Park Tavern Restaurant Review
1652 Stockton St. (Filbert St.) 
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 Piggybacking on the success of Marlowe, a scant little place that barely seats 50 (and is packed every day it’s open), San Francisco restaurateur Anna Weinberg, together with chef Jennifer Puccio, opened spacious Park Tavern in North Beach. There is a long and storied history behind the 110-seat dining room, the former home of Moose's, across the street from Washington Square Park. Design nods include bistro tile flooring, vintage photos and a dedicated bar stool at the restaurant’s Carrara marble bar for late restaurateur Ed Moose. Puccio’s menu is creative, but sometimes over-thought. A fried oysters Caesar dish employs diners to put each bite of oyster, lettuce wrap and dressing together separately to little benefit. The pork chop, while succulent, needs a few more elements to avoid monotony. Bits of grapefruit and puréed cauliflower work well to tame the salt in caramelized sea scallops, but the latter still overpowers. Desserts are endearing, such as a monthly rotating “birthday cake,” wherein the employee celebrating that month’s birthday picks the flavor. Wines have been carefully curated to please both modest and more sophisticated palates.
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