Fleur de Lys (restaurant)
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37°47′19″N 122°24′47″W / 37.78856°N 122.41310°W Fleur de Lys was a French restaurant in San Francisco, California, US. It closed in June 2014 after a 28-year run.[1][2]
A sister restaurant in Las Vegas by the same name was closed in 2010 and reopened under the name Fleur by Hubert Keller in 2010.[2]
History and description
The original 75-seat restaurant occupies an unobtrusive windowless mid-block storefront on Sutter Street near Jones Street in the
Mandalay Bay
in Las Vegas and opening a hamburger restaurant, "Burger Bar," in the same building. The renovation, designed by Keller's wife, Chantal, eventually cost more than US$4 million.
The original Fleur de Lys was ranked as one of the top 40 restaurants in the United States in 2004, 2005, and 2006 by
Gayot restaurant guide.[citation needed] As of 2008[update] the Las Vegas restaurant had a Gayot rating of 16, and the original 15. It is one of seven restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area to receive the San Francisco Chronicle's highest four-star rating,[4] which it has maintained for many years. Fleur de Lys has also been ranked as one of the top 25 restaurants in the United States by Food & Wine magazine.[1] The fixed-price cuisine is classic French, with innovative dishes using French techniques based on Keller's Alsatian sensibilities. To suit local tastes, the restaurant cooks with reduced fat, offers vegetarian and no-fat dinners, and features seasonal California ingredients.[3]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Lucchesi, Paolo. "Fleur de Lys to close this month". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ a b Pape, Allie (5 June 2014). "Hubert Keller Closing Fleur de Lys After 28 Years". sf.eater.com. Eater SF. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ a b Bauer 2002.
- ^ Bauer 2005.
Bibliography
- Bauer, Michael (20 October 2002). "Bloom not off Fleur de Lys: Fire that closed Keller's spot may have been the spark for an exciting rebirth". San Francisco Chronicle.
- Bauer, Michael (4 September 2005). "The Magnificent Seven: Revisiting four-star restaurants reveals they're better than ever". The San Francisco Chronicle.
External links
- Fleur de Lys Archived 22 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine – official website
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