Street Restaurant, San Francisco

Street is a neighborhood restaurant serving New American Cuisine, boutique wines and a full complement of alcoholic beverages.Designed and built by owners Lynn Ramsey and John Lamkin, along with help from friends, Street occupies the space that previously housed Sweet Heat, a Mexican fast food restaurant. The space was almost entirely gutted and rebuilt after Sweat Heat closed in December 2000. All elements of design were conceived by the partners--from the Babinga wood bar to the handmade light fixtures created by chef /owner John Lamkin. Supplemented by custom wood and metal, Lamkin's pet red wall with textured green accent dominates the space and warms the room with an organic quality that complements the opposing poured cement wall.