Viks’ Chaat Corner: Indian Snacks in Berkeley

Posted on 6/12/2005 by admin

Vik’s Chaat Corner
726 Allston Way
Berkeley
(510) 644-4412

If you live in San Francisco, it’s easy to forget how close Berkeley is. On a nice weekend, hop on the bridge for a short 15-minute drive over to the East Bay, home of the California Golden Bears (my alma mater).

Just off the University Ave. exit is an unexpected place to go for cheap, fresh Indian food. “Chaat,” as a friend told me, basically means “snacks”…and tucked in this industrial area is what looks like a garage-turned-cafeteria, serving Indian delicacies.

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Gloria’s Burritos: Grubbin’ in the 408

Posted on 3/27/2005 by admin

Gloria’s Burritos
1142 Saratoga Ave.
San Jose, CA 95129
408-984-6086

On my way down to the ‘burbs (on a Saturday, there’s hardly any traffic in the middle of the day), I swung by a strip mall to check out some legit Mexican food. Until I walked in, it was only Spanish spoken here.

I ordered the Carne Asada Burrito (a la carte) for $4.50. I was gonna get it to go but then I saw their yummy salsas on the table. I wanted to try those out, too, but if you’re getting takeout, the chips ‘n salsa are $2 extra.

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Finger Food at Wendy’s

Posted on 3/24/2005 by admin

You think it’s an urban legend.
You’ve heard similar stories before — the rat burger at Jack in the Box, the horsemeat (again, at Jack in the Box), the deep fried rat in the french fry deep fryer at McDonald’s.

But apparently this one is REAL.

A 20-year old woman bit into a FINGER at a Wendy’s in San Jose.
No kidding.

Now, this is unconfirmed but my friend told me that one report claimed she told the Wendy’s employees about it. They nonchalantly said that it “was a vegetable.” Uh huh.

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Delicious & Easy Pecan Pie Recipe

Posted on 3/23/2005 by admin

Mmmm Mmmmm Good!!!! Who knew that pecan pie was so darn easy to make!!

Thanks again to AllRecipes for this awesome Southern Pecan Pie recipe.

All ingredients are readily available at Safeway.

I used a 9-inch deep dish frozen crust (Safeway select brand),
Karo’s dark syrup (1 jar is more than enough),
and 3 small bags of Planters Pecan Parts (not halves)

Be careful when moving the pie from the counter to the oven — you need to hold it very steady so the liquid doesn’t slosh around, and the pie tin doesn’t bend.

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