Press

“Isa should be as hard to get into as the French Laundry”

SF Chronicle

“Isa provides a banquet’s worth of tastes, textures, and California-esque riffs without the unnecessary bulk”

SF Weekly

“There’s “lots to love” at this “lively” “small-plates palace” in the Marina, offering “terrific” French nibbles, “great” wines, an “enthusiastic staff” and “dark”, intimate digs that are ripe for “date night””

Zagat

  • “7 Best Bay Area Prix Fixe Dinner Deals”
    Voted #2 in 2012

  • “Best French” in the Bay Area A-list
    Voted #6 in 2012
  • Best of City Search
    2010 Winner
  • Gallo of Sonoma Rising Star Chef Nominee
    James Beard Foundation 2002-2003

  • Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants
    SF Chronicle 2002-2005

  • Top 10 New Restaurants
    SF Chronicle 2000
  • Bay Area’s 5 Best New Chefs, Rising Stars
    SF Chronicle 2001

  • Best Restaurants in Cities Around the Nation
    New York City Magazine 2001