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March 2024 by Erich H Ogle
Excellent food and service.
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March 2024 by Ernie Villagrana
Great dining experience, with wonderful friends. Very courteous staff.
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March 2024 by lana Garcia
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March 2024 by StuartF
Some of the food was excellent. Cocktails great. Tortilla cold and tasteless. Some of our $45 Halibut was undercooked. Total time in restaurant 2 hours 30 mins. Way too much time between courses. Skipped desserts because didn't want to be there another half hour. Our server Luka was very attentive and did his best
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March 2024 by Dawn de Leoon
Gema is a gem ?. We had been wanted to go for awhile because heard amazing things and their reputation did not disappoint. The food was exquisite. We started off with Margaritas, one spicy and one cadillac (even though they weren’t on the menu). We feel we have to have a Margarita when evaluating a new Mexican restaurant. Outstanding, (and we are picky).We the shared the smoked yellow tuna, black bean puree and ancho mayo tostados! Delicious.My partner had the fillet steak with tamarindo adobo and scalloped potatoes, (he is still talking about it today). I had the Lubinzo Zarandeada - wild Branzino with peanut adobo & frijoles de la oya.We are definitely going to return.Vegetarian options: For this Fall menu they had three vegetarian options in “Segundos”section.
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February 2024 by MelissaH
First of all, Gema canceled my reservation after we ate there so I wouldn't be able to give an honest review. We were really looking forward to this dining experience but left feeling really defeated and upset with the overall whole experience. The food was good even though it was barely warm. It started with requesting a tequila manhattan which they said they could do easily. I drink manhattans and tequila all the time and both attempts were very wrong. I don't know if they don't have sweet vermouth and just didn't want to tell me? Regardless it was terrible and not a manhattan so I sent both back. It was foamy almost like there was citrus in it. We ordered all of our food at once as we were told to do. It was more than an hour before our salad and vegetable dishes arrived. When we asked what was taking so long they said it was coming soon and they were sorry. It continued to take so long that we eventually asked for a manager. Instead of understanding where we were coming from, she continued to tell us again "it's a scratch" restaurant with a very defensive attitude. I mentioned how multiple other tables seemed to get food faster than us. She said this time table is normal for their restaurant. The way she talked to us was really rude honestly and made us feel worse. So much worse actually that we didn't finish our entrees and left. Not a way you want to feel after paying $300+ I've been to plenty of "fine dining" restaurants and never experienced something like this. Unreal. Unfortunately I would not recommend it. Plenty of other great Mexican restaurants nearby. The food will be good, cost less, have great customer service and come in a timely manner. Still can't believe they canceled my reservation after the fact to try and keep me from getting my dining credits and being able to give an honest review! Shady is the word that comes to mind! Food having good flavor is the only reason it's not a 1 star.
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February 2024 by Derek Clay
Not cheap but quite a culinary experience! first of all, it’s a 100% gluten-free restaurant . The food was excellent, every dish was meticulously prepared and presented and flat out delicious. Service was spectacular our waiter was attentive, knowledgeable and just plain excited to be there.Dietary restrictions: 100% GF
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February 2024 by Joan LaBelle
Great food; beautifully presented and deliciously executed flavors. Can’t wait to return!
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February 2024 by CheriK
Some of the best creative wonderful tasting food I have had in a long time. I am a foodie and this place is a super star. The service was outstanding and the noise level low. I will definitely be back.
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February 2024 by Jim Gossen
Head a great meal tonight celebrating two of my granddaughter’s birthdays. The food was well presented and very tasty. This is very progressive Mexico City food.
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January 2024 by JohnA
Overall a nice place but the two second course dishes we had, the short rib Birria, and the Chile Relleno were so horribly over salted we could only eat about half of them. The two first courses, the Aguachile, and the smoked salmon tostadas were excellent. 
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January 2024 by Jonathan
Gema is an outstanding culinary experience. Phenomenal food, check. Attentive, knowledgeable and friendly staff, check. Charming space, check. LOVED it and the chili relleno was one of the tastiest and most unique dishes I've had in a while! Kudos!
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January 2024 by Ken Potter
Wonderful experience from start to finish. Luka, our server, was a joy. The mocktails were yummy. The amuse buche ("Bienvenidos") was an unexpected pleasure. For starters we chose the chalupas (duck barbacoa) and the tostadas (smoked yellow tuna). Both were great but we liked the chalupas by a nose for the win.For mains we chose the Halibut (sous vide) and the Langostino. The presentation of the Langostino (gorgeous) was better to me than the dish itself. The halibut on the other hand was one of the best dishes we've had in a long time. Would order the halibut again, no doubt! The wood ear mushrooms and the sauce (can't remember the name of the sauce), the ice plant, the onion foam... The entire dish was straight yummy. Thanks again, Luka! So glad we have such a progressive, innovative restaurant in our home town.
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January 2024 by SFDiner
Kitchen was clearly struggling. It was a 45 minutes to get the first course, and 90 minutes to get the entree. While the staff was doing their best, the wait times for the food was excessive. Food was good to excellent, service was excellent, value was good. My only criticism would be that diners should be advised of a kitchen event, and given the choice to stay or go.
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January 2024 by Debbie Weinberg
Phenomenal food, consistently delicious. Can't wait to go back again for the new menuDietary restrictions: Everything is gluten free