It was a beautiful day next to Golden Gate Bridge – I was at a company picnic, and the Friday couldn’t have felt better. That’s when Adam’s Grub Truck stepped in and blew my definition of a good day out of the water. There were two food trucks at the event, and since I was …
In a space where sandwiches seem very ordinary and overabundant, one of the newer hole-in-the-wall eateries truly stands out from the rest. Quick background: my first year at Berkeley consisted of meal-point sandwiches for lunch at Golden Bear or Ramona’s, which by any means wasn’t too bad – they just got a bit repetitive after …
There are several “planetary” restaurants in the Berkeley area, ranging from Venus to Jupiter to Saturn. Saturn Cafe is the vegetarian diner of the group, serving traditional types of burgers, fries, and shakes – with a twist. Everything is vegetarian, from the appetizers to the sandwiches to the burgers.
Ike’s Place is one of the most popular, most consistently good food places in San Francisco, the Bay Area even. With four-and-a-half stars on Yelp over 3,496 reviews, the place just had to serve good sandwiches.