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Lazslo's Hortobagy Cuisine - Hungarian
11138 Ventura Blvd. Studio City.  Good Hungarian food.  Quite a few unusual dishes.  Reasonable prices.  Real good Goulash Soup. (818) 980-2273

Matterhorn Chef-Old Heidelberg - German
13726 Oxnard Blvd. (at Woodman). Van Nuys.  Decent German food, very filling, good food and bier selection.  Cold Jagermeister. (818) 781-9396

Reiner's - German
9125 Woodman Blvd. Arleta.  Fairly small German pub run by Reiner and his wife.  Inexpensive pub food with a small menu of Wursts (including Bratwurst), Leberkäse, salads and a few other things.  Beck's draft.

Robin Hood Tavern - English
13640 Burbank Blvd. (at Woodman). Van Nuys.  Bass Ale, Watney's, John Courage, Draft Hard Cider, Fish and Chips, Darts, Bangers and Mash etc... English Pub to the English in the valley.  English bakery next door.

The Mandarin Cafe (Formerly Uncle Tai's) - Chinese
11920 Ventura Blvd. Studio City.  Very Good Chinese, with no MSG, specialties in Hunan, Szechwan and Mandarin Styles.

La Pergola - Italian
15005 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks.  Good Italian food.  A little expensive but worth it.  Occasionally has Osso Boco.

il Tiramisu - Italian
13705 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks. Very good Northern Italian food. Good selection of pastas, seafood, veal and other things. Focaccia as bread, brought to the table warm. Cafe atmosphere and a nice wine list.

Spumante - Italian
12650 Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Across from Jerry's Deli.  Good food in a small restaurant that has a nice selection. Also good patio in nice weather.

The Oyster House Saloon - Seafood
12446 Moorpark Blvd. Studio City. Good seafood in a bar atmosphere. Pasta Pepe is there for Brad, along with various other things including a good bouillabaisse.

Bizen Sushi - Sushi
13447 Ventura Blvd. Studio City.  Another small sushi bar on Ventura well worth the trip.  Bizen and Iroha are both up in the same league.

Iroha Sushi - Sushi
12953 Ventura Blvd. Studio City.  Right near the Sportmens.  A small out of the way place... if there is such a thing on Ventura.  Good sushi and a good crowd.

Asanebo - Japanese
11941 Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Very good Japanese restaurant that serves Sashimi and cooked appetizers. Excellent quality.  Phone: (818) 760-3348

Kyushu Ramen - Japanese
15355 Sherman Way Van Nuys. Japanese Noodle Dishes (Ramen, Soba and Udon), Teriyaki bowl lunch special and more. Close to CRI for a quick, inexpensive meal.

Sushi on Tap - Japanese
11056 S Ventura Blvd., Studio City.  Sushi and Soba. Sushi bar and very good Japanese noodle dishes on the menu. (818) 985-2254

La Frite - French
15013 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks. Good French cafe. Good selection of omelets, crepes and a variety of other things.

Weilers - Deli
16150 Nordhoff St. Sepulveda. Excellent Deli. (818) 892-8663

Jerry's Famous Deli -  Deli
12655 Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Real good deli with a wide variety of sandwiches, breakfast and a pretty decent matzo ball soup. Right down the block from the Sportsmens.

Country Club Brewery & Restaurant
19530 Nordhoff St., Northridge.  Finally a decent brewpub in the valley.

Cha Cha Cha - Caribbean
17499 Ventura Blvd. Encino

La VÈ Lee - Mediterranean
12514 Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Mediterranean specialties and good live jazz nightly.

Lannathai Restaurant - Thai
4457 Van Nuys Blvd. Van Nuys. A good Thai restaurant with a varied selection and very nice atmosphere and service. Van Nuys near Ventura Blvd.

Sanam Luang Thai Cafe - Thai
12980 Sherman Way (near Coldwater in Banglok Plaza.) Very good Thai. Wide menu variety from mild to blazing hot.  Good place for lunch or informal dinner.
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Agoura Hills

Milano II West - Milanese Italian
30315 Canwood Rd. Off Reyes Adobe, Agoura Hills. Very nice Italian restaurant with a very good menu selection. Excellent risotto.

La Pasta - Pasta
Cornell & Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills. Good pasta place with excellent lunch specials. The pesto is especially good.

Tuscany il Ristorante - Tuscan Italian
968 S Westlake Blvd. # 4. Westlake Village.  An excellent Tuscan restaurant with a wide variety of dished including a number of grilled specialties and risotto specials.

Gaetano's - Italian
23536 Calabasas Rd., Calabasas.  Nice Italian restaurant in Calabasas. Good food, nice wine list.

Wood Ranch Bar-B-Que - Barbecue
5050 Cornell Road.  Agoura Hills. Good barbecue.  Especially known for their tri-tip.

Cafe Provencal - Southern French
2310 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks. Very nice Provencal French food at reasonable prices.  (805) 496-7121.

Tempura House - Sushi
3709 E.Thousand Oaks Blvd. Westlake Village. Excellent sushi with a wide variety of very fresh fish.

Takahashi - Sushi
3835 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Westlake Village.  Very nice small sushi bar.

Cho Cho San - Japanese/Sushi
400 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks.  Good "boat" sushi bar and tapanyaki tables.

Taj of India - Indian
30315 Canwood Rd. Off Reyes Adobe, Agoura Hills.  Nice Indian restaurant with a good lunch buffet.

Crown and Anchor - British Pub
2891 E Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks.   Good British Pub with a nice selection of beers and ales as well as a selection of English food.  (805) 497-0070

Le Cafe - Cafe
32037 W. Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills.  Newly remodeled. Good cafe at the Westlake Inn with excellent draft selection.

Rhineland Cafe - European Deli
2346 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks.  Good takeout European Deli with excellent grocery selection and well made sandwiches.  Nice selection of German foodstuffs and bier.
 
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Santa Barbara

Franciscan Inn
109 Bath Street. Santa Barbara. (805)963-8845

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San Luis Obispo

Apple Farm Inn
The Inn has a number of rooms nicely done with antique styling for a nice "rustic" appeal.

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Solvang

Chimney Sweep Inn
1554 Copenhagen Drive. Solvang.  Nice small hotel with fireplaces in most rooms. Nice atmosphere.
 
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Monterey

San Carlos Inn
850 Abrego St. 800-227-6332

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Sacramento Area

Cafe Vienna - Austrian German
1229 Merkley Ave. West Sacramento.  Good Austrian and German food with an excellent wine list and beer selection.  Espresso bar and some great desserts. (916) 371-9560

Shige Sushi - Sushi
1608 Howe Ave. Arden Howe Plaza.  Top sushi bar in Sacramento area.

Bonn Lair - English Pub
3651 J St. Wonderful English pub with a large selection of draught and bottled beers, ales and ciders.  Good pub food. (916) 455-7155

Taj Mahal - Indian
2355 Arden Way.  Good Indian restaurant with a good selection from the Tandoor.  Nice small wine list.

Aldos - Italian
Fulton Ave. at Marconi

Tavola - Italian
Fulton Ave. at Marconi

Sudwerks Hübchbräu - German/Brewpub
Off 80 right on Mace left on 2nd. Davis.   Excellent German style beers including lager, weissen, marzen, and dunkle weissen.  (now also on Exposition Blvd.)

Elk Grove Brewing Company - Brewpub
9085 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove Very good brewpub with a selection of German and English style brews.  Good food to go along with the beer. (916) 685-2537

River City - Brewpub
Downtown Plaza.  Vienna, Lager, Pale Ale, Brown Ale.

Farmer's Wife/Little Prague - Czech
330 G St. Davis.  Nice little Czech restaurant with a nice menu showing off varied Czech dishes.  (530) 756-1107

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San Francisco

Lombard Motor Inn

 1475 Lombard St. SF 415-441-6000. Nice location near the Fishermans Wharf area and fairly near the Golden Gate. Government rates.

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North of S. F.

The Pelican - English Inn and Pub
Muir Beach. Small English Inn and Pub on road (Rt 1) to Muir Woods and Stitson Beach.

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Washington

China Garden - Chinese
RCA Bldg.  Arlington VA.  Real good Chinese with a very wide selection of some usual and unusual dishes.  Nice view out over towards Georgetown.  Reasonable prices and a nice atmosphere.

Little Europe - German
2434 Wisconsin Ave. NW Georgetown.  Very interesting German food with a wide selection of German biers including Weissen.  During spring they have a very good Spargel Festival (oh well its green..) with about a half dozen or more dishes.

Helga's International Cafe
6710 Old Dominion Rd McLean VA.  A good selection of continental food from France, Germany and Switzerland.  A little pricey but not too bad.  Good food.

Foot Anakin's - Pub
697 Spring Street Herndon VA.  Good local darts pub.

Charlie Chiang's - Chinese
Reston International Center, Sunrise Valley Dr. Reston VA.  Real good Chinese food in a variety of styles.  Good prices.

Russia House - Russian
790 Station St. Herndon VA. Good menu selection of food and stoli.

Black Eyed Pea - Southern style
645 Elden St. Herndon VA.  Basic southern food for a good price.

Brickskeller - Beer Pub
1523 22nd St. NW Washington.  GREAT Beer Menu(over 500 different beers).  Good Pub food menu including steaks, burgers, ribs, seafood, a good Louisiana Po Boy, and South Dakota Buffalo meat (steaks, burgers and stew)

Cafe Mozart - German Deli
H Street Washington DC.  Good German Food.

Cafe Japone - Japanese
J Street Washington DC.  Decent Sushi

Orleans House - Prime Rib
1213 Wilson Blvd. Arlington. Excellent Prime Rib walking distance from ARC etc... (703) 524-2929

 Hotels

Residence Inn by Marriot - Herndon VA
Omni Georgetown
Ramada Central
Holiday Inn - Thomas Circle
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Boston

Goemon - Japanese Noodle Restaurant
27 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Comm Ave Boston. Very good soba, ramen and udon served with set combinations of toppings or chose your own combination. Nice noodle bar. Japanese fast food.

 Ristorante il Fiorentino
920 Main Street Woborn 617-935-3088

 Boston Harbor Hotel

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Nashua Area

The Osaka Tea Garden - Japanese
295 Daniel Webster Hwy, Lamplighter Square, Nashua.  Great Sushi!!!  Best sushi outside of Boston.  Good menu of cooked Japanese food as well. (603) 888-9090

The Greenhouse Cafe - Swiss German
1 Craftsman Lane (at Amherst St.) Amherst .  Very good continental cuisine including Swiss French and German influence. (603) 889-8022

Martha's Exchange - Restaurant & Brewpub
185 Main Street Nashua.  Very nice food with good beer including "Untouchable" Scotch Ale, "Capone" IPA, "Volstead" Pilsner, "Vermont" Wheat, Stout and Rootbeer. (603) 883-8781

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Albany, NY

Mahar's Public Bar
Madison Ave Albany. Real Good Pub. Over 50 different drafts, 200 bottles and beer memorabilia including real dart boards.

Washington Tavern
Western Ave Albany. Bass, Guiness and many more draft.

Cafe Italia
Central Ave and Main Street Albany.

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Red Bank, NJ

The Little Kraut - Swiss German
Across from rail station. Excellent Swiss German food from a Cordon Bleu trained chef.

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Fort Walton Beach, FL - Eglin (What's still open?)

The Bay Cafe - French
233 Alconese Ave. SE. Fort Walton Beach. (Under the Bridge). Good French food served in a cafe atmosphere.  Excellent food at reasonable prices.

Coach N Four - Steak
1313 Lewis Turner Blvd. Fort Walton Beach. Good steak house with a variety of steaks and seafood.

Miss Chen's - Chinese
107 Hwy 98 E. Destin. On Miracle Strip just over bridge in Destin. Excellent Chinese food, well prepared in a pleasant atmosphere.

Giff's Sub Shop - Steak Subs
Mary Ester Cutoff and throughout the area.  Home of the fighter pilot.

Breakers Condos

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Langley AFB Area

Das Waldcafe

 12529 Warwick Newport News. Good German food in a family atmosphere. Take 64 north to Jay Clyde Morris exit (towards Newport News) right on Warwick. Restaurant is 1 or 2 miles on the left.

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Germany

Brauerie-Gasthof-Hotel Aying
Zornedinger Straße 2, Aying. Phone 08095 7 05 Fax 08095 8850.  A 30 minute ride on the München S-bahn brings you out to the village of Aying.  A very nice Gasthaus and amazing restaurant are run by the Aying brewery.  The brewery itself makes eight different biers through the year including Helles, Pils, Dupplebock, Maibock, Weiss and others.

Andechs Klösterbrauerie
Andechs Klöster. Among the best biers in the world. The Klöster itself is finely decorated and a beautiful sight.

Kurfürst
Postraße 46, Heidelberg.  Nice inexpensive hotel a few blocks from the Bahnhof at the edge of the downtown walking area.

Schloßhotel auf Burg Rheinfels
Schloßberg 47. St. Goar.  Hotel in an old fortress. Nice rooms and a great view of the Rhein.

City Hotel
Rosen Straße 28, Kaiserslautern.  Small family run hotel in downtown Kaiserslautern.

Schweizer Stuben
Königstraße 9, Kaiserslautern. Nice Gasthaus with a good restaurant.

Indian Palace
Marktstr. 44-48, 6750 Ktown. & Kettengasse 6900 Heidelberg

Uwe's Tomate
Schillerplatz 4, Kaiserslautern. Real Nice Restaurant(Michelin *)

Michaels
Wagner Straße at corner of Beethoven Strasse.  Good restaurant with an interesting selection of food and drink.

Hotel Restaurant Schläfer
Haupstraße 3, Enkenbach. 06303/3071. Good German and Continental food.

Frau Sneider's Wein Keller
Ramstein Village. The place to buy fine German wein in the Kaiserslautern area.

Maritim Parkhotel
Lothar-Daiker-Str. 6 (in Kurpark) Bad Mergentheim. Nicest hotel in Bad Mergentheim with price to match.  If you ever go for the baths this is the place.

Kurhotel Victoria
Poststraße 2, Bad Mergentheim. Very nice slightly expensive hotel near the park.

Zum wilden Mann
Reichengässe 6, Bad Mergentheim. Nice Gasthaus.

Krone
Rheinkai 19. Bingen. Near train station convenient to the Rhein cruise and the ferry over to Rudesheim.

Monopol
Bahnhofsplatz 7 Trier
 
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Czech Republic

Plzensky Prazdroj

 Plzen, Czech Republic. THE best bier in the world Plzensky Prazdroj. A must see brewery tour. Also a fine brewery restaurant with fresh Pilsner Ðrquell (the german name) draft.

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Austria

Fuggerhof Hotel Pension

 Eberhard-Fugger-Straþe 9 Salzburg.

 


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