I <3 sarahel but not as much as I like sandwiches.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
arguing about bakesale betty's chicken sandwich is the oakland equiv of Cancun vs. Pancho Villa
― sarahel, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Cancun all the way
― some kind of sickening...fedora (admrl), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:52 (thirteen years ago) link
is breads of india still tite
breads of india in oakland is pretty awesome
also: Cancun all the way
― sarahel, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:53 (thirteen years ago) link
man i used to love breads of india - haven't been there in years, tho. that and pho 84 are arguments in favor of moving back to teh east bay.
― richie aprile (rockapads), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:54 (thirteen years ago) link
some good sit-down breakfast to be had in the E Bay if u can stand the wait
― is breads of india still tite (admrl), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Haha where is the SF/food thread where we had a huge argument about whether it is douchey to order Mexican food in Spanish if you are white?
― is breads of india still tite (admrl), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Battambang is pretty awesome too; also late night sushi
― sarahel, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Cambodian?
― is breads of india still tite (admrl), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:58 (thirteen years ago) link
There is a Battambang in Alhambra that is just the worst
and about 90% of all of Oakland is built on land that would liquify during a major earthquake on the Hayward Fault
pac bell park/China Basin area, most of the mission, the marina = all landfill, too
slightly ot xpost
― fried ice cream is a reality (outdoor_miner), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 22:59 (thirteen years ago) link
― is breads of india still tite (admrl), Tuesday, July 13, 2010 3:56 PM (2 minutes ago)
andy started it
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:00 (thirteen years ago) link
haha
― is breads of india still tite (admrl), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:00 (thirteen years ago) link
that 90% of oakland is landfill is total BS, unless that person meant emeryville, port of oakland and or alameda.
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
i didnt mean to malign oakland talkin abt the cops; i love working downtown here, and most of me and annie's friends out here live in and around lakeshore -- just the OPD is fucked up.
here are some food opinions:
never been to pancho villa; too busy at cancun and metate and vallarta.
also both bakesale betty's locations have a ton of non-white non-yuppie customers; shit is popular.
also i want to eat at lois the pie queen so so so bad right now.
ordering in spanish is fine and not douchey, as long as youre not a general douche.
battambang is aight.
lynn and lu's breakfast is A++
― 69, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
alameda is stupid except for grabbin cheap records at the flea market and doesnt have any records so dont bother
― 69, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:02 (thirteen years ago) link
awwww Lois The Pie Queen love that place
― is breads of india still tite (admrl), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Honestly do not remember the food but I just love hanging out in there
also cam huong can u hear me? where my shan dong?
― 69, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:03 (thirteen years ago) link
alameda has my favorite east bay dim sum spot.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:04 (thirteen years ago) link
alameda has forbidden island
― sarahel, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:05 (thirteen years ago) link
oh ya i hear forbidden island is chill
― 69, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Alameda has the only thai place in the east bay that makes pad see ew right.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
as long as we're not talking abt oakland, u fools like LERS ROS THAI??
― 69, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:08 (thirteen years ago) link
gross, you need to go to Wat Mongkolratanaram stat. xp
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Forbidden Island has really good bar food, besides having awesome drinks
― sarahel, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:10 (thirteen years ago) link
is along Park St. the place to be in Alameda?
― richie aprile (rockapads), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:10 (thirteen years ago) link
(sorry i'm a snob, like other subjects i shouldn't go to ILX for food reviews)
wheres WM, steve?
― 69, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Wat Mongkolratanaram
This place is a shell of itself now.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:11 (thirteen years ago) link
that was the first place I ever had Thai food, about 10 yrs ago. nothing I've had since has ever really lived up to it.
― richie aprile (rockapads), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Haha, sorry... it has been a while for me too.
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:13 (thirteen years ago) link
PLS: NOT IN OAKLAND
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:15 (thirteen years ago) link
They did make the best Thai you could get for years, and I'm sure they still have good weekends. But if I'm going to wait for an hour I want consistency.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:16 (thirteen years ago) link
srsly though do y'all like SHAN DONG? hand-pulled-to-order noodles and DUMPLINGS!
― 69, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:16 (thirteen years ago) link
where is Shan Dong?
― sarahel, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Mmm, think I'll get Shan Dong on the way home tonight.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:19 (thirteen years ago) link
it's at 9th and webster, right ard the corner from cam huong -- get the spicy sesame paste noodles and the pea shoots!
― 69, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Mmm, think I'll get Shan Dong on the way home tonight.― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Tuesday, July 13, 2010 6:19 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Tuesday, July 13, 2010 6:19 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark
honey i was just grabbing a drink with the guys honest
― be told and get high on coconut (gbx), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:23 (thirteen years ago) link
<rimjob>
― 69, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:28 (thirteen years ago) link
isn't there a King Dong in Berkeley?
― sarahel, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:32 (thirteen years ago) link
the best thing about bakesale betty's is that the people who work there are incredibly nice. as are most people who work in businesses on that strip of temescal.
― akm, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:33 (thirteen years ago) link
yes there is (or was) a King Dong on Shattuck
― is breads of india still tite (admrl), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:34 (thirteen years ago) link
xp omg i asked that game-shop lady if she could make change for me for the parking meters once, and it touched off a seven-minute pun-war
― 69, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:34 (thirteen years ago) link
there's a bakesale betty's now on grand at broadway - was unscathed in the "riots"
― sarahel, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:36 (thirteen years ago) link
downtown one is amaz cause i work so close, but their slaw is a lil less jalapeno-y than the old location, and they have yet to perfect their line-anticipation, which makes the sandwiches like 5% less fresh than at the temescal one
― 69, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 23:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Can she make something other than a chicken sandwich for once?
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 00:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Man killed during confrontation with Oakland police, BART officersBy the CNN Wire StaffJuly 17, 2010 6:15 p.m. EDT
(CNN) -- A man was shot and killed Saturday in Oakland, California, during a confrontation with Bay Area Rapid Transit officers and Oakland police, police spokesman Jeff Thomason said.
The incident occurred after Oakland police received a call about 8:15 a.m. (11:15 a.m. ET) of an armed man walking toward the Fruitvale BART station, according to Thomason. Police notified BART officers, who also responded.
BART officers were the first to reach the suspect, described as a Hispanic male between 30 and 40 years old, Thomason said. The BART officers chased the man from the station to the street, where Oakland police joined in the pursuit over four blocks in the Fruitvale area.
Thomason said Oakland police tried to Taser the man twice, but to no effect. The man then turned on one of the officers with a knife and police opened fire, killing him, Thomason said.
The man has not yet been identified, Thomason said.
The shooting is under investigation by the Oakland police homicide unit, internal affairs and the Alameda County district attorney.
The incident comes more than a week after a former Oakland police officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 shooting death of an unarmed black man on a train platform at the Fruitvale station.
The January 1, 2009, shooting of 22-year-old Oscar Grant was captured on a bystander's cell-phone video camera. The video was widely circulated on the Internet and on news broadcasts, and it spurred several protests in and around Oakland.
The video showed former officer Johannes Mehserle pulling his gun and fatally shooting Grant in the back as another officer knelt on the unarmed man.
Mehserle and other Bay Area Rapid Transit police had been called to the Fruitvale station after passengers complained about fights on a train. Officers pulled several men, including Grant, off the train when it arrived at Fruitvale.
― jeff, Saturday, 17 July 2010 22:45 (thirteen years ago) link
in all fairness, this guy was armed and resisted arrest (unlike Grant). they also tasered him successfully before killing him (unlike Grant).
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 17 July 2010 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link