Farmhouse Inn or Dry Creek Kitchen
I have to agree about Farmhouse but I haven't been recently. We stayed there and ate there and neither were up to expectation. The food wasn't bad, just not memorable. You can eat similar food in many...
View ArticleFriday Late Night at Yonsei Ramen Shop [Hopscotch, Uptown, Oakland]
Kyle Itani/Hopscotch is one of The Chronicle's 2013 Rising Star Chefs.
View Articleplease go to To Hyang [San Francisco]
Yes, looking forward to hearing what you think! The dishes we got were all pretty big portions, so you can pretty safely order 1 thing per person at the table and it would likely be enough.
View ArticleVisiting San Francisco for 3 days from Toronto- Help needed
I love Burmese food you have sold me on that and atelier crenn( is there a better option?)......I will definitely look onto the trendy options:)
View ArticleGood Restaurant in Berkley Ca?
Not really the poster stated in the text "Would like to find a nice restaurant for an early dinner in the area." which is the real point not what town the Claremont is located in.
View ArticleGaylord's
The liquor license changed hands in 2010. Before that it had the same owners as the other Gaylord restaurants.
View ArticleNEW: Cakes & Purls Bakery, Downtown Berkeley - tarts, cupcakes, NY-style...
Went in yesterday intending to buy some cheesecake but they were all sold out of plain, probably because it was their last day before a ten-day vacation.
View ArticleUpcider, new cider bar/gastropub on Polk Street
Stopped by for a drink. Impressively long list of ciders, three pages, though none on tap. Tried a Zeffer from New Zealand and a Magner's from Ireland, both good. Good people watching from the picture...
View ArticleCirca on Chestnut, SF—Epic Groupon fail
Circa's markup for the Moet & Chandon White Star NV is 2.5 times retail. The Rock & Vine is $22, with the same markup it would be $55. $66 + $55 = $121....
View ArticleLagunitas Brewing Taproom
Went yesterday and noticed this place lacked its own thread. Just before 2pm the place was packed and hoppin'- they were three deep at the bar, and all the tables outside (picnic benches) and in were...
View ArticleCorned Beef - SF Dish of the Month (March 2013)
Fresh Corned Beef Sausage --- noticed these in the butcher case at Whole Foods, so I gave it a try for breakfast this morning. Ingredients: Beef, corned beef seasoning (sea salt, garlic, clove,...
View ArticleChilaquiles - SF Dish of the Month (Feb 2013)
I've had good and bad chilaquiles at Otaez -- very inconsistent, as if whoever is cooking your order cooks it his own way. That's actually a problem I've had with them: I've ordered dishes I've enjoyed...
View ArticleDuende in Oakland
we loved our meal friday night. we shared the "small" rabbit and snail paella, the lamb-stuffed piquillo peppers (maybe my fave), patatas bravas, rabbit rilletes, pulpito and pork belly and a salad i...
View ArticleGrocery Outlet for February, 2013
I haven't used them. But I would give them a try because the ingredients are better. Pillsbury: Wheat Starch, Lard Partially Hydrogenated, with BHA and, BHT To Protect Flavor, Wheat Flour Bleached,...
View ArticleA staid restaurant in San Francisco.
I had an excellent vegan meal at MM some years ago, improvised without fuss, but you've headed into a price region Mom will not tolerate.
View ArticleDowntown Oakland Lunch Spots [split from Stag's Lunchette thread]
The 2 sausages to a roll if the sausages are skinny. If regular diameter the usual 1 per roll.
View ArticleScream sorbet going out of business??!!!
Your proposition is that a permitting quagmire made it too expensive for Scream to do business. The actual problems were that they had no business plan and were under-capitalized. Scream's owner...
View ArticleGood Restaurant in Berkley Ca?
Oliveto is about three minutes away from Claremont and would have been my choice. One of my favorite restaurants in Oakland / Berkeley.
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