Their claim to season their garlic with food might give you an idea as to why they are called The Stinking Rose. However, your olfactory senses will be pleased to lead the way till you reach this eclectic restaurant where every dish is tinged with garlic, and the results are absolutely fabulous. The other popular feature there could be the Dungeness killer crab, which is caught fresh at the famous Fisherman's Wharf and is served roasted in a garlic sauce, the ingredients for which are shrouded in mystery.

Shrimps, mussels and crabs can be roasted on an iron skillet while tureens of garlic steamed clams, filet mignon chilli, pizzettes are good ways to begin the meal. Apart from pastas and salads, some of the other choices for entrées would be porterhouse pork chops, pan roasted with a sweet garlic relish. There's a wide variety of draft beers, Italian and Californian wines and cocktails to enjoy with all the garlicky food.