Article 10544 of cmu.cs.general:
From: ssingh+@H.GP.CS.CMU.EDU (Sanjiv Singh)
Subject: Three New Restaurants
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 14:41:40 -0500


Himalyan Tibetan Restaurant: The best thing that could have showed up
in Oakland. This is a pleasant place, with good food and reasonable 
prices.  They seem to have a fairly large menu and have decent lunch
specials. I spotted a fair number of vegetarian dishes.  Located across 
the street from Pakvale Saving on Forbes in Oakland (two blocks down 
from the Beehive).  The place opened 3 weeks ago and already looks pretty 
busy. Hours- M, Th:11-8, F:11-9, Sa: 12-9

Tijuana Taco Restaurant: This is new mexican fast food restaurant located 
between the HTR and the Beehive (across from the Beehive).  It seems to
be about two notches above your standard Taco bell but definitely not as
good as the Attic which is only half a block away.  Prices are higher
than fastfood but not too bad.  The fajitas are decent.

My Dung: This is a new Vietnamese restaurant in the strip (22nd and Penn)
across from the El Ultimo Cafe.  They seem to have two menus- chinese
and vietnamese.  I went with a bunch of Indians who have weaned on the fiery
chilies of south india, and I must report that the vietnamese food we had
got the better of us.  Ears popped, tears streamed and there was much calling
for water.  Be warned, the vietnamese items are *much* spicier than the 
chinese ones. If you do get the ones marked with a (*) ask them to tone
it down some. Otherwise, the food was better than average but not excellent.
Prices were slightly higher than average ($8-10/entree).

I hear there is a new Thai restaurant in Oakland that has been opened by the
people who ran Bangkok house in Dormont.  If someone has eaten at this
place or has any more details, please post.

							-Sanjiv