When I lived in San Francisco, I loved going to Moishe's Pippic. I have not been able to find a similar culinary experience since moving back to the East Bay. That is until I moved into Berkeley.
I often find it humorous that I have never gone to Saul's before this. Back in March I turned down a job as their office manager. That's the humor. They were going to hire me knowing that I live in the neighborhood yet had never find time to eat there. I didn't take the job because I knew that for what they were paying it would not be a longterm choice for me -- and they deserved someone who was going to stick around for some time.
The biggest challenge in going into Saul's was trying to decide what to get. Because I wanted one of everything. I mean, did I want a sandwich? What about the brisket? The thought of latkes and applesauce got my mouth watering. It also reminded me of another place that I used to go to on a regular basis, Suppenkuche. (Yeah, I'm too lazy to look for the code to make the umlaut or however you spell it.) Same neighborhood as Moishe's. *sigh* Crap. I'm going to have to get a wiener schnitzel fix soon. Maybe I can talk Grasshopper into joining me there for brunch on Sunday.
Now where was I? Oh yeah. Saul's. So I thought that I would be safe if I chose a route that did not include Andronico's. Not. I ended up passing by Vintage Berkeley. The store called to me and I could not resist. When I got in, I discovered that there was a tasting going on. Well, of course, I sampled. I then returned on my way home from Saul's to make a purchase.
I decided to go with the Reuben...
and a little dessert.
Now the only question is what to have for dinner tonight.
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