Since 1969, restaurant, hotel, travel & other witty reviews by a handpicked, worldwide team of discerning professionals—and your views, too.

Fresca Restaurant Review

3945 24th St. (Sanchez St.) Send to Phone
San FranciscoCA 94114
415-695-0549 | Make Restaurant Reservations
Your Opinion
Add your own review
Nouveau Peruvian restaurant with a ceviche bar and flavorful cuisine.

Cuisine

Open

Lunch & Dinner daily, Brunch Sat.-Sun.

Features

* Click here for rating key

Dining room at Fresca, San Francisco, CAThis Peruvian restaurant has an exhibition kitchen and two bars: one for drinks, and one with more than eight preparations of ceviche. Most ceviches feature a noticeable kick of rocoto chili pepper, an especially satisfying counterpoint to the sweetness of the mango and shrimp combination. Typical of Peruvian cooking, the menu winks at Asian cuisine, seen in the use of yuzu juice, soy sauce and wakame. For an appetizer, we recommend the potato croquettes stuffed with beef tenderloin and finished with a red wine-miso glaze. Entrées are generously portioned and fall into the realm of comfort food, as in the stew of chicken, potatoes, hard-boiled egg and walnuts with an aji amarillo cream sauce. Save room for the mango cannelloni filled with chilled rice pudding, paired with honey gelée. We also like the unusual balsamic strawberry margarita. Service can be hurried and the noise level borders on deafening, but that's partly because everyone’s having a good time. Also located at 2114 Fillmore St., 415-447-2668; and 24 W. Portal Ave., 415-759-8087.

User Ratings & Reviews for Fresca
 
San Francisco Top Restaurant Lists
The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco, one of our Top 10 French Restaurants

New & Notable

American
Bakeries
Barbecue

Bistros
Breakfast
Brunch
Burgers FORUM!
Business Dining

Cheap Eats
Chef's Tables
Chinese

Classics
Coffee Houses
Delivery
Food Ratings

Food Trucks
French

Frozen Yogurt
Happy Hours
Heart-Healthy
Ice Cream FORUM!
Indian

Hot 10

Italian
Japanese

Late Night
Lounges

Mexican
Pizza
Romantic
Seafood

Sexy Restaurants
Small Plates

Special Occasion
Steakhouses
Sushi FORUM!
Takeout
FORUM!
Thai
Vegetarian
View
Wine Bars
Wine List

 


RESTAURANT AWARDS
RESTAURANT AWARDS

Subscribe to receive the 2012 edition of our annual restaurant issue, and check out our current Top 40 U.S. Restaurant selections, and more!

DINING ON A BUDGET

Best Cheap EatsSplurging at top-rated restaurants is fun for special events, but where can you go for a good quality meal that won't break the bank? Gather the change out of your piggy bank and sofa cushions and take it to one of our selections for the best cheap eats in your area. Also, check out our picks for the Top 40 Cheap Eats in the U.S.