The Official West Coast Good Eats Thread - Page 4

pleiad7 · 12-14-2006, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Eclipse

Us too on both counts! We would very much like to try food from arguably the best chef in the US. On a more plebian level, have you gone on the Napa wine train?

Nope, haven't done the wine train. Yet.

01ForesterS · 12-15-2006, 09:03 PM

This thread is just plain cruel. I'm sitting here working night shift dreaming about all the things I can't go get to eat...

Casa Trejo: 34636 County Line Rd Ste 21, Yucaipa, CA
My new favorite Mexican food place nearby, since my old favorite closed down last year

Haven't had a bad meal here yet, the Chile Verde might just be the best I've ever had. Try it as the Chile Verde quesadilla... delicious.

Matano's Little Italy: 12114 California St, Yucaipa, CA
Hole-in-the-wall Italian style deli. Fantastic sandwiches, salads, always busy. Try the Napolitano sandwich and Italian potato salad... mmmm, so good.

George's Market: 1023 Calimesa Blvd, Calimesa, CA
A local landmark, German market and deli. If you're in the mood for German, stop by at lunch and get the hotplate with bratwurst, sauerkraut and potato salad. Also a huge selection of German beer, fresh meat and other goodies from Deutschland.

Mixt Greens: 120 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA
For you Bay Area folks, my cousins just opened this restaurant. I haven't been able to make it up yet since they opened, but I hear it's great. So busy that they are opening a second location. If you stop by, let Leslie or Drew know that Josh sent you :)

Tiger's Garden: 312 W 8th St, Vancouver, WA
One of my favorite lunchtime stops when I lived in Vancouver. This restaurant is responsible for my addiction to Thai food. Still my measuring stick for Pad Thai. Great atmosphere, reasonable prices, friendly service.

Leonardo's Italian Cafe: 15 E Main St, Battle Ground, WA
There are a few Leonardo's Cafe's around the Vancouver area, but the one in Battle Ground always tasted the best to me for some reason. Amazing pizza. I'm not usually big on pizza, but I miss this place.

Ok, that's about all I can take at this point... I think I'm starting to drool on the desk.

sleepy · 12-19-2006, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pieboy

nope, it ain't... i like Yusan cuz they stick to the real stuff... California rolls are as far as they go...

+1 for Yusan..

Sushi is all about innovation. The traditional is good, but it'll only get you so far.

Try Sagawa on Solano!

Roo · 12-20-2006, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by sleepy

+1 for Yusan..

Sushi is all about innovation. The traditional is good, but it'll only get you so far.

Try Sagawa on Solano!

Is that where we're going tomorrow night when we meet you for dinner?

Racer X · 02-25-2007, 01:50 PM

Nevermind.

forest_explorer · 03-01-2007, 09:47 PM

Squiggy's in Temecula(maybe elsewhere?). Best hot roast beef and hot turkey sandwich!

deparko · 03-01-2007, 11:01 PM

eat heathly. Food needs to be clean burning.

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The Spot - Hermosa Beach
Good Stuff - Hermosa/Redondo Beach
Follow Your Heart - Canoga Park
A Votre Sante - Santa Monica
Liberariti - Santa Monica
Martha's - Hermosa Beach
Taiko - Hermosa Beach - Good Japanese noodle and good sushi
Noma - Santa Monica - Killer sushi

4S-TURBO · 03-05-2007, 06:43 PM

Bay Area Cheap Eats - for the grad student inside of you...

Renee's Place 1477 Solano Ave, Albany, CA
This is a Chinese restaurant and they use some organic produce and Niman ranch meats. Go there for lunch - it is much less expensive than dinner, I think $6.95 gets you soup, tea, and a bento box-type deal with your choice of several lunch-sized entrees.

House of Curries 2984 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA
This place is an inexpensive, serve-yourself, free tea, cheap naan kinda Indian place. The food is really good. Chicken tikka masala, chicken kabab, thingie with spinach and potato, etc. Another location on Solano, too.

La Calaca Loca, 5199 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA
I used to really like La Pinata in Alameda. I would get on these fajita/tequila binges where I just had to go there. No more. Besides being able to walk to this place from our house, it has the tastiest tacos and aguas I've had yet in the Bay Area. Also, amazing green sauce, which is extremely important to me.

pleiad7 · 04-17-2007, 03:35 PM

Bringing this thread back from the dead...

If you find yourself cruising the twisties on the backside of Napa (namely Hwy 121), treat yourself to a stop at the Monticello Deli. Best Gelato I've tasted outside of Italy... I forgot the exact name of the flavor, but I had the mint-infused chocolate variety, and it was the bomb! The flavor & texture were just perfect... I'll definitely be going back there with a cooler to get a pint or two!

Monticello Deli & Catering Co.
1810 Monticello Rd., Napa, CA 94558
Phone: (707)255-3953

forest_explorer · 04-22-2007, 12:55 AM

Gigi's in Oceanside is a new Italian restaurant run by a family from Italy...best food ever!

Subyroo · 04-22-2007, 02:34 AM

Being an Aussie who had a flying tour (24days) of the West Coast in 2000 my vote goes to Michelles Diner (if memory serves me right) on the corner of Broadway Street & Redwood Highway (5th Street) in Eureka has the best food I have ever had in my life and the remainder of the menu is #1 too especially their steak it's hard to put into words and Yummy - fantastic etc do not do it justice. The food was even better than what we had at Balley's in Las Vegas where stayed 3 nights.

We travelled 5,500 miles? in 14 days from SF > VC (BC) > Jasper NP > Spokeane > John Day > Las Vegas > LA where we spent 7 days and then 3 days in Santa Monica before flying home.
Next year all things being going good we hope to be able to visit the East Coast USA & Canada.

Roo · 04-22-2007, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Casper

Being an Aussie who had a flying tour (24days) of the West Coast in 2000 my vote goes to Michelles Diner (if memory serves me right) on the corner of Broadway Street & Redwood Highway (5th Street) in Eureka has the best food I have ever had in my life and the remainder of the menu is #1 too especially their steak it's hard to put into words and Yummy - fantastic etc do not do it justice. The food was even better than what we had at Balley's in Las Vegas where stayed 3 nights.

We travelled 5,500 miles? in 14 days from SF > VC (BC) > Jasper NP > Spokeane > John Day > Las Vegas > LA where we spent 7 days and then 3 days in Santa Monica before flying home.
Next year all things being going good we hope to be able to visit the East Coast USA & Canada.

If you ever come on back through SF, and have a day or two, look us up. We'll be happy to show you some of the wine country while you're here.

wakeabyss · 04-22-2007, 04:19 PM

I'm always satisfied with Ivar's fish and chips and clam chowder in Seattle. I drool everytime I think about it.

chillyc · 04-22-2007, 09:46 PM

While we are back in the Seattle area...had brunch at Portage Bay Cafe today...awesome! Its in the U district on Roosevelt Way. I recommend the dungeness crab eggs benedict. It will definately fill your belly.

BTW, Another good brunch place is Coastal Kitchen in Capitol Hill.

Northwest Tan · 04-23-2007, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by wakeabyss

I'm always satisfied with Ivar's fish and chips and clam chowder in Seattle. I drool everytime I think about it.

mmmm

I make it point to bring a cup of Ivar's clam chowder onto the plane when I fly out of Sea-Tac. It makes everyone on the plane jealous.

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pleiad7 The Seventh Sister Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Redneck yard of the week, near Forest(er)ville, CA Posts: 12,593 Gallery: 8 iTrader: 16 / 100%	Bringing this thread back from the dead... If you find yourself cruising the twisties on the backside of Napa (namely Hwy 121), treat yourself to a stop at the Monticello Deli. Best Gelato I've tasted outside of Italy... I forgot the exact name of the flavor, but I had the mint-infused chocolate variety, and it was the bomb! The flavor & texture were just perfect... I'll definitely be going back there with a cooler to get a pint or two! Monticello Deli & Catering Co. 1810 Monticello Rd., Napa, CA 94558 Phone: (707)255-3953 __________________ -Silke 04 FXT PP PSM ~ "Subed" 98 Forester S ~ "Slynki" 92 SVX LS-L ~ x2 Last edited by pleiad7 : 04-18-2007 at 02:16 PM.

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Subyroo Casper reincarnated Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sunshine Coast - Australia Posts: 1,183 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Being an Aussie who had a flying tour (24days) of the West Coast in 2000 my vote goes to Michelles Diner (if memory serves me right) on the corner of Broadway Street & Redwood Highway (5th Street) in Eureka has the best food I have ever had in my life and the remainder of the menu is #1 too especially their steak it's hard to put into words and Yummy - fantastic etc do not do it justice. The food was even better than what we had at Balley's in Las Vegas where stayed 3 nights. We travelled 5,500 miles? in 14 days from SF > VC (BC) > Jasper NP > Spokeane > John Day > Las Vegas > LA where we spent 7 days and then 3 days in Santa Monica before flying home. Next year all things being going good we hope to be able to visit the East Coast USA & Canada. __________________ Peter MY03 XS 5SP White/Metallic Grey "Casper"

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12-15-2006, 09:03 PM	#47 (permalink)
01ForesterS Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 71 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	This thread is just plain cruel. I'm sitting here working night shift dreaming about all the things I can't go get to eat... Casa Trejo: 34636 County Line Rd Ste 21, Yucaipa, CA My new favorite Mexican food place nearby, since my old favorite closed down last year Haven't had a bad meal here yet, the Chile Verde might just be the best I've ever had. Try it as the Chile Verde quesadilla... delicious. Matano's Little Italy: 12114 California St, Yucaipa, CA Hole-in-the-wall Italian style deli. Fantastic sandwiches, salads, always busy. Try the Napolitano sandwich and Italian potato salad... mmmm, so good. George's Market: 1023 Calimesa Blvd, Calimesa, CA A local landmark, German market and deli. If you're in the mood for German, stop by at lunch and get the hotplate with bratwurst, sauerkraut and potato salad. Also a huge selection of German beer, fresh meat and other goodies from Deutschland. Mixt Greens: 120 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA For you Bay Area folks, my cousins just opened this restaurant. I haven't been able to make it up yet since they opened, but I hear it's great. So busy that they are opening a second location. If you stop by, let Leslie or Drew know that Josh sent you :) Tiger's Garden: 312 W 8th St, Vancouver, WA One of my favorite lunchtime stops when I lived in Vancouver. This restaurant is responsible for my addiction to Thai food. Still my measuring stick for Pad Thai. Great atmosphere, reasonable prices, friendly service. Leonardo's Italian Cafe: 15 E Main St, Battle Ground, WA There are a few Leonardo's Cafe's around the Vancouver area, but the one in Battle Ground always tasted the best to me for some reason. Amazing pizza. I'm not usually big on pizza, but I miss this place. Ok, that's about all I can take at this point... I think I'm starting to drool on the desk.

03-01-2007, 09:47 PM	#51 (permalink)
forest_explorer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: socal Posts: 563 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Squiggy's in Temecula(maybe elsewhere?). Best hot roast beef and hot turkey sandwich!

03-01-2007, 11:01 PM	#52 (permalink)
deparko Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Socal - South Bay Posts: 420 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	eat heathly. Food needs to be clean burning. http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulle...ies/banana.gif The Spot - Hermosa Beach Good Stuff - Hermosa/Redondo Beach Follow Your Heart - Canoga Park A Votre Sante - Santa Monica Liberariti - Santa Monica Martha's - Hermosa Beach Taiko - Hermosa Beach - Good Japanese noodle and good sushi Noma - Santa Monica - Killer sushi

03-05-2007, 06:43 PM	#53 (permalink)
4S-TURBO Contributing Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PNW'ned Posts: 245 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Bay Area Cheap Eats - for the grad student inside of you... Renee's Place 1477 Solano Ave, Albany, CA This is a Chinese restaurant and they use some organic produce and Niman ranch meats. Go there for lunch - it is much less expensive than dinner, I think $6.95 gets you soup, tea, and a bento box-type deal with your choice of several lunch-sized entrees. House of Curries 2984 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA This place is an inexpensive, serve-yourself, free tea, cheap naan kinda Indian place. The food is really good. Chicken tikka masala, chicken kabab, thingie with spinach and potato, etc. Another location on Solano, too. La Calaca Loca, 5199 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA I used to really like La Pinata in Alameda. I would get on these fajita/tequila binges where I just had to go there. No more. Besides being able to walk to this place from our house, it has the tastiest tacos and aguas I've had yet in the Bay Area. Also, amazing green sauce, which is extremely important to me.

04-22-2007, 12:55 AM	#55 (permalink)
forest_explorer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: socal Posts: 563 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Gigi's in Oceanside is a new Italian restaurant run by a family from Italy...best food ever!

04-22-2007, 09:46 PM	#59 (permalink)
chillyc Contributing Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 705 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	While we are back in the Seattle area...had brunch at Portage Bay Cafe today...awesome! Its in the U district on Roosevelt Way. I recommend the dungeness crab eggs benedict. It will definately fill your belly. BTW, Another good brunch place is Coastal Kitchen in Capitol Hill.