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Capitola, CA: Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria - "Delicious local bakery and deli"

2007-11-05T17:15:41-08:00

Review of Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria at 504 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010

This place was pretty awesome. I went with my girlfriend and we got there at about 1:00pm…even then, the place was packed…but that didn’t mean the wait was long.Gayle’s is like a bakery and deli put into one, and they use high-quality ingredients in just about ev...

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San Mateo, CA: Jeffrey's Hamburgers - "What you expect"

2007-09-22T01:10:49-07:00

Review of Jeffrey's Hamburgers at 42 S B St, San Mateo, CA 94401-3938

by cliff:

Jeffrey’s opened a new location in Menlo Park which I went to check out. As has already been pointed out, it has a classic American diner look, but it actually seems a bit more modern and clean in subtle ways, which is nice.Food options are exactly what you expect…burgers, s...

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San Francisco, CA: Chiaroscuro - "Pleasant surprise, solid all around"

2007-09-22T01:04:43-07:00

Review of Chiaroscuro at 550 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94111

by cliff:

This is a new Italian restaurant that opened in the financial district of San Francisco that had a rough start, but they apparently worked through all the kinks, because the dinner we had (for a friend’s birthday) was quite solid. Nothing blew me away, but nothing disappointed.The...

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San Mateo, CA: 231 Ellsworth - "Very solid and interesting...but doesn't go beyond"

2007-08-30T14:29:49-07:00

Review of 231 Ellsworth at 231 S Ellsworth Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401

by cliff:

231 Ellsworth is sometimes considered San Mateo’s best restaurant (its main competition probably being Lure, which is awesome), and we thought it would be a good place to take a friend coming into town…so off we went!The place itself is fairly nice…tastefully decorated...

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Napa, CA: Mustards Grill - "Excellent, quality food"

2007-08-13T15:37:42-07:00

Review of Mustards Grill at 7399 Saint Helena Hwy, Napa, CA 94558

by cliff:

Mustards Grill is a restaurant in Napa, CA, where there are a load of high-quality places to eat, mostly because of the area’s high-quality, local produce.Mustards Grill is no exception…it’s not the perfect place, but it’s very good, especially the food.Bu...

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San Francisco, CA: Morton's, The Steakhouse - "Great steaks, decent other stuff...but a bit overpriced"

2007-08-03T16:26:38-07:00

Review of Morton's, The Steakhouse at 400 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94102

by cliff:

I’ve been to this Morton’s twice and enjoyed my meal there both times.The place itself is very nice and classy, though nothing eye-popping. Just standard, nice decor.The service is usually very good, but we happened to run into a waitress who wasn’t exactly exci...

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San Francisco, CA: Aqua - "Not what it should be"

2007-06-26T16:01:31-07:00

Review of Aqua at 252 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111

by cliff:

Aqua is one of the most well-known seafood restaurants in San Francisco, oftentimes referred to as the best seafood in the Bay Area. Most people think it didn’t even lose a step when Mina left, and some think it is yet better. Needless to say, as someone that loves great seafood, I was l...

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Los Gatos, CA: Los Gatos Cafe - "Best breakfast in the area"

2007-06-13T17:05:32-07:00

Review of Los Gatos Cafe at 340 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030-7243

by cliff:

Have to agree with shaomai…this place is awesome.The decor itself isn’t much to write about…sort of like a diner, but kind of cramped. They have a nice outdoor area, but it is a bit cramped as well. Overall, not much to say about the atmosphere, but it isn’t so b...

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Carmel Valley Village, CA: Corkscrew Cafe - "Corkscrew Cafe"

2007-06-04T15:24:24-07:00

Review of Corkscrew Cafe at 55 E Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel Valley Village, CA 93924

by cliff:

One of the best places I’ve been to recently, Corkscrew Cafe is out of the way, but worth the drive.The place itself is almost like a small house, that was once used as a motel and even a beauty salon way back when CA was still run by Mexico. It’s very quaint and nice indoor...

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El Granada, CA: Cafe Gibraltar - "Superb food in out-of-the-way location"

2007-05-29T14:45:27-07:00

Review of Cafe Gibraltar at 425 Avenue Alhambra, El Granada, CA 94018

by cliff:

We went to Cafe Gibraltar, which has gotten excellent reviews from all over, so I had high expectations. Those expectations were pretty much met…this place was excellent.The service was very friendly; we even presented a problem for the restaurant when we had a lot of flakers on t...

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