328044 Fri Sep 22 15:09:40 -0700 2006 32 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 1894756 I've been wanting to try an Arnold Palmer drink for the longest time. It's half lemonade and half iced tea. Anyone seen it on the menu or know where to get a good version? Thanks in advance. Fri Sep 22 15:09:40 -0700 2006 10677 hhc 1 1894759 NY Pie in Santa Rosa, per my last visit. Fri Sep 22 15:10:27 -0700 2006 1894756 10039 Melanie Wong 2 1895472 The best Arnold Palmer I have had is not at a restaurant but in a can. Arizona Ice Tea sells a canned Arnold Palmer, It's actually a "lite". It has pictures of Arnold Palmer all over the can. I get it at Nob Hill Market. I have tried several at different restauran's and found none as good as this. They also carry an Arnold Palmer in a larger 1/2 gal milk size container but it's not as good. The can sell's for .99 and I think it's 20 oz. Fri Sep 22 18:52:15 -0700 2006 1894759 42428 BAR20 3 1895782 The problem with Arizona Iced Tea is that they are mostly high-fructose corn syrup. Fri Sep 22 20:44:04 -0700 2006 1895472 19669 manys 1 1894771 This is a very hard drink to mess up. Try asking for half lemonade, half iced tea at any place serving both. I do so all the time and have never encountered a problem... Fri Sep 22 15:16:58 -0700 2006 1894756 18466 a_and_w 2 1895676 That would have been exactly my answer. For a truly great one, go to the Four Seasons. They even have lemonade and iced tea ice cubes. Fri Sep 22 20:05:23 -0700 2006 1894771 10896 chaddict 1 1894979 I believe it is on the menu at Hard Knox on Third St (Dogpatch) in SF. Fri Sep 22 16:22:24 -0700 2006 1894756 13300 Civil Bear 1 1894999 Almost every resturant that i have been to that has has fresh lemonade knows what an Arnold Palmer is and will make it for you, but it seems like it won't ever be on the menu. Places i have gotten one in the last 6-8 months: Delfina Pizzeria Chenery Park Chow Park Chow Cafe for all Seasons Nordstom's Cafe Market Bar Kuleto's and there have been other's but i can't really remember right now. Here is the problem with Arnold Palmers: If a place makes it's own lemonade, well, they are proud of that lemonade and asking them to mix it with iced tea, they can't seem to wrap their heads around that. so almost ALWAYS the ratio of half iced tea to half lemonade fails. they will fill the glass with ice and pour in half the lemonade and then add like a splash of iced tea on top so it just looks like dirty lemonade. I think the ratio has to be more like 3 to 1 in the iced tea's favor.... that is my two cents. Have a good day Fri Sep 22 16:26:08 -0700 2006 1894756 14459 jupiter 2 1895109 I agree, the lemonade flavors the ice tea, not the other way around. Also, good APs should be served in a mason jar and are best enjoyed on a shady porch. Fri Sep 22 16:59:11 -0700 2006 1894999 42422 Jakubo 1 1895006 I have had one at Bix in the city, and it was done perfectly. Fri Sep 22 16:28:12 -0700 2006 1894756 24384 lisabrownie 1 1895020 The Grove on Filmore has one on the menu, very tasty, although I'm not sure if they make their own lemonade. Fri Sep 22 16:31:57 -0700 2006 1894756 13248 China 1 1895036 Palomino also has them. Their iced tea is peach-flavored, though; I've never had the Arnold Palmer. Fri Sep 22 16:37:37 -0700 2006 1894756 16953 MuppetGrrl 1 1895052 You can get a very tasty A.P. at Out The Door in the Ferry Buiding. Chrysanthemum tea and lemonade with a slice of lemon and a slice of lime too. Not on the menu, but just ask for it, and they do a good job. Fri Sep 22 16:41:42 -0700 2006 1894756 13926 vinchar 1 1895064 There's no need to wait for this to show up on the menu. Just about any waitperson will know what it is and whether you can have one there. But don't bother if they use Minute Maid fountain lemonade. Yech. Fri Sep 22 16:44:04 -0700 2006 1894756 12341 vanillagrrl 1 1895170 i had a delicious A.P. at Dolores Park Cafe not too long ago. not too lemony, just the right amount of tea. Fri Sep 22 17:18:17 -0700 2006 1894756 28485 mchan02 1 1895264 As mentioned, you can pretty much get an Arnold Palmer at any decent restaurant or cafe that has both...but beware it's not fresh. I've had awful ones at full bars or places you'd except something decent. BTW, if you go to Trader Joe's, you can buy both drink, non-frozen, off the shelf ready to pour and mix your own. Fri Sep 22 17:47:17 -0700 2006 1894756 27275 ML8000 2 1896104 Trader Joes also sells Arnold Palmers pre-mixed. However, I find the mixture too sweet. Mixing it yourself is a better idea. Fri Sep 22 22:54:43 -0700 2006 1895264 12277 jiongliu 3 1896500 Exactly. TJ's lemonade is too sweet...but mixed w/ Tejava at about 1/2-1/2 over ice is a pretty good AP. Sat Sep 23 03:17:44 -0700 2006 1896104 27275 ML8000 1 1895277 Paragon makes a very good Arnold Palmer. You may also want to try the "Tiger Woods" - its like an Arnold Palmer, but better -with a splash of cranberry juice (alluding to Tiger's favorite red shirts worn on Sundays)! Fri Sep 22 17:51:37 -0700 2006 1894756 20656 plainjane 2 1895830 Or try a John Daly, that's an Arnold Palmer with vodka. Mmmmmmmm on a hot day. Fri Sep 22 21:03:32 -0700 2006 1895277 13252 Hoss 2 1897459 Think I'll stick to the Champagne Tony Lema cocktail. Sat Sep 23 21:04:14 -0700 2006 1895277 13192 chocolatetartguy 1 1896128 Any of the Max's Restaurants (Opera Plaza, Stanford). They are huge and made with brewed tea. Fri Sep 22 23:04:57 -0700 2006 1894756 42502 Yumgiants 1 1896129 Zuni will make you a good one. Fri Sep 22 23:05:05 -0700 2006 1894756 10189 celeste 1 1896238 I was just reading about how La Pizzeria in Campbell serves them. http://www.yelp.com/biz/PCUzAxUa0jzFCIpSFwwzpQ Sat Sep 23 00:11:51 -0700 2006 1894756 10992 katya 1 1896309 Why is this drink called an Arnold Palmer? Was it his favorite libation after beating out Nicklaus? Sat Sep 23 00:52:57 -0700 2006 1894756 13192 chocolatetartguy 2 1896505 I think he asked for it at a place that named it after him. I doubt he was the first to try to drink it...but it became his drink. If he wasn't famous, probably would have never happened. Imagine if James Joyce asked for an Irish coffee before it was called an Irish coffee...they might have named it after him or not. That's my guess. Sat Sep 23 03:20:49 -0700 2006 1896309 27275 ML8000 1 1896555 For a chain (please don't throw things), I adore the Arnold Palmer at Cheesecake Factory. A sugar rim, fresh squeezed lemons...it's divine. Sat Sep 23 03:53:35 -0700 2006 1894756 40643 pizookie75 1 1896625 Tangentially, according to wikipedia (i.e., take this with a shakerful of salt) Arnold Palmer also had a favorite sandwich he called the Saturday -- a PBJ in which one slice of bread was toasted wheat bread and the other was refrigerated potato bread. Sat Sep 23 04:54:44 -0700 2006 1894756 13926 vinchar 2 1896705 Man, that's an odd combo...the AP drink w/ the Sat. sandwich. Mangled palette or just really eccentric. Sat Sep 23 06:16:02 -0700 2006 1896625 27275 ML8000 1 1897521 I got a strawberry arnold palmer (strawberry lemonade and iced tea) at California Pizza Kitchen that was like nirvana. Of course, this could have been because I had been tromping around Westwood (la) in 80 degree heat for like 3 hours. FWIW. Sat Sep 23 21:42:06 -0700 2006 1894756 42577 darkesnow 1 1997904 My fave premade one is Nantucket Nectar's Squeezed Nectar "Half and Half"- Not too sweet- pretty good, comes in a glass bottle. Andronico's has every NN but that one usually, but Molly Stone's, Whole Foods usually have them, plus your random shops. This is better than the Arizona I think. For a REAL one, and this is harder to find, I like the Lemonade Ice Tea from Vietnamese restaurants- usually some yummy jasmine tea mixed with fresh limeade, but this is somewhat rare. This cannot be beat. Problem is it usually doesn't get cold enough, they add the hot tea to a glass of ice. A place in Mountain View jsut off Castro has them, but the one I had had way too much sugar. I haven't quite found a great one around here yet. Sun Nov 05 04:34:37 -0800 2006 1894756 40489 P. Punko 1 1999067 I've had a good one at the Bette's To Go place next to Bette's Oceanview Diner on fourth St. in Berkeley. Sun Nov 05 22:31:48 -0800 2006 1894756 11534 The Librarian