Owner: Berkeley Restaurant Guide URL:http://www.berkeleyrestaurantguide.net Join Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:24:41 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: Alphabetical listing of Berkeley, California restaurants with menus and websites for fine dining, fast food joints and cheap eats. Restaurant reviews, recommendations and comments. Site statistics:Click here
Adagia Restaurant 2011-01-01 01:59:00 Adagia Restaurant is located at 2700 Bancroft Way at the corner of College Avenue in Berkeley, California. Although it's right across from U.C. Berkeley, it's more of a restaurant for the faculty and staff than the students (in terms of price). They have a heated outdoor patio. You can also rent parts of the restaurant for private parties. The phone number is 510-647-2300. You can use this number for reservations or make reservations on line.Hours: Lunch is served on Monday thru Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dinner is served Monday thru Saturday from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Brunch is served on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sunday dinner hours are 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Adagia serves California cuisine with Mediterranean flavor. They also use organic and sustainable
Afghan Oasis 2011-01-01 01:45:00 Afghan Oasis is located inside the Shattuck Hotel at 2086 Allston Way near Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, California. The Lucre Lounge is right next door. The office phone number is 510-841-3176. Call 510-499-2637 for reservations.This is a large restaurant that can be used for weddings, corporate events and other parties.Here's the Afghan Oasis website for more restaurant info, including their menu and pictures of their dishes. The site also has pics of the interior of this Berkeley restaurant. Read more:Afghan
Akasaka Sushi 2011-01-01 01:30:00 Akasaka Sushi
is located at 2650 Telegraph Avenue (across from Andronico's). The phone number is 510-841-0444.This Japanese restaurant location has in interesting history. Over the last several years, this former I-HOP has been several different restaurants. It makes me wonder if the Feng Shui of this location is bad for a restaurant business. And as I have never eaten at this restaurant in it's current incarnation, the best thing I can say about it is that there is plentiful parking.Check out the Akasaka website for more info. It has lots of great pictures of the food they serve.
Ajanta Indian Restaurant 2011-01-01 01:00:00 Ajanta Indian restaurant is located at 1888 Solano Avenue in Berkeley. The phone number is 510-526-4373. This is a yummy Indian restaurant! It was voted "Best Indian Restaurant" in the Bay Area by: Zagat, San Francisco Focus Magazine, Bay Area Restaurant Guide, and East Bay Express. It's also great that they are "Green Certified" and use free range, hormone- and antibiotic-free meats and sustainable seafood. Reservations are recommended, especially for weekends. You can also get home delivery by calling 510-644-3331.Check out the Ajanta website to see the Ajanta lunch and dinner menus.
Alohana Hawaiian Grill 2011-01-01 00:00:00 Alohana HawaiianGrill
is located at 2216 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, California. The phone number is 510-845-2116. You can dine in, take out and they even do catering. Their official website is ALOHANABBQ.COMClick on the menus to enlarge.This Berkeley restaurant is a franchise and you get info about the franchise on their restaurant website.
Au Coquelet Restaurant and Coffee Shop 2010-12-31 23:00:00 Click on the menus to enlarge.Au Coquelet is located at 2000 University at the corner of Milvia. It's about a seven minute walk from the downtown Berkeley BART station. Parking can be a challenge, but not impossible.It's one of the very few restaurants in Berkeley that is open late. It's open until 1 a.m. on weekdays and 1:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. It's a great place to go after a play at the Berkeley Repertory Theater and several downtown movie theaters.There are two parts to the restaurant. The front is more of a coffee shop and the back is a more typical restaurant, although there are no servers to take your order. You have to place your order at the cashier.They have daily specials. The food is so-so, but the great thing is that you can sit in the coffee shop part for hours. Th Read more:Coffee
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill 2010-12-31 22:45:00 Baja Fresh MexicanGrill
is located in downtown Berkeley, California at 2237 Shattuck Avenue at the corner of Kittredge. It's down the block from the California Theater, so it's a great place to grab a bite before a show. The phone number is 510-548-4444.Although this is a chain/franchise Mexican restaurant, it's very good. Everything really is fresh; they cook your food on the spot. And it's inexpensive.The online Baja Fresh menu doesn't show the prices since the menu is for the whole country, but you can see the food items they offer. I can usually get a very filling lunch for less than $5 (without a drink). They also have a nice little salsa bar.This is one of my favorites in the Berkeley Restaurant Guide because the food is good, fresh and inexpensive, and the service is quick.
Bangkok Thai Cuisine 2010-12-31 22:37:00 Bangkok Thai Cuisine
is located at 1459 University Avenue (between Sacramento and Acton Streets) in Berkley, California. The phone number is 510-848-6483.Restaurant hours are:Monday thru Saturday:Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Dinner: 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Sunday: 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.They also have a location at the Emeryville Public Market (this is my first choice of all the restaurants when I eat at the Market).The Bangkok Thai restaurant on University is a good Thai restaurant, not great, but good. I usually judge a Thai restaurant by their Pad Thai. The Pad Thai here is just so-so. Although Pad Thai is my favorite Thai dish, I always order other dishes instead. I really like the Tofu Curry dish.Visit the Bangkok Thai Cuisine website to see their full menu for both the Berkeley and th Read more:Bangkok
Barclay's Restaurant & Pub 2010-12-31 22:30:00 Barclay's Restaurant & Pub is located at 5940 College Avenue in Oakland, California. The phone number is 510-654-1650. Although this isn't a Berkeley restaurant, they're on the Berkeley/Oakland border, so I've included them in this Berkeley Restaurant Guide. Plus, they have one of the best selections of beer in the East Bay.They are open Monday thru Friday from 11:00 a.m. to midnight. Saturday and Sunday brunches start at 10:00 a.m. They close at midnight on weekends, too. The kitchen closes at 11:00 p.m.Here's the Barclay menu.
Berkel Berkel 2010-12-31 22:15:00 Berkel Berkel Korean Restaurant is located at 2428 Telegraph Avenue in the student ghetto section of Berkeley, California. The phone number is 510-981-1388.This used to be one of my favorite Berkeley restaurants. Food was cheap and delicious. Being so close to the U.C. Berkeley campus, there are usually students eating here, and almost always Asian students (the sign of a good Asian restaurant in my book). Then, new owners took over in 2007. Prices went up and the quality of the food became spotty.I always order vegetarian Dolsot ("clay pot") Bibimbap. It's great to be able to find the stone pot version of this dish at an inexpensive Korean restaurant. Unfortunately, on a couple of occasions, the miso soup that comes with the meal had a beef broth (not great for a vegetarian). My most rece
Berkeley Thai House 2010-12-31 22:00:00 Berkeley Thai House
is located at 2511 Channing Avenue in Berkeley, California. It's near Telegraph Avenue. The phone number is 510-843-7352. Restaurant hours are Monday thru Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Sunday from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.Every dish on their menu can be made vegetarian.After 5 p.m. they offer free delivery within two miles on orders over $20.Berkeley Thai House has coupons for freebies, usually Thai Iced Tea, but check for even better deals.Updated January 17, 2008. Click on the Berkeley Thai House menu above to enlarge. Read more:Berkeley
Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant 2010-12-31 21:30:00 The Blue Nile closed in 2007. It was located at 2525 Telegraph Avenue.I know that almost everyone who likes Ethiopian
food loved this place and misses this Berkeley restaurant dearly. I guess it's personal preference, but I never felt that the food was as delicious as the food further down Telegraph (away from the campus) at Ethiopia Restaurant (that's the official name).So if you haven't tried it yet, and you're looking for a "new" Ethiopian restaurant, check out Ethiopia Restaurant.
Bongo Burger 2010-12-31 20:00:00 Bongo Burger
has three locations in Berkeley. Southside of the Cal campus:2505 Dwight Way (close to Telegraph Avenue)510-548-4100Northside of U.C. Berkeley:1839 Euclid Avenue510-548-3400Downtown Berkeley:2154 Center Street510-548-7700Although this Berkeley Restaurant is called "Bongo Burger," it also has a large number of Middle Eastern dishes and a great selection of vegetarian items.Click on the Bongo Burger menus to enlarge. Read more:Bongo
Breads of India 2010-12-31 19:00:00 Breads of India
is located 2448 Sacramento Street (near Dwight and right next to Homemade Cafe). The phone number is 510-848-7684. Besides their Berkeley restaurant location, Breads of India is also in Walnut Creek at 1358 North Main Street (phone number is 925-256-7684) and in Oakland at 948 Clay Street (phone number is 510-834-7684).Their menu changes every day. Check out the Breads of India website to see a sample menu.The restaurant has a great reputation and many people have recommended it to me. Unfortunately, the one time I ate there, I just wasn't impressed with the food. However, it's got such a great reputation, I really need to go back.
Cafe Clem 2010-12-31 18:00:00 Cafe Clem is located at 2703 7th Street in Berkeley. It's only open on weekdays and only for breakfast and lunch.It's owned by the same people as La Note Restaurant. Check out the Cafe Clem website for more info or to download forms for catering orders.Click on images for full-size menu.
Cafe Gratitude 2010-12-31 17:00:00 Cafe Gratitude is located at 1730 Shattuck Avenue (near Virginia) in Berkeley. There are two other locations in San Francisco and the newest restaurant is in San Rafael. The phone number for all four restaurants is 415-824-4652, including the Berkeley location.This is a great vegetarian/vegan restaurant. It's also a raw food restaurant. If you're not familiar with raw food, don't let this scare you off. You probably wouldn't know the food is "raw" if someone hadn't told you. Everything is really delicious (my favorite is the lasagna). Even my meat-eating friends like this place.It's a little pricey for a lunch location, but if you take into consideration all the work that goes into making something raw and so tasty, then you realize it's not so expensive. And you know that what you're eati
Cafe Intermezzo 2010-12-31 16:00:00 Cafe Intermezzo (aka Intermezzo) is located at 2442 Telegraph Avenue (near Haste Street). The phone number is 510-849-4592. It's in the "student ghetto" portion of Telegraph, just a few blocks from U.C. Berkeley.The Intermezzo menu shown here (click to enlarge) is deceptively simple. This is THE spot for delicious and humongous salads. The homemade honey-whole wheat bread that accompanies the salads and is used for sandwiches is also delicious. The salads (except for the "Tossed Green") are hard to finish and can often serve two people.At lunch and dinner time, there is always a line out the door to place your order. It looks a bit intimidating, but don't pass it by. It will only take about 10-15 minutes until you get to the front of the line and they make your salad or sandwich on the spo
Cha-Am Thai Restaurant 2010-12-31 15:30:00 Cha-Am is located at 1543 Shattuck Avenue (between Cedar and Vine) in Berkeley, California. The phone number is 510-848-9664.It's in the Gourmet Ghetto section of Berkeley. Dara Lao/Thai Cuisine is right next door to Cha-Am. Their locations almost seem like they're the same place, so be careful of which door you walk into. Also, it may be tempting to head over to Dara because the wait will probably be shorter, but I feel the food at Cha-Am is really much better and worth the wait.The Thai food at Cha-Am is delicious. The one problem I have with this North Berkeley restaurant is that the acoustics aren't good so it gets really noisy. It's very difficult to have a conversation. Forget about a romantic dinner here.Click on the Cha-Am menu to see a larger version.
Chez Panisse 2010-12-31 15:00:00 Chez Panisse is located at 1517 Shattuck Avenue in the Berkeley gourmet ghetto. The restaurant phone number is 510-548-5049. The reservation phone number is 510-548-5525. You need to make reservations several weeks in advance.This is a classy and expensive restaurant. I've heard really different opinions about this restaurant. Some people feel it's exquisite with delicious food and excellent service. Others feels it's overpriced and overrated. From the few vegetarians I've heard from, the vegetarian meals were a real disappointment. I don't know if this has changed. The menu changes every night.Visit the Chez Panisse website for more info.
Claremont Diner 2010-12-31 14:30:00 The Claremont Diner
is located at 6200 Claremont (at College and the 5-point intersection) in Oakland. Although not a Berkeley restaurant, it's right on the border (in Rockridge) and you can often find coupons in the local weekly papers. The phone number is 510-655-5455.It's a typical looking diner inside with a fun little train that circles the restaurant near the ceiling. The food is average, but the wait is never very long, so it's a good breakfast or burger spot.Hours are Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays they open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 10:00 p.m.A Claremont Diner menu is coming soon.
Dara Lao/Thai Cuisine 2010-12-31 13:59:00 Taste of Laos or Dara Lao/Thai Cuisine
is located at 1549 Shattuck Avenue (between Cedar and Vine) in Berkeley. The phone number is 510-841-2002. It's right next to the great Cha Am Thai Restaurant. Dara is a good place to go if Cha Am is too busy.Click on the Dara menu for a larger image.Hours are Monday thru Saturday for lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and dinner from 5:00 p.m. thru 10:00 p.m. Hours on Sunday are 11:30 a.m. thru 10:00 p.m.
Eat-a-Pita Middle Eastern Cuisine 2010-12-31 13:00:00 Eat-a-Pita Middle EasternCuisine
is located at located at 2511 Durant Avenue (at Telegraph Avenue) in Berkeley, California. The phone number is 510-841-6482.Click on the menu to enlarge.
Espresso Roma 2010-12-31 12:45:00 Espresso Roma is a great coffee shop located at 2960 College Avenue (corner of Ashby). The phone number is 510-644-3773.It's great because the coffee is good, the food is good, and you can sit there for hours and they have free wireless access. It used to be really great because it used to be one of the very few Berkeley restaurants/coffee shops open until 1:00 a.m. on weekends. Now it closes at 11:00 p.m.It has a great menu of hot and cold sandwiches, soups, pizzas, quiche, calzones, etc. The sandwiches are served on focaccia bread. It's overall pretty good and tasty food for a coffee shop.There's a more quiet area for studying and a small patio. It's a great coffee shop and great place to hang out, study, drink coffee, tea or beer, and/or eat. Read more:Espresso
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