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  1. About the CovertProfessor
  2. CovertProfessor's Quick Restaurant Picks
  3. CovertProfessor's Restaurant Reviews
    1. American/Californian
    2. Sandwiches
    3. Caribbean
    4. Chinese
    5. Frozen Dessert
    6. Other Dessert
    7. European
    8. Indian/Nepalese
    9. Japanese/Korean
    10. Latin American/Tex-Mex
    11. Middle Eastern
    12. Pizza
    13. Thai
    14. Vietnamese
    15. Out of business
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CovertProfessor's Quick Restaurant Picks

Restaurants are listed in order of preference. I've only listed restaurants that I like. If a restaurant is not listed, it usually means I don't like it, but it might just mean that I haven't tried it. See details below.

Best hamburgers: 1. Crepeville (but not Burgers and Brew), 2. Ali Baba
Best pizza: 1. Village Bakery (or if you want sit-down service, Village Pizza & Grill, 2. Symposium, 2. Lamppost Pizza - tie for second
Best Chinese: 1. Davis Noodle City, 2. Wok of Flame, 3. Shanghai Town
Best Thai: 1. Thai Nakorn, 2. Thai Bistro, 3. Sophia's, 4. Thai Recipes
Best Indian/Nepalese: Raja Indian Cuisine, Kathmandu Kitchen, and Namaste Nepal RestaurantDammit, they are all good!
Best Japanese/Korean: 1. Zen Toro, 2. Davis Oshio Cafe, 3. DOSiRAK
Best middle eastern: Ali Baba, Sam's Mediterranean, and Café MéditerranéeOk, I've just named the three middle eastern restaurants in town... but how can I rank them when I like them for different things?
Best Mexican: 1. El Mariachias far as I know, the only place in town where you can get a burrito with vegetables in it, 2. Taqueria Guadalajaraespecially the one in South Davis with the dog-friendly patio, 3. Taqueria Davisas good as The Guad but lacks the patio. For a meal with wait service, Tres Hermanas is good.
Best upscale: Little Prague, Osteria Fasulo, Seasons, Tucos - These are unranked and in alpha order because I like them equally well.
Best frozen dessert: 1. Davis Creamery at Sugar Daddies, 2. Icekrimski Cafe, 3. Yolo Berry Yogurt
Best dessert: 1. Konditorei - Others are good, such as The Candy House of Davis or Little Prague, but none really hold a candle to Konditorei.
Best café: 1. Cloud Forest Cafe, 2. Delta of Venus
Best place to get fresh fruits and veggies: 1. CSA, 1. FL Strawberries (tie for first), 2. Farmers' Market, 3. Ikedas
Best other: Sunrise Restaurant (Vietnamese), Farmer's Kitchen Cafe (local, organic), Crepeville, The Hotdogger

CovertProfessor's Restaurant Reviews

American/Californian

Sandwiches

Davis's sandwich scene has been looking up lately, though it still isn't quite what it could be.

Caribbean

Chinese

Frozen Dessert

Other Dessert

European

Indian/Nepalese

Japanese/Korean

Latin American/Tex-Mex

Middle Eastern

Pizza

Thai

Ah, Thai food. A well-made Thai sauce is the nectar of gods. Davis is lucky to have so many good Thai restaurants.

Vietnamese

Out of business

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2012-01-02 16:08:45   Thanks! :) I got a kick out of the short story you linked to as well. —ScottMeehleib


2012-01-02 17:20:03   Thank you! Glad you liked the photo and page. —EliseKane


2012-01-06 16:25:22   Oops, sorry for leaving off the address info! Just added it to Davis Flea Market. —NicholasBarry


2012-01-06 16:38:11   Yeah, thing is, we don't actually want anyone coming to the flea market... haha, thanks for catching that. By the way, interested in getting together for a Davis edit party to play around with the new Sacwiki code? I just put together a page to suggest this gathering: Edit party to preview Localwiki code. —NicholasBarry


2012-01-09 19:52:18   Orthography != Grammar. /pedant —WilliamLewis


2012-01-10 23:34:56   real mature

If you didn't want your digital information to be used for something (even if stated otherwise), then you shouldn't have joined (cause that possibility always exists anytime you transmit over any medium)

and if you really object to the circumstances in which this slapdickery occurred, go try and kill the wikispot project thru litigation or something productive.

We know something went down and we (the community, and the people with the keys) are apparently trying to rectify it, and if you want to continue to be a killjoy that is your choice to make —StevenDaubert


2012-01-10 23:38:50   you don't seem to understand the back end, which is fine. As far as I can tell Nicholas Barry was granted access inadvertently when his user was elevated when he took on responsibilities for the SacWiki Wikispot switch. Did Nicholas seek out this position of great power with malice in his heart, or was he simply trying to get everyone under the wikispot house on the same page??? Was he wrong in using these great powers for grey area tactics. This seems like a case of a user in a group overstepping his bounds with access, granted that comes attached with the privacy can of worms, but from a technical standpoint (one that Mike and Phillip are apparently going to address tomorrow)

ah **** it I don't really care
Have a pleasant day


2012-01-10 23:50:10   Also you were correct about that Wells Fargo editor earlier that other person had great intentions... just for the SEO business they run and the client who hired them to crawl the web and insert links everywhere. Depends on the POV —StevenDaubert


2012-01-10 23:52:05   don't quote me, unless it comes with the stipulation that is just my theory based on what I gleaned


2012-01-14 21:40:42   Sorry, couldn't fit the explanation in the space provided. I was trying to make the "Corporate Money Talks" image fit the page better, but when I uploaded a saved copy and used the "thumbnail" procedure to reduce it to about 700 pixels, the text wrapped around the right edge. Not really all that important, but thanks for watching out for me. —PhillipFujiyoshi


2012-01-15 14:34:42   Most freeways are not [WWW]divided and since you're involved with Turkeys, I think most prefer a divided freeway. —BruceHansen


2012-01-22 17:08:23   I have the menu but no scanner =( Sorry, no eggplant parm! —MeggoWaffle


2012-01-22 19:36:37   Romneycare refers specifically to the healthcare system in Massachusetts. Maybe I'm running in the wrong circles, but I've never heard of PPACA referred to as Romneycare. —WilliamLewis


2012-01-22 19:54:56   How the hell is it a loaded term? [WWW]The president apparently approves of it, even. —WilliamLewis


2012-01-22 20:01:13   It's associating Obama's signature accomplishment with his name. It's only considered derogatory in some circles because it's not the most popular thing in the world. The term itself is neutral. Anyway, you're still associating "Romneycare" with PPACA, which is erroneous. —WilliamLewis


2012-01-25 20:03:06   The actual relevant link from Navigating Campus would be Navigating Davis > Surface Streets > Campus. I was of course suggesting the phrase for that link: Navigating Davis Campus Streets. Just Navigating Davis isn't so relevant. Perhaps you would like another phrase better. —BruceHansen


2012-01-26 09:32:30   I think that may have been a reference to the houses, not the women. My wife and I have an ongoing joke about how she thinks anything that's smaller than usual is cute. Tiny cupcake? Cute. Tiny dog? Cute. Tiny stapler? Cute. Tiny house? .... —TomGarberson


2012-01-26 11:07:40   I'm honestly afraid to make any sort of reply, in light of the recent sexism issue. —TomGarberson


2012-01-30 13:49:17   Hi there! Question for you.....I just noticed zenkids clothing, an online only shop. So does that mean we can all put our webshops here on the daviswiki if we ourselves live in davis, or if we offer a special deal to davis residents? Or only if they are homemade? I sell plastic beads and hair things at www.snapaholics.com, but ain't none of it handmade! I never thought of putting it on the wiki because it's a webshop....but it would be great if my store came up if people put in "beads" in the search field. I sell a ton of plastic beads in lots of shapes, you can't find in stores. Thanks! -StephHolm —StephHolm There is a place for Davisite owned websites, throw yourself on that list and by all means make a page Daubert


2012-01-31 20:14:45   Could you explain to me why you keep reverting the changes to "Island Barber and Spa"? —carrieweinrich


2012-02-01 14:02:37   [WWW]This was an excellent reply. I'm inclined to incorporate it in some form into WTTW/Business Owner. —TomGarberson

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