San Rafael

by rworange 13 years ago

Sorry for all the posts, but I'm trying to wrap things up and given my New Year's resolution, ironically I couldn't drive a half a mile today without stumbling across something interesting. So ...

by taiga 5 years ago

Much respect to Sol and El Chevere, but looking to eat something simple, stylish, and West Coast from Terra Linda to Mill Valley.

Any ole folks out there remember King Cotton in San Rafael or The Hippo in S F ?

Speaking of dim sum - you can get it for cheap in a no-frills, no ambience restaurant in Marin. I eat there whenever I get the craving, which is frequently. House of Lee 887 Fourth St. San Raf...

Has anyone been yet? They apparently opened last week. Restaurant's location is on 4th near E, in the spot that Om used to occupy. I won't get a chance to swing by until next week at the earliest, ...

by rworange 10 years ago

…. How can she tell you she loves it … On my first visit, the baseball-sized cheese bread was just out of the oven. They said in Brazil cheese bread is larger and meant to be enjoyed as a mornin...

Picante in San Rafael is a quite good Taqueria. I wrote about the fish tacos a while ago and today had the Picante Salad with Chicken ($8.00). The salad was fine, benefiting from some of the hot sa...

Suggestions for Iranian or Indian restaurant for dinner this mid week. I'd like it to be somewhere that stays open til about 9 thanks

Fenix is a new-ish food-music venue in downtown San Rafael. Regarding the food, yelp reviews run from very good, to poor with small portions and high prices. http://fenixlive.com

I always eat at Sol but I'm looking for some other suggestions... My wife and I are meeting friends there on Sunday and then we'll most likely visit the FLW Marin Center and hang out at China Camp ...

Bangkok Thai Express has been in downtown San Rafael for 21 years. It had been a long time since I had been there so I stopped for lunch yesterday. It's a very pleasant and tasteful family-run plac...

According to a very short IJ article, it's Salvadoran with the same owner as the El Tazumal in San Pablo, and whose brother owns the one in Richmond. Cuisine from El Salvador and Mexico and some sp...

by Civil Bear 6 years ago

Went to the Mi Pueblo in San Rafael for some shopping and decided to get dinner to take home. After waiting in a 7 person line for over 15 minutes, I waited another 40 minutes for my burrito. I c...

Terrapin Crossroads opened in March but I just now read about it. Replacing the venerable Seafood Peddler off Francisco Blvd East, it's owed by Grateful Dead rocker Phil Lesh with food by chef Chri...

by Dave MP 6 years ago

I was in Marin on Sunday and went to the Civic Center Marin Farmer's Market for the first time ever. Apparently it's the 3rd biggest farmer's market in California (what's #1 and #2?) Anyway, I w...

Any thoughts on Vin Antico in San Rafael? What's good on the menu??

I have been asked to arrange a brunch venue for tomorrow morning for a large party (20-40 people), potentially up to 40 people. Ideal would be a venue that was big enough to accommodate a party po...

by Melanie Wong 9 years ago

After reading the rec by “DezzerSF” http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/750728#6106603 for Cuban lunch specials at Mikey’s, I slid into this very nice upholstered booth the very next day. http://www....