navigation search masa s wine bar & kitchen masa s restaurant matchbook circa 1994 restaurant information established 1983 1983 food type nouvelle french rating michelin guide street address 648 bush street city san francisco state california postal code zip 94108 country united states reservations accepted other information phone 415 989 7154 website masasrestaurant.com masa s wine bar & kitchen also known as masa s restaurant or masa s was a new french restaurant located in san francisco california in the united states . contents 1 background 2 cuisine 3 references 4 external links background edit masa s was opened in july 1983 by chef masataka kobayashi . 1 the restaurant uses masataka s nickname masa for its title . 2 upon its opening the restaurant had a six month wait list . 1 he died in 1984 and sous chef bill galloway ran the kitchen until julian serrano became executive chef . 2 3 he was chef for fourteen years . ron siegel then became executive chef followed by richard reddington . in 2004 gregory short became executive chef . 2 alan murray was master sommelier . 1 short left masa s on february 16 2013 and the restaurant closed with intentions to re open . the restaurant is maintained by executive hotel vintage court . 4 cuisine edit masa s original concept mixed french cuisine with nouvelle cuisine . upon his death and sous chef bill galloway took over the kitchen temporarily . the food became less sauce focused and lighter as it was described in the san francisco chronicle in 1985 . galloway started working with different food distributors improving the quality of the seafood and hired a larger dessert staff . 3 the restaurant had food focused theme dinners . in february 2013 the restaurant had a five course prix fixe citrus themed dinner to celebrate the citrus harvest season with wine parings . 5 references edit a b c lucchesi paolo february 7 2013 . masa s to close when chef short leaves . food . sfgate . retrieved september 29 2013 . a b c the history of masa s . history . masa s restaurant san francisco . retrieved september 29 2013 . a b gorman john january 2 1987 . a famed french restaurant survives a tragic mysterious loss . restaurant . chicago tribune . retrieved september 29 2013 . lucchesi paolo . masa s to close while chef gregory short starts a new chapter . paolo lucchesi . san francisco chronicle . retrieved september 29 2013 . cavatore alison . masa s restaurant to celebrate citrus harvest in san francisco . haute living . retrieved september 29 2013 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title masa % 27s wine bar % 26 kitchen & oldid 743691773 categories restaurants in san franciscofrench american culture in san franciscofrench restaurants1983 establishments in californiamichelin guide starred restaurants in the united stateshidden categories use mdy dates from december 2015san francisco county california articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 19 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view