Overheard on the San Francisco Bay Area Board

"Had something good from the Oakland location today that was new for me: the spinach and potato sambusak, which I guess is a kind of turnover, though Holy Land's version looked almost like a small dosa or a big spring roll." – abstractpoet on Oakland's Holy Land

"It was very, very tasty. The yellow onions were fried crisp, and there were green onions too. Not a huge amount of lobster meat, but sufficient; it's the broth that is the star. $16 with regular Halu noodles and $17 with whole wheat." – Nina on Ramen Halu's lobster ramen, which is available until May 15 at the San Jose restaurant

"My wings were addictively good. I loved the smokiness combined with crispy skin. Both the drummettes and the flat portions were very moist, which I particularly appreciated because I very often am unhappy with drummettes because they dry out so easily. My fantasy chicken wing joint would offer all flat pieces." – jillyju on Wednesday wing night at Sneaky's BBQ