Awards and Honors

Innovative and mouth-watering cuisine elevates Le Soleil to the best of the best in San Francisco. A favorite for locals and visiting dignitaries, Le Soleil provides each guest with a memorable dining experience, to which they will return again and again. Le Soleil is no longer a best-kept secret of San Francisco. Recognized on numerous occasions by prestigious culinary, gastronomic and popular institutions, Le Soleil has firmly established its place at the top of San Francisco's best restaurants. Recognition by the California State of Assembly in 2007 solidified its importance in the culinary tradition of San Francisco

San Francisco Focus, premier arbiter of all food tastes and trends in the Bay Area, has recognized Le Soleil for a variety of feats. Upon opening, the magazine featured Le Soleil to introduce its food and flair to the world. The restaurant also earned recognition as one of the "Critics' Top Picks" in San Francisco. Recently, San Francisco Focus bestowed the honor of Best Vietnamese during the "San Francisco Focus:13th Annual Chef Focus." Standing alone, the numerous awards from San Francisco Focus establish Le Soleil's place in culinary standing.

The premier society for maintaining and promoting culinary excellence around the United States, "Les Amis d'Escoffier Society," recognized Le Soleil and its Chef, as Master of Food and Beverage. This honor, not bestowed lightly, celebrates restaurants and chefs that continue traditions of professional culinary standards, innovative cuisine, and leadership of excellence in gastronomic establishments.

Within months of opening, word of Le Soleil spread throughout the San Francisco area and its environs. Features and awards poured in. The San Francisco Chronicle proclaimed LeSoleil as a place of "Food and Family Warmth to Savor." The edgier Marin Independent Journal also featured Le Soleil's delicious food and upscale atmosphere, thus proclaiming LeSoleil as a "place to be." Not to be outdone by its neighbor, SF Weekly Magazine, another alternative community paper, advises that Le Soleil's "Bright, fresh flavors lend refined appeal to classics. . ."

Every great restaurant must captivate its neighbors, luring them in time and again for familiar and new treats. The Richmond Review quickly prompted a neighborhood stampede when it featured Le Soleil in 1998. Even music club "The Independent" featured Le Soleil as a top pick for tasty eats before a show. The neighborhood secret was out, and diners came running.

Le Soleil fills a unique niche in San Francisco's multitude of restaurant offerings. Its numerous awards show that Le Soleil has definitively risen above the pack, providing gourmet, yet accessible cuisine to every taste, background, and personality of diners. Enjoyed by neighborhood residents, visiting officials, San Francisco foodies and hungry show-going youth, Le Soleil balances being unique and accessible at the same time. Like the sun, Le Soleil burns bright through the fog of San Francisco, beckoning diners from miles around.

Awards
Recognized by California State Assembly on May 18th, 2007
Featured by "Marin Independent Journal" on Jan 11th, 2000
Featured by "SF Weekly Magazine" on Jan 5th, 2000
Featured by "The Independent" on July 13th, 1999
Featured by "The Richmond Review" on April 1998
"San Francisco Focus: Critics' Top Picks" on August, 1996
Featured by "San Francisco Chronicle " on May 8, 1994
Featured by "San Francisco Focus" on Nov, 1993
Recognized as Master of Food and Beverage by "Les Amis d'Escoffier Society"
Selected as "Best Vietnamese" by "San Francisco Focus:13th Annual Chef Focus"