The Progress
15 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/AskSF, r/sanfrancisco15 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 7 threads.
What people say, in short
The Progress draws repeated recommendations, with duck and the caviar potato cloud singled out. One diner reports a particularly enjoyable celebration, and parents include it among family dinner choices. A dissenting commenter names it as overrated.
Address
The Progress, 1525 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94115
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Duck, Caviar potato cloud
- Best for
- Family, Celebrations
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/InvaderHouse in r/AskSF · Apr 2025taste
Loves the small caviar potato cloud dish.
- Recommendsu/Keikohimesama in r/sanfrancisco · Jul 2025
Lists The Progress among places to bring mom.
- Recommendsu/respeseth in r/sanfrancisco · Jul 2025
Lists The Progress among top picks.
- Recommendsu/Jaytron in r/AskSF · Apr 2025variety
Recommends the caviar potato cloud as a wild potato experience.
- Recommendsu/Sure-Distribution296 in r/AskSF · Apr 2025
Includes The Progress in a list of trendy spots.
- Recommendsu/Sensitive-Routine-47 in r/AskSF · Jun 2026
Calls it a winner for family dining.
- Recommendsu/burgiebeer in r/sanfrancisco · Jul 2025value
Ate there recently; fun, incredible, affordable, with nice celebration touches.
- Recommendsu/stepjenks in r/AskSF · Apr 2025portion
Seconds the recommendation, warning one order may lead to another.
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- Recommendsu/Pink_Axolotl151 in r/AskSF · Dec 2023
Names The Progress as a repeat favorite
- Recommendsu/Wild-Sandwich5977 in r/AskSF · Jun 2026
Suggests it as a possible option.
- Recommendsu/Alone-Bar2300 in r/sanfrancisco · Jul 2025
Ranks The Progress with private room as their top pick.
- Recommendsu/PrimalSilence in r/AskSF · Apr 2025
Recommends The Progress.
- Recommendsu/wednesday-knight in r/AskSF · Apr 2025
Enthusiastically agrees with the parent's Progress recommendation.
- Recommendsu/vozome in r/sanfrancisco · May 2024taste
This person regards the duck here as the city's most iconic dish, seeing the restaurant as both unremarkably and quintessentially San Francisco.
- Caveatu/notthatdumb23 in r/sanfrancisco · Jun 2026
Names The Progress as overrated.
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