519531 Thu May 15 14:39:41 -0700 2008 25 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 3691377 Suggestions? Too hot to cook, or even bring something in tonight, and methinks many of the small places around here are going to be awfully hot. Thu May 15 14:39:44 -0700 2008 13471 lmnopm 1 3691451 Pyramid's the only place I know of. Thu May 15 14:58:46 -0700 2008 3691377 11369 Robert Lauriston 2 3692503 Anything worth eating there? I had a colleague who loved the place and insisted on lunch there pretty often and the couple of times I strayed from a very plain and somewhat sub-par hamburger I was very disappointed. Thu May 15 22:15:42 -0700 2008 3691451 25310 Chuckles the Clone 3 3692573 One time I had the Mediterranean Steak sandwich: "Marinated, grilled & sliced Tri-Tip, romaine, marinated tomatoes, red onions, feta cheese, herb vinaigrette & a side of mint yogurt sauce." I thought it was pretty tasty. Thu May 15 23:08:05 -0700 2008 3692503 11940 DezzerSF 3 3693504 At Pyramid I usually order the fish & chips, pretty good though if I were craving that dish rather than air conditioning I'd go to Sea Salt. Sometimes I get the pepperioni pizza, edible if you don't mind soft, blonde crust and too much cheese. Again, if I were craving pizza and beer rather than air conditioning, I'd go to Lanesplitter. I'd order that Mediterranean steak sandwich again, especially if sitting outside. Onion rings and Caesar are decent. Fri May 16 09:37:21 -0700 2008 3692503 11369 Robert Lauriston 4 3694167 I thought the grilled salmon sandwich was decent as well. Fri May 16 12:17:18 -0700 2008 3693504 25012 chemchef 1 3691493 You could look around for places with closed windows and doors. Or go to the Cerrito theater. Or skip dinner and hang out at the library. Thu May 15 15:12:30 -0700 2008 3691377 11231 Glencora 1 3691722 A/C in the Pacific East Mall. Or just head to Daimo. Or give that new Jac's Asian Bistro a try -- not sure about the A/C situation though Thu May 15 16:37:10 -0700 2008 3691377 17116 kc72 2 3691779 I would guess not at Jac's. I was thinking Pacific East Mall too. Fat Apple's? T-Rex? Thu May 15 16:56:05 -0700 2008 3691722 10264 rworange 1 3691811 Never been there but relatives have brought in take-out from China Village on Solano in Albany. Pretty good on my sensitive Asian food meter. Are they not A/Ced???? Thu May 15 17:06:44 -0700 2008 3691377 11405 Midlife 2 3692109 China Village occured to me as well; for some reason I have in my head that they are air conditioned (but can't swear to it, so worth a call). Fortunately I am in LA, where air conditioning is the norm when the sun comes out :-) Thu May 15 19:12:22 -0700 2008 3691811 10158 susancinsf 3 3695233 Confirmed in another topic. Fri May 16 17:35:46 -0700 2008 3692109 11369 Robert Lauriston 1 3691844 One of the nice things about living in the Bay Area is you don't need AC....right? Thu May 15 17:19:55 -0700 2008 3691377 14573 Scott M 1 3691863 My guess is that the chains in El Cerrito Plaza, Macaroni Grill, Pomodoro and the others will have AC. Almost all chains provide AC. At ECP you can at least play the odds with several options. Thu May 15 17:29:29 -0700 2008 3691377 27275 ML8000 1 3802369 Discovered by chance yesterday that Seoul House in Oakland has AC. Sun Jun 22 10:48:12 -0700 2008 3691377 11369 Robert Lauriston 2 3993168 Has anyone stumbled across any others since the last post? Wed Aug 27 22:29:11 -0700 2008 3802369 13471 lmnopm 3 3994748 Tofu Yu which opened today in the strip mall with the Japanese Market and Baskin Robbins. Lovely air conditioning. I thought of you. ALSO, they have Maggie Mudd organic vegan ice cream, so to speak. I like the blueberry a lot. Post from today's openeing. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/553011 Thu Aug 28 13:35:21 -0700 2008 3993168 10264 rworange 1 4612377 Remembering this thread from last year when it got incredibly hot unseasonably early....any updates? Mon Apr 20 13:54:24 -0700 2009 3691377 17199 Nina 2 4612406 Pyramid's happy hour seems pretty tempting right now. Mon Apr 20 14:00:58 -0700 2009 4612377 11231 Glencora 3 4612779 Sahn Maru has AC. Sold me on it the first time I went there, as it was a scorcher. Mon Apr 20 15:49:11 -0700 2009 4612406 17723 lexdevil 4 4613055 Actually Korean bbq places that have grilling at the table are often a good bet for strong AC and ventilation. Mon Apr 20 17:16:40 -0700 2009 4612779 10039 Melanie Wong 5 4614355 Indeed; I had to come into town for a quick dive club meeting last night. They had decided to meet at the private front room in Sura, which was fine with me since I love the food there. I was muttering to myself over the fact that on the one day that it was as hot in Oakland as it was in Merced, I was forced to come to the town that has no AC. To my surprise, while I actually am not sure if they do table grilling or not, or even if it was air conditioned, they had somehow managed to get the place quite pleasantly cool even while it was still over 90 outside. Ten of us had a very enjoyable meal. It was slammed by the way, more crowded than I have ever seen it, mostly with Korean families. We decided that no one wanted to cook and knew it would be nice and cool there.... and our dinner was great, though they did run out of Sierra Nevada ale which disappointed some of my dining companions. I knew I had a two hour plus drive home and stuck to coke and cold noodles. Perfect dinner for a night like last night. Tue Apr 21 07:55:30 -0700 2009 4613055 10158 susancinsf 6 4813334 I believe the Beta Lounge on Durant has AC. More wine/beer than food, but a nice selection of light things to eat. Sun Jun 28 14:29:07 -0700 2009 4614355 13471 lmnopm 7 4813659 the hummus at beta lounge is excellent. Sun Jun 28 17:54:18 -0700 2009 4813334 72348 nicedragonboy 8 5040498 Time for updates - we have several hot days-a-coming. Sushi Solano may have had AC - I remember it being comfortable in there yesterday. Fri Sep 18 13:58:27 -0700 2009 4813659 13471 lmnopm 1 5041428 Ate dinner at Chick-O-Peas on Shattuck Ave in Berkeley tonight and it definitely had air conditioning. It was so cold inside that I regretted not wearing a jacket. Fri Sep 18 22:31:45 -0700 2009 3691377 159436 potato or yam