Al Hamra, Indian-Pakistani in the Mission
Two well-traveled (especially in the Far East) friends of mine recently ate at Al Hamra, a small Indian-Pakistani restaurant in the Mission. They liked it a lot for both the food and prices. I don't...
View Articlearriving just in time for the BART strike!
For La Ciccia, I'd recommend calling to see if they have openings for dinner. If it's that early, I wouldn't be surprised if they do. For Chinese, my new favorite is House of Pancake, which is on...
View ArticleRecommended Chinese restaurants on Clement St [San Francisco]
Restaurants tend to deep fry the veggies for about 30 seconds so that they cook quickly (i.e. semi-crunchy yet not undercooked or soggy).
View ArticleGood breakfast and/or high end coffee within walking distance of Nob Hill?
Have you tried the beans at home? My hunch is a well roasted coffee they're familiar working with helps too. The flavors are bold and malty enough that even on an off day, you still get something that...
View ArticleCrystal Jade [San Francisco]
Thanks, Ruth. I actually have an issue with the way that rule is enforced. If I'm trying to tell a particular audience about a place, the fact that it's a chain doesn't matter terribly to me. But, hey,...
View Articlechina village reopening [Albany]
Funny--I called earlier and got the machine. So I drove over and talked to the waiter and told him they weren't answering their phone, and he turned the ringer on--you must have called just afterwards....
View ArticleOakland Chinatown--best of, by restaurant
Thanks for the update on Shanghai Restaurant-- it's not mentioned a lot here as of late. Any other suggestions there?
View ArticleAkiko
They've just posted the following announcement on Yelp: Announcement reservation: required So I would make a reservation to be safe.
View ArticleNeed East Bay Izakaya recommendation?
Got the grilled beef tongue with truffle, that's a remarkable dish, I'm not sure I've ever had rare tongue before. The chef cuts a filet out of the whole tongue, if the menu didn't say tongue I'd have...
View ArticleBorgo Italia in "Old Oakland"
There is a letter on the door signed Paul Ferrari. It refers to the new incarnation as La Spiga/Desco. No signs of activity inside.
View ArticleHummus - SF Dish of the Month July 2013
Old Jerusalem has a variation called mossabaha that's the best I've had in a restaurant around here.
View Articlesome of my favorites randomly -sf bay
I have the waking fantasy of pulling up the hill on a cool gray foggy night.
View ArticleNeed good outdoor Happy Hour spot in Oakland tonight
I thought I should report back that we went to Boca Nova and had a lovely time. We got there right around 5. The foru of us ordered the oysters, ceviche, empanadas, ribs, deviled eggs, garden lettuce...
View ArticleOrganic FRESH Mozzarella Cheese
According to the article, it's not available in the south bay.... looks like tasty cheese tho
View ArticleGood breakfast and/or high end coffee within walking distance of Nob Hill?
"Just as bad" or as I said "almost as bad", but really it's still a major step up from Starbucks at this point, even with the ownership change. The coffee is no longer Equator, but it's better than...
View ArticleInexpensive Sonoma
I'm sure you've already traveled to Sonoma and gone, but for those who are searching this board for other tasty inexpensive NOT pretentious dining in Sonoma, we enjoyed Taste of the Himalayas (as...
View ArticleOakland Chinatown--best of, by restaurant
Gum Kuo has an excellent rice roll with barbecued pork and cilantro. The rice wrapper is a little on the thick side and on different occasions the texture can vary from sublime to gummy, but when it's...
View ArticleLooking for dry Pinquito beans in the Eastbay for Santa Maria style BBQ on...
Avocado, Have you been to the Far Western since their move to Orcutt? I'm gonna check them out on my next tour. But I am going to miss the old place in Guadalupe. Damn...they had nice cold beers! I...
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