665091 Thu Nov 05 21:31:29 -0800 2009 13 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 5160044 A friend asked for a recommendation of an Asian restaurant with a full bar. Anh Hong, Chu, Le Cheval, Ozumo, Soi 4, Yoshi's ... am I forgetting any? Thu Nov 05 21:31:30 -0800 2009 11369 Robert Lauriston 1 5160061 China Village in Albany has a full bar. Not sure what the liquor stock looks like but there are a lot of bottles back there. Trader Vic's in Emeryville? Thu Nov 05 21:54:01 -0800 2009 5160044 10039 Melanie Wong 2 5160658 Oghane? Lots of bottles, maybe not hard liquor though. Burma Superstar? I remember having a good wine at the alameda location, but don't remember full bar. Websites for each are no help. Well put re CV - "there are a lot of bottles back there" - I would only order the simplest of drinks there, although --- maybe a hidden gem! I haven't tried everywhere on that list, but Yoshi's makes excellent drinks. Soi 4 would be my second choice - I think they have a good cocktail list, although it's not as much of a highlight as at Yoshi's. It is highly arguably whether TV's food is asian. Fri Nov 06 07:38:35 -0800 2009 5160061 54804 bbulkow 3 5161123 Nothing at Ohgane stronger than soju. Fri Nov 06 10:06:11 -0800 2009 5160658 11369 Robert Lauriston 1 5160067 I think King Tsin has a full bar Thu Nov 05 21:57:49 -0800 2009 5160044 17116 kc72 1 5160073 A hidden gem in Montclair Village, Oakland. The owner worked for Trader Ci's, and they make the best Mai Tai ever; definitely worth the trip. Beyond that, the food is good. Love anything sizzling, with meat, tofu, etc. War won ton soup is a favorite. A nice, friendly place, definitely a good bar and the food is good. Thu Nov 05 22:06:42 -0800 2009 5160044 110372 macadam 2 5161126 Why is that showing up as Piedmont rather than Oakland? Weird. Fri Nov 06 10:06:24 -0800 2009 5160073 11369 Robert Lauriston 2 5161439 granted, the last time I was at Silver Palace in Montclair was at least ten years ago. However, back in the day when I lived in Oakland and my kids were small, we'd go there now and then since it was family friendly. Mostly we'd go for the mai tai's :-) Back then, yes, the mai tais were very good (I sometimes stopped in just to have one at the small bar). And yes, the place is friendly. However, the food was only average Americanized Chinese, at best. Fri Nov 06 11:43:43 -0800 2009 5160073 10158 susancinsf 1 5160092 Ching Hua in Alameda has a full bar, and I think that its sister restaurants Shen Hua and Kirin do as well. Siam Cuisine in Berkeley. Legendary Palace. Xyclo. Thu Nov 05 22:33:29 -0800 2009 5160044 10159 Ruth Lafler 2 5160676 Vanessa's Bistro on Solano has a full bar. Fri Nov 06 07:45:09 -0800 2009 5160092 13471 lmnopm 3 5161798 Vanessa's. Yes. I couldn't remember the name. Fri Nov 06 13:33:26 -0800 2009 5160676 54804 bbulkow 2 5161139 Chu is the latest entry in the Kirin / Shen Hua / Ching Hua sorta-chain. Fri Nov 06 10:10:10 -0800 2009 5160092 11369 Robert Lauriston 1 5161450 Are you sure Anh Hong has a full bar? When we were there the other day it appeared to me to be all wine bottles (behind a very lovely bar). Website doesn't say. As I've said before, while I don't love the food, I really do like the drinks at Le Cheval. Silver Dragon in downtown Oakland has a full bar, not that I am a big fan of the food there either...but every few years, for nostalgia's sake (we ate there back when it was a tiny place across the street, practically every Sunday when I was a kid). Fri Nov 06 11:47:31 -0800 2009 5160044 10158 susancinsf 2 5161679 I'm not sure about Anh Hong, I was just going by Yelp and a few other Web listings, which are worth the paper they're printed on. Fri Nov 06 12:55:09 -0800 2009 5161450 11369 Robert Lauriston