I was at Brennan’s s the last week…and turned around after seeing the line. It was packed with an hour plus wait. Lots from the salt and pepper set. Usually got the turkey leg.
I remember Chicken Coop on Taravel.
Harry’s Hofbrau is still open in San Leandro but not my favorite.
Harry’s Hofbrau, 14900 E. 14th St., in San Leandro -
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Victor of YouTube’s “Did You Eat Yet?” has dim sum with his friends at Peony on 9th Street, the last banquet hall in Oakland Chinatown since Silver Dragon and Legendary Palace closed.
What’s in this episode:
• The last dim sum banquet hall in Oakland Chinatown
• Conversations about dim sum culture and traditions
• The role of banquet halls in Cantonese celebrations
• Why preserving culture matters
from KQED
From Edible East Bay -
Behind the scenes at Peony Seafood in Oakland Chinatown with excellent photos
Felicia Liang’s Oakland Chinatown Coloring Book
Luke on Mexican Hibachi -
Two Buck Chuck winery for Trader Joe’s is struggling financially.
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/california-winery-two-buck-chuck-layoffs-20163619.php
Wally’s Cafe serving Lebanese food in Rocklin, Emeryville and Costa Mese
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/yelp-best-restaurant-hiding-near-tahoe-20151764.php
Wally’s is an absolute treasure. It was a regular lunch spot when I worked in emeryville. You get a lovely little cup of a cumin-heavy lentil soup and a piece of flaky homemade baklava with your meal.
The garlic chicken sandwich is amazing but will leave you with breath that can kill roses at 10 paces.
I really need to give the one up here in Rocklin a try.
Denny’s is closing around 90 restaurants, not clear where yet.
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/california-chain-closing-90-restaurants-20166141.php
There used to be a great Afghan restaurant in the Montclair district on Mountain Blvd c. 1990. I had some wonderful meals there, but before that, the Khyber Pass on Telegraph must have been the first and imho, the best! My introduction to Afghani food and the world beyond…
There used to be a Jade Garden or a similar named strip mall buffet/ restaurant up there. I think they had a sister restaurant in Vallejo. Great silver wrapped chicken. A long time ago, D.O. Mills in old town and Big Yellow House somewhere in Sacto were fun. But that was a long time ago and far away.
SF Chronicle reported today 2/14 that Kowbird, from chef-owner Matt Horn of Horn Barbecue fame, closed in early January 2025, according to Joe Ernst, whose Oakland real estate development company srmErnst owns the building at 1733 Peralta St., Oakland.
Horn intends to focus on the BBQ side, having opened in Lafayette and is currently working on a Sacramento location.
Apparently the guy Horn is partnering w/ in Elk Grove (Hargis) has a pretty shady legal past, having had a number of failed businesses/food fests and getting big loan from the city of Elk Grove that there’s some controversy over.
And Horn sounds like his operational record (wage theft lawsuits) isn’t great either.
Mike Lim Travels at Pea Soup Andersen’s in Santa Nella, off Highway 5 near Los Baños, eating the Monte Cristo, roasted fried chicken and pea soup. Andersen’s is also in Buellton and has been around since 1924.
https://www.peasoupandersens.net/mobile/historySantaNella.html
The hybrid Xingones Cantina opens at 190 4th St near Jack London Square in Oakland -
from Oaklandside Nosh -
Whole fried fish at 99 Ranch Market in Richmond
Reimagining school food -
SF Unified School District food menus -
Which Andersen’s closed down last year?
The one off 101, near Solvang, closed.
That’s the Buellton one. The Andersen’s off I-5 is the only one left AFAIK.
There’s still a bakery and cafe in Santa Barbara on State street.
I don’t think the bakery in Santa Barbara and the restaurant in Santa Nella are related (Andersen is a very common last name in Denmark)
And Andersen’s Bakery not only is a chain, it’s a Japanese chain. Believe it or not, they have Andersen’s outposts in Copenhagen.
Edible East Bay - a tribute to Narsai
SFGate - new in Redwood City
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/redwood-city-restaurant-boom-20151468.php
Nomadic Kitchen (Turkish), Varam (Indian) and Cravingz (ice cream) all debuted last summer. Cardamomo arrived in November, on a stretch of Broadway that is closed to cars.
Kadvany in the Chron -
More Asian markets coming to Bay -
