Le Soleil is a great place to take your visiting mom and/or grandmother, both of whom have never eaten any ethnic food besides dollar Chinese from their suburban take-out kitchen. Le Soleil is an easy way to introduce relatives to the San Francisco dining experience: it's clean, safe and easy, but just a little bit "different" and not too weird. Le Soleil is also a great date spot, perfect for dying-to-impress-you-with-my-dining-acumen first dates, as well as for if-I-eat-another-plate-of-your-pasta-I'll-kill-you longtime couples. The lunch menu is a little limited, but will still appeal to solo diners looking for a little peace or exhausted shoppers looking for a little surcease.

- Let The Sun Shine In, Le Soleil illuminates the Inner Richmond by Tamar Love