Sixth Course — Restaurant in San Francisco

Sixth Course is located in the shady area of mission district, 15th street. People who live in the city know what 16th and mission is known for. Conveniently, the Bart station is a block away so there is no need to drive during the day. Please, do drive at night if you do come to visit Sixth Course.

Each truffle costs $2 each. There are more than 10 different kinds of truffles to choose from! The packaging of which the truffles goes into is sustainable and sturdy. The truffles do not rock back and forth in the box and does not melt (unless you purposely put it in the sun).

The gelato pops are $5 each. There were 3 different flavors when I went. Apparently, Sixth Course change out the flavors of the pops. So keep a look out for your favorite kind of pop!

The other desserts like the dessert in the jar or cakes are $6.

My first time at Sixth Course, I got the Huckleberry Panna Cotta Verrine $6 (Vanilla Huckleberry panna cotta, Huckleberry Gelee, Crispy Streusal). The panna cotta is also vegetarian and gluten free so I don't feel so bad indulging in this treat! With the first bite, I think I fell in love. The panna cotta tasted so smooth and creamy, almost like pudding. And lately, I've been in a crazy pudding phase. I can't wait to try the other "panna cotta" - the Exotic Verrine.

With my Panna Cotta, I also bought 2 truffles. It was an extremely hard decision to make. I decided on earl grey and champagne cosmo. The earl grey truffle didn't look like the typical color of an earl grey. But oh boy, it taste amazing! It melted in my mouth. For the champagne cosmo truffle, there was a bit of a kick to it. A taste of bitterness or a hint of alcohol. Anyway, I enjoyed both of the truffles and now I'm hooked. I'll be back to try the exotic truffle - passion fruit habanero!

I'll definitely be back for more truffles, desserts and gotta try the gelato pops!

Note - Sixth Course accepts...

For my first visit it was ok. But I’ll have to return to find something I want.

Sixth Course is a small dessert cafe that features a dessert counter and a few seats. It’s not a cafe, nor a place to get anything savory.

The shop offers 3 dessert cases. First is chocolates and macaroons, second is pastries, third is frozen gelato bars.

The chocolates and macaroons did look good but nothing special. High quality chocolates are easy to find in San Francisco.

The pastries were stunning to look at. Being a former pastry chef I appreciated the art. What I found annoying was the cost of each pastry was $14-16. And the size was designed for 2 (or one large appetite). These are the restaurant style deserts you no longer see in restaurants. Also the flavors were very polarizing (violet, walnut, etc). Nothing simple or that played on familiar tastes (butterscotch, salted caramel, citrus). What I wanted to see was a small tart, cake, cheesecake, etc. or about $8. FYI another place with similar high quality pastries is Craftsman and Wolves.

The gelato bars were cute. I would have loved a scoop of gelato but that didn’t seem to be an option.

Cookies, tarts, candies, espresso drinks, and scoopable gelato are all items missing that would help bring in customers.

Sixth course reminds me of a place that belongs on Santana Row, for high brow clients to spend 10 minutes swooning over the name with the staff, 10 minutes asking what every ingredient to every pastry is, then to say there on a diet and walk away with nothing or...

I am SO incredibly frustrated. Wanted to buy a dessert and chocolates here for a friend’s birthday that would have perfectly matched her pumpkin theme. (They had an amazing looking pumpkin cheesecake.) Came in the afternoon and specifically checked hours: sign said open until 7 pm on Friday.

I came at 5:55 pm and shop was closed! Sign on door says “Open until 7 pm!” I even specifically came in the afternoon and told the woman working that I would come back later after work. She could have told me that they would be closing early that day!!

If you’re going to randomly change your hours, please notify your customers and change your sign!! This is the 3rd time this situation has happened to me in 2 weeks at SF businesses. It’s really getting old that it seems SF businesses’ hours don’t match what’s posted! Now I don’t have chocolates for my friend’s birthday and it’s too late to...