From: georgew@hspice.portal.com (George Wu)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: Re: East Bay Breakfast
Date: 27 Jan 93 03:05:50 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Meta - Software

In article <147777@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> llittle@tis.llnl.gov (Larry Little) writes:
>georgew@hspice.portal.com (George Wu) writes:

>>Well, let me plug my favorite: the Homemade Cafe ...
>>the home fries that come with the omelettes aren't very good ...
>>The omelettes themselves are just okay ...
>>This is a sticky table type of place ....

>George, tell us, what is it you *do* like about this place?
>If this is one of your *favorites*, ....
>
>I save good/interesting postings, and I have *lots* of yours, 
>because you have lots of useful things to contribute to ba.food.

     Thanks, I'm rather flattered.

>There must be something about this place that makes it your favorite
>besides what you posted.
>
>This is different than Homemade on Hollis, right?  (On Hollis in
>Emeryville)  

     Yes, this is different than the one in Emeryville.  I've never been to
that restaurant.  My standard order at Homemade is the blueberry pancakes.
They know how to cook them just right, neither undercooked nor overcooked.
Since I used to go there at least a couple of times a week, I'd also at times
order the cinnamon toast, waffles, or spinach, mushroom, and feta omelette.
The latter's not so good, sometimes undercooked and a little runny, and I don't
like the accompanying home fries.  If they're in season, order the fresh
strawberries on top of the waffles or french toast, but they charge something
like $2.00 for them.

>How about (in no particular order):  Bette's Oceanview Cafe (4th
>Street in Berkeley), Fat Apple's (MLK?), Rick & Ann's (across from
>the Claremont); Westside Bakery & Cafe.

     Suprisingly, I've only tried Bette's and Fat Apples among these other
places, and only a couple of times each.  I guess I'm not a morning person,
since I usually have "breakfast" around 12:30.  At Fat Apples, I definitely
prefer to get a blue cheeseburger and chocolate malt instead of breakfast.
As for Bette's, for some odd reason, I continue to defy all and find the place
only good.  One of my complaints about both these places is they're a little
slow for one who needs to get back to the office.  Otherwise, maybe I've just
got a soft spot for Homemade.  I don't claim to be an objective diner.

     Another place I like is Fanny's, at San Pablo and Cedar.  They're
outrageously expensive, but they're outrageously good.  I typically spend $15,
but I do pack a healthy appetite.  I like several of their breakfast items: the
honey toast, the prusciutto on toast, the ham and cheese crepe . . . gee, I'm
just listing their entire breakfast menu.  Don't forget to order an au lait.
Don't even get me started on the lunch menu - same story.

     I do want to try Rick & Ann's for breakfast.  I go their occasionally for
dinner, and right before I moved, noticed their breakfast menu - very enticing.

     Of course, now I live and work in the Silly Valley, too far away to stop
in on my way to work.  Gotta get to work on a list of South Bay breakfast
spots.

							George


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