Saturday, September 11, 2004

Barney's - September 10

Friday night = date night!!!

We walked the 2 miles up 24th past Castro to go to Barney's. The walk and fresh air gave us time to catch up and work up an appetite. Remember when we went to Taylor's Refresher and Nino made a fuss about the burgers? Well I guess I see why. We each ordered burgers - me medium and Nino medium rare. I had mine with sauteed mushrooms and Nino had the Baja burger with avocado, cheese, bacon and salsa. The burgers were hefty sizes of meat, cooked to exactly how we each ordered them. They were tasty and meaty and not greasy or skimpy. Loaded with the fixins - lettuce, pickle, red onion, tomato and ketchup - they were delicious. And filling. We were happy to walk back home and digest on the way.

Barney's is a locally owned chain. The one on Cedar in Berkeley, which is our where we get our regular Berkeley fix, has a nicer interior and better service. But this one is in walking distance.