Restaurants 2016
This page lists 146 meals I ate in restaurants in 2016. Cities are in California except as noted, cost is per person including tip. I have kept complete restaurant data since 2010, though I generally don't list Costco shopping trip hot dog lunches or banh mi to go. In rare instances where a restaurant experience is particularly noteworthy, I post a review on Yelp under a pseudonym.
This page is dedicated to a few old favorites, gone but not forgotten: Elsie's, Kapok, Hsi Nan, El Tazumal, Cendrillon, Thanh Da, Le P'tit Laurent.
Travel in 2016:
- Two days in Monterey in January.
- Three days in Paso Robles in March.
- Fourteen days in Europe (Warsaw/Kraków/Berlin) in April.
- Twelve days in NYC and Lake Placid in August.
- Three days in Ashland and three days on the Columbia River gorge in late October.
- Eight days in NYC in November.
See also: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 All
Click on a heading below to sort the list accordingly.
| Date | Meal | Restaurant | City | Cost | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Vung Tau | San Jose | 30 | ||
| 01/07/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Speisekammer | Alameda | 26 | ||
| 01/12/16 @ 17:30 | Dinner | Roam | San Francisco | 16 | ||
| 01/13/16 @ 13:15 | Lunch | Boulevard | San Francisco | 45 | ||
| 01/14/16 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Stacks | San Francisco | 16 | ||
| 01/15/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Chez Panisse Café | Berkeley | |||
| 01/23/16 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Gira Polli | Mill Valley | 38 | ||
| 01/26/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Golden King | San Francisco | 12 | ||
| 01/28/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Ristorante Avanti | Santa Cruz | 21 | ||
| 01/28/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Rosina's | Monterey | 27 | ||
| 01/29/16 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Petra | Pacific Grove | 13 | ||
| 01/29/16 @ 19:15 | Dinner | 1833 Restaurant | Monterey | |||
| 01/30/16 @ 12:15 | Lunch | Phil's Fish Market | Moss Landing | 13 | ||
| 02/06/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Revival | Berkeley | 43 | ||
| 02/14/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Ikaros | Oakland | 24 | ||
| 02/14/16 @ 21:30 | Dinner | Top Dog | Berkeley | 9 | ||
| 02/16/16 @ 07:00 | Breakfast | Bagel St. Cafe | San Rafael | 9 | ||
| 02/23/16 @ 11:30 | Lunch | Tay Ho | Oakland | 21 | ||
| 02/25/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Assemble | Richmond | |||
| 02/28/16 @ 13:15 | Lunch | Barney's | Oakland | |||
| 03/09/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Simply Greek | Oakland | 11 | ||
| 03/10/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Arlequin | San Francisco | 15 | ||
| 03/17/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Costco | Salinas | 2 | ||
| 03/18/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Justin | Paso Robles | 24 | ||
| 03/18/16 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Il Cortile | Paso Robles | 75 | ||
| 03/19/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Daou | Paso Robles | |||
| 03/19/16 @ 19:15 | Dinner | Artisan | Paso Robles | 44 | ||
| 03/20/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | King City | 7 | ||
| 03/24/16 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Cyprus | Berkeley | 20 | ||
| 03/27/16 @ 13:30 | Lunch | Taqueria Belmar | San Francisco | 8 | ||
| 03/31/16 @ 21:00 | Dinner | Zapiexy Luxusowe | Warsaw PL | 6 | ||
| 04/01/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Besamin | Warsaw PL | 6 | ||
| 04/01/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Stare Kamienica | Warsaw PL | 27 | ||
| 04/02/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Strauss | Warsaw PL | 52 | ||
| 04/03/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Hamsa | Kraków PL | 13 | ||
| 04/03/16 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Baroque | Kraków PL | 13 | ||
| 04/04/16 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Podkowa | Kraków PL | 8 | ||
| 04/04/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Starka | Kraków PL | 16 | ||
| 04/05/16 @ 14:00 | Lunch | Copernicus | Kraków PL | 24 | ||
| 04/05/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Old Town | Kraków PL | 23 | ||
| 04/06/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Bagelmama | Kraków PL | 6 | ||
| 04/06/16 @ 19:15 | Dinner | Rubenstein's | Kraków PL | 32 | ||
| 04/07/16 @ 14:30 | Lunch | Restauration Sophien 11 | Berlin DE | 20 | ||
| 04/08/16 @ 13:30 | Lunch | Pizzaria Roma | Berlin DE | 14 | ||
| 04/08/16 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Kamps Backstube | Berlin DE | 6 | ||
| 04/09/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Bristol Kempinski bar | Berlin DE | |||
| 04/09/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Staatsballett | Berlin DE | 17 | ||
| 04/10/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Grand Rocka | Berlin DE | 31 | ||
| 04/11/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Deutsches Hist. Museum | Berlin DE | 15 | ||
| 04/11/16 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Casa Italia | Berlin DE | 26 | ||
| 04/12/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Gasthaus Alt Wien | Berlin DE | 26 | ||
| 04/13/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Restauration Sophien 11 | Berlin DE | 26 | ||
| 04/24/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Tataki South | San Francisco | 35 | ||
| 04/30/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Taqueria Vallarta | Santa Cruz | 9 | ||
| 04/30/16 @ 17:15 | Dinner | Ristorante Avanti | Santa Cruz | 36 | ||
| 05/07/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Piedmont Gardens | Oakland | |||
| 05/07/16 @ 17:30 | Dinner | Ikaros | Oakland | 34 | ||
| 05/10/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Escalon | 6 | ||
| 05/11/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Subway | Stockton | 9 | ||
| 05/12/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Saigon | Stockton | 24 | ||
| 05/14/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Speisekammer | Alameda | 43 | ||
| 05/20/16 @ 12:15 | Lunch | Firewood | Murphys | 12 | ||
| 05/29/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Bar Cesar | Oakland | 18 | ||
| 06/02/16 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Max's Opera Plaza | San Francisco | 25 | ||
| 06/04/16 @ 16:45 | Dinner | Nola | Palo Alto | 32 | ||
| 06/14/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Taste | Plymouth | 72 | ||
| 06/17/16 @ 12:15 | Lunch | Firewood | Murphys | 11 | ||
| 06/20/16 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Teresa's | Jackson | 59 | ||
| 06/25/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | McNear's | Petaluma | 12 | ||
| 06/27/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Bistro Liason | Berkeley | |||
| 06/28/16 @ 12:15 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Escalon | 5 | ||
| 07/11/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Angels Camp | 7 | ||
| 07/13/16 @ 11:30 | Lunch | Snowflake Lodge snack bar | Arnold | 7 | ||
| 07/17/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Hong Kong East Ocean | Emeryville | |||
| 07/26/16 @ 12:15 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Angels Camp | 7 | ||
| 07/29/16 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Black Bear Diner | Manteca | 16 | ||
| 07/31/16 @ 18:30 | Dinner | Bernal Heights Pizza | San Francisco | 14 | ||
| 08/03/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Faicco's | Manhattan NY | 10 | ||
| 08/04/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | BXL East | Manhattan NY | 25 | ||
| 08/04/16 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Brooklyn Star | Brooklyn NY | 52 | ||
| 08/05/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Black Seed | Manhattan NY | 16 | ||
| 08/05/16 @ 19:30 | Dinner | Best Pizza | Brooklyn NY | 15 | ||
| 08/06/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | GG's | Manhattan NY | 30 | ||
| 08/06/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Taim | Manhattan NY | 18 | ||
| 08/08/16 @ 13:30 | Lunch | The BC etc. | Lake Placid NY | 11 | ||
| 08/09/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Noon Mark | Keene Valley | 15 | ||
| 08/10/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Adirondack Museum Cafe | Blue Mountain Lake NY | 13 | ||
| 08/11/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Players | Lake Placid NY | 21 | ||
| 08/12/16 @ 09:30 | Breakfast | ADK Cafe | Keene NY | 11 | ||
| 08/12/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Vapiano | Manhattan NY | 13 | ||
| 08/13/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Pastrami Queen | Manhattan NY | 21 | ||
| 08/13/16 @ 20:00 | Dinner | Kiin | Manhattan NY | 25 | ||
| 08/14/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | The Bao | Manhattan NY | |||
| 08/14/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Mimi's Hummus | Manhattan NY | 15 | ||
| 08/15/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Murray's | Manhattan NY | 14 | ||
| 08/25/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Asia Garden | San Francisco | 21 | ||
| 08/26/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Yemen Kitchen | San Francisco | 16 | ||
| 08/30/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Alice's | San Francisco | 12 | ||
| 08/31/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | El Agavero | Oakland | 17 | ||
| 09/01/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Escalon | 7 | ||
| 09/06/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Sequoia Woods | Arnold | 16 | ||
| 09/06/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | El Vaquero | Arnold | 18 | ||
| 09/16/16 @ 11:00 | Lunch | Lube Room | Dorrington | |||
| 09/24/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Waterbar | San Francisco | 52 | ||
| 10/01/16 @ 12:15 | Lunch | Barney's | Oakland | 17 | ||
| 10/14/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Taqueria Cancun [Mission] | San Francisco | 10 | ||
| 10/15/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Chou Chou Bistro | San Francisco | 59 | ||
| 10/20/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Cafe Giostra | Petaluma | |||
| 10/23/16 @ 18:15 | Dinner | Haystacks | San Francisco | 21 | ||
| 10/27/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Taco Bell | Winters | 7 | ||
| 10/27/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Alchemy | Ashland OR | 71 | ||
| 10/28/16 @ 11:45 | Lunch | Brickroom | Ashland OR | 15 | ||
| 10/28/16 @ 17:15 | Dinner | Larks | Ashland OR | 71 | ||
| 10/29/16 @ 11:30 | Lunch | Jacksonville Inn | Jacksonville OR | 15 | ||
| 10/29/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Smithfields | Ashland OR | 50 | ||
| 10/30/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Tolly's | Oakland OR | 12 | ||
| 10/30/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Skamania Lodge (Cascade) | Stevenson OR | 43 | ||
| 10/31/16 @ 10:00 | Breakfast | Skamania Lodge (Cascade) | Stevenson OR | 20 | ||
| 10/31/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Skamania Lodge (River Rock) | Stevenson OR | 29 | ||
| 11/01/16 @ 10:00 | Breakfast | Skamania Lodge (Cascade) | Stevenson OR | 20 | ||
| 11/01/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Skamania Lodge (River Rock) | Stevenson OR | 25 | ||
| 11/02/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Cafe Glendi | Eugene OR | 8 | ||
| 11/02/16 @ 18:00 | Dinner | Smithfields Pub and Pie | Ashland OR | 31 | ||
| 11/03/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Jack in the Box | Anderson | 4 | ||
| 11/08/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Dinosaurs (Ocean) | San Francisco | 12 | ||
| 11/11/16 @ 20:30 | Dinner | Monsieur Benjamin | San Francisco | 56 | ||
| 11/15/16 @ 13:30 | Lunch | City View | San Francisco | 20 | ||
| 11/21/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Joe's | Manhattan NY | 18 | ||
| 11/22/16 @ 11:00 | Breakfast | Ferrara's | Manhattan NY | 12 | ||
| 11/22/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Joy Luck Palace | Manhattan NY | 9 | ||
| 11/23/16 @ 11:00 | Breakfast | Starbucks [Broadway/Canal] | Manhattan NY | 8 | ||
| 11/23/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Mangia | Manhattan NY | 10 | ||
| 11/23/16 @ 19:00 | Dinner | Crif Dogs | Brooklyn NY | 12 | ||
| 11/24/16 @ 12:30 | Breakfast | Banh Mi Saigon | Manhattan NY | 10 | ||
| 11/25/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Katz's | Manhattan NY | 20 | ||
| 11/25/16 @ 15:00 | Coffee | Rocco | Manhattan NY | 10 | ||
| 11/25/16 @ 18:45 | Dinner | Ray's Pizza | Manhattan NY | 10 | ||
| 11/26/16 @ 13:00 | Lunch | Jacques | Manhattan NY | 39 | ||
| 11/27/16 @ 11:00 | Breakfast | Ceci Cela | Manhattan NY | 10 | ||
| 11/28/16 @ 09:00 | Breakfast | Cafe Arista | Manhattan NY | 12 | ||
| 11/28/16 @ 12:45 | Lunch | Murray's | Manhattan NY | 12 | ||
| 11/29/16 @ 11:45 | Lunch | Ceci Cela | Manhattan NY | 11 | ||
| 11/30/16 @ 18:15 | Dinner | La Corneta [Glen Park] | San Francisco | 10 | ||
| 12/10/16 @ 12:30 | Lunch | Crogan's | Oakland | 22 | ||
| 12/13/16 @ 12:00 | Lunch | Higher Grounds | San Francisco | 14 | ||
| 12/18/16 @ 10:30 | Brunch | Palm House | San Francisco | 25 |
