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This place is VERY popular with the locals, and the food is pretty good (albeit a bit on the tame side as far as spiciness goes). You order at the cash register, but this is not Fast Food. (It IS quick food.)
My kids love this place, and eating here means I get an evening off from cooking, so we're frequent patrons. Sonoma Taco also has six kinds of salsa and good chips, a big hit with the kids.
Favorite Dish: Favorite for me is the cheese enchilada. The others in the family like the fajitas, soft tacos, burritos, all the meat dishes.
Updated Mar 4, 2004
Address: In Northgate I shopping plaza near Safeway
Phone: 415-479-9066
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Being in the 'burbs in California means eating at the strip malls. California has way too many of them. But we work with what we have, and a restaurant in a strip mall doesn't mean it's not good.
Mulberry Street Pizzeria proves that a strip mall restaurant can be great. This restaurant has that true authentic strip mall decor on the outside, but inside the food is delicious.
Favorite Dish: Mushroom pizza is the best.
Delicious pastas.
Ted Rowe, owner and operator of Mulberry Street, knows his wines. He frequently features lesser known wines and they are all good. Go with Ted's recommendation of the day.
Written Mar 1, 2004
Address: 101 Smith Ranch Road
Phone: (415) 472-7272
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You don't often find Indonesian restaurants, do you? Well, this place has been in existence for quite a long time. In fact, it was the first Indonesian restaurant in California, started by a wonderful woman from Indonesia. Sadly, she passed away several years ago, but it is still run impeccably. I wonder if one of her family members has taken her place for the annual spice shopping trip back home?
Favorite Dish: The best idea, by far, is to pay $20 for a full, multi course meal. My favorite dish is the tamarind prawns -- SOOOO tasty. Just the thought of sucking on a tamarind seed is making my mouth water.
Written Dec 31, 2003
Address: 1617 4th Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: (415) 456-1808
Website: http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/1040057
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Well, this isn't quite in San Rafael, but it's close. It's just over the border to the west in San Anselmo. The food is delicious and fresh -- the owners are friendly and perfect hosts.
Favorite Dish: The favorite dishes of the Persnickity Teens are (in order of preference):
chicken satay with peanut sauce
beef satay with peanut sauce
deep fried calamari
crispy salmon in seaweed
Recommended dishes for vegetarians:
Fried sweet potatoes
Vegetarian pad thai
Vegetables in a curry sauce
Updated Dec 31, 2003
Address: 726 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo
Phone: 415-457-9470
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They specialize in pizzas and grilled items.
My friends liked their beer tho.
Favorite Dish: I almost never ordered anything but their Chinese Chicken Salad. Baby spinach leaves, won ton strips, strips of chicken, roasted peanuts and a spicy dressing. Loved it!
SADLY, last time I visited there, the salad was gone from the menu. Honestly... there wasn't anything else tempting on the menu
Updated Dec 19, 2003
Address: 812 Fourth St, San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: (415) 453-4200
Website: http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/1040145/
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Large restaurant with a large bar area and a banquet room on the San Rafael canal. Sort of an odd location, but definitely nice. I've dined there once, so far, and it was quite good and a very reasonable price. Going there again next week for their steamed lobster special. Yum!
They advertise that they've got the best happy hour around. Haven't checked it out yet, though.
Favorite Dish: Why, lobster, of course!
Written Dec 16, 2003
Address: 100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: 415-460-6669
Website: http://www.seafoodpeddler.net/pages/dinner.htm
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You can eat in or take out. No worries about running in to tourists here. This is purely for locals. At lunch time be prepared to wait in a long line that goes far outside the door. Very popular with the hispanic community, and plenty of others, too. Their burritos and tacos are absolutely delicious, and the green salsa on the tables, for eating with chips while you wait for your main course, is absolutely perfect. Very spicy - watch out!
Favorite Dish: Their chicken burritos do it for me. A regular burrito is usually too big for me to eat for one meal. I save the rest for a later meal in the day. The flavor is just so good... and I don't know how they do it, but even their vegetarian burritos seem like they're leaking grease. Who knows how they do that? Don't wear white!
Written Aug 1, 2003
Address: 615 4th Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: (415) 455-0999
Website: http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/1040050/
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Family run for decades, this place is always cozy, warm and tasty. Very good Mexican food. Not a fast-food type of place. Not sure if they take reservations, because it seems like I've waited in line to get in at least several times. A favorite with locals and it's highly unlikely you'd find any tourists here.
Favorite Dish: Seafood burrito. A mixture of fresh seafood inside a big flour tortilla. Yum!
Written Aug 1, 2003
Address: 912 Lincoln Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (415) 453-5850
Website: http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/1040036/
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It's a weird place to recommend for food, I know, but... in the food court of the Northgate Shopping Mall, there is a take-out restaurant that serves very good Thai food. Yum!
Favorite Dish: I love their spicy red vegetarian curry and their green vegetarian curry. The pad thai is quite good too. Get a combo and order two items over white rice and some tom kha gai. Mmm mmm!
Written Aug 1, 2003
Address: 5835 Northgate Mall, San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (415) 499-3501
Website: http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/1042962/
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A tiny little place with a few small tables, chairs and a formica counter, this place serves up the best burgers around. If you're going to have a burger, why go to a fast food chain and have a run of the mill, boring burger? Go here and have a quality beef burger, cooked to your liking, huge and affordable? You ARE going to get messy.
Favorite Dish: Bordanave Burger: 1/2lb ground beef, sauteed onions and dijon mustard on a sourdough bun. The BEST. Heck, I can't finish it. It's the most expensive item on the menu at $6.95.
Updated Jul 9, 2003
Address: 2202 4th Street, San Rafael
Phone: (415) 456-0866
Website: http://shorterlink.com/?XNL17I
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