Dang Butterscotch Rootbeer
They serve it at the Corner Store restaurant, corner of Geary and Masonic: http://www.thecornerstore-sf.com/ It caught my eye first thing when I saw it on the menu, but I was there for brunch and...
View ArticleSF Dinner Restaurants for Business Group
Carrie, thanks for the recommendations - am planning to book ASAP. If Etoile doesn't work out, will consider the catering approach!
View ArticleSan Francisco Bay Area Food Festivals and Events - May, 2013
A brief word about the 5/4 - San Francisco Bay Chili Cook Off - hope the organizers put it on again next year! This was a first time event, well, the first time the public was invited taste and compete...
View ArticleAnybody been to Oysterpalooza at Rocker Oysterfeller's in Valley Ford?
It's this Sunday. I found various announcements of the event by googling, but not much discussion of what past years were like.
View ArticleCasey's Pizza Truck?
Several of us from CHOW tried the truck today (on Fridays it parks south of Market, on Mission between New Montgomery and Second streets). We all really liked it. The pies came out remarkably...
View ArticleBanh Xeo - SF Dish of the Month May 2013
I didn't get served any pickled daikon & carrots either. But green veggies were very fresh and piled high. Crispy bottom, not greasy. Shrimp were much smaller than the version at Quan Bac. but Tay...
View ArticleFey - promising sichuan menlo park
Stopped there for lunch today, thanks to this forum. I had the ma por tofu lunch special: very picante (helps with the hay fever) with a nice underlying blend of spices that came through. Meatier than...
View ArticleDim Sum Chowdown at Great Eastern Restaurant on Jackson St. [San Francisco...
So glad to hear you are heading back to SF, bdachow, though you really need a trip to Vancouver too (and drop me a line at the email in my profile, won't you, as I lost yours in a recent computer...
View ArticleVulcan Thai in Oakland. Worth checking out?
checked out their lunch special (mamasan curry) once. -tasty, good value. menu confusing, doesn't mention rice & salad included in special. -service not consistent, only one server -peanuts not...
View ArticleNEW: Easy Creole (Cajun food), Berkeley - any reports?
cashier very gracious. willing to let new patrons sample the dishes. sampled curry chicken: bland, curry tasteless, skipped. settled on bourbon st. beans with sausage. (8) -good amount of heat but not...
View ArticleMarkets selling Goya Products
I've been a fan of Goya products, probably because I grew up on them, and have lived on both coasts as well as travelled extensively through the country for business. Although there are larger...
View ArticleDim Sum at Asian Pearl Peninsula [Millbrae]
Yes, thanks for organizing, Charlie! The food well worth the trip, and though it seems like Asian Pearl may have lost the har gow maker who put them second in my har gow rankings a few years back, I...
View ArticlePizza Moda - Berkeley
Tried it last night. Very nice shaved asparagus salad with almonds ($7.50). Perfectly fried fritto misto with sweet potato, asparagus, fennel ($8). Very good pizza with Fra'Mani sausage, red onion, and...
View ArticleTroy Greek Cuisine open on Solano
I tried the Alameda location: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/791703#7212578
View ArticleGluten intolerant out-of-towners in Oakland
Farmers market vendors including Riverdog, Knoll Farms, and Mariquita deliver to restaurants. There are also wholesale-only specialty produce vendors that have top quality stuff. Berkeley Bowl and...
View ArticleWhere can I find local, natural beef in the South Bay?
This was a while ago,(70's or maybe somewhat earlier) and while the beef was excellent, the Charolais and Hereford crosses were given names like Pinky and most of the ranchers in the area did not like...
View ArticleSichuan Chowdown at Mandarin Gourmet Palo Alto
How 'bout that! It makes sense; also, lamb and beef being niche meats in China (traditionally regional, & particularly associated with Muslim cooking) they're often cross-substituted in the same...
View ArticleBenicia and downtown Pleasanton
Thanks. Kinder's Meats and Deli looks possible. It's sort of a chain, but seems to be family run. There are a couple other delis, too. Guess we won't starve.
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