Masa's Wine Bar & Kitchen
Masa's Restaurant matchbook circa 1994
Restaurant information
Established1983 (1983)
Closed2013
Food typeNouvelle French
Rating1 Michelin star (Michelin Guide)
Street address648 Bush Street
CitySan Francisco
StateCalifornia
Postal/ZIP Code94108
CountryUnited States
Coordinates37°47′26″N 122°24′29″W / 37.79042°N 122.40805°W / 37.79042; -122.40805
ReservationsAccepted
Other informationPhone: 415-989-7154
Websitewww.masasrestaurant.com

Masa's Wine Bar & Kitchen (also known as Masa's Restaurant or Masa's) was a new French restaurant located in San Francisco, California, in the United States.

Background

Masa's was opened in July 1983 by chef Masataka Kobayashi.[1] The restaurant uses Masataka's nickname, Masa, for its title.[2] Upon its opening, the restaurant had a six-month waiting list for reservations.[1] Kobayashi was murdered in 1984,[3][4] and sous-chef Bill Galloway ran the kitchen until Julian Serrano became executive chef.[2][5] He was chef for 14 years. Ron Siegel then became executive chef, followed by Richard Reddington. In 2004, Gregory Short became executive chef.[2] Alan Murray was master sommelier.[1] Short left Masa's on February 16, 2013, and the restaurant closed, with intentions to re-open. The restaurant is currently a sports bar.

Cuisine

Masa's original concept mixed French cuisine with nouvelle cuisine. Upon his death, sous-chef Bill Galloway took over the kitchen temporarily. The food became less sauce-focused and "lighter," as it was described in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1985. Galloway started working with different food distributors, improving the quality of the seafood, and hired a larger dessert staff.[5]

The restaurant had food-focused theme dinners. In February 2013, the restaurant had a five-course prix fixe citrus themed dinner, to celebrate the citrus harvest season, with wine pairings.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lucchesi, Paolo (February 7, 2013). "Masa's to close when chef Short leaves". Food. SFGate. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "The history of Masa's". History. Masa's Restaurant San Francisco. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  3. "MASTER CHEF'S BODY IS DISCOVERED IN HIS SAN FRANCISCO APARTMENT". The New York Times. November 15, 1984 via NYTimes.com.
  4. SFGATE, Katie Dowd (October 14, 2022). "The unsolved SF killing of one of the world's greatest chefs". SFGATE.
  5. 1 2 Gorman, John (January 2, 1987). "A Famed French Restaurant Survives A Tragic, Mysterious Loss". Restaurant. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  6. Cavatore, Alison. "Masa's Restaurant to Celebrate Citrus Harvest in San Francisco". Haute Living. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
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