Dinner on 580?

Spettro, near the lake in Oakland, is a one-of-a-kind place, very friendly, good food, reasonable prices. Very popular. Short hop off the freeway.

http://sanfrancisco.sidewalk.com/directory?FID=1&SID=738&FTS=spettro&x=10&y=12

http://www.sfgate.com/eguide/food/digest/spettro0903_97.shtml

Linda E. wrote:
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> Any suggestions for restaurants along the 580 corridor or near the Oakland
> Colliseum?  We're driving down on Tuesday afternoon for Stones concert &
> would like to have dinner pre-concert... nothing too fancy but definitely
> no fast-food.
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> Thanks!
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Linda,

Try Francesco's on Hegenberger Rd.  Good food but not too expensive and less than a mile west of the Coliseum.

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Linda E. wrote:

> Any suggestions for restaurants along the 580 corridor or near
> the Oakland Coliseum?  We're driving down on Tuesday afternoon
> for Stones concert & would like to have dinner pre-concert...

You might like Zza's, an Italian place on Grand (I think) in Oakland, right on Lake Merritt.

Another spot I like is Cuckoo's Nest, at approximately 3rd and Alice not far from Jack London Square.  Vaguely Italianate-Yuppie, owned by Paul Carerra.  Things like polenta, bresola sandwiches, trout salad may appear on their menu, but it changes frequently so calling to ask is a good idea.

Steve

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Someone wrote:

>Not even the same neighborhood. Ronnie Lott was a part-owner of Piemonte
>Ovest. There've been at least two restaurants in that building since it
>closed--the current one is Autumn Moon Cafe.

Just had dinner at Autumn Moon the other night. The food was quite delicious, service friendly, prices reasonable. We shared a giant ravioli stuffed with lemony ricotta and topped with a generous saute of assorted wild mushrooms and a bit of shaved parmesan. It was indeed giant -- kept 3 of us happy as a starter (2 if you're more greedy than we were). For dinner, I had a pan-crisped salmon that was perfectly cooked (crispy outside, moist inside), served over a smashed red potato cake with some perfectly plain steamed vegies on the side. For dessert, we shared a pear-blueberry cobbler that was unremarkable. Wine list is pretty good and kinda cute -- lots of moon references. Several choices by the glass.

It's has a nice friendly, informal, neighborhood kind of atmosphere. They also serve breakfast and lunch. I tried back for the former the following day, but they were doing a minor kitchen repair. Should be open again now, though.