From Lazy Bear's website, FAQ section:

"What do you mean by “communal dining experience?”
Lazy Bear is a dinner party. It starts with snacks and mingling upstairs in the living room. Eventually we seat all of our diners at long communal tables, and serve and explain each course to the entire dining room at once. That means pacing is sometimes a little faster or slower than might be ideal for your group, and sometimes our explanations might interrupt your conversation a bit. But we think it’s worth it for the shared experience this format creates." http://www.lazybearsf.com/faqs/

Lazy Bear received it's second Michelin Star for 2017 and is a Top 13 Restaurant according to Mission Merchants ranking system: http://www.missionmerchants.org/top13