tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post6047300151140612352..comments2024-03-19T00:35:13.359-07:00Comments on RICH LIEBERMAN 415 MEDIA: Spenger's A Big, Popular Seafood Joint In Berkeley Favorite Of Media And Pretty Much Everyone ElseRich Liebermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174495340920055435noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-45728060145465312622015-08-10T16:58:56.643-07:002015-08-10T16:58:56.643-07:00Dungeness crab legs Oscar.
That is all.Dungeness crab legs Oscar.<br />That is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-33413154459951196732015-08-03T23:54:02.586-07:002015-08-03T23:54:02.586-07:00"Woz of Apple fame always eats at the Hickory..."Woz of Apple fame always eats at the Hickory Pit in Campbell across from the Pruneyard should we preserve that as well?"<br /><br />From the looks of things he's eaten there quite a few times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-39768010564770313042015-08-03T11:52:38.857-07:002015-08-03T11:52:38.857-07:00Cumuluseafood,for that 'Bay Area' flavor, ...Cumuluseafood,for that 'Bay Area' flavor, fresh from Dallas..or Atlanta..or Springfield...oneillb454@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871027852560385711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-50368200263020168012015-08-02T22:23:19.407-07:002015-08-02T22:23:19.407-07:00A once great restaurant that went to shit under th...A once great restaurant that went to shit under the new ownership, I'll never go back to eat that crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-48949644868740609282015-08-02T19:17:11.529-07:002015-08-02T19:17:11.529-07:00Jerry Brown showed up at Brennan's once in a w...Jerry Brown showed up at Brennan's once in a while in the 70's. The new Brennan's is in a different building and has no soul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-76961864293049470292015-08-02T19:12:19.189-07:002015-08-02T19:12:19.189-07:00Any restaurants still around that are better than ...Any restaurants still around that are better than they were 20 years ago? Or is it human nature to feel the old days (and prices) were better?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-87111489956218245832015-08-02T14:43:32.474-07:002015-08-02T14:43:32.474-07:00My grandparents would take us there on Sunday morn... My grandparents would take us there on Sunday mornings for breakfast in the 1970s. He would always tip the maître d' an extra $20 to get a seated earlier. It was a great place to go for breakfast on Sundays or dinner anytime. I had lunch there about a year ago, it wasn't bad.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166434059343082740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-11901800804322800162015-08-02T14:35:54.054-07:002015-08-02T14:35:54.054-07:00Woz is the only "celebrity" I know that ...Woz is the only "celebrity" I know that posts where he's eating up to the minute online. Or at least he used to. I saw him eating in Saratoga with Kathy Griffin once and sure enough people showed up because he posted it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-79100149406415089262015-08-02T14:13:38.251-07:002015-08-02T14:13:38.251-07:00Thanks for my best laugh of the day!
By the time ...Thanks for my best laugh of the day!<br /><br />By the time the Dickeys are done with even the finest seafood restaurant in the Bay Area, you wouldn't be able to GIVE AWAY seafood. Unless, of course you couple the giveaway dinner with free passes for a stomach pumping at the nearest hospital emergency room!Del Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-75191382248573585862015-08-02T11:15:42.960-07:002015-08-02T11:15:42.960-07:00I went there when I was new to the Bay Area, about...I went there when I was new to the Bay Area, about fifteen years ago. Couldn't understand what the fuss was about. Bland, run-of-the-mill seafood and bad service. Have never contemplating returning.<br /><br />I do wonder if Rich knows a good restaurant. Tried Tommy's once too. Spit out my sandwich and never returned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-4689485607085730852015-08-02T10:35:28.324-07:002015-08-02T10:35:28.324-07:00Surprised the Hickory Pit has any food left for th...Surprised the Hickory Pit has any food left for their other customers. Have you seen Woz lately?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-21614633743497981172015-08-02T09:41:28.891-07:002015-08-02T09:41:28.891-07:00While you two are playin fucken slap-ass with the ...While you two are playin fucken slap-ass with the hot mops, I'm fucken workin here! Cut the crap, let's goe!!Ryan Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-79594831490744872932015-08-02T08:51:55.450-07:002015-08-02T08:51:55.450-07:00Figures your fat ass would remember a free lunch!!...Figures your fat ass would remember a free lunch!!Corynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-39021633827544862292015-08-02T03:31:28.836-07:002015-08-02T03:31:28.836-07:00Great media story! One would think that all else i...Great media story! One would think that all else is just perfect in media-land!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-8232189937384863672015-08-02T01:30:35.989-07:002015-08-02T01:30:35.989-07:00Woz of Apple fame always eats at the Hickory Pit i...Woz of Apple fame always eats at the Hickory Pit in Campbell across from the Pruneyard should we preserve that as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-4796967244474740082015-08-01T23:42:08.949-07:002015-08-01T23:42:08.949-07:00I agree...we meet a couple from Marin here (becaus...I agree...we meet a couple from Marin here (because it is in the middle of where we live) for lunch. The food is really not tasteful and is bland. I had to ask for tartar sauce for my trout almondine...and my friend said the salmon burger was way too dry (and needed tartar sauce also). I will have to convince my wife to find a different restaurant for this friendly lunch. Oh...and the service was terrible (as well as slow). Funny you blogged about this also. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-78323415130850968642015-08-01T22:13:49.244-07:002015-08-01T22:13:49.244-07:00The last time I ate there, years ago, I had to use...The last time I ate there, years ago, I had to use that old restaurant chesnut - "Excuse me, waiter, there's a fly in my martini". And there was...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-60586650596152158852015-08-01T21:11:39.403-07:002015-08-01T21:11:39.403-07:00Speaking of Berkeley restaurants, the Pyramind Bre...Speaking of Berkeley restaurants, the Pyramind Brewery closed down last week. Some of the worst brewed beer in the area. Beautiful space and good location but just terrible beer. Wonder what will move in there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-21799297773047915812015-08-01T20:18:54.027-07:002015-08-01T20:18:54.027-07:00Uhhhh...to claim Spengers is on the waterfront i...Uhhhh...to claim Spengers is on the waterfront is a bit of a 3/4 mile stretch. Railroad-track-front, ok. And yes, it's taken a nosedive over the last 20 yearsPebayleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459030608641017991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-63203593537178887392015-08-01T20:07:39.972-07:002015-08-01T20:07:39.972-07:00Started going to Spenger's in the 1950's -...Started going to Spenger's in the 1950's -- we even "dressed up" to go there - it was a night out -- and it was the best -- loved hearing the hostess call you when it was your turn - because the wait was usually long but would never think of not waiting - had my first "Shirley Temple" there -- the last time I ate there was about 15 years ago when it had changed hands -- so disappointing what had happened. It's an insult to Berkeley and to whomever from the Spenger family is still around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-11261158961285164712015-08-01T19:42:08.097-07:002015-08-01T19:42:08.097-07:00I used to have lunch every Friday there when I had...I used to have lunch every Friday there when I had my business in Walnut Creek. On the owner change, I never went back. It was not the same and never will be. What a waste of a bay area landmark.SW in Santa Cruznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-87381627521886195412015-08-01T19:37:41.875-07:002015-08-01T19:37:41.875-07:00The Dickeys took over the place. That explains it....The Dickeys took over the place. That explains it. They're trying to diversify their portfolio. The assholes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-20537097981041308952015-08-01T18:18:57.560-07:002015-08-01T18:18:57.560-07:00Cory, I ain't payin' you shit, you no-lunc...Cory, I ain't payin' you shit, you no-lunch-buying freeloading bastard!! Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-8185309870971398392015-08-01T17:56:44.603-07:002015-08-01T17:56:44.603-07:00Joel, you owe me $5 dollars; pay up, bitch!!Joel, you owe me $5 dollars; pay up, bitch!!Corynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-82708342405083142292015-08-01T17:34:37.262-07:002015-08-01T17:34:37.262-07:00Wow, Gary Park used to eat there. Maybe it should...Wow, Gary Park used to eat there. Maybe it should be preserved as a historic national monument.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com