San Francisco Restaurant Review
San Francisco restaurant review of Scoma's San Francisco - a great place to eat after Alcatraz Tours! This is one of those San Francisco things to do I have always wanted to experience.
Scoma's is so tucked away that I didn't even know it was there until I started this website! San Francisco is known for it's amazing restaurants and this is defnitely one of them!
Scoma's San Francisco
My husband and I celebrated his birthday dinner there on December 11, 2009. I needed to write a San Francisco restaurant review so I suggested Scoma's. It was a great meal!
We had the "Shellfish Saute" which came with prawns, scallops, lobster and crab legs. It cost $36 and we split the dish. We each got a lobster tail - I don't know if they usually give you two - they must have liked us!
It came with some rice that had this white wine and butter sauce that was very tasty - I wanted more! The seafood tasted very fresh - not fishy.
I think it was the best seafood meal I have ever eaten!
And even though we split it I was very full - especially because I had a couple of sour dough bread rolls with butter also! (those are killer and a definite must experience on your San Francisco things to do list!)
Inside Scoma's
Restaurant Details
San Francisco Restaurant Review Of Scoma's
- Celebrating their 45th anniversary in 2010.
- In 1965 (the year I was born...!) Scoma's was opened by two brothers - Al and Joe Scoma. They bought a six table fishermen coffee shop and used their mother's recipes to open a restaurant.
- Today they serve 450,000 locals and visitors each year!
Fish Receiving Area - 30 Feet From Scoma's Kitchen!
You can see the fish and local Dungeness crab being off loaded from boats and prepared in their kitchen about 30 feet away from the loading dock! If you want fresh this is the place!
Known For:
- crab cakes
- hearty Cioppino
- freshness
How To Get There:
It's located on Fisherman's Wharf
Address: Pier 47, Al Scoma Way, San Francisco CA 94133
Telephone: 1.800.644.5852 or 415.771.4383
It's located on a little tiny street called Al Scoma Way just off Jefferson Street between Jones and Leavenworth Streets on Fisherman's Wharf.
You can also take: Muni Bus Numbers 10, 15, 30, 47
Street Car F Line
Powell Street Cable Car and then walk a couple of blocks east to Al Scoma Way
San Francisco Restaurant Review BONUS
Scoma's Crab Cakes
(Serves 4 to 6 people)
Ingredients
Crab Meat 1 lb
White Onion 2 tbsp
Diced Celery 1 tbsp
Diced Pimento Peppers 1 tbsp
Diced Parsley 2 tsp
Eggs, Whole 3 each, (pasteurized)
Lemon Juice 1/4 tsp
Old Bay Seasoning 1/4 tsp
Panko Crumbs 2 pint
Mayonnaise 2 tbsp
How To Make It
- Chop White Onions, Celery, and Pimento Peppers to minced size.
- Separate crabmeat for crab legs, and drain excess water
- In large mixing bowl add minced vegetables, chopped Parsley, and Panko Crumbs.
- In a small Bowl mix together lemon juice, whole eggs, and old bay seasoning until thoroughly incorporated, and then add this to the batter mixture.
- With latex gloves mix by hand, all above ingrediance until thoroughly incorporated.
- You may need to add more or less of the Panko crumbs to the mixture.
- Add panko crumbs into the moist mixture, if needed continue adding panko crumbs to the batter to have it sticky but not moist.
- Keep mixing the batter by hand to thoroughly mix and moisten everything.
- You can finish the batter by mixing crabmeat, when this is thoroughly incorporated fold in crab leg meat keeping them whole as best as possible.
- Shape mixture into patties two to three inches in diameter and 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 inch thick.
- Cook in a non stick pan with a small amount of oil or butter until golden on both sides at five to six minutes total.
Serve on a bed of shredded lettuce. Serve with our crab cake sauce (See Recipe) or your favorite sauce.
If you are looking for one of those truly San Francisco things to do then visit Scoma's! It's a proven classic that you can't go wrong with!
I'm so glad I have this website so I can visit fabulous restaurants like this and write a San Francisco restaurant review and write it off on my taxes - life is good! I promise if you visit Scomas San Francisco you will not be disappointed.
I'd love to hear what you think about it.
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