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The farmers market would have been great, but an earlier reply indicated isn't wasn't going to be open this Friday.
Does anybody know if we'll have trouble with the Dim Sum/Bakeries being closed? Seems like that wouldn't be an issue.
Still looking for the early afternoon lunch spot, but we might just snack our way through the bakeries.
Wood tavern is also a thought. My oldest is a bit of a brger connisiuer (he still talks about the burger he had at Palace Kitchen in Seattle a few years ago).
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Thank you all so much for the responses. I've talked it over with my youngest and we've decided on a Friday itinerary of:
Start in Oakland Chinatown for the take-out Dim Sum bakery crawl. Need to assemble the specifics, but Sun Sing for the baked char sui bao and egg tarts at Ruby King and a few others. Then we do the Endgame thing (board games, card games and minis). Hop back on the BART to go up to Berkeley. Spend some time at Comic Relief (my boys love this place), then up to Gregoire for the Potato Puffs and the Flank steak sandwich...of course I just clicked on the link again to double check the menu and realize they are closed on Friday. Arrrgh. Thought I had it all figured out. Looks like we still have our lunch/afternoon snack slot open. We'll hit Crixa Cakes on the way home for the after dinner sweets.
The pastrami sammich on Sunday sounds lovely.
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Hmm..lots to reply to here. Thanks so much for taking the time. I live in Wenatchee, WA and my in-laws live in Lafayette. On Friday with my boys I'm totally limited to BART and feet. Sounds like Tomm's is out, and I've heard enough questions on Zachary's to take it off the list. I have had Cheeseboard a couple years ago, which I enjoyed, but didn't think it was extraordinary. Also I worry that the line on Black Friday will just be crazy.
I was hoping Sunday wouldn't be "really dead", but Saturday is our Tgiving and we won't be driving into the city until Sat night. We have Sunday free. Figured there would be enough to do there to spend a liesurely few hours nibbling and drinking before a nap followed by Gary Danko. Was just looking for recommendations like "Do not miss the x at y" (understanding that there would be a lot more "x's" if we were there on Saturday.
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Unfortunately, Melanie, the in-laws are doing the ordering and Yan's is where they get take-out.. However, it is my 40th birthday meal, so maybe I can convince them to try Lily's House. I took a quick look on Yelp (yes, that can be dicey) and the reviews are decidely mixed. How recently have you been there? Recommendations on what/how to order?
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My kids are pretty adventuresome...they love Dim Sum. I'm pretty sure we are getting take-out from Yan's in Lafayette for dinner, but it's probably ok to double up on the Chinese food (dim sum and szechuan take out being fairly unrelated). We are going to be out and about on Black Friday (braving the crowds), so the farmer's market might be fun...in fact I think I ran into that on my last trip to Endgame a few years back. Maybe if we did that early enough we could still hit Zachary's, Pie in the Sky, Crixa, Tomm's BBQ, Wood's Tavern...or others too (those are the one's I've looked at recently).
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My family and I will be visiting the in-laws (in Lafayette) over the Thanksgiving weekend. I have a couple of requests:
1) My wife is taking me to Gary Danko to celebrate my 40th birthday. Are there any "must-orders"? I'm a foodie, but have rarely gone to any really top-notch/expensive restauarants...prefering to find the cheap gems. Consequently I'm leaning towards trying things like foie gras and sweetbreads...things I just don't the opportunity to taste. Good choices? Anything else I must try?
2) Whenever we visit the area I like to take my two sons (7 and 10) on the BART and just explore. Since we are geeks, we usually end up at Endgame in Oakland (12th St BART) and then the Shattuck area of Berkeley. When we are out and about, where should we eat? We did bakesale betty's last year (pretty good, but not "talk about a year later good.") I'm looking for something with "wow" factor. Of course these are kids, so sweets are good (was thinking that Crixa Cakes might be good)..but I'm struggling for lunch. Zachary's looks good, but I know it's not really a favorite of the board.
So:
1) What to order at Gary Danko?
2) Where to take my boys that is close to BART, preferable in the Lafayette/Oakland/Berkeley triangle?
3) Bonus question: Must buys at the Ferry building on Sunday? Going to spend day there before Gary Danko.
Thanks for the help.
Seattle Dtown Fish and Chips?
This weekend I will be taking my two boys (ages 7 and 9) to Seattle for a spur of the moment trip. They voted to do the "Market, Waterfront, and Aquarium Day of Fun". They want to do Dim Sum on the way into town (they love it) for lunch, but I need help with dinner. The trip is coinciding with my youngest's birthday and his favorite is fish and chips. As we will be spending the afternoon around the market and waterfront I thought I would ask where folks suggest we eat. i used to live in Seattle (7 or 8 years ago) so I'm somewhat familiar with it.
Jacks?
Ivars?
Anthony's?
Lowell's?
Etta's?
Because they are kids, quality is important, but so is the "excitement". He does recognize quality though. So "fishy" would be bad. Large portions, while clearly not necessary, can be fun for the young'ns. Dessert suggestions are welcome as well.
Thanks,
mike
