Saha Arabic Fusion Restaurantsimilar businesses >
1075 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94109
Fax: 415-345-1428
(3 Ratings)
Payment Types: Visa, MasterCard, American Express
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Saha Restaurant is the gift of food, wine, music, and spice that Mohamed blends and fuses into his distinctive brand of Arabic fusion cuisine. Chef Mohamed Aboghanem brings his life-long passion for food to the delighted patrons of Saha. Moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1986 from his native yemen, Mohamed brought the exotic flavors of the old world with him. After being Chef-Owner of the patisserie cafe on folsom street for ten years, Mohamed Introduces his new restaurant vision with Saha. Tastes that arise out of dreams. Smells that entice. Music that delights. Let them dance with your senses. Using only the finest and purest of Ingredients, Mohamed uses the term "communicate" when speaking of how he mixes the flavors of his dishes. Guests receive a complimentary glass of champagne.
- $30 prefix courses
- Perfect for parties
- Online reservations
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The Scene
Beyond the hotel lobby is an elegant, rectangular-shaped dining room dominated by cherry red chairs, leather banquettes and candles flickering atop cream-clothed tables. A four-seat bar is tucked into a far corner. Middle Eastern music tiptoes through the space as light pours through a stained glass section of the ceiling, illuminating framed photos of Yemen and Tibet. Bubbly waitresses sport head-to-toe black with colorful waist wraps.
The Food
Chef Mohamed Aboghanem prepares the Yemeni cuisine of his childhood with a subtle Cal-European accent. Expect dishes that are simultaneously sweet and savory. Layers of flaky phyllo support an artichoke-spread pizza loaded with goat cheese, roasted figs and eggplant, while shredded phyllo is sprinkled atop sushi-grade ahi that's lightly breaded and complemented by a walnut relish. Enticing entrees include the "yemmy chicken" and the braised lamb shank that's intricately spiced with saffron, ginger and cinnamon. This gigantic on-the-bone offering looks like something Frd Flintstone would wolf down.
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3 Ratings and Reviews
Only been there once, but...
Linamarta - 06/18/2008We ordered a number of dishes to share amoungst three of us. Every dish was tasty and beautifully presented. We were most impressed with a shrimp dish in a cilantro sauce. The sauce was so good, we were all scraping the remains with our bread. I never would have thought to add sweetness to a cilantro sauce on my own!
For what we ordered, we felt that the prices were very reasonable.
I intend to return. Saha is like saying "To your good health", so Saha and Enjoy!Comments(0)|Add CommentnOT Middle Eastern food
lebanezetina - 01/07/2007I went to this restaurant a little scared, arabic fusion food..no such thing...the food was NOt middle eastern food at all...it was nasty..
Great Steak
joberlink - 09/20/2006I wasn't sure what I was in for when I went to Saha, but what an experience. The waitresses were very firendly and started us out, with some great english beer. Then came delicious hummus and other exotic fare. But the suprise was HONESTLY the best steak I ever had in San Francisco. Kudos to the chef, it was awsome. Great time and a great steak. Cheers, Jeff