Tortilla Soup
Tacubaya on 4th Street in Berkeley has a very good chix tortilla soup. I always get the tortilla strips on the side so I can add them a little at a time to keep them crisp. The broth is well spiced,...
View ArticleDinner suggestions Americas Cup Pavillion Fri 6/21/13
I haven't been there in a decade. There seem to be so many other really interesting places to eat. What do you like there, and how would you compare it to board favorites like AQ, Namu Gaji,...
View Articleeliminate 3 out of 5; final itinerary decisions for 3 night stay
So it looks like you'd say Rich Table and Benu. Coi I just haven't heard many people say its a "wow" meal. Benu I've heard good things, but the atmosphere of the place (or at least what I perceive the...
View ArticleHot Italian (pizza, salad, weekend brunch), Emeryville Public Market - any...
Huh, maybe a regional thing, then.
View ArticleBest Example from San Jose/South Bay not availble in SF
Came back to this thread because it's one of the few mentions of Shanghai Garden in Cupertino. We were out for the movies at the Blue Light Cinema (which recently raised ticket prices to $6 for...
View ArticleVisiting from Boston: Los Altos area questions
Glad you made it to Chef Zhao, do try Da Sichuan. To my taste, DS has bolder flavors but honestly it's been over a year. Too bad about the ramen. Ramen is very much flavor-of-the-year and there's a lot...
View ArticleMichael Bauer's incomprehensible rating logic
All this talk about Bauer makes me wonder who I should be reading in SF, since me and B aren't on the same page (I don't care about ass-kissing service, and will never be recognized). How about Josh...
View ArticleA brief note about Jang Su Jang - naeng myun and more [Santa Clara]
How was the sausage prepared? Steamed/boiled or fried/grilled?
View ArticleA melon that is TOO sweet?
Ram Das is also at the Berkeley Tuesday market. Best peaches, pears, and oranges. http://ecologycenter.org/farmersmarkets/fmvendors/guru-ram-das-orchards-3/
View ArticleAtelier Crenn - Spring, 2013
Seems this is becoming the place my fiance and I take each other for our collective birthday dinners each year (I took him for the first time last year, and he brought me this year). Lovely as...
View Article5 Days in SF/Napa
Let me add my endorsement to pinotho's comments and recommendations. To my taste, they are on the money: Mustards over Brix everytime. Had lunch at the Mustard's bar last week: Tuscon white bean soup...
View ArticleHas anyone tried Diner Japonica 593 Woodside Rd., Redwood City
Fuzzy copy of the dinner menu.
View ArticleKids birthday cake at affordable price
Yes, I did. I found a lady who made cakes at home. If you google for that, you will find plenty. This one was based in santa clara and her name is Mehr, I wanted to get a wheels on the bus themed cake....
View ArticleFirst Jersey Mike's Subs now open in Santa Clara an East Coast transplant -...
It's right between Sprouts & Cold Stone, in Lettuce's old spot.
View ArticleCoffee Roaster in Berkeley-Oakland
FWIW he got a nice little one recco'd by the folks at Sweet Maria's for $30 which he is using to grind for pourovers.
View ArticleMiss Ollies in Old Oakland now open for dinner
going by the food, the two chefs might have different palates or perhaps different ambitions, and to me the foods are not very comparable. T.Holland's cooking is more americana-conventional. many...
View ArticleDumpling Kitchen [San Francisco]
They've been closed for a few weeks and re-opened this weekend. I inquired about whether they use a special pan for the the sheng jian bao (pan-fried dumplings) and was told they used the "normal pan."...
View ArticleNEW: Elmira Rosticceria - sandwich, coffee shop, breakfast/brunch in SF...
The design of the space delights me...
View ArticleLos Altos Bar and Grill
It's the same restaurant group as Hillstone in SF, and very similar menu. I've only had a few of their salads, and house-cured salmon. The LA restaurant centers around the wrap-around bar. It's a...
View ArticleLooking for "big steamed chicken buns" in Chinatown
Here's the Dai Bao at Wing Lee on Clement St in SF, http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/903924#8141029
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