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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1979 |
Head chef | Katie Reicher |
Food type | Vegetarian, Local/ organic, California |
Street address | Building A, 2 Marina Blvd |
City | San Francisco |
State | California |
Postal/ZIP Code | 94123 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 37°48′23″N 122°25′56″W / 37.80645°N 122.43212°W |
Website |
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Greens Restaurant is a landmark vegetarian restaurant [1] [2] in the Fort Mason Center in the Marina District, San Francisco, California, overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.
Founded by the San Francisco Zen Center in 1979, [3] [4] Greens has been credited in The New York Times as "the restaurant that brought vegetarian food out from sprout-infested health food stores and established it as a cuisine in America." [5]
Greens has a legacy of female lead chefs, beginning with founding chef Deborah Madison, and followed by Annie Somerville, Denise St. Onge, and currently Katie Reicher. [6] [7] The restaurant utilizes fresh produce from the organic Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.
Built by San Francisco Zen Center carpenters, the restaurant incorporates 12 types of wood - from the massive black walnut doors, the hickory stairs at the entrance, the curved bar featuring Port-Orford-Cedar, and the dining tables of maple, walnut and cherry. Much of the wood has been recycled or reclaimed.