Dominick's place was very clean and offered a variety of different unexpected amenities, such as chocolate and coffee ground from down the street.
The "private entrance" also meant it felt completely separate from the rest of the building, unlike some other instances of that.
The location in Freemont was unexpectedly central to a lot of food options in walking distances, prior/post to taking local transit to downtown (and had a lot of available free parking if needed).