San Rafael

by The Librarian 5 years ago

According to a fairly reliable source (a bagger at the Sausalito Mollie Stone's), they closed their Marin location and now are just on Polk in the city. I'm disappointed but not surprised. Jewish d...

by The Librarian 5 years ago

I'm going to lunch there tomorrow for the first time. Any dishes that are particularly good? They serve Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and Vietnamese, and that seems a little overwhelming to me. Thanks!

by The Librarian 6 years ago

After seeing a mention of this place in the Asian soup in Marin post, I was curious about this new place. Any reports? Thanks!

by c oliver 6 years ago

This will be our last dinner with our daughter and her family (baby is almost six weeks old). I'm wanting to keep it simple and just do takeout. From a small query, it sounds like Chinese or pizz...

by MSK 13 years ago

I know, I know...what was I really expecting? We had a special occasion in the family and the honoree requested lobster. We've been putting him off long enough and had to finally give in. H...

by Melanie Wong 6 years ago

Driving through downtown San Rafael in October, I noticed Sandwishes which apparently opened a month before. Anyone tried it? Sandwishes 1109 4th St San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 524-2737 https...

by Melanie Wong 7 years ago

Got around to reading the fine print for the press coverage of newly opened Johnny Doughnuts in San Rafael to discover that they're made using an old fashioned potato-based recipe. Spudnut fans sh...

by rworange 14 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 6 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 11 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...