Troy Greek Cuisine open on Solano
Indeed they do. The lamb souvlaki is the best I've had in the area, nicely marinated and seasoned, the avgolemono soup is just like Mom's (but not as good as Yia-yia's), and the moussaka is just fine....
View ArticleNext Door [Berkeley]
They should put an OPEN sign in the window. The place has been empty for a while and driving by it's never clear to me when they're open.
View ArticleBenicia and downtown Pleasanton
In Benicia, there are a lot of options. The biggest concentration of restaurants is on First Street. For a nice view and fresh seafood, try Sailor Jack's. First Street Café is another good one. There...
View ArticleWine Tasting from Sonoma to Santa Rosa
A few things... Ad Hoc is not a place to get picnic supplies - it is a full-service, sit-down restaurant. Picnic supplies could be had from Oxbow, Dean & Deluca, Oakville Grocery, or Sunshine...
View ArticleOld Port Lobster Shack - Downhill alert or just wildly inconsistent? [Redwood...
Yesterday I met a resident of Redwood City who had some interesting angles on OPLS that perhaps others might corroborate. First off, he encouraged letting the owner know about the problems. Then his...
View ArticleBest quality sushi in San francico
Out of the 6% sushi demographic, none fit this discussion. California rolls with imitation fish are mainstream, not Sukiyabashi Jiro. It's like talking about In and Out in a conversation about fine...
View ArticleHalf Moon Bay and other Coastside eateries - first reports
I drove up Hwy 1 to return to the City friday to avoid holiday weekend traffic on 101. I noted Daddy-O's rail car and wondered about it, and checking here see that you've got it covered. What attracted...
View ArticleBanh Xeo - SF Dish of the Month May 2013
Yes, judging in Santa Clara next month. Hey, folks who voted for Banh Xeo for dish of the month, this is the final week in the spotlight. Time to report in, so far we've only heard from a couple of...
View ArticleShopping in Sausalito and San Francisco
I go to both markets regularly, and tend to prefer the Thursday market -- Sundays can be a little nuts, especially in August. I also like to get my bread from Della Fattoria, who, as Wally noted, only...
View ArticleOld Port Lobster Shack - Downhill alert or just wildly inconsistent? [Redwood...
I was there (Redwood City) a few weeks ago and had a lobster roll, my usual order. I did not detect any change in quality, tho I did note that my order was delivered extremely fast, within 5 minutes of...
View ArticleLate night dining in SF -3am-?
Once I went to Bar Agricole on a whim, which had some good, creative dishes, but all of it was expensive and tiny. Still hungry after spending about $80, I got bored of the menu and walked across the...
View ArticleAnyone know a great East Bay Burger joint?
most burgers ordered medium rare, came with fries rustic tavern (lafayette) -tavern burger(14)meat red, some juice: pretty good fries similiar to in & outs. tribune tavern(oakland) -burger(13)came...
View ArticleChampagne Soup, Millbrae [split from South Sea Seafood Village thread]
Champagne Soup has closed and will be reopening as "Champagne Restaurant" with a different Chinese name but seemingly offering a somewhat similar style of menu (dim sum during lunch, soups, Cantonese...
View ArticleLei Garden (Cupertino)
I'm very happy to hear that Cooking Papa will be trying its hand at a second South Bay location. Hopefully, it'll be more like the FC location than the rather cramped/crowded SC location. I know you...
View ArticleDim Sum Go-To Guide 2013
Asian Pearl does that dish at dinner for $17, and their rendition's pretty good. They use good-sized prawns and pretty generous usage of salted eggs in the batter. It's always fried really crispy each...
View ArticleOld cheesecake bakery in Oakland on Foothill by Fruitvale
I would go there with my dad in 1958 to buy cheesecakes for his Masonic Lodge meetings down the street. The cheese cakes were such a treat. What was your grandpa's name and would you share his recipe???
View ArticleChez Panisse update re rebuilding [Berkeley]
amended times on the CP Website: We will re-open our reservation phone lines on Wednesday May 29th at 9am. On-line reservations through our website and Open Table will begin the following day, Thursday...
View ArticleWhere can I find local, natural beef in the South Bay?
4505 Meats in SF has an excellent meat CSA that delivers to the South Bay. http://4505meats.com/4505-meats-csa/ I've belonged to a few and this one is by far my favorite because most of the cuts are...
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