The East Bay is a Great Place to live. I want to address in today's blog some of the restaurants that have been around for decades and have become institutions in the East Bay.
In Alameda, It's Ole's Waffles on Park Street. This little restaurant is always packed. It's small about 20 feet wide with a cooking kitchen and counter service along the left wall. Down the center of the restaurant are tables for two from the front to the back. Along the right wall are a series of 4 person booths. Toward the back of the restaurant are some larger booths. A smaller room was added behind the shop to the left of Oles to add additional seating.
Another location in Alameda, It has to be Acapulco Mexican Restaurant. It's on Lincoln Avenue and I am sure there would be riots in Alameda if this institution ever closed.
http://www.acapulcorestaurant.net/
In Oakland, One cannot do a list like this without mentioning Fenton's Creamery on Piedmont Avenue. Even on a cold winter night this eatery will be crowded with families and groups of friends enjoying an ice cream sundae.
http://www.fentonscreamery.com/
It started in Oakland and now there are locations around the East Bay. Kasper's Hot Dogs. Like the Neon signs say Legendary Hot Dogs since 1930. Don't even attempt to compare this Hot Doggery to Der Weiner-schnitzel, no comparison. These buns are steamed to perfection as are the dogs. There is another Casper's Hot Dogchain of restaurants that was part of the same company but a feud in the family split the company in half. Both variations of Kasper's and Casper's have been around since the 1930s. The residents of the East Bay are lucky to have both.
http://www.originalkaspers.com/home.html
Save your appetite for dinner at Banchero's Italian Dinnersin Hayward. We're talking Soup, Salad, Anti-Pasta, Spaghetti & Ravioli, the main entree and then desert. Most patrons leave this establishment leave with a doggie bag that is grocery shopping bag sized. You will have left overs to last the whole family for a second meal the next day.
http://bancherositaliandinners.com/
