.EQ delim @@ .EN .TL .nf East Bay Restaurants December 1992 .LP .nf Richmond & El Cerrito: *Il Buco D'Italia 1105 MacDonald Ave, Richmond 233-4700 Mon, no Sun *Himalaya - 12469 SP open Mon! (daily) cheap! tandoori too / good dal soup Maharani - SP ?+ 1025 University,B $Taj Kesri - 12221 SP Shem's Palace - 9935 SP, EC (vegie home cooking) North Berk: Ocean Fresh Cuisine (continental) 523 SP, Albany 525-6219 * Med Gdns 809 SP, Albany $Yujean's Modern Cuisine of China 843 SP, Albany 525-8557 good but overpriced \fB$** Enoteca Maestra - 933 SP, Albany 524-4822 noSun & Mon\fR Casablanca (midEast appetizers) 979 SP, Albany noMon & Tu (Bay Food 9/90) **Villa Thai 1045 SP (so of Solano & Marin) 525-4404 (Miang Kum; Yum Pla Muk; Dancing Prawns) ** Khayyam's Chelo Kabab - 1373 Solano, Albany 526-7200 (Thanh Song 1410 Solano 527-9838) Thymewise take-out (Lalimes?) 1410 Solano cHunan Palace - 1556 Solano,A (second menu Chi health food) \fB*** Riera's - 1539 Solano, B 527-1467 Mon!\fR ** Sushi Sho - 1645 Solano, B 525-4551 cShin Shin 1715 Solano (Sweet Basil Thai 1736 Solano) $* Christopher's - 1843 Solano (Sliced Lamb in Thai Chile Sauce, real chicken) \fB*** Cafe Glenda - Philippine - Solano\fR ** Boran Thai - 1892 Solano,B 525-3625 TRY Kensington Circus 389 Colusa daily **$ Lalimes 1329 Gilman 527-9838 no Sun (M & W - set menu) * Lilly's Hunan 1580 Hopkins (ask for hot) cPicante Taqueria Sixth (near Rialto) Cafe Fanny 1603 SP at Cedar Fat Apples 1346 MLKWay Saul's Rest & Deli 1475 Shattuck daily \fB** Chai Am - Shattuck (north of Cedar) (went w Amelia)\fR (Mirabelle's European 1549 Shattuck no Mon $) Vegi Food 2083 Vine at Shattuck no Mon (Fried Sw & Sr Walnuts) Yangtze 1668 Shattuck (Leon recommended: soy milk & bkfst fry bread) Poulet 1685 Shattuck Mama's BBQ 1686 Shattuck no Sun Bubi's & Pinyo's Thai 1700 Shattuck Cafe Marmara 1730 Shattuck (Turkish) TRY Party Sushi 1776 Shattuck (Exp 5/15/92) Muliben's Cafe/Bakery 1786 Shattuck (Eastern European) .bp Downtown Berk: -> Trudy's 1585 University noMon Beer-batter coco prawns w marmalade! The India Cafe 1810 University noSun Exp 5/17/91 * Nakapan Thai - Milvia (north of Univ) *** Ay Caramba - University CHEAP \fB*** Cafe Venezia - 1903 University open Mon Torta Gelato!!\fR TRY Ristorante Venezia - University no Mon *Hunan House 1923 University daily * Medina Rest - University \fB*** Plearn Thai - University\fR * Taiwan - University ** Thai BBQ (BBQ Duck Noodles & BBQ Thai Sausage) Cafe Pastoral - University Long Life Vegi - 2129 University (walnuts) Sushi Ko - Shattuck Sq Tambo Cafe 1981 Shattuck (Peruvian) Mon, no Sun (desserts!) Chumno Pailin - University (Cambodian) A la Britt 2037 Shattuck no Mon, Sun desserts! *Volga (Russian) 2128 Oxford TRY Gerties - scallop brochette with fresh figs Sedona (Dakota) Grill 2086 Allston (in Shattuck Hotel) nouveau no Mon Panini 2115 Allston (lunch) * Great China Kittredge *** Pasand Bancroft CHEAP Giovanni's 2420 Shattuck (osso buco, fusilli w prawns) Wat Mongkolratanaram 1915 Russell St, Berk food fair Sun 10-3 * Kirala (Sushi) 2100 Ward St at Shattuck (Bowl) noMon The Avenue and South Berkeley: Dynamite Roll) cRacha 2516 Tele (Thai) ** Fondue Fred's - 2556 Tele chili pepper fondue just ok / don't get too much wine udon place - 2556 Tele (Marisa 2556 Tele at Blake Mon-Sat 5:30-9:30 540-0879) Calzone - across the street c(Khyber Pass) Tele cDragon Garden - 2811 Tele TRY Le Bateau Ivre TRY Augusta's 2955 Tele Tu-F 3-5:30 TRY Rick and Ann's 2922 Domingo esp. breakfast SFWkly Oct 90 _____________________________________ West Berk: TRY? Horn's Caribbean Spice 1920 SP (just n of Univ) (Exp 6/5/92) ** Santa Fe Bar & Grill Univ / seafood pizza! hazelnut? & choc & butterscotch sauce *** Hong Kong East Ocean 3199 Powell St, Em. 655-3388 (+dim sum lunch) Mon! \fB**$ Fourth Street Grill\fR $ O Chame 1830 Fourth St (Jap) BG Oct 90/Exp Nov 90 cEmery Bay Public Market * Milano Restaurant - 1320 65th St at Hollis, Emvle Sun / grilled radicchio & polenta & Shrimp Divalo Bucci's - 6121 Hollis, Emvle 547-4725 (antipasto plate) The Tea Spot 2072 SP daily Nadine's - 2400 SP La Belle Creole - 4090 SP, Emvle 654-6008 .bp \fB - - - SOUTHERLY - - -\fR N Oakland: -> * Won Thai - 2449 Sacramento noMon Exp 11/20/92 try Hanuman Klug Foon spicy **$Omnivore - 3015 Shattuck (La Pena) *** Flint's CHEAP Anna's 6420 Shattuck no Mon TRY The New Caribbean 6027 Shattuck, Oak (EBG 2/91-23; Exp 6/14/91) 654-4616 Zula Shattuck at 51st Ethio. Veg Special all you can eat Friday TRY Bukka 3109 Tele (African) Sun, no Mon BG July 90 Cafe Eritrea d'Afrique - 4069 Tele, O open Sun & Mon Saysetha - 6230 Tele,O (Thai) (not bad - nice n hot) ** Yoshi's 652-9200 ?no Mon open Sun *** The Mediterranean College, B no Sun open Mon! (India Pavilion - not quite as good tandoori & pricier then Sabina) * Petrouchka - 2930 College, B open 7 days! TRY Norman's - 3204 College, B (BF Oct89 p22) sw corner Alcatraz New Nan Yang 6048 College, O noMon * Eve's Hunan 5620 College chick #34 & sauteed string beans * Pearl of Siam 5498 College open Mon \fB** Citron 5484 College daily\fR $Oliveta's ** Creme de la Creme College \fB*** Pizza Rustica 5422 College Mon, noSun\fR Noble Pies $Ti Bacio 5301 College TRY Gaucho's (Fr-Mex) 5295 College (Exp 12/4/92) Cafe Joli 5239 College Mama's Broadway Bkfast Emil Villa's, The Original Hick'ry Pit 1982 Pleas Valley Rd "great real BBQ" Zatis 4027 Piedmont noSun SFBG 10/23/91 Barney's Gourmet Hamburger 4162 Piedmont & 5819 College & 1591 Solano ** LoCoco 4270 Piedmont no Mon $*Chez Olivier Piedmont ** Little Shin Shin 4258 Piedmont (crispy duck!) (watch out for msg) open Mon! S S Special Prawns! (+ Hot Chicken) (S S Spec Chick - good but all meat) Hun Hot Spice Lamb (D liked better) / Fried Scallops w Hse Specl Sauce! + Eggplant! sushi 3920 Piedmont $Bay Wolf 3853 Piedmont $Brasserie 542 Grand 893-6206 "New French" no M, Tu (crepes) \fB*** Zza's Trattoria 552 Grand open Sun & Mon\fR ** Osume Grand TRY Mijori Sushi 3260 Grand/Mandana (EBG Apr 91) * Lynn & Lu's 3353 Grand breakfast TRY Piemonte Ovest 3909 Grand daily (*** Taco Villa CHEAP Market & Grand no Sun & Mon ) cDelux Inn Union St, nr West Grand (soul) Oakland Downtown: Saigon Deli 1526 SP, Oak 465-4545 $Rapallo 365 19th St nouveau noSun \fB*** Sabina 1628 Webster (x last Sat of month) 268-0170\fR TRY Yung Kee 888 Webster/9th St noMon EBG June 91 TRY The Lantern 814 Webster third flood dim sum daily 9-3 (Exp 4-5-91) TRY Vi's Vietnamese 724 Webster at 7th St Sun, Mon EBG Oct 90 Exp ca June 92? Poseok Chung 1437 Harrison (Korean) EBG Nov 90 $$The Caribbean 567 Fifth (next to Roaring Camp Cafe) $ Gingerbread House 741 Fifth 444-7373 reserve only Pacific Coast Brewing Co 906 Washington daily $Ratto's 821 Washington Lunch M-F 11-2 Pasta days W & Th *** $Gulf Coast La 736 Washington 836-3663 Mon!-Sat Starlite (So Viet) 526 Eighth daily (TRY) Tim's Dim Sum 701 Webster (*** Full Moon's Garden) Viet: Pho 820 Franklin Mon noTues Cafe Piccolo (Ital) 417-14th St lunch (BF 3/89-25) \fB*** Le Cheval Jefferson at 14th (Viet) 763-8495 open Sun & Mon\fR Green Mussels! (sim to) Watercress w Beef Salad! / Lem Grass Chick / Seafood Soup Try: Appetizer Lemon Beef = Bo Tai Chan / Bun Riein = #18 Shrimp & Cab soup just ok * Sang Thong 850 Broadway (Thai & Laotian) open Sun & Mon * Nok Keo (Thai) 210 Broadway daily (BF fav 3/91-8) (cook from Chai Am) * Oakland Seafood Cuisine 307 10th St daily *** Nan Yang 301 Eighth no Mon 465-6924 * Phnom Penh 251 Eighth St (Cambodian) ** Pho 84 354 17th St noSun * Cuckoo's Next 247-4th St noSun, openMon (Exp 8/14/92) TRY Oyster Rest: Joe Pucci & Sons 678-3rd St 444-3769 LUNCH M-F (Wkly 4/92) TRY ?French Quarters 737 Buena Vista Ave. - cajun Piedmont area: Fornelli 5891 Broadway Terrace noMon, no Tues \fB*** The Cantina - 4239 Park Blvd 482-3663 open Mon\fR E Oakland: El Taco Zamorano 4032 Foothill daily Exp 11/6/92 TRY Cielito Lindo Taqueria 3805 Foothill (Gdn 2/5/92) TRY Smitty's Missouri Style Bar-B-Q 2630 Foothill (at 27th St) (Gdn May 92) Los Cocos 1449 Fruitvale (Salvador) Express Apr 10, 1990 *La Fonda 1457 Fruitvale (Mex) 261-3325/6 & 436-9771 La Estrellita 446 East 12th St at Fifth Ave (Mex) daily Exp 6/7/91 Altamar's 1060 East 12th St (Mex seafood - Jolene liked) TRY Chinese Bakery 735 East 14th St (BF 3/91-8) El Mezon 3842 East 14th St at High (Mex) La Mexicana 3930 East 14th St handmade tortillas Wed-Sun cTaqueria Morelia 4481 East 14th St (Superburrito) *Chez Goldberg 3719 MacArthur (bet 35th & High) 530-5332 noMon, Tues (Weang Ping 6217 MacArthur Try! 568-1549 - Thai Country Ckg sez now) cSeafood Circus 7008 East 14th St 569-5550 / 638-9413 R&D BBQ 98th & MacArthur Alameda: * Blue Moon Cafe & Oyster Bar 2337 Blanding Ave 865-4466 daily near Park St Bridge Pacific Fresh 2203 Mariner Sq Loop all days (fish) The Courtyard 1349 Park noMon +bkfst SFBG 9/4/91 * Linguini 1506 Park 865-5101 noMon, openSun (Gdn 8/26/92) 865-5101 Patusco's 300 Park & Shoreline 523-2525 (Juanita's 2104 Lincoln old & conventional, ok) Wat Buddhanusorn 36054 Niles Blvd, Fremont 790-2294 Hop-Sinh (Viet) 21101 Mission Hayward no Mon Cajun Jim's Fremont Norman's Mexican Fremont CCC: Casanova's 275 St. John, Pleasanton (n Ital) (great EBG Jan 91) Faz's Danville (BF June 91-8)