Check, Please! Bay Area Podcast

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Flea Street Cafe, Metro Lafayette, Marin Sun Farms Nov 09, 2017

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This season 12 episode 12 revisits some old favorite spots from previous seasons of Check, Please! Bay Area. Reviewed are: a spot in Menlo Park that embraces fresh Californian cuisine produced from local, organic ingredients; a restaurant in Lafayette with Californian-French menu; and a combination farm outlet, butcher shop and restaurant celebrating the pasture-to-plate philosophy in Pt. Reyes.

Check, Please! Bay Area: Mandalay, Back A Yard Caribbean American Grill, Pho Vi Hoa Nov 02, 2017

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This season 12 episode 11 revisits some old favorite spots from previous seasons of Check, Please! Bay Area. Reviewed are: Burmese dishes at Mandalay in San Francisco, Caribbean fare at Back A Yard Caribbean American Grill in Menlo Park, and classic Vietnamese specialties at Pho Vi Hoa in Los Altos.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Mingalaba Restaurant, The Brazen Head, āina Oct 19, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews Burmese cuisine in Burlingame, pub food in SF's Cow Hollow, and Hawaiian fare in SF's Dogpatch.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Los Arquitos Restaurant, Lavash Restaurant, Seven Hills Oct 12, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews a spot serving traditional Mexican fare in Vallejo, a San Francisco restaurant offering classic Persian flavors, and we step back to a previous episode to revisit the Italian flair at an eatery in San Francisco.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: CALA, Moss Beach Distillery, Rocker Oysterfeller’s Kitchen + Saloon Oct 05, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: a restaurant with a mission serving elevated Mexican cuisine in San Francisco; a spot in San Mateo County offering seafood, views and otherworldly cocktails; and a place reminiscent of the Wild West in Valley Ford serving up oysters and southern comfort cuisine.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Rusty’s Southern, Jupiter, Glen Ellen Star Sep 28, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: a southern-style restaurant in San Francisco's Tenderloin; a spot serving up more than just pizza and beer with outdoor dining and a fire-pit; and a restaurant creating elegant wood-fired dishes in Glen Ellen.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Waterfront Pizza & Mediterranean Restaurant, Saul’s Restaurant & Delicatessen, Lolinda Sep 21, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews a restaurant serving up pizza and Mediterranean food in Foster City, a Jewish deli in Berkeley, and a San Francisco spot that offers up an abundance of meat from a wood-fired oven.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Martins West Pub, Red Tavern, August (1) Five Sep 14, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews a Scottish-themed farm-to-table eatery in Redwood City, a family-gathering place with hearty portions of Russian cuisine in San Francisco, and a SF restaurant with a contemporary twist on Indian fare and inventive California cocktails.

Check, Please! Bay Area Casual Spots: Guerilla Cafe, Buddy’s Bites & Brews, Luka’s Taproom & Lounge Jun 15, 2017

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Whether you’re looking for a lazy Sunday or a place to unwind, you’ll find the comforts of casual dining at these restaurants.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Jack’s Prime Burgers & Shakes, Posada, Noodle Theory Provisions Jun 08, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviewed a modern-day diner in San Mateo that serves Angus beef burgers, organic milkshakes and craft microbrews; a restaurant serving Southwestern cuisine in Livermore, and an Asian-centric eatery in Oakland with a contemporary-Californian twist and cocktails.