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Monterey, CA
Yelping SinceOctober 2006
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The It's Happening in Soledad sign never fails to put a smile on my face. There's a band named after it, and there's even a T-shirt! This billboard is my favorite billboard anywhere. I give it two thumbs up!
I call this "the best little bookstore in Monterey." They have a wide selection, and I've had more luck finding books I'm searching for here than at Borders. The only reason they don't get a 5 is that they have trouble keeping up with shelving their books. There's a wide array of books on the floor, and sometimes the piles fall over. I indulge my obsessive-compulsive nature by shelving 10 books every time I go in.
I'm not sure why anyone is complaining about this restaurant. Pacific Thai Cuisine serves some of the tastiest, freshest and most authentic Thai food I've ever had. And I don't just mean "on the Peninsula" - it's better than anything I ever had in LA.
I'm a vegetarian, and I'm allergic to soy. At most Thai restaurants, it's impossible for me to get something I can eat. The people at Pacific Thai have served me up the tastiest vegetarian creations, and I'm never left picking shreds of meat out of it (an all too common experience elsewhere.)
It's not just good for the vegetarians. My other half is an avowed carnivore, as well as obsessed with Thai food. He rates Pacific Thai as one of his top Thai experiences.
It has great ambience (yes, it is obvious they are using the furniture from when it was an Italian place, but it is solid, attractive and comfortable), and it's super cheap. Obviously other locals have figured this out, because whenever I go, it's full.
I'm a vegetarian, and I'm allergic to soy. At most Thai restaurants, it's impossible for me to get something I can eat. The people at Pacific Thai have served me up the tastiest vegetarian creations, and I'm never left picking shreds of meat out of it (an all too common experience elsewhere.)
It's not just good for the vegetarians. My other half is an avowed carnivore, as well as obsessed with Thai food. He rates Pacific Thai as one of his top Thai experiences.
It has great ambience (yes, it is obvious they are using the furniture from when it was an Italian place, but it is solid, attractive and comfortable), and it's super cheap. Obviously other locals have figured this out, because whenever I go, it's full.
271 Bonifacio Pl
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 646-1620
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 646-1620
Paris Bakery Cafe
Categories: Bakeries, Sandwiches
Their pain au chocolat is good. If you like the chocolate part to be super-sweet, it's great. I don't, so my preference is Parker-Lusseau. But I would not turn up my nose at their pastries!
The staff is always friendly to me. I haven't had the problems others complain of. Of course, I also tend to show up around 8am, and they're not super-busy, which may be a factor.
Sometime soon, I'm going to try their bread.
The staff is always friendly to me. I haven't had the problems others complain of. Of course, I also tend to show up around 8am, and they're not super-busy, which may be a factor.
Sometime soon, I'm going to try their bread.
703 Clement St
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 404-6109
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 404-6109
Cicuto Acupuncture
Category: Acupuncture
Neighborhood: Inner Richmond
I was a total skeptic. I didn't believe acupuncture could help me.
I was really sick. I didn't have health insurance. After about two days of protesting, when I was too weak to argue any longer, I was brought in to Denise for help.
I didn't believe she could help.
When I laid down, my temperature was 102.5.
A half hour later, after she'd stuck me with a couple of needles, my fever was 99.5, and I felt tons better.
I totally didn't believe (which is why I took my temperature beforehand, so I could say, "I told you acupuncture doesn't work!" Joke's on me!) Now I recommend Denise to everyone.
I was really sick. I didn't have health insurance. After about two days of protesting, when I was too weak to argue any longer, I was brought in to Denise for help.
I didn't believe she could help.
When I laid down, my temperature was 102.5.
A half hour later, after she'd stuck me with a couple of needles, my fever was 99.5, and I felt tons better.
I totally didn't believe (which is why I took my temperature beforehand, so I could say, "I told you acupuncture doesn't work!" Joke's on me!) Now I recommend Denise to everyone.
I was looking for pain au chocolat. Parker-Lusseau was closed for some reason, which is how I wound up here.
They had Fluxx! And Monty Python Fluxx! And a Battlestar Galactica RPG! And pretty much every Settlers expansion known to man!
I spent a ton of money in about five minutes. And I'll be back to spend more.
They had Fluxx! And Monty Python Fluxx! And a Battlestar Galactica RPG! And pretty much every Settlers expansion known to man!
I spent a ton of money in about five minutes. And I'll be back to spend more.
539 Hartnell St
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 641-9188
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 641-9188
Parker-Lusseau Pastries
Categories: Bakeries, Coffee & Tea
Previously I said that the pain au chocolat did not knock my socks off. That was when I went at noon. I've found that their pastries are better if you get them super-early, i.e. before 9am. It's possible they are affected by local humidity.
My socks were knocked off by the pain au chocolat this time! They were knocked off so hard, in fact, that I now cannot find them. So if you find a pair of random socks in Parker-Lusseau, they're mine, and I'd really like them back.
My socks were knocked off by the pain au chocolat this time! They were knocked off so hard, in fact, that I now cannot find them. So if you find a pair of random socks in Parker-Lusseau, they're mine, and I'd really like them back.
I haven't had the cake. I have had their croissants, which are the best I've had in Monterey, and the chocolate chip cookies, which are too sweet.
If they served pain au chocolat, they'd see me every weekend.
If they served pain au chocolat, they'd see me every weekend.
121 San Fernando Blvd
Burbank, CA 91502
(818) 848-4726
Burbank, CA 91502
(818) 848-4726
Granville Cafe
Category: American (New)
Neighborhood: Burbank
The other meals are just OK, but holy god the pancakes. MY GOD, the pancakes.
Run, don't walk, to Granville Cafe's Sunday brunch. The pancakes are tall and fluffy and melt-in-your-mouth good. The bacon is equally fabulous (I'm a vegetarian now, but I have been sorely tempted since going veggie when brunching there). The coffee...is just okay. But the PANCAKES!!! Wow. Wow. I think the only reason this place isn't packed to the walls at brunch is that hardly anyone has heard about them yet.
Run, don't walk, to Granville Cafe's Sunday brunch. The pancakes are tall and fluffy and melt-in-your-mouth good. The bacon is equally fabulous (I'm a vegetarian now, but I have been sorely tempted since going veggie when brunching there). The coffee...is just okay. But the PANCAKES!!! Wow. Wow. I think the only reason this place isn't packed to the walls at brunch is that hardly anyone has heard about them yet.
315 Linden St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 252-7535
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 252-7535
Blue Bottle Coffee Co.
Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley
Somehow, we got there in between rushes, so we only had to wait five minutes to order our coffee.
And it was AWESOME. Totally worth the wait. Totally worth waiting in the down-the-block line that we saw as we were leaving. If you don't like Blue Bottle's coffee, you just plain don't like coffee.
And it was AWESOME. Totally worth the wait. Totally worth waiting in the down-the-block line that we saw as we were leaving. If you don't like Blue Bottle's coffee, you just plain don't like coffee.
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