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00600	 00004 00004	PENINSULA
00700	 00009 00005	SAN FRANCISCO
00800	 00015 00006	MARIN
00900	 00016 00007	SANTA CRUZ
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00100	General Rules for the FOOD File
00200	
00300	Anyone who likes food is welcome to contribute.
00400	Recommendations are individual and signed, ie we are not showing a
00500	statistical average, but who likes what.
00600	I use +,++,+++,*,**,*** in increasing order of quality, with
00700	+ as pleasant acceptable to ** superb.
00800	Best dishes and business hours are valuable; also cost all included.
00900	
01000	TOB ratings
01100		+	just above acceptable
01200		++	moderately good
01300		+++	
01400		*	superior, authentic
01500		**	standout
01600		***	I'm still searching
     

00100	BERKELEY AREA
00200	
00300	Mandarin
00400		Kapok, Oakland (also other Chinese dishes)
00500			**TOB
00600		Omei, Berkeley
00700			**TOB
00800		King Tsin, Berkeley
00900			*TOB
01000		Yangtze River, Shattuck Ave.
01100			*TOB
01200	
01300	
01400	*Japanese
01500		Aji no Edoko
01600			inexpensive and very good	*TOB
01700	
01800	*Indian
01900		Moti Mahal
02000			inexpensive, good	*TOB
02100	
02200	
02300	*Afghanistan
02400		Khyber Pass
02500			moderately expensive,moderately good	+++TOB	
02600	
02700	Sea Food
02800		Spenger's, 4th street foot of University north of overpass
02900			+++PAW
03000	
03100	
03200	
     

00100	PENINSULA
00200	
00300	Chinese
00400		Hsi Nan
00500			good	*TOB
00600		Chef Chu
00700			moderately good	+++TOB
00800			;especially like Hot & Sour soup: PAM
00900		Peking Duck
01000			extremely variable, moderate to good TOB
01100		Qui Hing Low
01200					+TOB
01300		House of Lee
01400					+LES
01500		Potsticker	San Mateo
01600			excellent chinese		KMC
01700			good				*TOB
01800		Ming's	Embarcadero at Bayshore
01900			good food, ripoff		+++TOB
02000		Mandarin House, El Camino, San Carlos
02100			excellent, expensive and plastic	*TOB
02200		Jade Garden	Sunnyvale, 738-1228
02300			good Mandarin			+++TOB
02400	
02500	Mexican
02600		Tony's  (Middlefield in Redwood City)
02700			Good food, zero atmosphere, very cheap; try Mexican beer: PAM
02800	
02900		Los Toritos
03000			moderately good	+++TOB
03100		Tia Maria, Los Altos, San Antonio and El Camino Real
03200			KMC
03300			bad, ripoff  			*TOB
03400		Bullfighter Inn		Main St. Los Altos
03500			fair				+TOB
03600		La Luna		Chestnut St., Menlo Park
03700			KMC
03800			fair 				+TOB
03900		La Fortuna, 3081 Middlefield, Redwood City
04000			as good as any other, inexpensive   TOB
04100		El Zarape	El Camino, Mountain View
04200			cheap, ok food			Jeff Raskin
04300		El Charro No. 3, 2169 Winchester, Campbell
04400			inexpensive, good		PAW
04500	
04600	Continental
04700		Skywood Chateau
04800			LaHonda at Skyline	+++TOB
04900			scampi bordelaise,veal brusco
05000		Bella Vista	Skyline	851-9994
05100			view only recommended
05200		La Cigogne	Alsatian French, San Mateo
05300			best on Peninsula	KMC	ask for Renee or Fernand
05400			ok			+++TOB
05500		The Pub		Woodside
05600			excellent but noisy, ask for Antoine	KMC
05700		L'Auberge	El Camino Real, Redwood City
05800			pretty good but highpriced	KMC
05900			good but too expensive, prefer plainer menu	+++TOB
06000		Cote D'Azur	
06100			Excellent but too expensive	KMC
06200		Frank Torres	Half Moon Bay
06300			spectacular, on beach 		KMC
06400		Miramar Bech Inn	Half Moon Bay
06500			raunchy, great lunch		KMC
06600		Criccio's	Village Corner, Los Altos
06700			good seafood			KMC
06800			mediocre			++TOB
06900		Paolo's, Pruneyard in Campbell
07000			excellent, expensive		PAW
07100		The Rusty Scupper, Town and Country Village, San Jose
07200			excellent food if you can stand crowds and a fairly
07300			long wait, best on week nights	PAW
07400		The Old Spaghetti Factory, San Pedro Street in San jose
07500			clam sauce best			PAW
07600		Poor Yorick's Pub, Campbell Avenue across from Pruneyard
07700			limited menu, inexpensive	PAW
07800		Original Joe's, First Street, San Jose
07900			good Italian, fairly inexpensive, no credit cards
08000							PAW
08100	Vietnamese
08200	
08300		Mekong		Castro Street, Mountain View
08400			distinctive style, horrible service, good food: PAM
08500			variable			++TOB
08600	
08700	
08800	Japanese
08900		Azuma		Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino
09000			excellent			*TOB
09100	
09200	
09300	
09400	
09500	Miscellaneous
09600		Deli (Indonesian)	Mountain View, nr Castro Street
09700				3 or 4 blocks from Castro on Dana ? west side
09800		Pan's natural foods, Main St, Los Altos
09900		Togo's submarines, 336 E. William, San Jose (near SJS)
10000			best submarines around, takeout only	PAW
10100	
     

00100	SAN FRANCISCO
00200	
00300	Mandarin
00400		Mandarin	Ghirardelli Square,
00500			 expensive  *TOB
00600	
00700		North China, SF
00800			best mandarin KMC
00900		Dynasty
01000			Hearn
01100		Manchurian, Polk St.SF
01200			Hearn
01205		Yiet Wah	19th and Geary
01210			recommended
01300	Diem Sum
01400	
01500		Yank Sing, Broadway at Grant
01600			*TOB
01700		
01800		Shanghai,532 Grant
01900			
02000		Par Lok, Jackson St.
02100	
02200		Tai Tung, 1247 Stockton
02300	
02400	Chinese, Cantonese, Shanghai, etc
02500		Far East Cafe
02600			Best all-around Chinese KMC
02700		Johnny Kan's
02800			Excellent but expensive KMC
02900		Sai Yon		641 Jackson
03000			duck broth yee foo wonton soup, ++
03005		Ga Jo En	Pacific at Grant
03010			check your bill
03100	
03200		Sun Hung Hueng - Washington St
03300			excellent Cantonese - KMC
03400	
03500	French
03600		typical prices are per person, including tax,tip, and wine
03700	
03800		La Bourgogne
03900			The absolute best,very expensive KMC
04000		La Mirabelle		$18 typical
04100			Good food, bad service- KMC
04200			Quite good, *TOB
04300		L'Orangerie
04400			*LES
04500		La Petite Ferme		$10 typical
04600			Very good, pleasant place, *TOB
04700		Restaurant de France
04800			varies with chef, now (July) excellent- KMC
04900		Trader Vic's
05000			excellent in captain's cabin and expensive KMC
05100		Magic Pan
05200			best crepe place	+++TOB
05300						+++LES
05400			try crab crepe: PAM
05500	
05600	Basque
05700		Des Alpes
05800			Family style, lots of food
05900		Basque Hotel
06000			average	AH
06100	
06200	Seafood
06300		Sam's	Bush St
06400			Best	KMC
06500		Tadich	California
06600			Best	KMC
06700		Pompey's Grotto
06800			Best on Fisherman's Wharf	KMC
06900	
07000	
07100	
07200	Italian
07300		North Beach Restaurant
07400			favorite Italian	KMC,++LES
07500		Orsi
07600			best Italian but expensive	KMC
07700			good	*TOB
07800		La Bussola
07900			a good restaurant gone bad, sad
08000			Reno ran away with the money and Lena quit - KMC
08100		Fior d'Italia
08200			excellent Italian, room cold	KMC
08300		Giglio's
08400			new secret find		KMC
08500			these people have taken over Amelio's on Powell St.
08600		Iron Horse
08700			Ruggero's chef (Roger Bertola) now there	KMC
08800			room noisy, service poor, food great
08900		Swiss Louis
09000			Swiss Italian		KMC
09100		Julius Castle
09200			pasta good, entrees average	KMC
09300		Amelio's
09400				*LES
09500		Vanessi's
09600			best hamburger and short order Italian		KMC
09700		Lupo's
09800	
09900	
10000	Family style Italian, etc.
10100			best pizza			KMC
10200		Green Valley
10300			family style
10400		New Pisa
10500			family style
10600		Ristorante Italiano
10700			family style
10800		San Remo
10900			family style
11000	
11100	
11200	American
11300		Golden Eagle Cafe
11400				KMC
11500		Grison's
11600			best steak place KMC
11700	
11800		Bill's Place,Clement	AJT
11900			the American hamburger at its best
12000			(eat in garden amidst Bill's orchid collection)
12100	
12200	
12300	Japanese
12400		Cho Cho's
12500			best Japanese	KMC
12600			good		*TOB
12700		Matsuya
12800			good, inexpensive *TOB
12900		Tsuruyoshi	Kearny and Sutter
13000			recommended by Japanese
13100			special mixed sashimi available at $11 per person
13200		Toraya		Buchanan and Post
13300			recommended by Japanese
13400		Sanpei
13500			sushi, recommended by Japanese
13600	
13700	
13800	Korean
13900		Korea House (Japan town)
14000		Kahgopa		(Broadway)
14100		Toraji		(Columbus at Pacific)
14200			all relatively good, +++TOB
14300	German
14400		Schroeder's
14500			excellent 	KMC
14600	
14700	
14800	
14900	Cafes and Bars
15000		Harrington's Bar
15100			best bar and seafood	KMC
15200		Moomey's Irish Pub
15300			best nighttime bar and music	KMC
15400		Enrico's
15500			outdoor cafe	KMC,TOB
15600		Tosca
15700			best cappuccino bar	KMC
15800		Perry's
15900			current trendiest & best  AJT
16000	
16100	
16200	
16300	
16400	Indian
16500		Taj Mahal
16600			good	*TOB
16700	
16800	Indonesian
16900		A bit of Indonesia
17000				+++TOB
17100	
17200	
17300	Moroccan
17400		Marrakech	417 O'Farrell
17500			good	*TOB	expensive
17600	
17700	*Filipino
17800		Mabuhay
17900			inexpensive and good	+++TOB
18000			raw shrimp with ginger
18100	
18200	
18300	Early California
18400		La Tortola, Polk St.
18500	
18600	Spanish
18700		Pabellon Espanol	285-0690  closed Tuesday, open noon to 11pm
18800			3115 22nd street (exit at Army st, w to Van Ness)
18900			sea food dishes preferable, good +++TOB
     

00100	MARIN
00200		Brittainy Inn	LES
00300	
00400		Manka's Czech	Inverness	*TOB
00500			reservations necessary
00600	
00700		Ondine, Sausalito	*AJT
00800			good but expensive($15-20 per person)
00900			try the pheasant 
     

00100	SANTA CRUZ
00200	
00300		Grapesteaks  
00400		burn-it-yourself place with good bar 
00500		live entertainment on weekends ; try Terriaki: PAM
00600