Anyone know a great East Bay Burger joint?
In-N-Out's not a small chain. It has around 300 locations, with around 30 in the Bay Area, and over $600 million annual revenue.
View ArticlePretzel Sausage/Hot Dog Buns?
Also in the 10 months since I first made the post, I've noticed that Whole Foods has also started carrying Pretzilla! I needed them for my baby shower (pregnant demands) back in September and was able...
View ArticleHow to get through to Champa Garden?
You might email champagarden@gmail.com and tell them you can't get through on the phone.
View ArticleBrotzeit Biergarten - Oakland
Looks like a nice place to eat and drink after visiting Harborside Health Center just down the road. 'wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more'
View ArticleAnyone know a great East Bay Burger joint?
There is a place called Oscar's on San Pablo a couple of blocks south of Al's.
View ArticleHow to get through to Champa Garden?
Vientian Cafe and Champa Gardens rice ball salad are virtually identical. However Vientian Cafe's prices keep going up. and they serve no alcohol. six dollar lunch plates are now ten. Vientian Cafe's...
View ArticleBaron Baking's Bagels. Anyone tried them?
Best bagel I've had on the West Coast by far. I like the small size, the chewy- (but not heavy-) ness, the slightly malty flavor. Chop Bar toasts them unless you ask them not to, but what's the point...
View ArticleFour nights in SF and 4 nights in wine country
There have been a ton of posts on this this week. So please scan or do a search. But as to formal dining options in Sf and Napa: In SF, French Laundry price range: Atelier Crenn - Very earnest, the...
View ArticleA90 - Berkeley [now "Build"]
Yeah, I can't see why, if you're in the section with table service, you can't order from the server.
View ArticleCoqueta - Chef Michael Chiarello NEW Spanish restaurant on Pier 5, SF - any...
Bauer gives it 3.5 stars in tomorrow's Chronicle, which probably won't make it any easier to get a dinner reservation. It's already pretty darn hard to get a table unless you want to dine at 5 or 9pm.
View ArticleA brief note about Jang Su Jang - naeng myun and more [Santa Clara]
in the interim, they opened a second location in Milpitas! haven't tried it yet. i do like the original. --------------- Jang Su Jang 269 W Calaveras Blvd Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 262-3434
View ArticleSanta Rosa Seafood Grilled Calamari Dinner at Thursday Night’s Windsor...
The night market opened for the season last Thursday with a concert in the Town Green. Mostly a prepared food venue now, there were less than a handful of stands selling fruit or veggies to cook at...
View ArticleEast Bay BBQ for catering or takeout
Shanghaikid, Any update on Genny's? I can't reach them by phone (never could, though, even when they were open) and its a bit far for me to drive down to take a look. Any suggestions would be...
View ArticleFirst Jersey Mike's Subs now open in Santa Clara an East Coast transplant -...
Ate my first Jersey Mike's cheesesteak from the Philadelphia train station a couple of months ago. I know the purists would probably scoff, but I enjoyed it, and I couldn't make it to Reading Terminal...
View ArticleNew in Petaluma - The Athenian
Sue, per Yelp review, they closed in January 2013 and replaced by Mexican place. Papa's Greek Taverna closed too. As did Aram's downtown. And the two different Middle Eastern places in E. Petaluma. I...
View ArticleItinerary help please-- NYer returning for 3 nights!
The grilled brat with onions is my favorite "whatever the current name is" park item.
View ArticlePretzel Sausage/Hot Dog Buns?
Trader Joe's on Hyde St in SF has some hot dog bun-shaped pretzel buns that are pretty tasty. A little too big for hot dogs, IMHO, but they beg for a bratwurst with some sauerkraut and mustard. 99...
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