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Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 326-2530
St. Michael's Alley
Categories:
American (New),
Breakfast & Brunch
I ordered the pancakes (upgraded to blue monkey), egg, bacon. It tasted as it sounds.
They were able to accommodate a table for ten. We'd put our names down before the place opened, we did wait about 30min or so before our name was up; it was alright, we were still waiting for our group's stragglers. They said if we order for the absent folks, they can seat us now; we said yes.
We also brought our own cake, S.MA charged a $2pp cake cutting fee.
This is my go to for BBQ. All time fav BBQ in the bay area.
For the price you get a LOT of food.
Bring your own roll of napkins, wetwipes, etc if you make it a picnic.
2 Previous Reviews:
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2/27/2011
Been here many times over...weekends when they open, weekday afternoon, rainy afternoon, cold and foggy, etc. Yes, sometimes I make the 100mi RT drive just for takeout.
This is my go to for BBQ. All time fav BBQ in the bay area.
For the price you get a LOT of food.
Bring your own roll of napkins, wetwipes, etc if you make it a picnic. -
7/20/2009
Arrived 11:58am, they open noon.
Waited in line.
Watched the first or second person walk out with four party trays and some sides and stuff.
Next person out had ordered maybe four different combos and had a fold up chair, not for a picnic but because he was there camping out.
Waiting....
FastForward... ordered 3 item combo: ribs, pulled pork, chicken with mac'n'cheese and potato salad, comes with beans/rice and corn bread. $19+tx. Out the door with order at 12:45p.
Inappropriatly dressed for 60deg, headed to eastside of 3rd Ave San Mateo to eat.
Combo consisted of:
*Ribs were maybe 5 or 6 rib bones, meaty and quite large.
*1/2 chicken, breast was dry.
*Pulled pork could have made 3 sandwiches, there was that much meat.
*Mac'n'cheese was good.
*Corn bread muffin was good.
*Potato salad was good.
I'll definitely go back, bring seasonal clothes over to Pacifica.
And yes, as another Yelper mentioned, Hwy1SB take the left-at-the-light before Gorilla and snake through the back parking lot to get there faster.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Specialty's Cafe & Bakery
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Specialty Food,
Bakeries
Free wifi
Could be a good place to chill after work... Large area to lounge, eat, hangout... Only until 7p on week nights and 6p on weekends. Lame.
Sandwiches can be pricey and not as filling.
Got a Smoked BBQ pork sandwich which was good, but it needed more meat, sandwich didn't have much content for $8.99.
The $2.29 cookie is huge, fresh, but on the pricey side. If I want a decidant ice cream sandwich, I'd go to Fresh N Easy, get some ice cream, walk across the lot to Specialty's and pick up two cookies. Then I'll take a nap next to their fireplace.
San Carlos, CA 94070
(650) 598-9813
The Refuge
Categories:
Sandwiches,
Burgers,
Brasseries
... I walk up to the hostess, she's on the phone, I overheard her saying "oh, bring it back and we'll make another..."... I go in to pickup my order. Barkeep can't find it, asked what I ordered, he walked away, him+hostess came back to ask what I ordered, hostess tells barkeep "that's what happened, the other person picked up my order"... the both walk away. Barkeep returns, I'll need to re-order....
... they got me out the door in under 10min. Fresh and hot meal.
Best pastrami burger. Goofy fries yum.
2 Previous Reviews:
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2/1/2010
The Pastrami Ruben, good portion of pastrami. $16. Pastrami was cut thick, and not as salty as my previous experience. They also give you this huge cucumber, thought it was a pickle, but it wasnt pickled.
Add fries for $3, and you're looking at a $20 restaurant sandwich. -
1/16/2010
YUM. Let's just say the Pastrami Hamburger with fries hits the spot. The burger is thick and cooked perfectly. The fries were tasty too! *burp*
I'll be back to go through the rest of the menu.
Street parking, can be difficult in prime time.
...Hours later, I can still taste the pastrami.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 843-9334
Bob's Big Boy
Categories:
Diners,
Burgers
Neighborhoods: Toluca Lake, Burbank
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 834-2467
Chop Bar
Categories:
Gastropubs,
American (New),
Breakfast & Brunch
Mac N Cheese in skillet pan = YUM!
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 440-8626
Umami Burger
Category:
Burgers
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow
I also got smushed potato which are like what it says... Smushed. Potato.
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 985-1213
Bakesale Betty
Categories:
Bakeries,
Sandwiches
Neighborhoods: Temescal, Rockridge, North Oakland
Line was lunch, but moved along. About 15min wait?
3 Previous Reviews:
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4/12/2010
Yum yum give me some more of that chicken pot pie!
A whole pot pie to share amongst us three. We were literally stuffed.
After a break we had some Betty apple pie, yum crust and added a few scoops of vanilla ice cream.
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1/28/2010
Posted hours says they're closed but they're still working and selling over an hour past closing time.
Got a loaf of pumpkin pound cake for $8. Goood.
Got two chocolate chip cookies and were comp'd. Otherwise $1ea.
Tipped $1.
Betty was the one who helped me. -
8/9/2009
The chicken pot pie is just crazy good!
From the meat of the pie to the crust, if you like food, you'll like this.
The TriTip, there were about four slices.
The chickens are good, there's two flavors and comes with sides (we got cole slaw, potato salad, cucumber, rice), tortilla and/or garlic bread.
All that came to be a bit shy of $45. Cash only.
They close at 8p on a Friday. We got there around 730p.
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Los Gatos, CA
Yelping SinceSeptember 2006
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Ordered: Feast for Two, side of Mac'n'cheese, chicken salad, 6 bone a buck.
We still had leftovers.
I enjoyed the ribs and their fries/chips. Their slaw, beans, mac were good. The brisket a bit dry. The corn muffins were awesomely butterly.
I think I gained 5lbs today.
Feast, feast, feast....