Showing posts with label Berkeley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Berkeley. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Tokyo Fish Market

Hands down the best place for fresh fish and Japanese groceries in Berkeley. After buying fish from Berkeley Bowl for a long time, I switched to this little place and am highly impressed - clean and well-organized facilities, excellent fish and seafood and very friendly service (they will scale, clean and cut the fish for you in any shape of form). They have a wide selection of sushi-grade fish and an abundance of other ingredients.
Price-wise it compares to any other fish section of a major grocery store.

Their gift shop is full of nice little treasures like cast-iron tea pots, mugs, ceramic ginger graters and flip-flop socks.

They are open Mon. - Sat. until 6PM.

Photo (c) - yelp.com

Friday, September 5, 2008

Amanda's

Amanda's is a new "fast and healthy food" restaurant in Berkeley. They serve quick meals and snacks that are fresh, affordable and healthy (as healthy as burgers can naturally be).
The location is a bit questionable since it's right next to the BART station and this area was never able to keep decent food places around long enough. However, the menu sounds promising with apple fries with a honey-yogurt dipping sauce, sweet potato fries, a number of fresh salads and home-made ginger ale. They also use 100% compostable packaging and utensils.
The menu is limited but with a theme throughout, which, according to Gordon Ramsay, is the way to go in the restaurant business.

Open until 9 PM, it is a good option for lunch or for a light dinner.

Photo (c) - yelp.com
www.amandas.com