Citizen Cake

Local icon Elizabeth Falkner has reopened Citizen Cake in the Pacific Heights. The fire-engine red store front gives way to a sparse interior with an exposed brick wall, slate floor, and black tables. Fancy versions of American diner entrees are offered: corn dogs with molasses-beer mustard, mac and cheese with gruyere, and roast chicken with duck fat potatoes. But the real draw are the desserts - sundaes, cookies, cupcakes, and, of course, cakes. One of the signature cakes is the After Midnight Devil's Food Cake: devil's food cake, milk and dark chocolate mousee, and dark chocolate glaze.