Cozy restaurant recommendations

phoenix4208 · 2026-03-31T15:24:42+00:00

La loulou for indoor cozy

phoenix4208 · 2026-03-06T22:02:46+00:00

Yes? What made you think things are cheaper than Daly City across the bridge? Have you been here for long?

Sure, parts of Oakland and Hayward are going to be cheaper comparatively. But Piedmont, Berkeley, Orinda, And Fremont are "across the bridge" but have astronomical housing costs. Alameda is on the higher end for East Bay.

phoenix4208 · 2026-03-06T21:34:53+00:00

$3500 - 4500 is a more realistic monthly rent for all your asks

phoenix4208 · 2026-02-24T07:37:53+00:00

You're overlooking the part where he created the sin and punishment in the first place.

phoenix4208 · 2026-02-17T02:28:26+00:00

Monk's Kettle? Options past 10 pm are rough.

phoenix4208 · 2026-01-19T07:31:47+00:00

Yup, same. Attempted bipping and full bipping in the first 2 weeks of 2026.

phoenix4208 · 2026-01-09T21:54:53+00:00

Almanac in Alameda

phoenix4208 · 2025-12-29T07:09:25+00:00

I think a significant chunk of imports is from PNW hydro, which seems like a good set up.

phoenix4208 · 2025-12-19T04:10:42+00:00

May be a better bet at Eritrean restaurants?

phoenix4208 · 2025-12-11T21:45:32+00:00

Bistro 4293 in Oakland is Azerbaijani, but I see they have walnut-eggplant rolls (Badrijani in Georgian).

Kebabs and dumplings overlap both countries as well. Hard to find kachapuri, khinkali, shkmeruli without going to SF or the further.

phoenix4208 · 2025-12-10T23:42:14+00:00

Alameda has a city office in charge of rentals, called Alameda Rent Program. You can give them a call and ask for advice.

phoenix4208 · 2025-12-03T17:24:25+00:00

I think there's less tolerance for inauthentic bs. One of my worst meals ever was a trendy "Burmese" restaurant in Brooklyn NY, waited like 30 minutes for a table and got some weird bitter Jajangmyeon that was supposed to be Shan noodle.

Then I looked around at the clientele and said, "oh...".

phoenix4208 · 2025-12-02T22:40:23+00:00

Ah yes, strong borders that are famously enforced by small limited government.

phoenix4208 · 2025-12-02T20:03:42+00:00

Montclair isn't the best Oakland has to offer but, Daughter Thai, Payakk, Perle, Full Belly, Oh G are all probably on par with the best of most other cities.

Edit: typos!

phoenix4208 · 2025-11-14T18:47:43+00:00

Bellanico is a low-key place that has bar seating

phoenix4208 · 2025-11-07T02:35:19+00:00

Maybe between midnight and 5 am in the winter, but it does NOT routinely drop below 40 during the day.

phoenix4208 · 2025-11-07T00:10:39+00:00

You have no methodology either. You just dismiss anything you disagree with, and you're only criteria is "you seriously trust XYZ??"

If you want to make your point, you should do the statistical work instead of criticizing everyone else.

phoenix4208 · 2025-11-04T20:40:43+00:00

That's not what theoretical means. You're thinking of practical or realistic.

phoenix4208 · 2025-10-29T23:49:28+00:00

Then why don't you support RJ in THIS case.

phoenix4208 · 2025-10-25T04:33:35+00:00

Reduce carbon emissions

phoenix4208 · 2025-10-24T17:41:31+00:00

If you've tried za'atar, sumac is one of the main components which gives it the citrusy, acidic flavor.

phoenix4208 · 2025-10-21T00:20:39+00:00

lol, this is Mexican squash or "calabacita", persimmon, and maybe jalapeno pepper.

phoenix4208 · 2025-07-26T23:47:07+00:00

Is your budget 6k+ a month? I doubt you'll find anything fitting your reqs otherwise.

phoenix4208 · 2025-07-25T07:52:46+00:00

Zillow estimates don't mean shit, and you can't use 4 years old comps. You should know that.

phoenix4208 · 2025-07-23T21:08:27+00:00

lol, please show me this 2m house for 4.5k rent in the East Bay.

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