Love the open mike nights and they have a nice and patient staff! The cookie cake was very tasty.read more

Food: Incredible salmon toast with added avocado. The bread was soft and light. The capers with…read moreonions on top was a perfect combination of flavor. Will definitely order again when in the area. Service: Counter service. Line went fast and employee was courteous. Ambience: Artsy, urban, and open. Full alcoholic bar and coffee at service counter. Seat yourself in the open dining.

I love this place the food and the service is amazing! I…read morecame here for the first time And the service has very good. There is lots of choice.

Hands down the best Thai in the area. Even when we order DoorDash to the office it still tastes the…read moresame. If you ask for extra spicy they deliver and it comes with habanero peppers which we love. The fried rice or anything that comes with rice is made with basmati rice! By far one of the best duck fried rice and Lao style papaya salad I've had. Everything we order is always 5 stars. The service and ambiance are lovely. Don't skip this place when you're in the the area.

First time trying this place 8/10 Chicken kabob was good,…read morenot dry at all. Steak kabob was also good. The portions are solid and you get a good size side salad with the "kabob plate". Will definitely be coming back.

Nick The Greek in Pinole surely have plenty of people calling in their orders for pick up. If I was…read moreto dine inside I would had been the only person eating. I have to say that the Pinole location is different from Concord. What I first notice about Pinole location is that there is a restroom compare to Concord. When I have dine inside the Concord location I would have to go outside to use the public restroom in The Veranda. The Pinole location saves me from using the restroom at Trader Joe. I had the Greek Burger combo. It was worth the 8 minute wait for the burger. It tasted so good. The fries were great compare to eating the ones at Five Guys. I will eat again at Nick The Greek

It's been so long since I've been to Pear Street Bistro, and while in the area recently for a few…read moreevents, I popped in with some friends on two different occasions. Love seeing this spot so lively! Both visits were for apps and sips, but I did notice they added more dishes and variety to the menu for lunch/dinner options. Friendly service, fun atmosphere, and also different rooms within the space pending what your feeling ~ the bar area for drinks/apps, the restaurant space if wanting to truly sit down and have that type of intimate environment too. The Pear Salad has always been my go-to, and happy it's still on the menu. Chopped lettuce, gorgonzola crumbles, candied walnuts, champagne vinaigrette, and pear slices. I also enjoyed the Cheese Please for sharing, which comes with toast, three different cheeses, dried cranberries, pears, candied walnuts, and olives. Can you sense the pear theme? We were heading to a play at the Pinole Community Playhouse (walkable & across the street), but check out Pear Street's fun happy hours, events, and weekly specials. Plenty of restaurant parking in the back too.

Came here for the Cinco De Mayo event. We were a party of 9. They had a DJ…read more The food came out hot and it was delicious. They were no complaints in the area from anyone. One of our party members ordered the Rum Punch. It was overly sweet. Another ordered a drink that was not great at all, sent it back.. only to be told that they do not take back drinks, but made an exception that time. However, if the drink is made wrong or disgusting.. there shouod be understanding around that. We ordered the bottomless Mimosas. It seemed like it was difficult to get a grenadine on the side because I had to constantly ask for it. We had to talk to the manager because our waitress was not consistent with the pouring of bottomless. We lost about 30 to 45 mins of time because of it. The manager understood and granted us more time. I also did not like that fact that our finished plate sat on the table way longer than what they should have. Maybe the waiter was overwhelmed or overworked.

Hidden gem in El Sobrante that serves up some of the best Laotian and Thai food in the Bay Area…read more Every time we visit, must-orders are the Nam Khao (crispy rice ball salad with fermented pork sausage and fresh herbs) and Ka Soy (Laotian noodle soup). If you see Nam Khao on the menu of a Laotian/Thai restaurant, that means they know what they are doing just because it's so labor-intensive to make a salad(!) and the fermented pork has to be damn-near perfect for this salad to really shine and round out the fresh herbs and seasonings which includes lime juice, vinegar, and fish sauce. Ka Soy (the noodle soup) is a comfort food enjoyed in Southeast Asia. It's not the Thai-style where it's a curry broth and the noodles are fried, so let's not get it mixed up. Instead, it's bone broth that been simmered for hours and it's somewhat a lighter broth. The noodles are wide rice noodles in a big bowl of hot broth served with a mixture of ground pork cooked down with tomatoes along with fresh bean sprouts, scallions, and cilantro - simply a divine noodle soup that a must-try. It's not overly complex in terms of flavor, but it's a bowl of good ol' noodle soup that is comforting and great-tasting. If you haven't tried Laotian food, give Sue's Kitchen a try. try some new flavors and you may just become a regular (if you aren't already). The owners are friendly too! It's a husband-and-wife team!

My family and I drove from San Diego up to Richmond and decided to order Thai takeout so we can…read morefinally rest in the hotel. My parents came here last year and said the food was good BUT the crab fried rice was fishy so... I decided to just get regular fried rice and chicken wings. I was really looking forward to it since they have such high ratings but boy was I WRONG. My dad even called it, "I don't trust ordering from restaurants within 45minutes of them closing because they like to rush it." Also, "15 minutes seems too quick for them to cook the food" Well yeah my dad was 100000% right! The chicken tasted as if it was cooked then REFRIED. The meat was dry as he**. The skin was too hard and just unpleasant. The fried rice was disgusting. It didn't even taste like fried rice. If anything it had a weird taste and a dash of pepper. My mom said it literally tasted like BENS RICE OUT OF A BOILED BAG! No eggs even were in it! I'm just so pissed because this was supposed to be our dinner after an 8+ hour drive. I will be calling to request a refund since they closed after we received our food back at the hotel. I had to just throw the whole thing away! Yeeeeeucccckkkk

first time to sue's place for brunch…read more My friend took me out for brunch here a couple weeks ago for my birthday. There aren't very many cafés that look like this. food here was great! french toast with filipino flair! service was good and ambiance was old school diner!

Best breakfast cafe I've found anywhere. Had a special "Star…read moreSpangled Pancakes with fresh strawberries, vanilla cream, and blueberries plus a side of bacon and coffee to drink for breakfast today, on July 5th the day after the July 4th holiday yesterday. It was wonderful. There's a nice variety of food selections here and I've enjoyed many. It's often crowded, but accommodates seating at a number of tables as well as the very friendly seating at the counter. Sue's a great cook, very nice, and accommodates some changes to a dish depending on a customer's request. The service is great and prices here are reasonable I'll continue to come here as often as I can.

I've never tried Lao food before until now. My team invited me to try the new Lao restaurant, and…read morethe food was more flavorful than I expected! I recommend the nam khao and pad kee mao. They're really flavorful with a nice spice! I'd love to order the Lao food! The rice sticker with mango is great and sweet! Reminds me of the Vietnamese dessert. The service is sweet and great! They have a deaf daughter. They speak English, Lao, and use some ASL. They cook the Lao food with heart. Please support their business! The interior is full of cherry blossoms and paintings of Laos and Thailand. They beautifully display Lao and Thai culture.

This area of Hercules is a hidden gem no doubt. Tucked away in a shopping center, there are so many…read moregood eats including Thai Lao. It's so aesthetically pleasing inside (see pics and video). The owner was there when we entered, and we were able to chat about Thailand and the Lao culture. So friendly and welcoming! Service was quick, efficient, and portions were ample for the lunch specials. We ordered chicken satay to start (comes with a nice helping of peanut sauce and cucumber salad), a pad Thai for the table with tofu, and a few lunch plates including the yellow curry, pad krapow, and spicy eggplant. Everything was packed full of flavor, and they bring a spice/sauce tray out to the table if you need to bring your dish up a notch. The lunch special comes also with a 2-piece appetizer like potstickers, egg rolls, and curry puffs which I thought was a nice touch. Plenty of shopping center adjacent (and free) parking, and wallet friendly. They serve Thai/Laos beer, wine, and a nice dessert menu. Would love to come back and try the Lao's menu including the papaya salad and larb.

I came back today with my friend and had their combo sandwich for $9. I thought their combo…read moresandwich would include pork and chicken but instead of just came with a lot of processed Vietnamese meat. It was too salty but it did taste like the Viernamese sandwiches I had growing up so it was authentic. My husband had their roasted pork sandwich and he said that it was crunchy as if it was fried. My friend enjoyed their grilled pork sandwich. We shared a grilled chicken fresh roll. It was very tasty. It comes with two long rows for $9. My friend commented that the 8 dollar Thai iced tea was too expensive. It was very quiet on a Wednesday afternoon. We will definitely come back again for some more food. I think the sandwiches here are the most authentic I've had in a long time and will definitely come back for more sandwiches. Their sandwiches start at $8 which is a pretty good deal. The manager seems pretty friendly. The bathroom was clean.

1st time for dinner !! I asked about the tofu - if it's…read moreflavored or plain... they let me try 2 pieces - it's deep fried & very plain !! So my options went down - I was hoping for lemongrass or even sautéed tofu !! :( There is free self serve iced tea ( unsweetened ) & ice water !! Pho choices offers either egg noodles or rice noodles ! We ordered@ the counter & they bring your food to your table !! Simple but clean, 2 TVs w/ subtitles, About 4 tables here plus 3 take outs- not too busy or loud !! The veggie pho was just ok, not especially tasty & the bean sprouts & fried tofu added blandness to the pho !!