Richmond District restaurant recommendation for women's...

Our bookclub is coming to San Francisco for the weekend and would like recommendations on where to have a fun dinner in the Richmond District, preferably ethnic food. Any suggestions?

Richmond District restaurant recommendation for women's...

Burma Superstar or Pizzetta. Prepare for a wait at either, but well worth it.

Richmond District restaurant recommendation for women's...

Here%26#39;s a few that are unique

Al-Masri: Very good Egyptian food served in beautiful, colorful surroundings. Try the lamb kebabs, baked quail and hummus. Belly dancing featured every night. 4031 Balboa St. (at 41st Avenue), (415) 876-2300

El Mansour: This Moroccan restaurant%26#39;s new space (the old was next door) recreates the romance of the North African country with hand-painted wood furnishings, a fountain and tents imported from Morocco. The old menu items are still available, but there are new dishes to try, like fish and rabbit tagines, and chicken with onions and olives. Each is served on the prix-fixe menus, which include soup, salad, bastela, dessert and tea. Belly dancer also included (nightly). 3119 Clement St. (near 32nd Avenue),(415) 751-2312. (Chronicle Review/Web site)

Khan Toke Thai House: Khan Toke was one of the first Thai restaurants in San Francisco, and it still has a citywide reputation; it%26#39;s mentioned in several big-time Bay Area travel guides. People are willing to remove their shoes and sit cross-legged while they eat here, so you know the food has to be good. 5937 Geary Blvd. (at 23rd Avenue), (415) 668-6654

Tommy%26#39;s Mexican Restaurant: Offering food from Mexico and the Yucatan peninsula, plus great margaritas -- not to mention many, many, many kinds of tequila -- Tommy%26#39;s is one of only three Mexican restaurants in the Outer Richmond, and it%26#39;s definitely the best. 5929 Geary Blvd. (at 23rd Avenue), (415) 387-4747.

You definitely should try Aziza. It%26#39;s a Moroccan restaurant with a Mediterranean decor, and they even have belly dancers that come by every hour. The food is great too!

http://www.aziza-sf.com/

Mandalay is a great Burmese restaurant on California at about 3rd. Ave. Really it is much better than the over rated Burma Superstar. The atmosphere is better, the people that work there are much nicer and you won%26#39;t have to wait 2 hours. Their ginger salad and coconut noodle soup are out of this world.