#11 Try 25 New Restaurants (7 of 25)

Try 25 New Restaurants
7 of 25

Brenda's French Soul Food
625 Polk Street
San Francisco

What do you think when you hear the phrase "French soul food?" If you thought beignets filled with crawfish, you're crazy. They'd never do a thing like that.

Or did they?
We ordered the variety beignet plate, which entailed the following (from the right): plain, granny smith, chocolate, and finally, with the cajun seasoning on top, crawfish. Strange as a savory filling in what is normally considered a "French donut," sounds, it ended up being really tasty.

This being a brunch place, our dishes were egg and grits heavy. Here is what's called the Hangtown Fry: Crispy oyster, bacon and scallion scramble

Granola pancakes with fruit:

Croque Monsieur - baked ham & gruyère with béchamel sauce on sliced sourdough:

Shrimp & Grits - Sautéed shrimp, cheddar grits, spicy tomato-bacon gravy: