Check, Please! Bay Area Podcast

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Bistro Don Giovanni, El Molino Central, 1760 Jun 01, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews a restaurant serving traditional Italian cuisine in Napa, an award-winning roadside eatery in Sonoma, and a spot providing ingredient-driven small plates along with artisanal wines and cocktails in San Francisco.

Check, Please! Bay Area Season 12 Reviews: Monkey King Pub and Grub, Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, Grand Lake Kitchen May 25, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews a spot in Alameda serving Asian fusion dishes, a farm-to-table restaurant in St Helena and an upscale diner-deli in Oakland.

Check, Please! Bay Area Season 12 reviews: Jannah-Baghdad by the Bay, Kin Khao, El Aguila Mexican Cuisine May 18, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews an Iraqi restaurant in San Francisco, a spot serving Thai home-style cooking in San Francisco, and an eatery offering up farm-to-table freshness combined with Southern Mexican cuisine in Pleasant Hill.

Check, Please! Bay Area Season 12 reviews: Miss Ollie’s, Mama Papa Lithuania Restaurant, Bar Crudo May 11, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews a spot with Caribbean flavors and excellent fried chicken in Oakland, a cozy Lithuanian Restaurant in Alameda, and a San Francisco eatery specializing in fresh raw seafood.

Check, Please! Bay Area Season 12 reviews: The Tadich Grill, Slow Hand BBQ, Tay Ho Oakland Restaurant & Bar May 04, 2017

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Check, Please! Bay Area reviews a classic surf and turf spot in San Francisco, a down-home BBQ in Pleasant Hill, and an Oakland restaurant serving Vietnamese street food.

Check, Please! Bay Area Season 12 reviews: Farmhouse Kitchen, OVO Tavern & Eatery, Anatolian Kitchen Apr 27, 2017

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Check out whimsical decor and Northern Thai street food in San Francisco; a lively neighborhood sports bar in Oakland; and Kurdish culture, cuisine, and wine in Palo Alto.

Check, Please! Bay Area reviews: Gold Mirror Italian Restaurant, The Plumed Horse, NIDO Apr 20, 2017

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Check out old-school Italian fare in San Francisco, modern cuisine with an amazing wine list and service in Saratoga, and contemporary Mexican cooking at a modern cantina in Oakland.

Check, Please! Bay Area Season 12 Premiere reviews: Myriad Gastropub, Squeeze Inn Hamburgers, Terzo Apr 14, 2017

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Check out globally inspired food and drink at Myriad Gastropub in SF, juicy cheeseburgers at Squeeze Inn Hamburgers in Napa, and Mediterranean flavors at Terzo in SF.

Check, Please! Bay Area Explores Bay Area Cafe Culture Nov 17, 2016

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Restaurants reviewed: Cafe Borrone (Menlo Park), The Yellow Submarine (San Francisco), and Morning Due Cafe (San Francisco).

Check, Please! Bay Area Rediscovers Restaurants Outside the City Nov 10, 2016

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Restaurants reviewed: Marche aux Fleurs (Ross), The Peasant & The Pear (Danville), and Copita Tequileria y Comida (Sausalito)