wish I could make it tonight, although I don't really need to see that statue up close
― eris bueller (lukas), Wednesday, 4 September 2013 17:27 (eleven years ago) link
Hello Bay Areaxors! I am in town for a bit! Today and Thursday I am gonna chill here in Oakland, but I'm planning to cross the bay tomorrow and Saturday. My priorities are Golden Gate Park (tomorrow) and the Ferry Building market (Saturday). Culinary goals are oysters (I'm thinking Swan's Oyster Depot for that) and pho (suggestions on that are most welcome).
Any recommendations for eats in Oakland? Is the Burma Superstar over here a good bet? Any good Chinese (I would love DUMPLINGS!! and noodles, especially)? Also craving a great reuben or other deli sandwich. This is all stuff I'm sorely missing at my current outpost in rural Mexico.
― quincie, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
If you are at the Ferry building, just go to Hog Island IN the Ferry building for oysters.
For DUMPLINGS!, maybe hit Shanghai Dumpling King (http://www.yelp.com/biz/shanghai-dumpling-king-san-francisco) over on Balboa and 34th when you are at GG Park?
Have fun!
― schwantz, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
Any recommendations for eats in Oakland? Is the Burma Superstar over here a good bet? Any good Chinese (I would love DUMPLINGS!!! and noodles, especially)? Also craving a great reuben or other deli sandwich.
Burma Superstar is good. Get the tea leaf salad and the samusa soup.
Get DUMPLINGS! here: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-dumpling-of-champions/Content?oid=3713488, or at Shan Dong (they make their own noodles, and also make good DUMPLINGS!).
Get a deli sandwich at Genova Deli in Temescal.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
I thought Burma Superstar was in Alameda, not Oakland...?
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 20:54 (eleven years ago) link
dunno about delis in Oakland but the best reuben sandwich in SF is at Wise Sons on 24th St in the Mission. imho
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
There's one in Alameda on Park and one on Telegraph in Temescal.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
Actually I think the best reuben in the east bay might be at Saul's in Berkeley now that I think about it. Genova is better for italian sandwiches.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
this place is amazing - http://www.vikschaatcorner.com/
it's in Berkeley
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
Be prepared to wait in line for Swan's. Can't wrong with Turtle Tower for phở.
― Ma mère est habile Mais ma bile est amère (Michael White), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
Great suggestions, thanks! Looks like I can also score Ethiopian in Oakland at Addis. One last (and possibly dumbest ever) question: great source for bread in Oakland or SF?
The weather is so ridiculously awesome here that I don't know how I'm going to convince myself to get back to southern Baja, where it is still hotter than hell.
― quincie, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:03 (eleven years ago) link
I mean I just love the Bay Area so much, it is kind of weird that I have not moved here.
― quincie, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
Arizmendi Bakery in the Mission is good
you want to stand in line for an hour you can try the Tartine Bakery but there is literally a line around the block there every day....
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
great source for bread in Oakland or SF?
La Farine in Oakland, Acme in Berkeley.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
Tartine's ok to visit on a weekday - the earlier the better. If you really want a delicious pastry ...
― eris bueller (lukas), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
Hmmmmm I am up for waiting in a mega line for some things, but I don't really think it is necessary to queue up so hard to score decent bread in a town known for such. I'll try Arizmendi or La Farine!
― quincie, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
Are on public transport or driving?
― not some dude poking a Line 6 pedal with his dick (sarahell), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:25 (eleven years ago) link
There are a lot of great Ethiopian restaurants in Oakland, like every 5-10 blocks on Telegraph Ave. My faves are Cafe Colucci (which is near Addis) and also close to the Stranded record store, and Asmara, which is at 51st and Telegraph, across from the stripmall where Genoa Deli is, and a couple blocks from Burma Superstar
― not some dude poking a Line 6 pedal with his dick (sarahell), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:27 (eleven years ago) link
Enssaro is my fave ethiopian place
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:31 (eleven years ago) link
Other good Oakland cheap food is Vietnamese - pho, ban mi, etc. - southeast of the lake/fruitvale area is where most of the places are, but there are a few downtown and in Chinatown
― not some dude poking a Line 6 pedal with his dick (sarahell), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
there's a street food fest in jack london square this weekend (starting friday): http://eatrealfest.com/event/Oakland/California/2013i haven't been, but i was thinking about heading down there myself.
― wmlynch, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:39 (eleven years ago) link
I've gone to Eat Real before. Lots of great food, but very very busy.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:43 (eleven years ago) link
perhaps not the best to take my 2 yr old to then. i don't think she likes crowds (i don't like them either).
― wmlynch, Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:46 (eleven years ago) link
there's a nice selection of breweries too.
I've been the past couple years -- the prices seem to go up significantly each year
― not some dude poking a Line 6 pedal with his dick (sarahell), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 22:58 (eleven years ago) link
get bent posted this in an sf thread that doesn't get much action so reposting it here:
y'all should come out and see ilxor zero of the signified play on a bill with henry kaiser at the luggage store on oct. 17!
http://y2kloopfest.com/experimental-side-of-the-y2k13-live-looping-festival/
and if you feel like trekking out to santa cruz, he'll be playing the loopfest headliners concert there on the 19th.
http://y2kloopfest.com/
― the cure is worse than the frizz-ease (get bent)
― just1n3, Tuesday, 1 October 2013 01:24 (ten years ago) link
thx!
― the cure is worse than the frizz-ease (get bent), Tuesday, 1 October 2013 01:30 (ten years ago) link
Thanks to this thread, I ate at Uva, Starbelly, Hog Island Oyster Co., and er somewhere else that I can't recall atm. Thanking u SFers! Oh and also Oaklanders: I got bread at La Farine, it was great.
― quincie, Tuesday, 1 October 2013 03:12 (ten years ago) link
Ensarro! I also ate there. Um one more that I can't recall still. Also accidentally went to a bar in the Marina (?) that was exactly like trying to get a drink at a packed Abercrombie and Fitch (sp?). Great cocktail (Black Dahlia) but sooooooo not my scene.
― quincie, Tuesday, 1 October 2013 03:14 (ten years ago) link
Do you like spicy? Eat at Pot Sticker! Make sure to get Sichuan specialties.
was hoping to find a good sichuan rec here. despite the generic name, pot sticker looks pretty serious (via yelp photos).
― the cure is worse than the frizz-ease (get bent), Tuesday, 1 October 2013 05:58 (ten years ago) link
we're planning a meetup (do people still say "FAP"?) at 15 romolo on oct. 16 around 9pm. if it's too crowded, we can figure out something else, but it should be doable on a wednesday night. my stipulation was "good cocktail menu and cheap/interesting/veg-accommodating bar snacks."
― oxnard christian soldiers (get bent), Friday, 11 October 2013 18:49 (ten years ago) link
I'm going to be in the area from late on the 18th through the morning of the 25th. Anyone want to grab a beer? Any places I just can't kiss?
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 11 October 2013 19:09 (ten years ago) link
well Alcatraz may still be closed, if you were planning to do a Blarney Stone.
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Friday, 11 October 2013 19:11 (ten years ago) link
can't make the 16th thing but am up for something when EZ's here - where are you staying etc
― Hip Hop Hamlet (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 11 October 2013 19:20 (ten years ago) link
I'm staying in Alameda but will be wandering through both sides of the bay. Happy to meet wherever.
I apologize for any fat finger typing errors like the kiss/miss one above. Shouldn't even try on my phone but such is life.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 11 October 2013 19:36 (ten years ago) link
Pot Sticker was good last time I went.
EZ, I'll be on the East Coast that weekend.
― The normative power of the factual (Michael White), Friday, 11 October 2013 19:59 (ten years ago) link
Bummer!
It's my first trip to the area so any advice you'd give a total noob is appreciated.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 11 October 2013 20:03 (ten years ago) link
what do you want to do? see shows? shop? see nature? people watch? eat?
― clueless mom complaining about miley Cyrus (sarahell), Friday, 11 October 2013 20:04 (ten years ago) link
Pacific Pinball Museum is in Alameda if yr into that sort of thing
― Hip Hop Hamlet (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 11 October 2013 20:04 (ten years ago) link
Actually, I'm back on the 23rd... If you're in Alameda and you like pinball, go to
http://pacificpinball.org/
― The normative power of the factual (Michael White), Friday, 11 October 2013 20:05 (ten years ago) link
Damn you, Shakey...
It's a mix between a vacation and a scouting trip. Not saying we plan on moving ASAP but there are some opportunities there so we thought it worth checking out.
Probably won't hit up any shows, though Goblin is tempting on the 20th. I think it's more food, people watching, neighborhood wandering, and at least one day trip out to see the redwoods.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 11 October 2013 20:07 (ten years ago) link
I think that Goblin show is sold out?
― clueless mom complaining about miley Cyrus (sarahell), Friday, 11 October 2013 20:09 (ten years ago) link
Well, that makes it easy!
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 11 October 2013 20:09 (ten years ago) link
and Hawkwind just cancelled/postponed :(
― Hip Hop Hamlet (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 11 October 2013 20:12 (ten years ago) link
Saw that, too. Anyways, my ears need a week off.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 11 October 2013 20:13 (ten years ago) link
I'm planning on being in Yosemite that weekend but I could probably meet up somewhere in SF the night of the 22nd or 23rd
― Hip Hop Hamlet (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 11 October 2013 20:20 (ten years ago) link
Michael, you said you'd be back on the 23rd. Would that be back and coherent enough to say hello?
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 11 October 2013 20:22 (ten years ago) link
Coherent, I cannot guarantee, but I'll be back at work.
― The normative power of the factual (Michael White), Friday, 11 October 2013 20:32 (ten years ago) link
I'm planning on being in Yosemite that weekend
so
― eris bueller (lukas), Friday, 11 October 2013 21:46 (ten years ago) link