lunch with smiley

hungry in oakland

note- this page is pending updates. i don't live in california anymore, but i haven't eaten at enough places in the new zip code to build a worthwhile lunch generator. give it a week or two and i'll post something new.

So it's 11:54 AM on Friday September 5, and you're hungry. Unfortunately your blood sugar has dropped to such a low concentration that you get tired just thinking about STANDING up and WALKING outside to get some food. You'll eat anything, but your brain isn't functioning well enough to figure out where to find sustenance... where to go? lunch knows.

Or try the second scenario- this time you're engaged in heated debate. I feel like going to Ikea for swedish meatballs, you want Mandarin, but we don't have time for either. How do we compromise? lunch knows.

Or maybe it's the offer- she says, "Have lunch with me. Remember that cute little place we went last week? The one with the pasta? Do you want to go there again...?" Well, do you? There's something nagging at the back of your mind... what was it that is making you think twice? You might not remember, but lunch knows.

How does it work? Simple! Whenever you load this page, lunch looks in the archive, and returns a possible lunch location. If you don't like how that one looks, just hit reload. If you want to look inside to see what makes it tick, you can look at a text version of the script by clicking this link, and a text version of the lunch archive by clicking this one.

name:Max's
phone:510.451.6297
delivery:no
reservations?:yes- for large parties
call to pick-up:??
address:500 12th St #35, Oakland
cost:$$$-$$$$
quality:Very Good
distance:10 blocks
walking time:15 minutes
portion size:enough, even for Kevin
review date:09/01/2003
must have:chinese chicken salad, Ruben
comments :Another link in the Max's Diner/Deli/Bakery chain. This one is pretty good: full restaurant, sit-down service, everything from froo-froo salads and pink lemonade to steak and baked potatos, with deli sandwiches and daily specials in between. The chinese chicken salad is two whole deep-fried KFC style boneless chicken breasts on top of a HUUUUUGE pile of lettuce and crunchy chow mein noodles; the Reuben is at least 4 inches tall and the bread isn't even 1/4 of the height. The patio fills up by 11:50 on nice days, so get here early if you want to sit outside. Portions are large, service is good, but it's easy to spend $15 for lunch when you add in the tip.