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The Gold Mirror Italian Restaurant

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800 Taraval (at 18th Ave.) San Francisco, CA 94116

415-564-0401 

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  • Italian
    Sun 4pm-10:30pm, Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, Mon-Sat 5pm-10:30pm
    $$, $$$
  • All Major Credit Cards
    Delivery, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout
    Dinner, Lunch
  • Full bar
    Accepted
    Street
Description

A time-warp menu of old-fashioned red-sauce Italian cooking and a setting seemingly untouched since its opening in 1969 (with a mural featuring gondolas, huge wrought-iron chandeliers, and a bust of Julius Caesar) are the draws at this Sunset eatery. There are enjoyable dishes, including a chicken cacciatore loaded with strips of red bell pepper.







  • 2001 | Best Underrated Bar

    Who needs trendy retro bars when the real thing is behind the beckoning stainless-steel deco door of the Gold Mirror. Pull up one of the 20 stools and do the only decent thing: Pay homage to a classic and perfectly kitschy 1969 Italian restaurant bar with a stiff Old-Fashioned or Manhattan, served shaken and up. After one potent concoction, the panda clock with wandering eyes and the mirrors surrounded by red neon on the bar's ceiling are sure to inspire lascivious thoughts. But behave. This... More »

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  • Like Mamma Used to Make

    Like Mamma Used to Make

    | Wed, August 13, 2003

    I love television. (I used to tell people, in all honesty, that I hadn't watched television before 1994. That got a laugh for maybe three years. Nowadays it would be more accurate to say that I haven't stopped watching television since 1994.) And ... More »

  • Ride the  L Train

    Ride the L Train

    | Wed, March 28, 2001

    Despite the neon green cocktail glass and flashing orange sign, you probably won't find wild, fast times at Taraval Street's Gold Mirror Italian Restaurant. In the dining room, older couples finish dinner amid white tablecloths and tremendous chan... More »

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