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Newsgroups: ba.food
From: apurmal@us.oracle.com
Subject: Rating various Sizzlers
Organization: Oracle Corporation, USA
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 22:30:26 GMT
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     Occasionally when I want more than salad, soup, baked goods and
pasta du jour, or I eat with someone who wants something else, I'll
go to Sizzler instead of Fresh Choice.  However, I've found there
are good Sizzlers, mediocre Sizzlers and bad Sizzlers.  The main
difference between them is the size of the salad and entree bars,
but sometimes its also the atmosphere and patrons of the given
Sizzler.  I'm interested in finding out which Sizzlers are good
and which to avoid.  Here's what I've found so far, please share
your experiences with me.

Location                       Rating     Comments
----------------------------   ------     --------
San Jose on Almaden Exp near   Good       The best I've found, large salad bar
  Blossom Hill                            well stocked, taco/burrito/nacho bar
                                          several soups, usually two pastas 
                                          and multiple sauces, decent desserts

Cupertino near Target and      Mediocre   Medium Salad bar, one pasta and sauce
  Apple                                   poor desserts

Manteca Hwy 99 at Yosemite     Mediocre   Good medium salad bar, good fruits,
  Ave                                     decent desserts.  Rather noisy and
                                          busy.

Shingle Springs on Hwy 50      Mediocre   Very much like the Manteca Sizzler.
                                          A decent place to stop after river
                                          rafting

San Mateo on El Camino north   Bad        Small salad bar, busy and noisy with
  of Hwy 92                               some rather obnoxious patrons.  Not
                                          recommended.
From: schutt@netcom.com (David G. Schutt)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Re: Best South Bay Restaurant (continental)
Date: 21 Jul 92 17:37:51 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

The Northern Italian style at Palermo, 380 South 2nd, San Jose
might be the answer for you (phone 408-297-0607). I think they
also have a restaurant in Palo Alto. Their fish, veal, peppers
are very good. Beer & wine only.
From: alerman@terapin.com (Alexander Lerman)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Govinda's reviewed. (kinda)
Date: 27 Jul 92 10:06:39 PST
Organization: BBS

In article <JET.92Jul24095343@win30.nas.nasa.gov>, jet@win30.nas.nasa.gov (J.
Eric Townsend) writes:
>"Malcolm" == Malcolm Humes <malcolm@wrs.com> writes:
>
>Malcolm> I used to go to some pretty interesting free Krisna cooking
>Malcolm> classes back in college. It was always a pretty diverse
>Malcolm> social scene and a good place to meet people, and the
>Malcolm> Krisna's didn't push theology in the classses.
>
>Are there any Krishna-temple-restaurants out here?  Dallas had a

As a matter of fact, there's a "Govinda's" here in Berkeley. It's on Stuart St.
just south of Telegraph. Ya can't miss it... it's part of a rather sizable
place of worship. I guess it's time for that obligatory mini-review (I know, it
should be in ba.food - oh well)...

The restaurant itself is rather small, with about 10-12 tables. The landscaping
as you walk in is remarkably, er, manicured. Inside it's nice and airy, lots of
windows and white. The food is all buffet-style. The selection usually consists
of 5-6 hot foods (2 rice, vegies, soup, main dish) and a decent salad bar.
Unfortunately, no ingredients are given for anything. When I asked what was
vegan, I got this far-away look from the devotee behind the counter... When I
rephrased, asking what was non-dairy, I got different answers each of the 3
times I've been there. Disconcerting, no?

The food itself ranges from downright bad to KindOfTasty, depending on what day
you go and which dishes you try. The soups tend to be bland, if not repulsive.
I couldn't get enough of the tofu (goulash?). They have fliers that list the
main courses each day.


Dinner, $5.00. Lunch, $4.00. Always all you can eat. They also take donations
for less than the printed amounts. (Your trusty reviewer has determined that
they'll take 2 bucks.)


Hare Krishna,
Alex

Newsgroups: ba.food,rec.crafts.brewing
From: Tom Santos <tom_santos@taligent.com>
Subject: Re: Gordon Biersch, Palo Alto
Organization: Taligent, Inc.
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 17:26:20 GMT

Re: Gordon Biersch, Palo Alto

How did you get the yeast from Gordon Biersch?  Who did you ask?

--Tom__
From: mcb@delany.postmodern.com (Michael C. Berch)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Ethiopian restaurants
Summary: (was Re: SF places to eat: North Beach and near Golden Gate Park?)
Date: 28 Jul 92 22:09:22 GMT
Organization: Postmodern Consulting, San Francisco, California USA

In the referenced article, doom@leland.Stanford.EDU (Joseph Brenner) writes:
> linda@gratton.net.com (Linda Hill) writes:
> >In the discussions regarding Eritrean/Ethiopian restaurants I've never
> >seen Masawa on Haight St. in SF mentioned.  This is the only place of
> >that type that my husband and I have tried and, since we like it, I was
> >wondering how it compares to the others.  
> 
> I go to Masawa pretty frequently.  I'd say it's just as good
> as "The Blue Nile" in Berkeley (a place everyone in Palo
> Alto seems to have been to).  

My favorite Ethiopian restaurant in the Bay Area, as I've mentioned
before in ba.food, is Nyala, 39 Grove St. (between Larkin & Market) in
the Civic Center district of San Francisco.  They have a daily
serve-yourself vegetarian buffet, plus a decent menu.  Service is very
friendly and there is occasional live music.  Recommended.

--
Michael C. Berch  
mcb@postmodern.com
From: nkk@wet.UUCP (Butch Katigbak)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Re: Intro to Japanese food
Date: 28 Jul 92 07:27:12 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco

Try OSHO in Milbrae
Milbrae Avenue corner El Camino Real. Between Great Western and Wendy's!

I assume you like sushi.

For good RAMEN, try Ramen club, Burlingame.
Between the two Railroad Stations in Burlingame.
Weekdays, they open at 4:00 PM.
On Week-ends, for lunch and dinner.
Newsgroups: ba.food
From: spear@leland.Stanford.EDU (David Hochron)
Subject: Re: Corcord Restaurants?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: ba,la
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 20:54:09 GMT

In article <zukor.711824975@blacks.jpl.nasa.gov> zukor@blacks.jpl.nasa.gov (Karen Zukor) writes:
>Two friends have just moved to Pittsburg, and
>have had trouble finding good restaurants in the
>area.  Any tips in Concord?  (They have already
>despaired of finding anything in Pittsburg.)
>
>Karen Zukor
>devoted foodie  (from la, who was in the bay area this weekend)
>e-mail:   zukor@logos.jpl.nasa.gov

Actually, there are some good restaurants in Pgh.  There is an excellent
hibachi restaurant downtown (the Samurai Steakhouse.)  I had the imperial
dinner -- filet mignon, lobster, and shrimp.  The steak was very tender and 
the sauces were fantastic!  After the plum wine and ginger sorbet I had
been completely conquered.  
 
In Oakland near CMU there are some decent restaurants.  The Star of India
is pretty good, and for cheap but good middle-Eastern food, there is Ali Baba.
Hemmingway's was good when I was there.
 
Beware of going out when there is a football game at U. Pitt.  The fans are
out en force and some local restaurants change their menus to accomodate
a less sophisticated clientele.  I'm not kidding; football is a religion there.
From: jimj@cleanplate.EBay.Sun.COM (James D. Jones)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Re: Corcord Restaurants?
Date: 23 Jul 92 15:23:15 GMT
Distribution: ba,la
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
NNTP-Posting-Host: cleanplate.ebay.sun.com

In article <zukor.711824975@blacks.jpl.nasa.gov> zukor@blacks.jpl.nasa.gov (Karen Zukor) writes:
>Two friends have just moved to Pittsburg, and
>have had trouble finding good restaurants in the
>area.  Any tips in Concord?  (They have already
>despaired of finding anything in Pittsburg.)

Agggh!  What about the New Mecca in what's left of downtown Pittsburg?  Great 
Mexican food in large portions at a reasonable price.  It looks like a dive 
(they haven't redecorated, apparently, since 1935) but all of Pittsburg eats 
there, and brings the kids.  Haven't eaten there in a couple of years, but I 
doubt that things have changed.  Usually very crowded.  Come early.
Newsgroups: ba.food
From: jql@cypress.com (Julie Lewis--Applications)
Subject: Re: Japanese food
Reply-To: jql@cypress.com.UUCP (Julie Lewis--Applications)
Organization: Cypress Semiconductor, San Jose, CA
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 00:01:44 GMT

In article <f6Pj024B1aIK01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> rtt00@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Ronan Taaffe) writes:
>main, or most popular, Japanese dishes consist of and how they are cooked I
>would be very grateful. Also it would allow me to enter a restaurant and
>order a dish with confidence, without ordering Number 8 and hoping for
>the best!!!!!!!!!

One of my favs that I haven't seen mentioned here is Tonkatsu.

I've never seen this with any meat but pork, but that doesn't
mean it is non-existant.

Anyway, it is cooked onions and pork on a skewer, breaded and fried.



-- 
Julie Lewis                                    jql@cypress.com
Boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no
choreography, and the dancers hit each other.
From: carolo@cse.ucsc.edu (Carol Osterbrock)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Re: "pot sticker"
Date: 22 Jul 92 01:09:47 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz (CE/CIS Boards)
NNTP-Posting-Host: arapaho.ucsc.edu

In article <92203.155224JWB@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> JWB@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU writes:
>In article <4462@bacon.IMSI.COM>, jordan@IMSI.COM (Jordan Hayes) says:

[...]

>>I've forgotten what left-coasters call the steamed variety?).
>                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>                                   Steamed Pork Buns

Hmmm, I think steamed pork buns are quite a bit different.  They
are made of raised dough with a sweet pork filling.  I call steamed
pot stickers "steamed pot stickers".  It is a fairly common menu
entry around here.

-carol
-- 
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carolo@cse.ucsc.edu    *         And a short time to be there...
===============================================================================
From: brad@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Re: Gilroy Garlic Festival
Date: 21 Jul 92 23:45:13 GMT
Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp.

What does one do at the festival?  Where does one go?  Where is the best
food?
-- 
Brad Templeton, ClariNet Communications Corp. -- Sunnyvale, CA 408/296-0366
Newsgroups: ba.food
From: greg@netcom.com (Greg Bullough)
Subject: Re: good, fast lunch spots walking dist. from Moscone Center?
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 01:43:42 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: ba

Max's Cafe is good, and right nearby. Hint: order the SMALL Anchor
Steam!  :-P
 
Greg
From: bedk@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU (Brian E.D. Kingsbury)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: SF places to eat:  North Beach and near Golden Gate Park?
Date: 21 Jul 1992 23:10:15 GMT
Organization: International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: icsib38.icsi.berkeley.edu

My sister's coming in for a visit later this week, and I am looking for
places to take her for meals in San Francisco.  I'm especially interested
in places within walking distance of Golden Gate Park---we're expecting to
spend the better part of a day there.  Also, any recommendations for
North Beach Italian restaurants? 

Post or email answers---I'll summarize them all.

Thanks,

Brian Kingsbury          bedk@icsi.berkeley.edu
From: hensley@melkor.enet.dec.com (Irene Hensley)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: re:  greek restaurants
Date: 31 Jul 92 00:27:16 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


I think there is a funny bit of history to Bay Area restaurants (and probably
elsewhere) which may be advertised as Greek but have little Greek food if any. 

Many are family owned, and started as "greek American", even a few
greasy-spoons along the way.  Few greeks I knew while growing up (I am
half-Greek, mother's name: Dukellis) who owned restaurants were as "ethnic" as
to offer only Greek food or even authentic Greek food.  

"Bar and Grill" places, which might have been only Greek in the registered
owner's name (like the Vendome Bar & Grill in King city, which my grandfather
owned in the 40's, and which tried to be VERY american)...they served what was
familiar to a mostly un-adventurous audience. 

That is NOT to say that there are not very good Greek restaurants (maybe or
maybe not owned by people who are Greek or of Greek descent).  

A good example:   Russian River Vineyard [Restaurant] in Forestville.

Now - as to whether non-greek restaurants get tagged incorrectly, it
might be an honest mistake, or being unfamiliar with Armenian, Syrian, Turkish
or some other food, or maybe "Greek" is easier....to lump several similar but
different cuisines under a marketable moniker.  

			Irene
From: shibumi@joes.garage.com (Kenton A. Hoover)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Re: SF places to eat: North Beach and near Golden Gate Park?
Date: 24 Jul 92 05:31:32 GMT
Reply-To: shibumi@joes.garage.com
Organization: Joe's Garage, San Francisco, KA

trh@jack.sns.com (Al Trh) writes:
>Try Stoyanoff's on 9th Avenue. Excellent Balkan/Turkish/Greek food. It is 
>about half a block away from GGP on the south edge. (I cannot remember the 
>name of the major street for sure.) 
>Al

9th Avenue, between Lincoln and Irving.  They are closed Monday nights.


| Kenton A. Hoover                                                            |
| P.O. Box 882643                                             +1 415 957 3614 |
| San Francisco, Kalifornia 94188-2643                shibumi@joes.garage.com |
|==============442.075+100=146.850+=444.625+131.8=440.900+114.8===============|
|      "This here is quality.  And around here, quality goes in before        |
|                       the name goes on." -- Unknown                         |
From: ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson)
Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
Subject: I went to the Magritte exhibition...
Date: 31 Jul 92 13:59:09 GMT
Followup-To: talk.bizarre
Organization: Bugs-R-Us


...with my twin.
...it was held in a dinner plate with `Exhibition Hall' painted on it.
...the paintings were watching me.
...and the entrance was blocked by an enormous apple.


-- Ken "This is not my middle name" Johnson



-- 
////  Advice to dieters:          ////  Ken Johnson, A I Applications Institute
////    Never eat more than       ////       80 South Bridge, EDINBURGH EH1 1HN
////    you can carry.            ////                 E-mail ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk
////               -- Miss Piggy  ////     phone 031-650 2756  fax 031-650 6513
Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: LuluBells, Ltd.
Organization: Texas Instruments, Inc
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 19:38:57 GMT

In article <nr0h58s@fido.asd.sgi.com> cj@eno.corp.sgi.com (C J Silverio) writes:
>---
>mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
>|Hmm, seems CJ's only intelligence lives in his .sig.  He keeps posting
>|these great things that apply to him.
>
>Lippert!  Another notch on my belt.  How do I *do* it?  
>This was almost too easy to count, though.  But for
>completeness sake, I'll take Fred out of my killing jar
>and pin him up on the board with the rest of them.
>
>Congratulations, Fred!  You've been collected!

Funny, I don't feel 'collected', unless you mean in the 'cool, calm,
and collected' sense.  In fact, I don't even feel particularly
impressed, much less killed, jarred, or pinned.

Oh well, I suppose all children must have their fantasies, so I guess
I'll leave this one for C.J.

>
>---
>cj@eno.corp.sgi.com       C J Silverio/Brahms Gang/Berkeley CA 94720
>The chain that can be yanked is not the eternal chain. -- G. Fitch


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Newsgroups: talk.bizarre,alt.politics.bush,alt.politics.clinton
From: djd33237@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Denny d'Alelio )
Subject: Re: BUSH
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 17:53:49 GMT

crussel@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Carol A Russell) writes:


 
>Aryan in its philosophy:  if you're black, we'll appoint a black judge to 
>appease you, but he'll be a conservative who's against women's choice.

Politcally he had to choose a black-man because he would have been blasted
even further for not doing so. Damned if he does...Damned if he doesn't. As
for Thomas being conservative, there is no way in hell that George would 
have named a Timothy Leary type jurist. George happens to be conservative,
remember. And BTW, this is a campaign promise he kept. He campaigned against
abortion. You know, give the fetus the choice!

>If you're gay, there won't be sufficient funding for AIDS research.

Wait a minute! Isn't anti-P.C. to say AIDS was a gay disease. Wow, I thought
a liberals were P.C.  The fact is thatthe government is throwing money at the
the problem.  But of course special interest groups can never get enough.

>The economy? 
>Well, perhaps we can go have another air raid on IRAQ...use some 
>weapons...spend some defense money.

The economy, now you have somewhat of a point.  The economy is sluggish I do 
agree.  This is also the fault of Congress. They share equal blame.  However,
the media has blown the situation out of proportion and created panic among
the masses. 

BTW, the military is cutting back. Several bases are closing and the force in
general is down-sizing.  People also forget that the military is not just 4
generals.  There are millions of mouths to feed.  And the downsizing of the
military means that those people become unemployed. Some peace dividend!







Denny d'Alelio----------------------->"Pro-1st Amendment...Anti-media"
From: finerty@msscc.med.utah.edu (THAT'S_MR._WONDERFUL_TO_YOU)
Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: RECONCILIATION
Date: 22 Jul 92 03:08:00 GMT
Organization: University of Utah Computer Center

In article <1992Jul21.221036.26978@nmsu.edu>, dtasman@mccoy.NMSU.Edu (Dan Tasman) writes:
> vrauls@nmsu.edu writes in response to finerty@msscc.med.utah.edu:
>> 		
>>you're not going to send me gifs of your penis are you?  Cause I'll be forced  
>>to post them on alt.tiny.phallic.whiners
> 
> That's not proper net.hierarchy.  GIFs of Mr. Wonderful's weenie would go on  
> alt.binaries.pictures.gurkin.  
> 
> --
>    Dan Tasman                                       dtasman@dante.nmsu.edu
>                                                      molson@rever.nmsu.edu
>    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>    "I think that I shall never see a billboard lovely as a tree
>     Indeed, unless the billboards fall, I'll never see a tree at all."
>                                                                 Ogden Nash
From: milliken@athena.cs.uga.edu (Brewmeister)
Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: one line bio
Date: 21 Jul 92 19:12:23 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <nid29u0@fido.asd.sgi.com> cj@eno.corp.sgi.com (C J Silverio) writes:
>---
>cj cannot find a record store that has not sold out
>of the new Eno single.
>---

SO?  You think you got problems?  Try and find something by Jello Biafra some-  time.  If you do find Eno, and you're dumb enough to spend money on it, then
I'll sell you a tape of me traumatizing my girlfriend's cat.  It's better.
Trust me.
From: tomf@ai.bunny.gte.com (Tom Fawcett)
Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Splotch, a Racter/Eliza type routine
Summary: WORTH READING
Date: 22 Jul 92 21:32:02 GMT
Reply-To: tomf@ai.gte.com
Organization: GTE Laboratories Inc.


Mark C. Langston writes:

>   How would you have felt if, during your education, one of your peers or
> professors, whose skills you admired, put you down simply because you were not
> as expert or adroit as they were?
> 
>   If you wish to criticize his _work_, then do so.  If there is an ERROR in
> his code, tell him.  If you could make suggestions for improvements, do so.
> But do _NOT_ put someone down because they are curious ambitious, and
> resourceful.  
> 
>   I fervently hope that, if you persist in this attitude, no one ever hires
> you as a teacher.
>
>  Mark C. Langston   |  "Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny."                 
>  Psychology Dept.   |  "Always listen to experts.  They'll tell you what can't
>  Memphis State U.   |     be done, and why.  Then do it."                  
>      "Pftph!"       |           -From the notebooks of Lazarus Long     


------------ clip here ---------- clip here ---------- clip here ------------

To Whom It May Concern:

	I would like to recommend Mr. Robert Crane for the position of
Instructor in the Computer Science Department there at Memphis State
University.

	As leader of the Blue Engineering Project, I have worked closely with
Mr. Crane for several years and have had many opportunities to observe his
interactions with others.  He takes a keen interest, bordering on obsession,
in those inexperienced with computers; he is always willing and eager to
provide feedback to them.  He applies his experience to every endeavor.
Computer networks and communication are his speciality.

	Mr. Crane's knowledge, interpersonal skills, and sense of humor
have made a deep and lasting impression on me.  Though Mr.  Crane served on
our project as a research programmer, I can state categorically that, as a
teacher, Mr. Crane would be without equal in any university department.

	Should you require further information or clarification on Mr.
Crane's skills, please do not hesitate to contact me.

			Most sincerely,

			Dr. Thomas Fawcett
			Senior Staff Scientist and Principal Investigator
			Blue Engineering Project
			Symbolic Institute
			University of Illinois


---------- clip here ---------- clip here ---------- clip here ----------

There you go Bob.  Clip and attach to your resume.

Remember, keep that maniacal laugh in check during the interview.
And give Mark my regards when you get to Memphis.

-Tom
From: milliken@athena.cs.uga.edu (Brewmeister)
Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: Found art (Re: rdc@netcom.com is a fraud)
Keywords: carasso
Date: 30 Jul 92 20:32:33 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <21750@sybase.sybase.com> chrisl@sybase.com (Christian Lipski) writes:
>In article <1992Jul27.220834.6090@athena.cs.uga.edu> milliken@athena.cs.uga.edu (Brewmeister) writes:
>>In article <1992Jul27.165706.18478@dscomsf.desy.de> Poser@vxdsyc.desy.de writes:
>	[whatever he wrote about carasso, etc...]
>>Look asshole, if you're going to use other people's flames, then at least give
>>them credit.
>
>Yeah. Otherwise milliken might not get recognition for 
>his ultra-qool hip funny super-neat post.
>
>uh-huh.

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