For me, dining out is a special treat, and it’s one that I want to make last. Writing restaurant reviews helps me revisit the experience, enjoy it and extend the value I get for the cost of the meal. Not only do I get the experience itself, but the recollection of it as I write it and then, sometimes many years later, as I read it. Even when a meal is less than enjoyable, I feel I get something out of it by being able to write about it.
I started writing restaurant reviews back in the late 1990’s, long before Yelp and Tripadvisor were around. I posted my first reviews to a Bay Area foodie newsgroup (does anyone even remember those?), later I moved to my website. In the last couple of decades, however, the chaos and expense of parenthood had me eating out less and writing even less about it, so my restaurant review pages became terribly out of date. I am not starting anew. My reviews of chain restaurants and San Leandro area restaurants are in separate pages.
CALIFORNIA
BAY AREA
Alameda
- Trabocco
Italian
Visited in May 2022. Very Good. $$$
Hayward
- Buon Apetito
Italian
Visited in August 2022. Very Good. $$ - Panera
Sandwiches
Last visited in May 2024. Good. $$
Oakland
- 9 Julio Empanada Kitchen
Empanadas
Visited in June 2024. God $ - Jo’s Modern Thai
Thai
Visited in April 2024. Excellent $$$ - Mägo
Colombian
Visited in May 2024. Very good. $$$$ - Plank
American
Visited in May 2022. Very good. $$ - Tacos Los Amigos
Tacos, Food Truck
Visited in May 2022. Very good. $$
Peninsula
- Cafe Bliss
Breakfast/Sandwiches. Belmont
Visited in April 2024. Good. $$
San Francisco
- House of Prime Rib
Steakhouse
Visited in June 2024. Very Good. $$$$ - Juniper
Bakery
Visited in June 2024. Very Good. $$
San Leandro, San Lorenzo & Ashland
Tri-Valley
- Pacific Catch
Seafood
Visited Dublin location in May 2022. Very good. $$$ - Zachary’s Pizza
Pizza
Frequently visit Pleasanton location. Excellent. $$
PACIFIC COAST
Cambria
- Las Cambritas
Mexican
Visited in May 2024. Excellent. $$ - Linn’s Easy As Pie Café
Café/Bakery
Visited in May 2024. Good. $$
Santa Cruz
LOS ANGELES
San Fernando Valley
- Bob’s Big Boy
American chain. Northridge
Visited in May 2024. OK. $$ - Gen Korean BBQ
Korean chain. Northridge
Visited in June 2024. Good. $$ - Porto’s Bakery & Café
Cuban Bakery. Northridge
Visited in June 2024. Very Good. $
LOUISIANA
Avery Island
- 1868! restaurant
Cajun/Creole
Visited in April, 2024. Good. $$
Baton Rouge
- TJ Ribs
Barbecue
Visited in April, 2024. Good. $$
Lafayette
- Prejeans
Cajun
Visited in April, 2024. Excellent $$ - Olde Tyme Grocery
Sandwiches
Visited in April, 2024. Good. $$ - Bon Temps Grill
Cajun
Visited in April, 2024. Good. $$
Natchitoches
- Whataburger
Fast Food
Visited in April, 2024. Very Good. $ - Lasyone’s Meat Pie Restaurant
Cajun/Southern
Visited in April, 2024. Good. $$
New Orleans
- Brennan’s
Creole/Breakfast
Visited in April, 2024. Good. $$$ - Brigtsen’s
Creole
Visited in April, 2024. Very Good. $$$ - Broussard’s
Creole
Visited in April, 2024. Excellent. $$$ - Café Beignet
Breakfast
Visited in April, 2024. Very Good. $ - Café du Monde
Cafe
Visited in April, 2024. Very Good. $ - GW Fins
Seafood
Visited in April, 2024. Very Good. $$$ - Johnny’s Po-Boys
Sandwiches
Visited in April, 2024. Very Good. $$ - Napoleon House
Creole
Visited in April, 2024. Very Good. $$ - Pat O’Brien’s Courtyard Restaurant
Creole
Visited in April, 2024. Very Good. $$
NEW YORK
New York City
- Cancun Deli
Empanadas
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $ - Daniel
French
Visited in February 2024. Excellent. $$$$ - Dock Asian
Thai/Pan-Asian
Visited in February 2024. OK. $$ - Empanada Mama
Empanadas
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $ - John’s of Times Square
Pizza
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $$ - Junior’s
American: Diner
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $$ - Katz’s Deli
Jewish American
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $$ - Kochi
Korean
Visited in February 2024. Excellent. $$$$ - L’Amie Pierre
Breakfast/Sandwiches
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $ - La Grande Boucherie
French/Breakfast
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $$$ - Magnolia Bakery
Bakery
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $ - Mama Halal Food Truck
Food Truck: Middle Eastern/Indian
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $ - Pick A Bagel
Bakery
Visited in February 2024. Good. $= - Russian Samovar
Russian
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $$$ - Sugar Factory
American/Dessert
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $$$ - Tavern on the Green
American
Visited in February 2024. Very Good. $$$ - Urban Hawker: Daisy’s Dream Kitchen
Singaporean Peranakan
Visited in February 2024. So-so. $$ - Urban Hawker: Wok N’ Staple
Singaporean
Visited in February 2024. Good. $$
TEXAS
Dallas – Forth Worth
- Babe’s Chicken Dinner House
Chicken, Texas
Visited Burleson, TX, location in April 2024. Very good.
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