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| Established | 1979; 46 years ago (1979) |
| Head chef | Katie Reicher |
| Food type | Vegetarian,Local/organic,California |
| Location | Building A, 2 Marina Blvd,San Francisco,California, 94123, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°48′23″N122°25′56″W / 37.80645°N 122.43212°W /37.80645; -122.43212 |
| Website | greensrestaurant |
Greens Restaurant is alandmarkvegetarian restaurant[1][2] in theFort Mason Center in theMarina District, San Francisco, California, overlooking theGolden Gate Bridge.
Founded by theSan Francisco Zen Center in 1979,[3][4] Greens has been credited inThe New York Times as "the restaurant that brought vegetarian food out from sprout-infested health food stores and established it as a cuisine in America."[5]
Greens has a legacy of femalelead chefs, beginning with founding chef Deborah Madison, and followed by Annie Somerville, Denise St. Onge, and currently Katie Reicher.[6][7] The restaurant utilizes fresh produce from the organicGreen Gulch Farm Zen Center.
Built bySan Francisco Zen Center carpenters, the restaurant incorporates 12 types of wood - from the massiveblack walnut doors, thehickory stairs at the entrance, the curved bar featuringPort-Orford-Cedar, and the dining tables ofmaple,walnut andcherry. Much of the wood has beenrecycled or reclaimed.
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