"It’s not often you have a fancy midday meal with taxidermied animal heads staring down at you, but at Angler, that’s just a weekday lunch. The Embarcadero fine dining spot serves an excellent $45 prix fixe lunch that starts with two chef’s choice oysters followed by your pick of an entree and dessert. There’s no going wrong, but we always find ourselves unable to resist the seduction of the roast half-chicken—the meat is moist, the skin crackles like glass, and it's paired with a glossy honey mustard sauce. We love ending the meal with the mini sundae that’s doused in a warm salted caramel sauce tableside." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, ricky rodriguez