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Plutos’ - Definitely Outta this world !

May 15, 2008 By: Scott.Y Category: Cheap & Good, Cheap & Healthy, GENERAL FOOD BLOG, Healthy, Low Fat No Comments →

I love the salads I have gotten at Pluto’s although, my favorite Pluto’s have been the Palo Alto and the Santana Row locations. All of them are hectic

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yo Cup - Healthalicious Dessert - I love it!

April 30, 2008 By: Scott.Y Category: GENERAL FOOD BLOG, Healthy, Low Fat No Comments →

yo Cup

yo Cup
101 Spear St
Food safety score: N/A
Website
Positives:
Home Made
Natural Ingredients
NON FAT / low calorie
Fresh Dessert
Negatives:
New to the Market

Today I had lunch in Rincon 1 at 101 Spear Street and inside the food court there something caught my eye…It said, “A Healthy Alternative to Ice Cream” so after I ate (more on that later) I ventured into a new place called Yo Cup. I checked it out, all around before entering and a lot…

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PICOSO !-Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto Mexican Food Stand

March 31, 2008 By: Scott.Y Category: Healthy, Low Fat, OUTSIDE SF 1 Comment →

PICOSO

PICOSO
1511 Shattuck Ave-B
Food safety score: N/A
Menu
Positives:
Great Tacos/Ceviche
Good Quick Service
Differs from the Norm
Negatives
Only 6 dine-in seats
Small Food Court atmosphere

Here is another Bite Byte. In honor of César Chávez Day today, I am offering up one of my absolutely favorite hole in the walls. PICOSO !

Picoso is located in the small upscale Epicurious Garden food court located in North Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto. I took off this Friday and visited Picoso because I love their Ceviche…

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Have you ever bit into a Persimmon ?

March 28, 2008 By: Scott.Y Category: Healthy, Low Fat, Middle Eastern, POWELL, Soup & Salad No Comments →

Persimmon Cafe

Persimmon Cafe
582 Sutter St, SF, CA 94102
Food safety score: 100 / Symbol of Excellence
Menu
Positives:
Cozy Relaxing Environment
Pleasant Service
10% off for AAA members
Accepts Knight Kash
Negatives:
Food just OK but not bad.
A little spendy

It was a hectic week, kid out for holiday… who thought of these school schedules anyway… I guess they didn’t work for a living… Anywho..I took a nice stroll in the cool air today and happened to walk across Persimmon Café. It…

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STACKS - A delightful pleasure !

March 19, 2008 By: Scott.Y Category: American, CIVIC CENTER, Healthy, Low Fat, Soup & Salad No Comments →

STACKS

STACKS
501 Hayes St
Food safety score: 100
Menu/www.stacksrestaurant.com
Positives:
Hospitable Service
Comfortable Healthy Tasty Food
Good Value
Negatives:
A bit of a walk into Hayes Valley
More breakfast options then lunch

Stacks really surprised me. Their sign say “Comfortable Food” and a quick glance at the menu outside, showed a lot of good food yet demonstrated little evidence of healthy choices. My friend Ron came by for lunch and since I know he needs real substance to get full, I said let’s…

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Picante - NO Tex-Mex here !

March 16, 2008 By: Scott.Y Category: Healthy, Low Fat, OUTSIDE SF No Comments →

PICANTE

Picante
1328 Sixth St- Berkeley
Menu / Website
Positives:

Fresh Food

Healthy

Fast, Good Service

Negatives:

No variation to order items

a little spendy, but worth it

Loud environment

Has anyone heard Chevy’s say they ain’t no smashed bean place ? then touting themselves as Tex-Mex ? I want you to be CLEAR not to mistake Picante for any of that Tex-Mex garb. To use some of the words from Picante’s website, they describe their food as the perfect simplicity of ingredients and…

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