“Across the street from Commis is Anatoly’s Men’s Clothing, new suits for $99… An unlikely locale for a restaurant with SoHo savoir faire: stark and simple, with opaque glass and no name on the door. Commis is a block buster, a neighborhood-changer, a primal economic and cultural force.” — GQ’s Alan Richman, regarding Commis’ “unlikely” locale on one of the toniest streets in Oakland, Piedmont Avenue, next door to the decades-old and possibly more expensive Bay Wolf. But sure, that Anatoly’s might feel incongruous. And, sidenote: How come both Bay Area entries on this ‘Best New Restaurants’ list opened in early 2009? [GQ, Earlier]
