General Rules for the FOOD File  FOR CHRIST'S SAKE DON'T SOS IT!!!

Anyone who likes food is welcome to contribute.
Recommendations are individual and signed, ie we are not showing a
statistical average, but who likes what.
I use +,++,+++,*,**,*** in increasing order of quality, with
+ as pleasant acceptable to ** superb.
Best dishes and business hours are valuable; also cost all included.

TOB ratings
	+	just above acceptable
	++	moderately good
	+++	
	*	superior, authentic
	**	standout
	***	I'm still searching
		bad, 	+TOB

BERKELEY AREA

Mandarin
	Kapok, Oakland (also other Chinese dishes)
		**TOB
	Omei, Berkeley
		**TOB
	King Tsin, Berkeley
		*TOB
	Yangtze River, Shattuck Ave.
		*TOB


*Japanese
	Aji no Edoko
		inexpensive and very good	*TOB

*Indian
	Moti Mahal
		inexpensive, good	*TOB


*Afghanistan
	Khyber Pass
		moderately expensive,moderately good	+++TOB	

Sea Food
	Spenger's, 4th street foot of University north of overpass
		+++PAW




PENINSULA

Chinese
	Hsi Nan
		good	*TOB
	Chef Chu
		moderately good	+++TOB
		;especially like Hot & Sour soup: PAM
	Peking Duck
		extremely variable, moderate to good TOB
	Qui Hing Low
				+TOB
	House of Lee
				+LES
	Potsticker	San Mateo
		excellent chinese		*KMC
		good				+++TOB
	Ming's	Embarcadero at Bayshore
		good food, ripoff		+++TOB
		poor				+ KMC
	Mandarin House, El Camino, San Carlos
		excellent, expensive and plastic	*TOB
	Jade Garden	Sunnyvale, 738-1228
		good Mandarin			+++TOB

Mexican
	Tony's  (Middlefield in Redwood City)
		Good food, zero atmosphere, very cheap; try Mexican beer: PAM

	Los Toritos
		moderately good,prob best Mexican	+++TOB
	Tia Maria, Los Altos, San Antonio and El Camino Real
		bad, ripoff  			+TOB
	Bullfighter Inn		Main St. Los Altos
		fair				+TOB
	La Luna		Chestnut St., Menlo Park
		some dishes good                ++KMC
		fair 				+TOB
	La Fortuna, 3081 Middlefield, Redwood City
		as good as any other, inexpensive   ++TOB
	El Zarape	El Camino, Mountain View
		cheap, ok food			Jeff Raskin
	El Charro No. 3, 2169 Winchester, Campbell
		inexpensive, good		PAW

Continental
	Skywood Chateau
		LaHonda at Skyline	+++TOB
		scampi bordelaise,veal brusco
                GENE (the chef) is getting careless  +KMC
	Bella Vista	Skyline	851-9994
		view only recommended, food bad TOB
               Poor        0 KMC
	La Cigogne	Alsatian French, San Mateo
		best on Peninsula	KMC	ask for Renee or Fernand
		ok			+++TOB
	The Pub		Woodside
		noisy at night with drunks, ask for Antoine  ++	KMC
	L'Auberge	El Camino Real, Redwood City
		pretentious, water foul, highpriced   +	KMC
		good but too expensive, prefer plainer menu	+++TOB
	Cote D'Azur	
		Excellent but too expensive  +++KMC
	Frank Torres	Half Moon Bay
		spectacular view on beach, food average	+KMC
	Miramar Bech Inn	Half Moon Bay
		raunchy place, great lunch	    +++	KMC
	Criccio's	Village Corner, Los Altos
		variable seafood		++KMC
		mediocre			++TOB
	Paolo's, Pruneyard in Campbell
		excellent, expensive		PAW
	The Rusty Scupper, Town and Country Village, San Jose
		excellent food if you can stand crowds and a fairly
		long wait, best on week nights	PAW

Etc
	The Old Spaghetti Factory, San Pedro Street in San jose
		clam sauce best			PAW
	Poor Yorick's Pub, Campbell Avenue across from Pruneyard
		limited menu, inexpensive	PAW
	Original Joe's, First Street, San Jose
		good Italian, fairly inexpensive, no credit cards
						PAW
Vietnamese

	Mekong		Castro Street, Mountain View
		distinctive style, horrible service, good food: PAM
		variable			++TOB


Japanese
	Azuma		Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino
		good			+++TOB




Miscellaneous
	Deli (Indonesian)	Mountain View, nr Castro Street
			3 or 4 blocks from Castro on Dana ? west side
	Pan's natural foods, Main St, Los Altos
	Togo's submarines, 336 E. William, San Jose (near SJS)
		best submarines around, takeout only	PAW


SAN FRANCISCO

Mandarin
	Mandarin	Ghirardelli Square,
		 expensive  *TOB

	North China, SF
		best medium-priced Mandarin    *KMC
	Dynasty
		Hearn
	Manchurian, Polk St.SF
		Hearn
	Yiet Wah	19th and Geary
		recommended
Diem Sum

	Yank Sing, Broadway at Grant
		*TOB
	
	Shanghai,532 Grant
		
	Par Lok, Jackson St.

	Tai Tung, 1247 Stockton

Chinese, Cantonese, Shanghai, etc
	Far East Cafe
		Best all-around Chinese    *KMC
	Johnny Kan's
		Excellent but expensive    *KMC
	Sai Yon		641 Jackson
		duck broth yee foo wonton soup, ++TOB
	Ga Jo En	Pacific at Grant
		check your bill

	Sun Hung Hueng - Washington St
		excellent Cantonese - +++KMC

French
	typical prices are per person, including tax,tip, and wine

	La Bourgogne
		Once the absolute best, now (August) a trap.
		Chef left, room full of drunken tourists. ++KMC.
	La Mirabelle		$18 typical
		Good food, check the bill- *KMC
		Quite good, *TOB
	L'Orangerie
		*LES
	La Petite Ferme		$10 typical
		Very good, pleasant place, *TOB
	Restaurant de France
		varies with chef, now (July) extraordinary - **KMC
	Trader Vic's
		excellent only in captain's cabin and expensive **KMC
	Magic Pan
		best crepe place	+++TOB
					+++LES
		try crab crepe: PAM

Basque
	Des Alpes
		Family style, lots of food
	Basque Hotel
		average	AH

Seafood
	Sam's	Bush St
		Best, waiters insolent    *KMC
	Tadich	(California St)
		Excellent but crowded -*KMC
	Pompey's Grotto
		Best on Fisherman's Wharf	+++KMC



Italian
	North Beach Restaurant
                Bruno, the chef, is Orsi's brother. Hence
		order specialities (e.g. squid) -*KMC, ++LES
	Orsi
		best Italian but expensive	*KMC
		good	*TOB
	La Bussola
		a good restaurant gone bad, sad
		Reno ran away with the money and Lena quit - KMC
	Fior d'Italia
		excellent Italian, room cold	+++KMC
	Giglio's
		new secret find	    *KMC
		(these people have taken over Amelio's on Powell St.
                 which should make the latter once again great in time).
	Iron Horse
		Ruggero's chef (Roger Bertola) now there	KMC
		room noisy, service poor, food great
        Jelko's (in a motel(!) at Van Ness and Lombard)
                Yugoslavian, Jelko is former maitre di at Bourgogne +++KMC
	Swiss Louis
		Swiss Italian, excellent	*KMC
	Julius Castle
		pasta good, entrees average, great view 	+++KMC
	Amelio's
			*LES
	Vanessi's
		best hamburger and short order Italian		+++KMC
	Lupo's
                best pizza, Chinese chef still there  +++KMC


Family style Italian, etc.
	Green Valley
		family style
	New Pisa
		family style
	Ristorante Italiano
		family style
	San Remo
		family style


American
	Golden Eagle Cafe
		sit in bar, hamburgers and seafood	*KMC
	Grison's
		once good steak place,now fallen   +KMC

	Bill's Place,Clement	AJT
		the American hamburger at its best
		(eat in garden amidst Bill's orchid collection)


Japanese
	Cho Cho's
		best Japanese outside of Japantown	*KMC
		good		*TOB
	Matsuya
		good, inexpensive *TOB
	Tsuruyoshi	Kearny and Sutter
		recommended by Japanese
		special mixed sashimi available at $11 per person
	Toraya		Buchanan and Post
		recommended by Japanese
	Sanpei
		sushi, recommended by Japanese


Korean
	Korea House (Japan town)
	Kahgopa		(Broadway)
	Toraji		(Columbus at Pacific)
		all relatively good, +++TOB
German
	Schroeder's
		simple and excellent 	*KMC



Cafes and Bars
        Coffee Gallery
               counter-culture, good chess players (and hustlers) +++KMC
	Harrington's Bar
		good Irish bar, Oyster House seafood in front  +++KMC
	Mooney's Irish Pub
		best nighttime bar and surprise music	+++KMC
	Enrico's
		outdoor cafe, a full measure in your drinks	*KMC,TOB
	Tosca
		best cappuccino bar	*KMC
	Perry's
		current trendiest & best  AJT




Indian
	Taj Mahal
		good	*TOB

Indonesian
	A bit of Indonesia
			+++TOB


Moroccan
	Marrakech	417 O'Farrell
		good	*TOB	expensive

*Filipino
	Mabuhay
		inexpensive and good	+++TOB
		raw shrimp with ginger


Early California
	La Tortola, Polk St.

Spanish
	Pabellon Espanol	285-0690  closed Tuesday, open noon to 11pm
		3115 22nd street (exit at Army st, w to Van Ness)
		sea food dishes preferable, good +++TOB

MARIN
	Brittainy Inn	LES

	Manka's Czech	Inverness	*TOB
		reservations necessary

	Ondine, Sausalito	*AJT
		good but expensive($15-20 per person)
		try the pheasant 

SANTA CRUZ

	Grapesteaks  
	burn-it-yourself place with good bar 
	live entertainment on weekends ; try Terriaki: PAM