Scene: Day: Anyday Time: Around Lunch Where: Marina State: Sober With: Friends Wants: They are a vegetarian and you are not (or you are too!). They like good vegetarian food and you need to go... More

Scene: Day: Anyday Time: Around Lunch Where: Marina State: Sober With: Friends Wants: They are a vegetarian and you are not (or you are too!). They like good vegetarian food and you need to go along with their taste Lettus Cafe 3352 Steiner and Chestnut So this place is absolutely amazing to go eat at, whether vegetarian or not. I personally am NOT a vegetarian but was dating one, so was exposed to places that were not exactly my cup of tea. This place is REALLY good if you are a vegetarian and if you are not! What I found the vegetarian options in the city to be are primarily very heavy, with lots of creamy sauces/pastas etc. This is a very healthy place for a vegetarian with lots of really good options, and for those of us who are not vegetarians the food is really good as well, so you won't mind the lack of meat at all! (none of that imitation stuff either!) For those non-vegetarian I am pretty sure you can still get some really good salads with chicken etc. All in all, a very healthy spot. Lots of young people, and a cool, modern setup inside. On Steiner in the Marina, a pretty happening street!
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I have to admit, as San Francisco neighborhoods go, I'm not a huge fan of the Marina. When it comes to sweet little lunch spots and fabulous watering holes, I"ll take the Mission any day. But... More

I have to admit, as San Francisco neighborhoods go, I'm not a huge fan of the Marina. When it comes to sweet little lunch spots and fabulous watering holes, I"ll take the Mission any day. But yesterday my friend took me to Lettus Cafe at Chestnut and Steiner, and I have to say, it was worth the trip. First of all, when I went from vegetarian to vegan a month ago, I though I'd never eat cheesecake again, but there, glittering in the refrigerated case, I found a chocolate cheese cake with raspberry sauce and carmelized pecans, made with cocoa and silken tofu. And it tasted just like the real thing. Really. The menu is a great mix of homemade soups, inspired appetizers (try the mango spring rolls or trio of hummus sampler) sandwiches (the grilled tofu and eggplant with vegan ailioli was amazing) and salads. The desserts, as mentioned above, are also fabulous, and they make their own iced tea in multiple flavors (my favorite is the mint.) For those who diet isn't as restrictive they have smoked salmon and other yummy protein sources on the menu. Okay, I didn't try it, but the grilled salmon salad looked amazing. And back when I was eating fish, I was somewhat of a salmon connoisseur. Check it out.
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