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A small store with friendly, helpful staff but due to its size it lacks a big selection of merchandise.  I came in to test out some Nike running shoes but they didn't really have much of a selection of Nike shoes.  The guy helping me did point out a good brace for my shin splints though.

I came here the other night with some friends and had an excellent meal.    How do I know the meal was excellent?  Our dinner conversation ranged from a chimpanzee ripping off the face of a woman to a murderer recently caught in Japan who had plastic surgery, among other topics and amid all this morbid talk I still found the food appetizing and delicious.  

I had the Pollo al Gorgonzola con Pomodoro Secco and it was very, very good.  The chicken was tender and not dry, the sauce was creamy goodness.

Since moving back to the Bay Area I've missed this place.  I missed the Spicy Egg salad, and the Fried Morning Glory...  

Last weekend the gf and I were in LA and made a trip back to Ruen Pair and gorged ourselves to the point of stomach pains.  (Spicy Egg salad, Fried Morning Glory, and Pad Kee Mao... all very, very good)

Service is pretty brisk and the food comes out pretty quickly (although they come out one dish at a time...)

Note: this place is CASH ONLY but they do have an ATM inside the restaurant.

A chill place to hang and grab a few drinks.  It was pretty quiet since it was late on a Sunday night but still had a cool atmosphere.  The bartender was quick to serve us but didn't really engage with us much but that was okay by us... after a couple Irish whiskeys a stool or the wall can be quite engaging.  

Loved the stars w/ the ppl's name's on the walls, and ceilings - bartender told us it was ppl who frequented the place often.  Some of the names looked pretty old.  It was a very nice touch.

Average food, drinks. I like the free chips and salsa. The salsa actually has some heat to it, which is surprising at these kind of places.  I'd say for a chain mexican place, its probably one of the better.  I'd say this this a 3.5 star for being a decent chain restaurant.

The biggest mistake was ordering the fried ice cream desert.  It was obvious that the ice cream was fried earlier and had been placed in the freezer.  The out layer was cold, and stale.  LAME!   Minus 1.5 stars!

A local bar where actual locals come to watch the game on the big screen.  There were several ppl in the bar that seemed to know the staff and the staff knew them.  A lot of ppl just seemed to know each other at the bar.  Very cool vibe.

It's on the smaller side but plenty of seats to go around. T

he Guiness is served cold and football was on every TV.  Can't really ask for more really.

Slightly on the older side. Standard average rooms. Only gripe I had was that our room shared a wall with the room with the washer and dryer. The first night someone ran the washer/dryer around 10:30-11:00pm and it felt like the whole side of the room was shaking.

The maple toast was awesome. Didn't get to try the other pastries but they had a big variety and they looked delicious.

Only thing I didn't like was the house coffee. It came sweetened and with a ton of creamer (similar to McD's iced coffee).  I know some ppl like that but I am not a fan of sweet coffee.

Came here after a meal in Thai town.  Had a Lavander Shortbread cookie and a cup of americano.  

The Lavander shortbread cookie was soft in the center but crispy on the outside (exactly the way I like my cookies). The lavander flavor was very subtle and added an extra depth to the cookies that your typical cookie would not possess.  It was an excellent cookie.

The americano was pretty good. Strong, and dark just the way I like.  

The Trails is an excellent place to come and sit outside enjoy a well crafted baked good and a sip of strong coffee.

When you walk in to B restaurant, you feel like you are walking into an A restaurant, sadly the food you get is probably a C.  

The decor is pretty nice and trendy.  You walk in and you get the feeling you'd get some good food here.  

The service was excellent. Our server was extremely nice and pleasant.  

But really the most important part, the food, was subpar.  The pizza (had goat cheese and pine nuts... forget the name.) we shared had a great crust - crispy outside, warm and chewy inside, but overall pretty bland.  For my entree I had the potato gnocchi.  I didn't really like the fact they pan seared the gnocchi and again overall the dish was pretty bland.  It did contain some porchini mushrooms (I think...) that was actually perfectly seasoned and was actually the only part of the dish I enjoyed.  

For desert our table shared pound cake (had texture similar to that of corn bread and not smooth/creamy like pound cake I remember) and the vanilla creme brulee.  The pound cake was nothing spectacular but the creme brulee was excellent.

Overall the experience at B restaurant was slightly below average for me.  A C restaurant in my book.