In celebration of surviving another day's employment, I took Pati out to dinner at the Monte Vista Fire Station.  It's been getting better every time we go back.  I had lightly grilled sea bass over tricolor orzo under a buerre blanc, garnished with steamed broccoli and baby carrots au naturel.  I swear I've never had a more perfect piece of fish.  The caesar salad and sundried tomato bread were good, too.  Pati had duck medallions under a drizzle of something marvelous with a few dabs of raspberry goo, next to a crispy garlic potato pancake served with softened goat cheese with chives folded in, garnished with "frizzled leeks" (their description).

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A principal complaint I had when they first opened years ago was that their menu was too short; I like having a variety of choices available.  They're now participating in a Guest Chef of The Month program, with chefs coming in from San Francisco and other cities of repute.  Nice result:  they leave a recipe behind when they leave.  I was hard-pressed to make my choice, but it was fantastic.

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Their tonic water was a little flat.