Firefly Restaurant

This has been one of my stable/consistent neighborhood favorites for about 15 years! They have been around for about 30 years now.
The entire menu is gluten free for those who need it.
And menu items rotate on-off for seasonal variance with a core set of items always staying! They even do Jewish high holiday specific menues! Overall, the service is super friendly, quirky, and super accommodating. The food has always been outstanding.
From the core items, two things I ALWAYS get are the Daikon radish cake (yeah, that doesn’t sound good but my god, it’s amazing, trust me) - the broth, mushrooms and scallions all blend to make such the perfect bite.
The other thing I get is the fried chicken.
Yep, you heard me correctly.
It’s fantastic, as is the biscuit with honey and the mashed potatoes.
I will warn you, it comes with a small side of hot sauce that is tasty but hits like you ate the center of the sun.
lol!!! You have been warned. Bar is beer and wine only.
They do allow corkage but don’t be a jerk and bring something they have on the menu and make sure it’s an elevated bottle (and off a tasting to the server or bar team if it is a special bottle) - I hate when people bring a cheap bottle to avoid buying from the restaurant. Anyway, this place is always worth a stop and has never let me down in 15 years.
Good food, not Michelin quality but flavors that will make you happy, and an environment that feels comfortable, homey/warm.
(Plus, they have a nice outside parklet on the two days it’s nice in SF) 🤣

This place was so good.
The atmosphere was very chic and cool without trying too hard.
The service was great.
Almost everything on the menu was gf execute one thing (a biscuit) so that was amazing.
And what’s even better? It was actually all AMAZING! We started with the cheesy buns with arugula-walnut pesto and onion jam.
I am obsessed with them and wish i could go back for more. Then my husband ordered the fried heritage chicken with mashed potatoes & gravy, horseradish slaw and buttermilk biscuit and he said it was delicious.
I also tried his dish and thought it was very good and flavorful! I had the baked Mac n cheese with cheddar, Gruyère, and Parmesan bread crumbs.
YOU GUYS I thought they messed my order up.
It looked too good to be true and tasted even better.
I flagged down the waitress and double checked it was gf, and it was.
I dream about it to this day. We tried the olive oil cake with candied kumquats and it was delicious! They actually gave us another dessert on the house and it was a wonderful pumpkin, sour cream I can’t even describe it.
I believe it was seasonal but for sure ask about it! If you’re reading this and you’re the waitress who accidentally almost took my husbands plate away before he was done - seriously stop feeling bad we thought it was hilarious and you were all so nice! 😂

This is our favorite local “nice” place to eat! We have come for many years, and recently heard they might close.
So I’ve eaten here for every birthday, out of town guest, in the past month.
They are consistently delicious with most of the menu gluten free and great vegetarian options.
This is the fried chicken you remember for years later.
The daikon radish cakes are amazing!