Burgers in the Walnut Creek/Danville/Pleasanton side of the East Bay????
I'll second George's Giant Hamburgers. Another good place with giant in the name is Giant Chef Burger 10 Golf Club Rd Pleasant Hill, CA Funky location, old building -- but friendly staff and big...
View ArticleSake help in South Bay
Mitsuwa is a good suggestion too! Thanks, I have been wanting to go there but did not have a reason too.
View ArticleIndian in Fremont with nice quiet atmosphere
Glad everything worked out, thanks for reporting back.
View ArticleVisiting The Bay Area For a Few Days - Any Recommendations?
or you can just get off at the oft-forgotten 22nd street caltrain stop and walk to the dogpatch :)
View ArticleBi-Rite Market new Divisadero location, SF - any reports?
Something I noticed (and confirmed by the staff) is that the prices aren't the same in the two locations.
View ArticleChez Panisse Fire
Chron reports today they're going to have to demolish both upstairs and downstairs porches, so it's anybody's guess how long it'll be before they reopen....
View ArticleDuende in Oakland
Tried a few new things. Fried squid with frisée and egg, kind of a twist on salade au lardons, really good. Herring coca (crunchy flatbread), kind of like a tostada, good but a little sweet for my...
View ArticleCafe du Monde chicory coffee supplier in SF?
When I visit New Orleans I no longer bring Cafe du Monde coffe or beignet mix back as gifts because you can get both at majority of Cost Plus stores.
View ArticleBackyard in Forestville
Has anyone been for dinner? Is it a nice alternative to Willow Wood Cafe or Underwood Bistro for dinner? TIA.
View ArticleNew place, not yet open on Clement in SF...called "Xiao Long Bao"
Finally got to try this place. Really enjoyed the shrimp & chive and the pork & boc choy pancakes. Found the spicy dumplings to be a bit mushy and not very spicy. Love that everything came out...
View ArticleCorned Beef - SF Dish of the Month (March 2013)
Alas, we missed one another. Now I know where my corned beef is coming from around this time next year- it sounds great. Thanks Melanie.
View ArticleDowntown Oakland Lunch Spots [split from Stag's Lunchette thread]
ditto on several wonderful dinners at Miss Ollie's - but their crown jewel is the fried chicken.
View ArticleGrocery Outlet March 2013
We've also picked up the Tamale Cafe tamales, all 4 types (at least at the Santa Rosa store) - chicken, pork, jalapeno & cheese, and sweet corn. I recommend about 10-15 minutes steaming. We had the...
View ArticlePicnic Spot in Russian River Valley
Thanks, all! Good suggestions here - I will get back to planning. Building an 8-day itinerary has turned into a full-time job!
View ArticleWhere to buy live fish (to steam at home)?
I'm interested in finding this out as well. The quality of fish at 99 Ranch is pretty poor (at least at the one near where I live in Foster City). Would be nice if there was a higher quality but not...
View Articlespecial occasion dinner
Farina's a good place to be taken out to. Very expensive for the style of food. Bix is another place like that.
View ArticleOlde Depot Public House, by beer rev anybody tried?
Owned by Beer Revolution, vegan, just opened a week ago? Looks like they have a variety of vegan sausages on the menu with sides like ukranian potato salad right now. Apparently open till midnight,...
View ArticleAnyone know a great East Bay Burger joint?
Not surprising at all. Townhouse/Emeryville is a GREAT steakhouse. Their prime rib is better than anything we've gotten at any of the East Bay steakhouses.
View ArticleSchmidt's: Bad service. Ok food.
I agree with Michael on the sauerbraten (and thanks for the tip on Leopold's, I'd heard about their schnitzel but we seldom get into the City any longer). Speisekammer makes a superb Schweinebraten,...
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