Delicious food. Table cloth service. Fun experience to watch the students do their best

Full disclosure: My daughter is currently in the culinary program at SRJC. She was our server today. My review: The restaurant serves as a real-world experience for those who are in the program. The reservations for the restaurant fills up very quickly. It's only open at this time of year and in the spring for about 6 weeks (2 times per week). We had a table of six so we got to try a lot of different things. I ordered the Ancho Chile-braised Pork. The meat was very tender and flavorful. My mother ordered the Pan Roasted Atlantic Salmon. She said it was one the best salmon dishes she's ever had and it was cooked perfectly. I tried bites from everyone else's orders and all the other dishes were tasty. We tried the soups and appetizers also. I especially liked the desserts we tried. I also tried the espresso. They used organic coffee from Wolf Coffee Co. in Sonoma County. It was a dark roast which I prefer. If you can, give this restaurant a try. I was impressed. I will be back. My daughter wants to be a chef ultimately, but was working as a server today. Did I mention that our server was extraordinary?

Had lunch here today with a friend. We ordered the Dim Sum and it was excellent! We had dessert as well, citrus cream puffs that were delicious and then we stopped at the bakery on the way out. After tasting several items we know we will be back. The prices are a bargain, the service attentive and the food first rate.

If you want training in the culinary arts from a dozen different aspects this is a good place to be. Students are cooking and serving and we benefit from creative food at a great price. Open for lunch Wednesday through Friday with a reservation. A one page menu with lots of choices and where else can you get a half glass of wine for $3? Had a shiitake mushroom spinach dish with goat cheese and a corn sauce that was excellent. Where they excel though is with their desserts. They are truly a thing of beauty. Spectacular in taste and stunning to look at. Service was slow but with a group of friends or family it was a real treat and good to support. Total bill with tax and tip $86 for four with wine and desserts. Affordable and fun.

One of the guys who works for me told me that his wife went here for lunch, and so I said...let's go, i'll take you guys for my birthday!!....lemme just say that i was amazingly impressed....its a little different in that they only do lunch and you need reservations....it helps if you are "nicely dressed" as it will get you better seating in the front of the house...the hostess (the only rude one) sat us in the back room i think due in part to our appearance (none of us were wearing sport coats or ties).... our waitress was great and is a student!! i should mention that there are cameras and microphones to record how the wait staff present and do their work....i really hope they didn't catch all my conversation!!...they have an excellent menu and a variety of choices to cover all eating preferences... we were brought a lovely basket of artisan bread (multigrain) and shone farms olive oil...which was a fab opener! i also ordered, since it was my bday, 3 half glasses of wine...all from shone farms...a sauv blanc, pinot and syrah...$3 each...nice short pours and excellent wines at that price point...my fave was the syrah!! ok, to the food, two of us had the stew which a coconut pork stew w lemongrass, chilis and ginger over basmati rice ($10.5)...mmmm savory goodness and a great comfort foot items!...we also had a greek chicken souvlaki w marinated veggies, rice pilaf and tzatziki ($12.5), which was also excellent....but the dessert capped our meal in fine fashion....we had rocky road profiteroles w caramel creme anglais and fudge sauce ($6)...omg, so tasty!! i'm attaching the menu and some photos...most of the clientele are retired seniors but don't let that stop you from trying this restaurant which should be supported as it is training our future food purveyors!!

Great vegan pizza. I"m waiting for more vegan desserts and entrees. Pretty pls. I've been going here once a week. I'll pounce on anything vegan! Too bad there's no discount whatsoever for students. It would be a nice gesture to offer 10% on baked goods or something. This will encourage more business but also expose fellow students to the program. The SF City College Culinary program also does not have discounts for students.

These guys really try. As expected a well managed front of house. The food is very good but obviously prepared by learners. their old space on 7th St. is nice and bright and I look forward to their new space. I had the Lingcod my first meal and was very happy with the lemony fish I was served my companion had an exceelent piece of duck althought the veg was a bit overdone. my second meal was at the last day of the spring '11 semester and I must say I wished for the previous days duck. Overall this place is a great deal for the price and the baked goods seem to really ambitious and near-the-mark in terms of quality and freshness.