Cafe Rouge [Berkeley]
Also, it's UCB spring break, so that may be another hit to their regular staff.
View ArticleRestaurant recommendations for an upcoming visit
Just noting that the bar at the top of the Grand Hyatt is gone. Not a loss food-wise, but the view was nice. There's a new restaurant on the first floor that looks skip-able. Confusing to get to it,...
View ArticleGoing over to the city for lunch need recommendations.. any kind of food -...
If you are north of Market, Chez Fayala is really good both in terms of their buffet and their sandwiches (esp. salmon sandwich). I only do takeout there because it gets kind of noisy inside.
View ArticleShorty Goldstein's FiDi Jewish Deli,SF opened 3/5/13 - any reports?
I've been here twice in the past week. First visit I had a pastrami sandwich, and today I had the corned beef. The pastrami is quite peppery, especially if you end up with peppery pieces. I thought it...
View Articlelunch places near Alta Bates on Telegraph?
The Ethiopian place near Alcatraz is Cafe Colucci. It's good though I haven't tried Ethiopia to compare.
View ArticleNew Zealand apples?
I'm not looking for any particular variety though I'd like to find an imported Granny Smith. Anything you had 8-10 weeks ago had been in storage for too long for my taste.
View ArticleShanghai Dumpling King [SF] - Is it going downhill?
Here's a photo of this weekend's xlb
View ArticleCorned Beef - SF Dish of the Month (March 2013)
I had the corned beef at Shorty Goldstein's today and thought it was excellent. More here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/893215
View ArticleVisiting SF in a few wks (Interconnental Mark Hopkins Hotel area)
The California Street cable car has that uphill stuff covered.
View ArticleScenic/memorable birthday lunch along Hwy 1 between SF and Pescadero
Also a fan of HMB Brewing Company. I had the fried seafood platter; delicious indeed but but perhaps a bad idea for just one person who insists on eating everything on the (huge) plate! Had to skip...
View ArticleThe Mill on Divisadaro: First Looks [San Francisco]
I went by there today and they're now selling the whole wheat sour dough loaf - $10.50/loaf - but it's a pretty large loaf.
View ArticleLungomare review (Oakland)
Olives were great! And probably had the least olive oil of all the dishes. Lol.
View ArticleNew place, not yet open on Clement in SF...called "Xiao Long Bao"
Downhill product alert! The mini pancake - shrimp, chives, egg vermicelli is now titled 'dried shrimp, chives, egg vermicelli'. The succulent fresh shrimp are replaced by tofu bits and the smallest...
View ArticleBombay Bazaar Gone
I went this morning, only to find that the business is closed (S. Van Ness near the highway on ramp)! We'll have to go to the other SF Indian groceries.
View ArticleMoving to San Francisco: Foodie friendly neighborhoods?
Agree with #1 and #2. My rule is "don't be where you shouldn't be when you shouldn't be. And #2. I'd just been thinking that there's no other place in the city that's as easy to stay in or leave.
View ArticleGrocery Outlet March 2013
Oakland Grocery Outlet today: (click on "Start Slideshow" at top right) - http://weeklyegret.phanfare.com/5998563 haven't tried the swai burgers yet
View ArticleHaven - Oakland
We had a late (8:30) reservation. It was almost full when we got there, but it seemed like they only seated one table after us.
View ArticleTerrone - VPN Pizzeria in Palo Alto
Happy but not ecstatic It's VPN. Great high quality ingredients. The tone of the tomato, in particular, was vibrant. The toppings were almost non-existent, but as a stylistic thing. Service was good (a...
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