Distillations: Trying Hard To Take It Easy At The Lost Resort

San Francisco CA

21 October, 2021

6:11 PM

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By Benjamin Wachs, Mission Local October 21, 2021 The Lost Resort on 20th Street at York looks inviting on the inside, but it has a sign at the door saying that you should stand outside and wait to be seated: The server will show you to your table. They're serious about that, too: While the staff was friendly and helpful and even sometimes delightful, they definitely wanted to know where we were at all times. It was a bit like being in a panopticon that serves drinks. I asked for a table out on the back patio, and they said they'd probably have one in a bit, so I sat at the bar, took a deep breath, and looked around. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.