Saturday dim sum on North/Mid Peninsula?
You cannot beat Koi Palace for dim sum in Daly City. Closer to the airport is Asia Pearl which is nearly as good.
View Article03 Bistro and Lounge - SF Civic Center
Finally got to try this place yesterday after work and came away pretty happy. The place was bustling, but was told that it dies down pretty abruptly around 8PM - even on the weekends. Started with the...
View ArticleChez Panisse Alternatives for tonight?
Commis is quiet, relaxing, and elegant, and the food's great, but it's at the opposite end of the style spectrum from Chez Panisse. I saw almost no actual cooking in the two and a half hours I sat a...
View ArticleFisherman's Wharf
I really doubt you're going to find any hidden gems. I've been to Neptune's Palace (Pier 39, not the Wharf, but same idea) twice recently after scattering ashes -- the Neptune Society's boat is right...
View ArticleChez Panisse Fire
The 1982 fire was on Sunday, March 7, this one was on Friday, March 8.
View ArticleLa Mission Berkeley
Their chilaquilies are terrific--I tend to get them at Talavera or down at whatever Monteros is called now.
View ArticleFarmhouse Inn or Dry Creek Kitchen
on our next trip to Healdsburg we'll be trying Cafe Lucia for the first time, based on our excellent experiences at La Salette in Sonoma. our one visit to Farmhouse Inn didn't motivate us to return. we...
View ArticleGaylord's
I had dinner at Gaylord a few years ago. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/45007 They have a happy hour from 5-7, you might have to sit in the bar to get that. When I checked it out in 2009 they had $4...
View ArticleChinois Asian Bistro, Windsor
Giving this thread a revival. After thoroughly enjoying take out a few times recently, last night three of us had dinner here. We got there at six so we started with the "Happy Hour" or Asian Tapas...
View ArticleDowntown Redwood City tonight
I like the food at Martins West a lot. Reservations are a good idea.
View ArticleK2 Restaurant Group - ruined restaurants in Berkeley?
They also have/had a full-service catering operation under the Jimmy Beans name (they catered my sister's wedding).
View ArticleGood Restaurant in Berkley Ca?
Could you say what you liked about the Meritage? There are very few reports here.
View ArticleForge Pizza now open (Oakland)
Very loud on Saturday night. Pizzas were fine without any of the nonuniformity experienced by PAIII. Major problem with the special short ribs which consisted of 1 less than 3" rectangle with one diner...
View ArticleDowntown Redwood City tonight
I never get reservations for MW. I honestly can't think of a single time - maybe I did meeting some friends. Vesta should have been on your list. Where did you end up? What did you think of downtown RWC?
View ArticleChow Fun
We had a nice platter of gai lon beef dry fried chow fun at Saigon Seafood today, along w. many other items. The beef and the broc was cooked perfectly, some wok hay and very delicious, as were...
View ArticleSeeking European Yogurts in the Bay Area
I saw Skyr on a Whole Foods flyer. http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/blog/whole-story/go-some-unique-yogurt
View ArticleSteam - new Chinese in Palo Alto
If you've been to Taipan (I have not tried either), how would you compare the quality of the dim sum?
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