It seems that simplicity is the goal here. The walls in the original room are a subtle lemon-lime, a soothing frame for the smoky mirrors lining the wall alongside a row of booths. The adjacent, newer room remains the same, outfitted in warm metal colors and spare furnishings. The food has achieved delicacy again. If anything, the food represents the multi-regional fusion that American palates crave.
Appetizers are almost unanimously successful.
Steamed mussels are straightforwardly delicious, as is a baby spinach salad with tomatoes and feta in balsamic vinaigrette. The wild mushroom and havarti quesadilla is a slight variation on a Presidio signature dish, and it's complemented by a mild tomato salsa. Gulf shrimp in the simple cocktail are fat and sweet, surrounding a mound of shaved cucumber dressed with celery mignonette. A better choice for large appetites is the Cobb salad, a wonderful, classic combination of butter lettuce, crispy bacon, grilled chicken, tomatoes, egg, bleu cheese and avocado. It is a perfect appetizer to share at dinner or a nice, one-course lunch.