Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 94

1 1 mrjfili ALAMEDA COUNTY JllHnl'ji day to 1 a.m. Closed Tuesday. Dinner from $1.75 GEORGES SMORGASBORD, 2042 MacArthur Oakland. 533-4293. Famous for smorgasbord which includes a a large variety of Chinese and American dishes.

Ail you can "of course. Open Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 i p.m. Friday and, Saturday to -10 p.m. Lunch dinner $1.95.

Sunday, ail day, $1.95. A different menu offered every bar, elevated cocktail lounge, rock garden and circular fireplace, are among the features here. Chinese and American cuisine. Lotus -Room available for banquets. I 7- IDLE HOUR, 3340 Foothill Blvd.

532-9722. Serving Chinese and American cuis-. ine. Horseshoe bar and dining around a large open fireplace. Weekend specialty prime rib.

Price range from $2.80 to Open Tuesday through Saturday, 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m Sunday, 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Bar open until 2 a.m. on weekends.

Closed Mondays. Take out service. BETTERWAY FAMOUS FAMILY RESTAURANT, 7540 MacArthur 638-3400. James F. Yee, proprietor.

This popular Oakland restaurant has beeh in business since 1946. Featuring Ameri-. can and Chinese fine Chinese dishes to take home. (ISiSM Ot'M IV UmH- IS PROOF, 0ISTR1ED FROM 6 RAIN BY REUKY HARTFORD, CORN. 1170 Complete catering service.

Open daily from 6 ajn. to day and wine. George midnight Yung, proprietor. is GOLDEN PACIFIC, 10140 San Pablo El Cerrito. 525-9873.

Nanying "Stella" Wong, managing-owner. Chinese cuisine, northern and southern style, is offered on the menu as well as American dishes. The decor is a curious combination of American and Chinese. Cocktail specialty is "Pacific Splashdown. Open 11:30 a.m.

to 11:30 p.m. -Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Sunday 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Medium price range. HOUSE OF LEE, 2021 Fruit vale Oakland. 532-1982.

One of the truly outstanding Chinese restaurants." Long an Eastbay favorite. New owners recently acquired Die restaurant with John Soong now the managing partner along with Phil Der. Nothing, however, has changed. Prices, staff and menu have remained the same. Sunken CONFUCIUS, 3241 Lake-shore Oakland, 451-4117.

Norman "Bing Fong, pro-priator. Cantonese food is a house specialty, but menu also includes continental Cuisine and charcoal broiled filet mignon steak. Food to take out and delivery service. Open Mondays through Saturdays 11:30 to 2 A.M. Sundays 4 p.m.

to 1 a.m. Cocktail lounge adjoins dining room. Free parking across the street at Lucky lot DRAGON PALACE, 1521 Webster St, Alameda. 521-1969. Quincy Quon, proprietor.

Perhaps the only Chinese restaurant in the Bay Area which features Mandarin cooking in the sty 1 eofEast Coast Chinese restaurants. Chinese sizzling steak is the feature and the cocktail specialty Is "Dragon Champagne Cock-taiL- American dishes also available. Open daily 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Satur- KHYBER PASS, 3933 Telegraph Ave, Oakland.

654-9629. Hassan Nusratty, proprietor. The Eastbays first Holiday award winner and one of the most unusual restaurants in the Bay Area. Cuisine of Afghanistan features five varieties of Shish Kebab, baked egg plant and Ashak Afghanis-tanian ravioli). The restaurant has been closed the past seven months for an extensive, remodeling and expansion program and will reopen later this month.

Open weekdays 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., weekends to 11 pjn. Complete dinners 14.50 to $5.75. Banquet facilities to 80. SERVING DINNER FROM 5:30 P.M.

SUNDAY 2 P.M. to 10 P.M. CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY RESERVATIONS REQUESTED ERICH ASTL-CHEF-OWNER 3740 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette 284-5700 ATMOSPHERE REMHIISCEHT OF EARLY CALIFORNIA MCAOBIAURAWTS FAMOUS FOR MARGUERITAS At.D MEXICAN COFFEE FEATURING THE TIA MARIA SPECIAL Includes 3 entrees: green chili enchilada-tacos chili rell.nos- OPEN EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR EXCEPT CHRISTMAS AND THANKSGIVING ROOMS AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES THREE EASTBAY LOCATIONS SAN LEANDRO MARINA -SAN LEANDRO 351-C325 ALSO 399 GRAND AVE.

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