As you may have seen, the 2012 Zagat San Francisco Bay Area guide was unveiled today. The usual suspects are atop the list, but with these numbered rankings, it’s always interesting to see who’s on the bottom.
Last year’s “winner” was the inimitable Pier 39 Hard Rock Cafe, which clocked in with a Food Score of 12. Sadly, Hard Rock Cafe isn’t even in this year’s guide, which means it’s time to use highly scientific methods (carefully thumbing through the book) to crown a new bottom dweller — or should we say dwellers.
Sliding under the likes of Zeitgeist and Warming Hut (both with scores of 14), and the crop of restaurants that notched 15 (including American Cupcake, The Brixton, Buca di Beppo and several others) are two San Francisco institutions: The Tonga Room and Mel’s Drive-In.
Both received food scores of 13, which as best can be determined, put them at the bottom of the list in San Francisco proper.