Grab a bag of that samoon bread as you leave, or visit the small grocery next door. Kebab meat may look charred on the outside, but the interior is still perfectly tender. Bilad has also had an excellent kitchen serving Iraqi specialties, including some of the region’s better shawarma and falafel, zhug (an acidic hot pepper sauce), fresh tabbouleh and garlicky hummus. The superb bakery got its start turning out excellent samoon bread from Iraq and trays of delightful desserts like pistachio puffs and baklava. Some of Richardson’s other Iraqi restaurants have shut down in recent years - we still miss the kebabs at Chai Khanah - but Bilad, the original and perhaps best of them all, remains a neighborhood institution. Come to think of it, all our favorite dishes at AllGood have huge quantities of black pepper.įun fact: The restaurant’s atmosphere, eclecticism and charm are best described by the slogan emblazoned across its website: “It’s like going to Austin, without having to go through Waco.” Top pick: Either the fabulous chicken club sandwich, with crisp, peppery bacon and avocado, or literally any dish that comes with the restaurant’s smooth mashed potatoes and ultra-peppery gravy.
The chicken-fried steak, with enormous, crisp batter that sprawls across a whole takeout container, is advertised as the “world’s best.” We don’t know if that’s true, but to find better, you’d probably have to drive to some tiny town in the Hill Country. The food here adds gentle Texan touches to American classics, like the fat slices of roasted poblano pepper in the terrific grilled cheese sandwich, or the fact that all sandwiches come with a side of tortilla chips rather than fries.
The restaurant, “hidden in plain sight” on Sacramento Street, drew praise from Yelpers for the house-made Gnocchi with pork ragu, romanesco and pecorino cheese Agnolotti Asparagus Pizza and the other Neapolitan-style pies and the Roasted Beet Salad, served this season with apple, almond praline and apple cider vinaigrette.If you designed the diner of your dreams, and you happened to be from south-central Texas rather than, say, New York or the Midwest, the result would look a lot like AllGood Cafe. A former Zuppa chef, Liam Bonner, heads the kitchen, according to this paper’s First Look feature. This Cal-Italian eatery was launched just over two years ago by childhood friends Greg Poulios and Mark Louie, both veterans of Zuppa in San Francisco. The only other Northern California restaurant to make the Top 100 is Berkeley’s Creekwood. At Creekwood in Berkeley, a Spicy Rigatoni with pork ragu and broccoli rabe stems. Yelpers who gave Mazra five stars raved about the wood-grilled Double Kebab Plate the 6-Hour Lamb Shank, the Crispy Cauliflower appetizer and the Street-Style Wraps filled with steak or chicken shawarma and “to die for” fries. That’s why we like to call ourselves a ‘fast-fine restaurant.’ I wanted to bring some of that culture back to my hometown of San Bruno while sticking to my roots in Mediterranean cuisine.” The style there makes fine food accessible without sacrificing quality and affordability. “I spent some time in Sydney, Australia, and really admired the food scene there. We’ve spent a lot of time in the kitchen together and appreciate how good food brings people together,” said son and head chef Saif Makableh, who co-owns Mazra with brother Jordan.
The all-halal Mediterranean menu features traditional family recipes brought to this country by parents Randy and Ahlam Makableh when they emigrated from Jordan. Despite the challenges, the Makableh family decided to forge ahead with their plan to convert the store they’d owned for 12 years, Green Valley Market, into a restaurant. Mazra opened on the upper Peninsula in March 2020, just as pandemic restrictions were hitting the industry. From the submitted restaurants, we narrowed the list down with the expertise of our community managers, trend expert and data science team to finalize the rankings,” explained Brenae Leary, senior communications manager for Yelp. “This year’s list was determined, in part, by user submissions. How does Yelp pull all those together in one rating system?
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