Izzy's on the Peninsula

Izzy's on the Peninsula reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Cathy VIP

   San Francisco85 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on April 11, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   We were a party of 4, dining on a Thursday night. We had 3 orders of the teriyaki flank steak and one order of the salmon. We started with salads. The food was good, though not outstanding. The restaurant was quite busy and therefore, very noisy. It was difficult to hold a conversation. We would like to commend the waitstaff - they were very attentive. I believe our waiter was named Amir (?). He handled an issue we had with the wine service in the most professional and courteous manner.
   

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   Ray

   Las Vegas21 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   3rd time back in a week! That says it all! The renovated Izzy’s is far better service and food quality wise! I shall be back!
   

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   Ray

   Las Vegas21 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 5, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great to be back at Izzy’s. There’s more life, energy and enthusiasm with the staff! There’s renovation was a long time coming and it shows! Food was awesome! Beer and wine selection second to none! My favorite was the fried oysters but they ran out of it! A must try! The best I’ve had!
   

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   Kathy

   San Francisco4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 21, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Best steak ever! The filet mignon is definitely worth the price. Sides were good too. Love the ambience--best in the mid-peninsula.
   

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   Larry

   Los Angeles6 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 20, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   A good steakhouse. Ordered their prime rib dinner which came with two side dishes. An outstanding value that I highly recommend. The 10oz cut of meat was delicious and the sides very tasty. The balance of the menu is a la carte and limited. My only knock on the place.
   

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   kathy

   San Francisco10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We’ve been here a few times now and the food is always delicious. We were initially seated in the main room at a tiny 2 too next to a loud 3 top. Luckily they moved us to a booth after we ordered. We were celebrating our 20 year anniversary and I was surprised and slightly disappointed that they didn’t bring out anything for dessert - even something small to acknowledge it since we didn’t order one of their desserts from the menu as we were too full from dinner. The server was very attentive at first then he kind of disappeared and hardly checked on us after our meals were served. Next time we will sit at the lounge or the bar - better service and atmosphere. Otherwise it was a lovely evening.
   

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   Ken

   San Francisco1 review

   3.0

   Dined on March 15, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Inexperience staff from greet to eat . Nobody knew what the other was doing , need more experienced wait staff , used to be run by Jenny before remodel and she trained and managed the restaurant very well . She is greatly missed.
   

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   Tom

   Sacramento32 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   On our way home from LA. Found it on open table so we went there. More than pleasantly surprised. We would consider going back just for the food.
   

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   Michael

   San Francisco3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Izzy’s called me and had to cancel my reservation due to what they said was, “An unexpected and unfortunate incident.” When I do dine here it is usually very good. I was disappointed that the reservation had to be cancelledz
   

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    Kevin

    San Francisco3 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5

    My wife & I went for Valentines treat a day after Valentine’s Day. I’ve been to Izzy’s in SF many times in the years past . Always had great service and memories from there. I wanted to try the Izzy’s in San Carlos? I contacted the restaurant about a corkage fee($30), they responded with a reply quickly. The renovation looks great. The tables in the bar/lounge look great. We were seated promptly. Our waiter was Emin B Mehmet. Things started out great. Opened our bottle and let us take 5 to figure out our order. Emin came back and took our order & basically ghosted us for the rest of the night. I ordered the Caesar salad with anchovies. It came with ONE ANCHOVY ON IT?? Dressing was tasteless & salad was more like grass the lettuce? The ribeye steak was excellent. My wife had the prime rib. It had no flavor to it. My loaded baked potato was lukewarm and they forgot to serve to me and I had to ask for it. The Asian waiter serving the table next to us, I didn’t get his name? Was basically our waiter the whole night and did his best to make things better. During our dinner, the Asian waiter went into detail with his table about the specials for that night! Emin never said anything about the specials to us!!!! Emin finally showed up at dessert? He also had the table to the right of us & was definitely very attentive to them??? My wife said maybe they were regulars and also ordered a bottle of wine. I work in a customer service business & I always go out of my way to take care of everyone not just the regulars. I felt like Emin just showed up at the end for his tip. We spent $300 for dinner and I always feel for the servers trying to make a living, he did get a15% tip! I felt it wasn’t worth it . Service was terrible. In the future, if you get Emin, ask for another waiter. Still disappointed about the prime rib? Izzy’s is known for great prime rib.
    

    Izzy's on the PeninsulaResponded on February 24, 2025

    We are sorry to learn about the service issues you experienced with us.
    

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