Seeing Double

the tablehopper | 1:48 pm | April 16, 2009 | Foodie 411

Woodhouse Fish Co. On Fillmore, the second location of the local seafood outpost, just opened for lunch. Woodhouse will be starting dinner service once the ABC license is in effect (hopefully in a few weeks). The chef is Jon Hearnsberger, who was previously at the Anchor Oyster Bar for six years. The menu is currently featuring Woodhouse on Market favorites, like the lobster roll, stuffed artichoke, fried Ipswich clams, chowder, and raw oysters, and will be introducing more West Coast seafood dishes once dinner service starts. There will also be some daily specials for lunch, like Alaskan halibut in parchment with red potatoes, leeks, spinach, oven-dried tomatoes, and basil butter, or Dungeness crab griddle cakes with crispy russet potatoes and green salad.

This second Woodhouse location is in the former Toraya spot—it was actually a Japanese fish market before the space was transformed into a restaurant 40 years ago. This location is a bit bigger than the Market Street location (55 seats), and has a Carrara marble counter with stools, wood floors, and a variety of sea-themed objets and design elements. Hours for now are 11:30am–3:30pm daily.

• 1914 Fillmore St. at Bush, 415-437-2722.

Lower Nob Hill’s Brick is reinventing itself and will be closing on April 19th, reopening on May 1st as Fly. The new affordable menu is going to be like the one at their popular bar Fly on Divisadero, with appetizers, pizzas, salads, sandwiches, and a few other additions, but nothing will be over $11. Happy hour will be from 4:30pm–6:30pm, with drink specials and half-price pizza. Brick’s going away party will be on April 18th, and will close after brunch on April 19th (the $20 brunch will feature bottomless mimosas and bloody Marys, and a bunch of brunch food, from 11am–1pm).

• 1085 Sutter St. at Larkin, 415-441-4232.

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