Cadillac Bar & Grill — Restaurant in San Francisco

This place JUST opened two weeks ago on the east end of the Twitter building, between Market and Stevenson on 9th Street. Upon all glances, this place looks similar, if not identical, to any El Torito, Chevy's or similar big Mexican chain restaurant. And, guess what? IT IS JUST LIKE THEM! The restaurant, itself, is situated in a phenomenal spot, accounting for the three out of five star rating - inside the old Furniture Showroom. It's a cavernous space with very high ceilings, exposed everything, and a long bar as the main feature. Cadillac Bar - with a name like that, you'd expect Tequila, right? WRONG. It's a generic bar with generic alcohol and sub-par service. It took three bartenders to whip up an overly sweet specialty drink right from their signature cocktails menu. Also ordered, the ceviche - complete with KRAB, krab and more krab. In fact, if there were any fish inside the ceviche (served in a bucket glass normally reserved for cocktails), it was completely indistinguishable from the Krab. The 'handmade guacamole' was preprepped, and the obvious addition of preservatives (how green can an avocado get after an hour at our table?) made it all the less delicious or nutritious. Finally, fish tacos were the main course, and once again, Krab or Goldfish were the main ingredient, also indistinguishable from the ceviche.

Finally, I would add that it seems like there were a lot of parents of Twits, mainly seemingly Midwest parents, all of whom seemed astounded by the incredibly noisy interior of this 'get it up as fast as you can' eatery. In short, SKIP IT and head over to Dirty Water (next door) - which isn't much better, but TWICE as expensive. Who knows, you might run into President Obama on one of his many gimme money visits, or even a more powerful individual, the Chief...

Quick summary: fantastic food in generous positions. The steak fajitas are a must. Very convenient to the Orpheum Theater. Ambiance and service are lacking.

Have been here a couple of times and food is always fantastic. Service is hit or miss. Most recently came with a big party before seeing a show at the nearby Orpheum Theater. We chose to do some individual meals and some of their sharing platters and the waiter didn't inspire confidence that our orders would be correct as he repeatedly asked for clarification. However, everything came out correctly and delicious, but very fast. We planned plenty of time so it felt like they were just trying to rush us and turn the table, even though this place is massive. Because the food came so fast, we wanted to order one more round of drinks and a couple of people wanted coffee. All of a sudden, our waiter was MIA and when he did come around, he informed us that they don't do coffee or espresso, even though there was an espresso machine visible from our table. No explanation of it not being in working order, just a push for those wanting coffee to have more alcohol, which is totally missing the point. We ended up getting one last pitcher of margaritas that wasn't very good so no one really drank them. We got the check and left on this down note. I may be back to get the steak fajitas to go, but am unlikely to have seated...

Hidden on 9th street, and coming back after a hiatus, is the Cadillac bar and grill. Its big its open-air, the bar is very long, There were lots of tables on the night we were there, but I'll bet this place fills up when it's not a few days before Christmas. We had a gigantic fajitas plate that served everybody at the table. Every meat was cooked perfectly. The pork was oh so tender, the steak oh so flavorful, the chicken barbecued just right. If you're observant as you come in you might notice giant stacks of bags of Mesquite charcoal, and it adds a nice flavor to that chicken I'll tell you. My wife who is the beans expert declared their beans to be one of the best, "wow" I said. That doesn't happen very often. We were all off to other engagements after dinner so we didn't do much drinking, but the drinkers at the bar we're having their shots of tequila and slamming down the glasses, where you would think somebody drop something really large on the other side of the room. Prices seem reasonable for the area, parking was simple for me, and I think it's worth coming back, on another trip thru...