Duarte's Tavern is a historic

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and

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, founded in 1894 and located at 202 Stage Road in

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About

Duarte's Tavern was founded in 1894, by Frank Duarte, a Portuguese immigrant who bought the building for approximately $12 worth of gold. As of 2017, it was owned and operated by the fourth generation of the Duarte family. They are well known for their olallieberry pie, artichoke soup (which is also served as half artichoke and half green chile soup) and

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, a signature item that was described as "bone-warming" but "very messy". The cuisine includes seafood such as fried oysters with fries,

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, and a crab sandwich which, according to the ''San Francisco Chronicles Michael Bauer, had "a lot of thought put into it" with the inside of the sourdough bread toasted enough to hold a "pile of crab" and a "leaf of lettuce". The menu also includes non-seafood items such as a hot beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy. File:Duarte's Tavern soup.jpg, half artichoke and half green chile soup File:Olallieberry pie.jpg, olallieberry pie slice File:Duarte's Tavern old menu.jpg, An old menu for Duarte's Tavern File:Duarte's Tavern Dining Room.jpg, Duarte's Tavern dining room (2017)

Reception

In 2017, Dana Joseph, writing for the Cowboys & Indians magazine, called the cioppino at Duarte's Tavern a "flavorful crab-crammed delight". On October 22, 2007, Duarte's Tavern was featured on the fourth episode of the second season of the television show, ''

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'' entitled "Local Flavors". In 2003, Duarte's Tavern received the James Beard American Classic Award.

References

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