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J S's avatar

Brilliant writing. My favorite is description of the Berkeley Bowl: "...Valhalla for a very particular kind of GRWM creature in the Bay....". Been that way since it opened in the old bowling alley in 1977.

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Jesse Miller-Gordon's avatar

I always wanted to see it as a bowling alley so bad

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doncal's avatar

I agree, Although Chez Panisse mention gets a close second!

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space_lab's avatar

I didn’t come here to be attacked like that

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LDBear's avatar

I’m not sure why but I thoroughly love this.

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Rick Chen's avatar

Same :joy:

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Rob's avatar

Excellent guide.

But could some rephrase it all so that someone in an older generation knows what I just read?

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TKE Prytanis 79's avatar

Genius...loved this, and has so many of my old haunts, including cough cough, Chez Panisse (yes, I'm over 65 and yes, I know Alice).

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Haystack Calhoun's avatar

Although not located within Berkeley city limits, menrion could have been made of The Hotsy Totsy Club in Albany on San Pablo Ave.

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