Rigolo Café is a casual, family restaurant in San Francisco, CA.

We are located at 3465 California St (@ Laurel St), in the Laurel Village commercial strip. We offer free, easy parking, behind the restaurant. We also offer Free WI-FI internet.

SPECIALTIES:

We are the most CHILD-FRIENDLY restaurant in SF. We have a kids play area with toys & a chalkboard; a kids menu; balloons & crayons.

We are a family business with a large menu offering breakfast, lunch & dinner at a reasonable price. All of our delicious meals are made from scratch using only high-quality, fresh ingredients. We offer organic, fair trade coffees & espresso drinks from a local roaster. We also offer yummy, fresh, organic breads & pastries from Bay Bread.

Come to Rigolo for a great weekend brunch. At night you can quickly park right behind Rigolo for free, and enjoy a nice, relaxing meal while your kids play in the toy area. No more pulling your hair out trying to find parking in other neighborhoods. No more gulping your food down in 3 minutes & bolting because your kids get fussy.

MENU of HOME-MADE DISHES: Full brunch menu (light fare, egg dishes, pancakes, etc..); pizzas; soups; salads; sandwiches; pastas; dinner specials; kids menu; beer and wine.

HISTORY

Established in 2004

Many years ago, the spot where Rigolo Café is located was a German bakery called Fantasia. The bakery was very popular with the locals and was open for many years. Old-timers in the neighborhood still remember it fondly to this day. When Fantasia closed, the space was taken over by Eppler's Bakery, which had its following but was never as popular as Fantasia had been. Finally, in 2004, the space was completely renovated for the opening of Rigolo. The office-style drop ceilings were ripped out to create the open ceiling with rafters that exists today. The sky light, slanted walls and glass frontage with patio were added during the project, creating the current open, modern and welcoming space. We hope to be here for many, many more years, thanks to our loyal, repeat customers.

MEET THE OWNER: Douglas M.

Doug and his wife Laura decided to open Rigolo when they got tired of looking for child-friendly places to eat in SF. The idea was to create a family restaurant that offered reasonably priced, healthy, home-made meals, in a clean, safe and fun environment for kids. They also wanted to create a positive workplace for employees. To foster long-term employees, they began offering health insurance to employees the very first year they opened. Doug and Laura are constantly striving to make improvements and to be good members of the local community. They hope to open another Rigolo some time in the future.