00100	general rules for the food file
00200	
00300	Recommendations are individual and signed, ie we are not showing a
00400	statistical average, but who likes what.
00405	I use +,++,+++,*,**,*** in increasing order of quality, with
00410	+ as pleasant acceptable to ** superb.
00500	Best dishes and business hours are valuable; also cost all included.
     

00100		BERKELEY AREA
00200	Mandarin
00300		Kapok, Oakland (also other Chinese dishes)
00400			**TOB
00500		Omei, Berkeley
00600			**TOB
00700		King Tsin, Berkeley
00800			*TOB
00900		Yangtze River, Shattuck Ave.
01000			*TOB
01100	
01200	
01300	*Japanese
01400		Aji no Edoko
01500			inexpensive and very good	*TOB
01600	
01700	*Indian
01800		Moti Mahal
01900			inexpensive, good	*TOB
02000	
02100	
02200	*Afghanistan
02300		Khyber Pass
02400			moderately expensive,moderately good	+++TOB	
02500	
02600	
     

00100	Peninsula
00200		Chinese
00300			Hsi Nan
00400			good	*TOB
00500		Chef Chu
00600			moderately good	+++TOB
00700		Peking Duck
00800			extremely variable, moderate to good TOB
00805		Qui Hing Low
00810					++TOB
00815		House of Lee
00820					+LES
00900	
01000	Mexican
01100		Los Toritos
01200			moderately good	+++TOB
01205	
01210	Continental
01215		Skywood Chateau
01220			LaHonda at Skyline	+++TOB
01225			scampi bordelaise,veal brusco
01230	
     

00100	SAN FRANCISCO
00200	
00300	Mandarin
00305		Mandarin
00310			Ghirardelli Square, expensive  *TOB
00400	
00500		North China, SF
00600			best mandarin KMC
00700		Sun Hueng Weng, SF
00800			next best mandarin KMC
00900		Dynasty
01000			Hearn
01100		Manchurian, Polk St.SF
01200			Hearn
01300	Diem Sum
01400	
01500		Yank Sing, Broadway at Grant
01600			*TOB
01700		
01800		Shanghai,532 Grant
01900			
02000		Par Lok, Jackson St.
02100	
02200		Tai Tung, 1247 Stockton
02300	
02400	Chinese, Cantonese, Shanghai, etc
02500		Far East Cafe
02600			Best all-around Chinese KMC
02700		Johnny Kan's
02800			Excellent but expensive KMC
02900		Sai Yon		641 Jackson
03000			duck broth yee foo wonton soup, ++
03100	
03200	
03300	
03400	French
03500		typical prices are per person, including tax,tip, and wine
03600	
03700		La Bourgogne
03800			The absolute best,very expensive KMC
03900		La Mirabelle		$18 typical
04000			Second only to La Bourgogne KMC
04100			Quite good, *TOB
04105		L'Orangerie
04110			*LES
04200		La Petite Ferme		$10 typical
04300			Very good, pleasant place, *TOB
04400		Restaurant de France
04500			varies with chef, now(July) excellent KMC
04600		Trader Vic's
04700			excellent in captain's cabin and expensive KMC
04705		Magic Pan
04710			best crepe place	+++TOB,+++LES
04800	Basque
04900		Des Alpes
05000			Family style, lots of food
05100		Basque Hotel
05200			average	AH
05300	
05400	Seafood
05500		Sam's	Bush St
05600			Best	KMC
05700		Tadich	California
05800			Best	KMC
05900		Pompey's Grotto
06000			Best on Fisherman's Wharf	KMC
06100	
06200	
06300	
06400	Italian
06500		North Beach Restaurant
06600			favorite Italian	KMC,++LES
06700		Orsi
06800			best Italian but expensive	KMC
06900			good	*TOB
07000		La Bussola
07100			a good restaurant gone bad, sad
07200		Fior d'Italia
07300			excellent Italian, room cold	KMC
07400		Giglio's
07500			new secret find		KMC
07600		Iron Horse
07700			Ruggero's chef now there	KMC
07800		Swiss Louis
07900			Swiss Italian		KMC
08000		Julius Castle
08100			pasta good, entrees average	KMC
08105		Amelio's
08110				*LES
08200	
08300	
08400	Family style Italian, etc.
08500		Vanessi's
08600			best hamburger and short order Italian		KMC
08700		Lupo's
08800			best pizza			KMC
08900		Green Valley
09000			family style
09100		New Pisa
09200			family style
09300		Ristorante Italiano
09400			family style
09500		San Remo
09600			family style
09700	
09800	
09900	American
10000		Golden Eagle Cafe
10100				KMC
10200		Grison's
10300			best steak place KMC
10400	
10500	
10600	Japanese
10700		Cho Cho's
10800			best Japanese	KMC
10900		Matsuya
11000			good, inexpensive *TOB
11100	
11200	
11300	German
11400		Schroeder's
11500			excellent 	KMC
11600	
11700	
11800	
11900	Cafes and Bars
12000		Harrington's Bar
12100			best bar and seafood	KMC
12200		Mooney's Irish Pub
12300			best nighttime bar and music	KMC
12301	        Coffee Gallery
12302	              bar, music and chess   KMC
12400		Enrico's
12500			outdoor cafe	KMC,TOB
12600		Tosca
12700			best cappuccino bar	KMC
12800	
12900	
13000	
13100	Indian
13200		Taj Mahal
13300			good	*TOB
13400	
13500	Indonesian
13600		A bit of Indonesia
13700				+++TOB
13800	
13900	
14000	Moroccan
14100		Marrakech	417 O'Farrell
14200			good	*TOB	expensive
14300	
14400	*Filipino
14500		Mabuhay
14600			inexpensive and good	+++TOB
14700			raw shrimp with ginger
14800	
14805	
14810	Early California
14815		La Tortola, Polk St.
14915	
15015	Spanish
15115		Pabellon Espanol	285-0690  closed Tuesday, open noon to 11pm
15215			3115 22nd street (exit at Army st, w to Van Ness)
15315			sea food dishes preferable, good +++TOB
     

00100	Marin
00105		Brittainy Inn	LES
00110	
00115		Manka's Czech	Inverness	*TOB
00120			reservations necessary
     

00100	TOB ratings
00200		+	just above acceptable
00300		++	moderately good
00400		+++	
00500		*	superior, authentic
00600		**	standout
00700		***	I'm still searching
00800	
00900