El Cerrito/Richmond Recommendations
What's that run the price up to on the BBQ chicken, $3.75?
View ArticleMiss Ollies in Old Oakland now open for dinner
Michael Bauer on Miss Ollie's: http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2013/04/19/favorite-dishes-include-fried-foods-at-hutong-miss-ollies-and-hard-water/...
View ArticleTrip Report: All that we had hoped for
Thanks for the great report. Chiaroscuro had some bad reports when it opened, and around then and since other Italian places have opened so I think people wrote it off. Apparently they got their act...
View ArticleRed Hot Chilli Pepper, Desi Chinese, San Carlos
I tried this place for the first time a few weeks ago. All my Indian coworkers love this place, so when one of them had his last day, he chose this restaurant for his farewell lunch. I ordered the gobi...
View ArticleGrabbing a quick lunch around Sebastopol
Hog Island on a Sunday is jammed. Even on a weekday when it's not jammed, figure 15 minutes to wait in line and get your oysters and accoutrement, another 15 minutes to find a table and haul in picnic...
View ArticleGraduation Dinner- East Bay/SF
With graduations going on, lots of people are going to be looking for similar places, so lock something down soon. Since this is more about the occasion than the food, I'd go to the Claremont -- they...
View ArticleNew Shanghai Dumpling King? Less than a block from my house? [San Francisco]
nice pix of the Pan fried pork buns Sheng jian bao 生煎饅é with its crusty topping. the sugar egg puffs remind me of deep fried Pâte à Choux, best hot from the fryer.
View ArticleWhere can I find small containers of Argo, or other non-aluminum, baking...
I found 60oz tubs of Al free baking powder at Smart and Final, but like you said, it would take me a very long time to use it up. I might use 1 tablespoon every week or two. It was only $4.50 for the...
View ArticleTroya on Clement or Aziza?
Aziza, not for what's on the menu but for quality, uniqueness...and the Michelin star if you care.
View ArticleHachi Ju Hachi- Wow! [Saratoga]
Any tips on how to find the restaurant? Landmarks, like next to what?
View ArticleDining solo in San Francisco.
Agree, and I would also put it in the "touristy" category.
View ArticleNew Shanghai Dumpling King? Less than a block from my house? [San Francisco]
The hawking plates of egg puffs has been a tradition at SDK. Sometimes you get charged for them and sometimes you don't. The practice has always puzzled me though because they are best eaten for...
View ArticleTroya on Clement or Aziza?
Saha seems like a good choice. Please report back -- it's been a while since there's been a report.
View ArticlePizza Moda - Berkeley
I hope the pizza is better than Fellini's. I had one of the worst pizzas of my life there. But if the cook is a veteran of Pizzaiolo and Gioia, it ought to be good.
View ArticleBacon crazy
Chop bar is particularly bad at this. I think they've moved from healthy/fresh upscale gastro food towards heavier meat-focused food in the last few years. I know it's called "chop" bar but when it...
View ArticleFire at Great China?
Maybe they wrote that last month when they got their building permit and it took them a while to post it. Regardless, any estimate is a wild guess given all the potential delays.
View ArticleGrabbing a quick lunch around Sebastopol
The Bar isn't on the water, though, and when I've been there, the turnaround time hasn't been all that fast on shucked oysters, info on the phone notwithstanding. Just my impressions, but I have been...
View ArticleISO Breakfast in San Jose
I think it's called 4th Street Bowl (in a bowling alley), can anyone confirm this? Great breakfast there last year while passing thru SJ.
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