Totally off-topic disclosure stuff: Re: the place you used to run (North Star Pub)...I was careful to research it only on your day off (a pain in the neck, btw), was never identified by your staff, and ascertained that you...

Love the thread. You should compile all of this into a book. Just adding to the list: Lanesplitter Pub/Pizza, on San Pablo just south of University. Cool atmosphere, super nice staff (they’re ALL part owners), and cheap...

tea food. We still talk about it, almost 20 years later." About 20 years ago I was trying to find financing and space for a good British-style tea room in NYC or the area. I was already running a good (some said great) British pub...

I have to disagree about New York not being a burger town. When I lived in Manhattan it was a lot easier to find a great burger than it is here. Most Irish pubs and “old school” bars in New York serve excellent...

traditional pub fare and it has improved. Magnolia’s is about eight blocks up the street from Toronado. Suppenkuche (http://www.suppenkuche.com/) — Hayes Valley — Great selection of German beers. Good german...

of the feeling. Eli’s has been around for a long time. At least Piazza M has kept the chef from Como Inn when the Marchetti Family closed it a few months ago. He is about to retire soon though. A few more old places of...

don’t recognize most of the foods listed so I just stick to the basics: pork ribs, pindaettuk, dumplings. They also have the unrefined rice wine makkoli. You can also stop by after another restaurant, but keep in mind...

It sounds as if Tekka features an Izakaya menu, which is a much more refined version of our pub-grub. In most Izakaya restaurants, the portions are smallish like a tapas menu, that are meant to be shared while drinking beer or...

.org/panna/resources/documents/mbUseInCA.pdf). So anyway, my advice: buy organic strawberries! Now if only we could find frutti di bosco here in the bay area! Link: http://www.ewg.org/pub/home/reports/Shoppers/Table2.html

it has a really nice beer taste. Quick anecdote about my wife and Heineken. One very, vey hot day, years ago, we stopped in a pub to cool off and have a beer. She ordered a Heinekens (much to my surprise) but couldn’t fini....

/West, first thing to do is read Steve Jenkins “Cheese Primer” (Workman Pub. ISBN 0-89480-762-5)—- the Reference Cheese Bible[execept I disagree with some of the wine/cheese recommendations]. St. Agur; a...

would’ve thought it was just a “big burger” patty (albeit solid quality). To be fair, I’ve tried Kobe burgers at a few Microbreweries / Pubs around town, and they all taste pretty similar: Solid, but not...

Normally at the bar (my regular bar) I leave the price of the buyback drink as tip. If the owner of the bar, buys you a drink, then tip the amount of the drink to the barkeep too. In the late '80s, at a now defunct bar/pub mid

Ah, The Irish Cottage!!! I remember in the late '70s it was still the Airline Pub and I had some of my earliest beers there. There weren’t many fancy restaurants around there back then but it was a great place for a future...

Re Solano: Kirin also does excellent neighborhood Chinese. Cactus Taqueria does passable burritos. I’m a big fan of Pub for a drink and a smoke. Of course, my comments reflect my preferences more than Erik T’s.