-Cocina Poblana in Jack London Sq. showed me once and for all that I don't like moles.

-Messob, an Ethiopian restaurant on Piedmont Ave. was OK, not worth a second visit.

- Misty's Grille / Character's Lounge: The restaurant at the Red Lion hotel in Medford, Oregon. We went there because we were staying at the hotel (the cheapest place to stay in Medford, bid $50 in priceline) and we were too tired to go anywhere else. It sucked.

-Applebees in Salmon Creek, Washington, is among the worst restaurants I've ever been in my life. It was definitely the worst burger I've eaten in many years.

-Black Angus in San Lorenzo provided me with a decent steak and a disappointing dessert - and a long wait for the kids' mac&cheese.

More soon.