks prior we went to Wayfare Tavern. On this night, the Fifth Floor. I had always wanted to come here, but since Chef Baz joined the desire became even stronger. Perfect timing. I experienced Chef's food for the first time when he was back at Chez Papa and it was simply fabulous. Couldn't wait.

Again, because I was a “bad blogger,” I didn’t take notes of the exact menu descriptions...so everything I am writing here is from memory. Like the experience I had at Benu a little while ago, I am not going to go dish by dish to say how “glorious” and “fantastic” each was. In truth, everything we had was amazing. I want you to go to the Fifth Floor and try it out yourself. With that said, here was our dinner (after the delicious champagne and amuse bouche Chef had sent over):


Hamachi Crudo with Cherries

Beets, Strawberry, and Mascarpone

Heirloom Cucumber Salad to the Left and Beets to the Right

Mendocino Uni Flan…Yes…

Brillat-Savarin Ravioli

Hot and Cold Foie Gras with Rhubarb

The Foie Gras. Chef Baz does it best!

Spring Pea Risotto with Bacon

j0lie’s Duck Breast

Popper’s Fallon Hills Ranch Spring Lamb with Couscous

Momma’s Salmon and Clams

My Squab

Rozzer’s New Bedford Diver Scallops

Bammer’s Dry Aged Steak

The biggest treat was having Chef Baz and The Filipino Pastry Chef
bring out our desserts. Yup, we got a flippin’ fireshow with dinner.
All the following desserts were made by Fifth Floor’s pastry chef Francis Ang.

Baked Alaska with Cassis Ice Cream

Strawberry Consommé

Chocolate Bomb

Rhum Baba with Pineapple

Beignets and Ice Cream

Mignardise

It was an awesome dinner to say the least. Chef Baz made sure he used only the freshest ingredients he was able to find at the local farmer’s market and doing so gave us incredible dishes that evoked color, flavor, and sexiness. I would come back just for the uni flan and the foie gras. Seriously.

Fifth Floor.

Try it.

You won’t be sorry.

xoxo,
Jo

PS: it sure was grand to be served by the “Hottest Chef in America.” ;-)
PPS: bad blogger.