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smart phones @ bay area restaurants [moved from San Francisco board]
Ippuku has a no cell phone and no camera policy which is prominently announced at the entrance. You can see it in this blog post:
http://singleguychef.blogspot.com/2010/12/ippuku-in-berkeley.html
Frozen Kuhsterd?
Addie's Pizza Pie now has a link to their frozen custard calendar on their webpage.
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Addie's Pizza Pie
3290 Adeline St, Berkeley, CA 94703
Where to Find German Chocolate Cake or Coconut Cream Cake in Oakland/Berkeley?
Crixa Cakes does a nice Coconut Cream Cake: http://www.crixacakes.com/archives/cakes/000211coconut_cream_cake.html
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Crixa Cakes
2748 Adeline St, Berkeley, CA 94703
Oakland: Tomm's BBQ of Memphis opens "Where friends meat" - BBQ rag bologna and Broasted chicken too
Agent 510,
The different LoCoco's kind of blur the line between separate restaurants and branches. I think the owners are related and the menus overlap, but aren't identical.
Emilia's Pizza in Berkeley, opening soon
I think it's still in the unofficial launch phase, but the handwritten sign in the window said they'll be open for dinner this week (Oct 6 - Oct 9).
Beta Lounge, Berkeley
The hummus and spring rolls were both good. The ciabatta roll pizza is very basic but tasty and definitely worthwhile during happy hour ($5). The chips and guacamole was disappointing all around.
Very promising cafe opens in Berkeley
I snapped a pic of the food menu. Here's my attempt at transcription:
1) croissant with homemade quince jam, meyer lemon curd or herbed butter
house salad: happy boy farms mixed greens, beets, carrots, egg. with side of olives
2) eggman sandwich: boiled egg, herbed butter, capers and mixed greens on acme baguette
3) soppressata sandwich: fra'mani handcrafted salami herbed butter and mixed greens on acme baguette
4) side of olives
Very promising cafe opens in Berkeley
By induction, I believe they have a different sandwich every day. Today it was egg. They also have rather substantial prepared salads, but they were sold out on my second visit so I wasn't able to see if they also change daily.
Today they had what looked like Moroccan style mint tea, but they sold out while I was drinking my coffee. Not sure if this is a normal menu item or a special.
Richmond: Chirag Indian Cuisine and Chaat Corner - Indian breakfast, banana lassi and more
Sorry, apparently I misremembered. Here is the menu (which does include Pani Puri):
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9699471/Chirag-Menu
Chirag has a few southern items on the menu (I think coconut is usually a giveaway), but they do not have the southern staples (e.g. sambar, dosa). They do have one vada chaat item. Vada are savory lentil donuts that are served plain or in yogurt or sambar.
When you mentioned this place had breakfast, my hopes were raised that I might be able to get some early morning pongal. Pongal is a delightful south indian porridge. Komala Vilas in Sunnyvale is open for breakfast and has pongal, dosa, vada -- but that's quite a drive from the East Bay.
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Komala Vilas
1020 E El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Richmond: Chirag Indian Cuisine and Chaat Corner - Indian breakfast, banana lassi and more
The space is a little weird. There is a large whiteboard when you walk in that says they have a $9 buffet and they are currently cash only. There was no indication that there was any option other than the buffet. The guy working there came out when customers entered, but otherwise stayed in the kitchen with the rest of the staff (with the door closed).
The menu definitely is interesting. While they don't have all of the 'standard' chaat items (pani puri, sev puri, etc) they have a decent selection of standards as well as a few unusual items (e.g. spinach samosa).
The entrée selection is quite impressive. Each meat has several unique dishes. That is, they didn't just repeat the same five dishes with each meat. Although they generally goes without saying for an indian place, the vegetarian selection was quite good. It's worth mentioning that they have two different vegetarian tandoor options and some of the paneer items can be ordered with tofu instead.
The vegetarian buffet selection was rather limited, so I had the vegetable korma. This is a mild dish, but the spicing was actually fairly complex. It included some non-standard ingredients (e.g. broccoli, corn) and had grated coconut on top, which was a nice touch.
Taco Grill in the Fruitvale Public Market (Oakland)
Here comes the menu. The takeout menu doesn't have price of flour quesadillas, so I filled that from memory.
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Breakfast Burrito (7 - 10:30am) $2.50
Hand-made flour tortilla filled with choice of guisado
Machaca : Shredded beef mixed with egg and red sauce
Nopales con huevo : Cactus mixed with egg, cilantro, tomatoes and onion
Chorizo con huevo : Chorizo sausage mixed with egg
Tocino con huevo : Bacon mixed with egg
Papas con huevo : Potatoes mixed with egg, tomatoes, and onion
Pollo en salsa roja : Shredded chicken in red sauce
Purco en chile verde : (No Description)
Tacos $2.00
Hand-made corn tortillas, choice of meat, whole beans, diced cabbage and tomatillo sauce.
Carne Asada : Charbroiled Steak
Pollo Asado : Charbroiled Chicekn
Adobada : Pork marinated in red chili vinaigrette
Carnitas : (No Description)
Fish Taco $3.25
Hand-made corn tortilla, battered deep fried fish, shredded cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle sauce
3 Crispy Tacos (folded in half) $4.75
Shredded beef, chicken, potatoes served with shredded cabbage, tomato sauce, cotija cheese and sour cream
Quesadilla $2.50 corn / $3.50 (?) flour
Hand made corn or flour tortilla, choice of meat, whole beans, and tomatillo sauce
Tostada Salad $5.99 vegetarian / $7.50 meat
Tortilla, whole beans, romaine lettuce, cabbage, radish, carrots, cotija cheese, and salsa.
Pozole
Pozole is a traditional pre-Columbian soup or stew made from hominy, with pork (or other meat), chile, and other seasonings and garnish, such as cabbage, oregano, radish, lime juice, etc. There are a number of variations on pozole, including blanco and verde.
Pozole de puerco o pollo servido con repollo, rabanos, cebolla y limon
Pork or chicken hominy soup, serve with shreded cabbage, onion, radish and lemon
$7.00
Pozole de Macaiza
Pork Pozole servido con plerna de puerco
Pozole Surtido
Pozole de puerco servido con cachete, oreja, paladar, lengua
Pozole de Polle
Chicken Pozole
They also have Atole, not sure how much it costs
Taco Grill in the Fruitvale Public Market (Oakland)
I tried some tacos today and they were indeed tasty.
They have a large selection of breakfast burritos, but I'm not sure I can make it over there during the morning hours.
Tirupathi Bhimas in Milpitas
Tirupathi Bhimas expanded their menu this year. I haven't tried these out, but thought I'd let folks know.
They've added some Desi Chinese stuff (Vegetable Manchurian, Chow Mein, Szechuan Veg) in addition to the Gobi Manchurian that they've had all along).
You can now buy the individual curries from the north indian thali, and they're available at dinner too instead of lunch only.
They've added various other new items including Fried Idly, Ghee Roast, Butter Masala Dosa, Vegetable Bonda, Spring Dosa, Falooda.
Good San Mateo delivery?
Waiters on Wheels does delivery for Suraj (South Indian in Redwood City).
http://www.surajrestaurant.com/
