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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
Food. It's all good  If you guys have any advice in terms of food in berkeley near to the MLK building hit me up !!2) Phones. Of the prepaid sort. So basically because I didn't have any great gift ideas I'm getting an upgraded prepaid phone >.> Will probably be getting http://www.bestbuy.com/site/NET10 - LG 900G No-Contract Mobile Phone - Black/1443574.p?id=1218259333035&skuId=1443574 but if anyone else has suggestions for cheap phones/plans it would be appreciated.   | ||
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Nitrogen
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
Mint leaf is pretty good indian food. But yeah mostly I cook. | ||
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
Thanks a lot. | ||
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epicdoom
United States489 Posts
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
On March 04 2011 14:13 epicdoom wrote: Jupiter's anyone? Best pizza I've had and the waitresses are pretty easy on the eyes too. GO HERE Is that the place with really strange pizza, or is that Dolly's. So many places... | ||
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wherebugsgo
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
On March 04 2011 14:33 wherebugsgo wrote: Lol I've meant to join the MUN group at UC Berkeley. I actually haven't seen their stand on Sproul yet Food advice? haha. There are actually two groups. | ||
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Waffles
Romania605 Posts
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
On March 04 2011 15:06 Waffles wrote: if you like fried foods go check out sumo grub. they have fried pizza, macaroni and cheese and tempura'd deserts Awesome. So many berkeleyans. Fried pizza could possibly be the best thing on this planet ^^ | ||
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Waffles
Romania605 Posts
On March 04 2011 15:09 Froadac wrote: Awesome. So many berkeleyans. Fried pizza could possibly be the best thing on this planet ^^ their fried ice cream is pretty good. they have a tempura heart attack/suicide which is just tons of fried deserts. i also go to school right across from your hotel lol. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
On March 04 2011 16:01 Waffles wrote: their fried ice cream is pretty good. they have a tempura heart attack/suicide which is just tons of fried deserts. i also go to school right across from your hotel lol. Awesome. Haha. Any other food that you would recommend, in terms of main dishes? | ||
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OmgIRok
Taiwan2699 Posts
Get peanut butter cookie with mint chocolate chip ice cream. HOLY CRAP SO GOOD AND ONLY $1.50 !! i love Berkeley food | ||
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wherebugsgo
Japan10647 Posts
Vinnie's cheesesteaks on northside=some of the cheapest lunch you'll find and the best fries I've had in Berkeley (though I've only been here 7 months) Really great food too, all of their menu is good. Cheesesteaks, burgers, chicken. All good. There's some Korean place on northside in that little cafe with the Top Dog and a couple Chinese restaurants. One of the Chinese places in there is pretty good too and really cheap (the one on the right) but they're cash only. Diyar's has some good mediterannean food on Durant. Basically if you know where telegraph is, it's just a bit east of Telegraph (toward the hills) right after the Bank of America ATMs and the post office. You'll see a cheesesteak place there too, it's decent. Diyar's has good hummus. I get the chicken kabob plate usually, and substitute the salad for more rice. Only complaint is that sometimes the bread isn't fresh when you arrive, but it's not a big part of the meal anyway. There's a ton of Thai places, if you go further up Durant just a little bit there's Asian ghetto and a bunch of restaurants. One of them is Basil Thai or whatever, decent place. You can find Gypsy's there too, and they have some good, but greasy and cheap Italian food. Their calzones are freaking massive and really good (and greasy lol) for like 5 bucks. Pretty decent pasta too. Then there's all those restaurants on Shattuck. There's a Japanese place on Center near the Ben and Jerry's. There's also Indian food, the best two being Viceroy's and Biryani House, both very close to each other on university and Shattuck. Viceroy's is on the southbound fork of Shattuck and Biryani House is on the northbound side (where Shattuck turns left briefly onto University) Shit...there's more but honestly I don't think you'll be able to hit more than like four of these places lol EDIT: If you want pizza and you're buying for a bunch of people get West Coast Pizza. They have pretty good special pizzas and stuff, and IMO their cheesesticks are freaking amazing. They're on university but I've never actually been there because I've always bought them for delivery. However, if you have time I would suggest you go to Cheeseboard. It's one of THE pizza places in Berkeley. One type of pizza a day, always vegetarian. $20 for one, I believe (I don't remember if you can buy half) and they're HUGE and delicious. Downside is the long wait and they're like a good 10-15 minute walk from the northside of campus. | ||
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Musou
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If you go down to Shattuck there is all kinds of great food, but it's generally more on the expensive side. Personally I like Venus and La Note for breakfast. The American style restaurants are all pretty decent, but nothing is outstanding. Avoid most of the Chinese food on Shattuck. Go to Great China on Kittredge between Oxford and Shattuck for the best local Chinese food. Sun Hong Kong near Unit 3 also offers some decent food at a very cheap price (3-6pm Happy Hour specials). Most of the Japanese food on Shattuck is average at best, but there is a delicious izakaya style on Center called Ippuku (be warned that this is primarily a bar type restaurant so it's probably not appropriate for under-21, but the food is still good), as well as Kirala on Shattuck. Generally if I want sushi or izakaya I'll head down College. Another area down College about 10 blocks from campus is where Ici and Tara's Organic Ice Cream are. If you want to visit that area, there are also a bunch of great restaurants down there, but they're also on the pricey side. Manpuku is among the cheaper restaurants, and they serve Japanese food in large portions for a decent price. La Mediterranee, Filipo's, Tratorria la Siciliana, etc are all expensive but good. Summer Kitchen Bake Shop has some nice sweets and serves food made with organic ingredients if you're into that. Down a few more blocks you'll find Noodle Theory and a smattering of good Japanese restaurants. The Claremont diner down on College and Claremont also has some great food. Best pizza in Berkeley is probably at Purple Pepper, West Coast, Zachary's, and Cheese Board. Zachary's is Chicago style deep dish, while the rest are more standard style. All of them are relatively far, though. Burgerwise, try Barney's (one location each on northside and southside) and Nation's. If you want a hot dog, avoid Top Dog. I honestly don't know why anyone goes there. For $3 you get a tiny hot dog that isn't even close to filling. Just grab a Desi Dog from the truck on campus (usually at Telegraph and Bancroft on the edge of Sproul). During the happy hour special (after 5pm), it's $2.50 and you get unlimited toppings. The size is also huge so it's pretty filling. Almost forgot to mention, if you want dessert, definitely try out CREAM on Telegraph. Someone else mentioned it earlier. There are also a ton of frozen yogurt places around campus. They're all pretty much the same, except for Yogurt Park (not the Pinkberry style froyo). Other than that, Ici and Tara's are a must-try, but they're pretty far down on College. That should cover most of the local restaurants around Berkeley. You'd have to go quite far to get anything better, so I won't cover those unless you're really interested. FWIW I'm a grad student at Berkeley, and I've been here since undergrad in 2004, so I've really exhausted most of the food options around here and tried basically everything. | ||
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
On March 04 2011 19:52 Musou wrote: If you're looking for quality food, stay away from Asian ghetto, both the northside and southside ones. . Definitely this. I dine out at North side ghetto a LOT only because I'm a cs major and I have to stay close to SODA.  Oh yeah, La burrita, SouthSide, Shrimp burrito IS THE BOMB YO! do get it. Smart Alec's is overrated. I live right on top of it, literally if I poke a hole through the floor I'd walk into the shop. Bongo burger is pretty good if you want a quick grab. I don't understand the hype with CREAM.... it's just a fad, same with yogurt park, another fad. I enjoy John's $1 icecream. Just icecream, no bullshit. | ||
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Musou
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
We'll be at MLK: is that northside or southside. (Berkeley Neeb) | ||
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510Sushi
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wherebugsgo
Japan10647 Posts
Oh and don't go to naan n curry lol. It has a buffet but the food is terrible (honestly) I'm Indian, but there are better Indian restaurants in Berkeley. Like I mentioned earlier, Viceroy's and Biryani House on University are good. There's also Indian Flavors Express on Bancroft not far from the MLK Student Union, like literally 30 second walk up the street. It's recessed and next to some clothing shop on Bancroft opposite the campus. I believe Sproul Hall is right across the street. | ||
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Musou
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As for my food knowledge, I'm Hong Kong Chinese, but born and raised in Southern California. I've spent basically every summer of my life in HK, Macao, and China, and visited Singapore, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines several times, so I have some actual experience with those cuisines. I've also been to various countries in Europe, but only once, so I'm not very good with authentic European food either, but I believe a lot of the top level restaurants in America rival European restaurants in technique and flavor, so it's not as hard to compare as something unique like Indian food. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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Musou
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paper
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French, Brunch, Shattuck Ave Cute place to have brunch with a date, good food Angeline's Lousiana Kitchen New Orleans, Dinner, Shattuck Ave Fried Chicken, that's all you need Ici Ice cream, College Ave Unique ice cream flavors, might want to try Tara's down the street, too Star Meats Deli Sandwich, Lunch, Claremont Ave Get there before early afternoon, I always get The Classic, 10x better than Genova's on Telegraph Gregoire French/American, Lunch, Shattuck Ave Different menu every month, I always bring someone and split two different sandwiches. Dinner is pricey so I prefer their lunch menu Cheeseboard Vegetarian Pizza, Lunch/Dinner, Shattuck Ave Overrated but classic Emilia's Pizzeria New York Style, Dinner, Shattuck Ave The best pizza in Berkeley, call early, need to to-go probably Bakesale Betty Lunch, Telegraph Ave (Oakland) Best fried chicken sandwich ever You should also try... House of Curries -- Indian food on Durant or College, I'd get the chicken tikka masala + naan Manpuku -- Korean-owned Japanese restaurant on College Ave, I'd get the Bento Combo Cafe Espresso Experience -- Korean-owned cafe on Bancroft, I'd get the Bulgogi Sandwich Chipotle (lol) -- fast food chain on Telegraph Also, one time I was at Ici and fucking Nitrogen is driving on College Ave stalking me wtf? | ||
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Attican
Denmark531 Posts
Now I wanna visit Berkeley just so I can eat. OT: sorry, I can't really help, living in Denmark and all. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
Food did really well. I took pictures, will post soon :DD | ||
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
Edit: Unless the event entirely finished by now, which I think it did lol. Silly me for not looking at what time it was XD | ||
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