Skip, Yip, Scrap and Nat Hit the 'Range'

Last night, in a very urban girl move, Yip, Scrappy, Natalie and I decided to bestow our presence on one of the city's trendiest new restaurants; Range, happily just 4 weeks old. The restaurant is located in the ever-hip Mission district at Valencia and 19th, highlighted only by an inconspicuous light. Our reservations (thank you, OpenTable) were for 8:30pm though we waited for about 20 minutes at the bar (with a curious 'Blood Bank' fridge) for our table to be ready which under normal circumstances would have elicited a demerit but thanks to some delectable beverages and scintillating conversations about Vegas, the delay went relatively unnoticed.

We spent our 2 hours at a quiet table in the middle room of the restaurant sipping wine and eating every course possible, punctuated by Scrap's appetizer of Bay Scallops, the Salmon with corn salsa and sorrel mushrooms, Nectarine cobbler and almond tea cookies. Service was excellent though we fear we may have offended our boyish waiter with cavalier talk of cleavage and braces. Whatever. More power to those who make efforts to beautify their smiles, no matter their age (this list includes, Jason Standiford and Tom Cruise, among others). In fact, other than a shocking oversight in the matchbook department and a snide comment about a tip from the aforementioned metallic-mouthed man, the entire experience was quite brilliant. All in all, a nice addition to yuppie cuisine.