DeLuxe

Last night heading over to Emeryville to see Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (it wasn’t at all as lame as the critics made it seem) we stopped at one of our Bay Street favorites Zao Noodle Bar. The movie was nearly 3 hours long and by the time it was over not too many places back in our ‘hood were still open for dinner. Zao is always a good choice. I like the Vietnamese rice noodle bowls and Susan had a nice Thai style coconut milk /lemongrass chicken soup.

Zao Noodle Bar
5614 Bay Street, Emeryville, CA
510.595.2888

This spot at the intersection where College and Claremont meet was an ice cream parlor for many years. Not long ago, the business was converted to a small restaurant called Noodle Theory. The food is super-d-duper. We’ve been there twice now and despite its size we never had to wait for a table. At the start of our lunch we got some free edamade with a soy/hoisin sauce dripped over the top. Susan had some flat noodles with ginger and chicken. I had round noodles with a spicy ground pork. We shared an extra dish of sauted green beans. Everything was great and the portions were pretty generous. They also make a nice mango black tea. They even serve all the fine flavors of Dry Soda.

Noodle Theory
6099 Claremont Ave, Oakland, CA 94620
510.595.6988