Valentine's Out: Soul Cocina

jesiree b./Yelp

When: Mon., Feb 14; seatings start at 5 p.m.

Where: La Victoria Mexican Bakery and Cafe, 2937 24th St. (at Alabama), 642-7120

Cost: $69 per couple for four-course menu; $109 per couple for seven-course menu; $85 per couple for five-course vegetarian menu

Why it's likely to be special: Chef Roger Feely has a baroque eclecticism that should be just about right for the kind of Valentine who'd be all over a meal with more soul than gloss.

Menu highlights: Four-course menu: Fried green garbanzos; venison kibbeh; slow-cooked white beans and pork. Seven-course menu: Roasted chestnut soup with artichoke-garlic strudel; wild mushroom panade; farmers' market carrot salad with Dungeness crab, avocado, and botarga

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