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Summary of kosher food options in the bay area:

Restaurants:
(all under hashgacha of the Sunrise Kosher / Vaad Hakashrus of Northern California unless otherwise stated)

San Francisco
Sabra Grill (Chinatown)
L'chaim Foods (not a restaurant, take out / delivery only) currently "Under Orthodox Certification of Rabbi Joel Landau."
Frena BakeryDairy and pareve sambusak, burekas, shakshuka, savory and sweet baked goods
Limonnana Middle Eastern dishes, principally Falafel, Shawarma, and Hummus, and of course, delicious limonnanas.
Hummus Bodega Hummus, Falafel, Middle Eastern in the Richmond district

East Bay
Amba Falafel (Oakland) (Fleishig as of 4/28/14). Pas Yisroel available by request CLOSED
Oakland Kosher (Oakland) Fleishigs. Check for certs on www.restaurant.com.
Cafe 3 at UC Berkeley
Touro Kitchen in Vallejo, CA - http://dining.tu.edu/menu.html

South Bay
Izzy's Bagels (Palo Alto) Pas Yisroel. Some Items Cholov Yisroel, Check the kashrus certificate, Open on Shabbos
Kosher Food Oasis at the OFJCC (Palo Alto) Holy Sushi requires ordering in advance. Walk-in orders are accepted for Caffe Mediterraneum and for many items at Malawach Bar. Please check vendor sites for individual holiday hours. All under the Vaad.
Jerusalem Grill (Palo Alto area)  not Kosher, no Kashrus certification, not Jewish owned (as of Nov.22, 2015)
Pars Kosher Market in San Jose, certified by the Vaad, now has a small eat in section (4 tables, first come first serve) with a short meat menu and ready made hot food. Also lots of kosher groceries.
Stanford University Cafeteria weekday lunches five days a week and dinners Monday - Thurs. General public can pay at Florence Moore Dorm and enjoy the Kosher section. Fleishig (meat) for both meals each day. Flo-Mo, as it is called, is on Mayfield Ave., across from the parking lot of Tressidor.  Finding the dining hall can be a challenge for outsiders but any student will direct you.




Groceries (etc):

San Francisco
CHOUX Bakery - French cream puffs (Haight-Ashbury) Pas yisroel, cholov yisroel. No longer certified kosher / open on Shabbos.

East Bay
Oakland Kosher.
Grand Bakery (Oakland) Pas Yisroel, Dairy items are NOT cholov yisroel. Closing 12/23/16
Berkeley Bowl (Berkeley) has some kosher items.
Costco (Definitely the one in Richmond. I believe this applies to others in the Bay Area, but this is what I know firsthand.) has cholov yisroel cheese and Jack's sausages. (As of August 2014)

South Bay
I believe Mollie Stone's in Palo Alto has a big Kosher selection. there are probably other options there as well.

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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
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« Reply #503 on: March 01, 2017, 12:07:15 AM »
Why is it not on website?
Feel free to ask them. But it's 100% C"Y from what I was told.
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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #504 on: March 01, 2017, 08:25:10 PM »
I have an IC free night that I prob want to use in SF. I assume my best choices are either the IC San Fran or the IC Mark Hopkins. B Does anyone have a recommendation for one or the other, either based on location or hotel quality? I'd be booking from my Plat account, so if one is better with upgrades/benefits, it would be a factor.

Also, I might do a night at a Hyatt property, so same question about difference between Grand Hyatt and Regency (both are 20k points).

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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #505 on: March 01, 2017, 09:10:34 PM »
Feel free to ask them. But it's 100% C"Y from what I was told.

CY items are clearly marked.
Parking is a hassle and not the best neighborhood
Went there 2 weeks ago. Impressive.

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« Reply #506 on: March 01, 2017, 09:44:53 PM »
So there are C"S items?
They told me it was all C"Y?
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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #507 on: March 01, 2017, 11:19:25 PM »
So there are C"S items?
They told me it was all C"Y?

I don't recall. I just recall seeing specific items marked as Cholov Yisroel.
Could be was to separate Pareve & Milchig.

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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #508 on: March 06, 2017, 11:07:28 PM »
Any reports from Frena yet?
http://www.frenabakery.com/
I haven't been there yet but everything I've heard so far has been good.

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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #509 on: March 07, 2017, 12:41:32 PM »
This is the same bakery as Taboon, they changed there name to http://www.frenabakery.com/. The food is good. They  have some pre packaged salads in the fridge section. I had most of the burekas, all were good.  They had huge bagels, did not have any cream cheese for the kids. The sugar donuts are also huge. 

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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #510 on: March 08, 2017, 09:22:09 AM »
Whats the deal with Sabra? Been hearing mixed reviews about it.

Hoping to avoid bringing food with me and relying on Sabra for food but I have been told to avoid.

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Whats the deal with Sabra? Been hearing mixed reviews about it.

Hoping to avoid bringing food with me and relying on Sabra for food but I have been told to avoid.
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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #512 on: March 08, 2017, 09:56:09 AM »
lol... I guess I know not to call to see if they are open.

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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #513 on: March 08, 2017, 10:49:32 AM »
Whats the deal with Sabra? Been hearing mixed reviews about it.
Simple: the food is reasonable but overpriced. (not outrageously, considering the location etc.) The service is atrocious.

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« Reply #514 on: March 08, 2017, 10:51:21 AM »
Simple: the food is reasonable but overpriced. (not outrageously, considering the location etc.) The service is atrocious.
Yup.
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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #515 on: March 08, 2017, 04:08:44 PM »
Simple: the food is reasonable but overpriced. (not outrageously, considering the location and lack of competition etc.) The service is atrocious.
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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #516 on: March 15, 2017, 04:35:27 PM »
Izzy's bagels in Palo Alto was good, as was Lechaim sushi take out.

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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #517 on: March 20, 2017, 11:05:21 AM »
Anyone ever been to Point Reyes National Seashore? Is it worth the 1.5 hour drive from SF? Would go either Sun or Mon of Memorial day weekend.

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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #518 on: March 20, 2017, 01:27:45 PM »
Anyone ever been to Point Reyes National Seashore? Is it worth the 1.5 hour drive from SF? Would go either Sun or Mon of Memorial day weekend.

Seashore itself is nice, the drive on the 1 to get there is very scenic, we went there through Stinson beach.

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Re: San Francisco/No Cal Master Thread
« Reply #519 on: March 22, 2017, 12:53:21 PM »
wow stunning! will iyh go next trip!