On another note, Sessions is one of the first restaurants in the Bay Area, and west, to embrace the tip-free restaurant vibe, popular in the east coast. According to Gelleri, Sessions is pioneering the no tip method in the west coast by including a 20% service charge in the bill. “We felt that transparency was a better choice as we are on the forefront of the tipless system that is broken. We knew that doing this was a huge business risk but we both feel that it is the responsible thing to do,” says Gelleri. “The server gets a 10% commission of their sales and the other 10% is used for hire wages and health care.” sessionssf.com
Vibe: Casual
Address: 1 Letterman Drive, Building D, Suite 150 in San Francisco
Hours: Weekend Brunch: 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Lunch: Tuesday – Friday: 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Limited Menu: 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Dinner: Sunday and Tuesday 5:30- 9:00 p.m.; Wednesday – Saturday 5:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Reservations: Yes
Delivery: No
Take-out: Yes
Credit Cards: Yes
Parking: Street or private garage on Letterman ($5 flat fee on the weekends and after 6 p.m. Mon-Fri its $6/hr until 6 p.m.)
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Family friendly: No
Space for large group: Yes
Alcohol: Yes; craft beer, extensive draft wine and beer list, house cocktails
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Wi-Fi: No
Dogs allowed: Yes, on patio