The interior of Per Diem, which Bauer calls “stunning.”
Photo: Courtesy of Per Diem
Interestingly, despite the place being filled with “shouting,” “high-fiving” Financial District types, Mr. Bauer calls the interior of Per Diem (43 Sutter Street) “stunning” and “unmitigatedly chic.” We think he decided to exaggerate his praise of this aspect to make up for the fact that he kind of hated the food, at least the inconsistency of it — he calls chef Adam Hinojosa’s mussels “exceptional” and his shrimp cocktail and bucatini with pork ragout are both pretty good as well. But he cites some terrible service, a few downright bad or overcooked dishes (panzanella salad, chicken, a blue-cheese lasagnette with chicken), and some too-warm red wine as reasons for his overall rating of one and a half stars. [Chron]
