It can be risky trying something new on Mother's Day. Take the pink baseball bats and wristbands that Major League Baseball players used today as an example. I hope Moms liked them, but I was less than enthusiastic about seeing the Red Sox' Big Papi with a pink bat in his hands.
A less risky choice was going out to the Burlingame bayfront for Mother's Day dinner. The Sherman restaurant is the latest incarnation of the establishment that has been the Showboat and Lucky Lady just a bit south of Kincaid's at 410 Airport Blvd. On a day with good weather, like today, the sunset and the views of the city and aircraft landing at SFO can distract one from even the best of dinner companions.
With the Drive-in theatre gone for about nine years now and the nearby parking lots being empty, Airport Blvd can seem as remote as Pescadero some days. I hear Millenium Partners is making progress on their project for 301 Airport Blvd and the Peninsula Ave. ramps are slowly coming along, so perhaps the Sherman will have busier days ahead.
Did anyone see the report from County Sheriff Greg Munks office that the County was considering the Drive-in site for a new County jail?
Funny, the State is trying to sell bayfront jail property (San Quentin) and SMCo is looking to buy some. Go figure.
Posted by: Joe | June 12, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Rumors are swirling that the Sherman has closed its doors. I just recycled my $25 off for the month of December coupon. Does anyone have firsthand news from the Bayfront.
Posted by: Joe | January 12, 2010 at 07:12 PM
Here's the story from the Times:
The owners of a floating restaurant called The Sherman will pay more than $60,000 in fines after their ship-turned-eatery spilled hazardous materials into Bay waters, and they have shut down the business until further notice.
According to a sign on its front entrance at 410 Airport Blvd. in Burlingame, The Sherman will continue to be closed for repairs and waterproofing. The owners expect to announce soon when they will reopen the restaurant, transformed from a boat built in 1922 and now permanently docked in the Bay.
The closure follows a San Mateo County Superior Court judge's ruling in September in favor of the county District Attorney's Office, which sued The Sherman's owner, Eileen Long, her company and two of her employees in November 2008.
The suit claims The Sherman employees applied burgundy Easypoxy paint to the 150-foot ship's exterior hull during low tide before its opening in November 2007.
"This was paint that said right on its label that it was not recommended for constant immersion in the water," said John Wilson, deputy district attorney in charge of the consumer and environmental division.
Posted by: Joe | January 17, 2010 at 09:35 PM