the best place on earth to dine for TRUE cal fans before/after the colorado game is ol yeller caf in oakland at 2708 98th avenue...phone number is 510-878-9492 & take the food with you
http://bearinsider.com/forums/showthread.php?62260-cal-s-monster-class/page264



great relaxed atmosphere with very tasty food & student artwork on the walls from bishop o'dowd high school across the street

Shameless plug? What does this have to do with cal?

travelingbears;842365591 said:

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Shameless plug? What does this have to do with cal?

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i have no financial affiliation with ol yeller caf

have you ever dined there on the wooded patio in the back?

bon appetit#

Looks good. Is that a Mexican-Peruvian fusion dish?

Top Dog.

Tell them to change their name. I'd never eat at a place called Ol Yeller

GB54;842365605 said:

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Tell them to change their name. I'd never eat at a place called Ol Yeller

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y not

82gradDLSdad;842365601 said:

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Top Dog.

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This thread is definitely going to the dogs....

liverflukes;842365597 said:

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Looks good. Is that a Mexican-Peruvian fusion dish?

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hey liver, i'd describe it as a creative spin of southern zest on american classics

That looks amazing! I'm all in.

Shocky, That's in the little spot across the street from O'Dowd, next to the gas station?

goldenokiebear;842365636 said:

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Shocky, That's in the little spot across the street from O'Dowd, next to the gas station?

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yep, great place to dine before & after cal games



drinks are pretty good too

Never been gotta check it out.

My son goes to O'Dowd, so this is right across the street. We stop there all the time for grub. Really just a pretty darn good diner.

Yeah I'm in for this too. Guarantees Cal victory, I understand.

Go Dragons!

thanks for the recomm
gotta try it some day

Oakland? What if coming from the opposite direction?

And if you see Ivan Rabb give him a hearty Go Bears! (and Dragons)

bearister;842365657 said:

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Go Dragons!

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Second that!!

I couldn't go there. Old Yeller always made me cry.
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Any other after-game restaurant recommendations? I've checked out the Bear Insider Food Forum but it is dated (except for the breakfast place thread). Thanks.

mighty bears;842365776 said:

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Any other after-game restaurant recommendations? I've checked out the Bear Insider Food Forum but it is dated (except for the breakfast place thread). Thanks.

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A16, Marica's, Comal. First two on college; second on Shattuck. Marica's is just a good neighborhood joint with good fish. a16 more trendy Italian but a creative and tasty menu. Comal is Mexican tapas-good small dishes and lots of mescal.

mighty bears;842365776 said:

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Any other after-game restaurant recommendations? I've checked out the Bear Insider Food Forum but it is dated (except for the breakfast place thread). Thanks.

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This thread is fairly recent: http://bearinsider.com/forums/showthread.php?83709-Cuonzo-Martin-restaurant-thread

Thanks 54 and 13! I graduated over 30 years ago. As time goes by, I become more and more out of touch with good places to go.

I second both A 16 and Comal. You might try to get a reservation if possible, they both are usually busy and tough to just walk in on a weekend unless you can handle a very long wait. Comal is the one on Shattuck, close to the BART station.

goldenokiebear;842365847 said:

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I second both A 16 and Comal. You might try to get a reservation if possible, they both are usually busy and tough to just walk in on a weekend unless you can handle a very long wait. Comal is the one on Shattuck, close to the BART station.

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But the good thing is-if he wants an early dinner-he can get there when they open given the 1pm game.

GB54;842365853 said:

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But the good thing is-if he wants an early dinner-he can get there when they open given the 1pm game.

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True!

goldenokiebear;842365847 said:

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I second both A 16 and Comal. You might try to get a reservation if possible, they both are usually busy and tough to just walk in on a weekend unless you can handle a very long wait. Comal is the one on Shattuck, close to the BART station.

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Thirded. Comal also has a great bar/patio in back. Adding places Downtown within walking distance I'll add (in no particular order):

1. Eureka on Center, just west of the BART station. Very modern, big bar, TVs, good burgers.

2. Sliver on Center --- Cheeseboard pizza with a bar, live music, TVs, lots of seating.

3. Jupiter on Shattuck --- brew pub, pizzas, great patio out back

4. Gather on Oxford --- high end, veggie forward, bar, outside patio

5. Ippukku on Center--izakaya, yakitori, beer and sake

6. Suya on Oxford--inexpensive but fresh African and Jamaican (get the jerk) skewers (know the owner who went to Cal).

7. East Bay Spice on Oxford --- great bar that serves OK Indian food (get Suya from next door).

8. Top Dog on Center -- low cost Cal favorite, cleaner version of Southside store, can't leave this off the list.

9. Bongo Burger on Center --- Persian burger see Top Dog.

10. Alborz on Center --- upscale Persian alternative to Bongo Burger.

11. Slider Bar on Center --- sliders, beer, TVs

12. Phil's Sliders on Shattuck (next to Comal) --- sliders, beer

13. Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen on Shattuck -- relatively upscale Cajun, Creole

14. Build Pizzeria on Shattuck --- relatively nice, made to order pizza, good bar with TVs

15. Arabica Mediterranean Cuisine on Kittredge -- upscale Arabic/Mediterranean restaurant from the owner of the very Berkeley Razan's Organic Kitchen next door.

16. Revival Bar and Kitchen on Shattuck -- upscale dinning, go for the bar

17. Belli Osteria on Shattuck (next to Comal) -- nice little upscale Italian spot

18. Cancun Taqueria on Addison -- organic, relatively inexpensive farm to table Mexican, with beer.

19. Great China at Bancroft and Oxford -- upscale Chinese, looks good for a graduation banquet (can't vouch for the food).

20. Saturn Cafe on Oxford -- Vegan 50's diner

21. Perdition Smokehouse on University --new BBQ spot next to Bobby G's that I need to try.

22. Bobby G's Pizza on University -- pizza, beer, TVs, I like Sliver better and if I walked over there I would try Perdition above.

23. Jayakarta on University -- excellent Indonesian food

24. Oasis Grill, CU Sushi, Crunch Korean American Fusion on Center --- uh, all low cost and on the way to BART? Crunch for bibimbap in a crunch.

25. Five on Allston (in the Shattuck Hotel) -- upscale, nice bar.

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Thirded. Comal also has a great bar/patio in back. Adding places Downtown within walking distance I'll add (in no particular order):

1. Eureka on Center, just west of the BART station. Very modern, big bar, TVs, good burgers.

2. Sliver on Center --- Cheeseboard pizza with a bar, live music, TVs, lots of seating.

3. Jupiter on Shattuck --- brew pub, pizzas, great patio out back

4. Gather on Oxford --- high end, veggie forward, bar, outside patio

5. Ippukku on Center--izakaya, yakitori, beer and sake

6. Suya on Oxford--inexpensive but fresh African and Jamaican (get the jerk) skewers (know the owner who went to Cal).

7. East Bay Spice on Oxford --- great bar that serves OK Indian food (get Suya from next door).

8. Top Dog on Center -- low cost Cal favorite, cleaner version of Southside store, can't leave this off the list.

9. Bongo Burger on Center --- Persian burger see Top Dog.

10. Alborz on Center --- upscale Persian alternative to Bongo Burger.

11. Slider Bar on Center --- sliders, beer, TVs

12. Phil's Sliders on Shattuck (next to Comal) --- sliders, beer

13. Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen on Shattuck -- relatively upscale Cajun, Creole

14. Build Pizzeria on Shattuck --- relatively nice, made to order pizza, good bar with TVs

15. Arabica Mediterranean Cuisine on Kittredge -- upscale Arabic/Mediterranean restaurant from the owner of the very Berkeley Razan's Organic Kitchen next door.

16. Revival Bar and Kitchen on Shattuck -- upscale dinning, go for the bar

17. Belli Osteria on Shattuck (next to Comal) -- nice little upscale Italian spot

18. Cancun Taqueria on Addison -- organic, relatively inexpensive farm to table Mexican, with beer.

19. Great China at Bancroft and Oxford -- upscale Chinese, looks good for a graduation banquet (can't vouch for the food).

20. Saturn Cafe on Oxford -- Vegan 50's diner

21. Perdition Smokehouse on University --new BBQ spot next to Bobby G's that I need to try.

22. Bobby G's Pizza on University -- pizza, beer, TVs, I like Sliver better and if I walked over there I would try Perdition above.

23. Jayakarta on University -- excellent Indonesian food

24. Oasis Grill, CU Sushi, Crunch Korean American Fusion on Center --- uh, all low cost and on the way to BART? Crunch for bibimbap in a crunch.

25. Five on Allston (in the Shattuck Hotel) -- upscale, nice bar.

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Great list for the west side. How about this Indian place on University (right off Shattuck towards campus) that has two stories? @IrishCalBear and I went there after the 2007 Tennessee game because literally every other food establishment within 2 miles of campus was jam-packed. Turned out to be pretty good with hot piping naan bread.

the nickersons, hardware sr & jr, have been known to dine at the ol' yeller caf

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I couldn't go there. Old Yeller always made me cry.
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As does pepper spray.

Nice!