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555 12th St
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 268-9902

It's a Grind Coffee House - CLOSED  

Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighborhood: Downtown Oakland

1.0 star rating
3/2/2012
Horrible burnt stale coffee prepared by bored chain store employees.
Could you start your day with a more depressing pun? I doubt it.

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515 Montgomery St
Oroville, CA 95965
(530) 534-9025

The Cornucopia Of Oroville  

Category: American (Traditional)

3.0 star rating
7/16/2011
Unexpectedly healthy food for a stop in a remote rural town. I had a garden omelette with broccoli side and my companion's carnitas were tasty and not too greasy.

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6200 Shattuck Ave
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 654-6614

Automasters  

Category: Auto Repair
Neighborhoods: Rockridge, North Oakland

5.0 star rating
5/2/2011
Glenn is pleasant and genuinely focused on doing good work and your best, least expensive options.
There's no sign. He appears to operate on word of mouth. (and now Yelp I suppose)

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2320 Central Ave
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 337-9100

Pappo  

Category: Modern European

2.0 star rating
9/25/2009
Excellent Service. Excellent Sangiovese. Yummy fried olives.

However.. the gnocci duck was almost entirely tasteless, the gnocci, the duck and the sauce. And the duck was dry.
The steak was adequate, but being only adequate was far overpriced.

Creme brule was pretty good. Creamy textured custard with a good creme to vanilla balance.

Decor was unremarkable, but a good view of the beautiful theatre can be had sitting outside.

Overall impression is that the food doesn't warrant $25-$30 entree prices, but I might head back for wine and appetizers.

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580 Geary St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 345-3900

Millennium  

Categories: Vegetarian, Vegan
Neighborhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin

2.0 star rating
1/12/2009
Heartily recommended for chic vegans with more money than taste. Well put together salads, but not terribly well for $25. Essentially no significant protein in the bland entrees and appetizers.

They have a good, but not great beer selection. Looked similar for wine, but I'm not as well versed. I enjoyed my Gewurz. But not the food.

Pleasant, attentive, but occasionally forgetful service.

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3075 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 848-8909

Mokka  

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Sandwiches
Neighborhood: South Berkeley

5.0 star rating
5/12/2007
Better coffee than Cole. Better espresso than Temescal. Great panini (try the pastrami). Friendly staff, cute decor. Easily my favorite coffee shop in the East Bay.

Re: Wireless. They're trying to quietly accommodate those with wireless while avoiding the awful, non-interactive, internet campers that plague so many cafes. To that end they don't advertise the wireless and shut it off completely in hours surrounding lunch.

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