A lot of trouble goes into its preparation. Calamari tentacles are stripped clean, and shrimp are peeled. Up to this point, we have covered only half the menu. Chile oil plays well against the slightly sweet red-cabbage slaw. With the tacos, as with all the specialties, you get soup or salad, fries or rice or pasta, vegetables and garlic bread.
Pasta standouts The vegetables and plain cheese pasta are standouts.
There are two beers on tap from Golden Gate Brewery, in Berkeley. Wine comes from Mirassou on the chardonnay side, Guglielmo on the merlot. This Rosy's restrooms are labeled Buoys and Gulls. Except for a few fish on the walls, that's about it for decor. Even the plain pasta is good.