A true collaboration between Panda Express (who partners with Ippudo) and Ippudo eh. Is that a new thing that the NY Ippudo doesn’t have? It sounds pretty, eh, interesting.
I’m not a crepe fan, so I haven’t tried them out, but it’s worth noting that Brittany Crepes opened at 913 University Ave. They serve buckwheat crepes and dessert crepes. They’re at farmers’ markets including Grand Lake.
I had brunch there recently. I thought it was really good. Loved the salmon with an egg, housemade crackers, pickled vegetables etc. I had a bite of the biscuit with housemade jam and that was great, too. I’m going to have to stop going on about the $4 biscuit at Plow in SF, however. The $5 biscuit (okay, $5 for two small ones) has come to Albany.
And I had lunch at Suzette yesterday. Very pleasant room, and the crepe was great. Most crepes that I’ve ordered in the past at other places were kind of skimpy, but this was just the right size for lunch.
I’m kind of amazed that I never noticed this place before, and that it didn’t come up on Chowhound.
Berkeleyside reports that the Meal Ticket people are going to retire and are looking for a buyer for the restaurant, “an energetic buyer who would have the passion to either continue … Meal Ticket or honor its legacy by creating another wonderful restaurant in [its] space”.
Again technically Albany – but I found out last night that Lanesplitter is now closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. I went pizza-less rather than resorting to Whole Foods.
As long as I’m griping – after a trip to the post office, I decided to try a softie cone from Boss Burger. Chocolate, vanilla swirl. On the small side. (I guess I’m remembering towering cones from when I was a little kid) Tasty enough but not worth $4. A one time thing for me.
That being the Lanesplitter just south of University on San Pablo, or the Albany take-out location, or is there yet another location I don’t know about ?