« Pleasanton Hotel | Main | Le Soleil »

Elios

We went to Elios the week before our cruise, too long ago for me to remember the details well enough to write a proper review. However, it's unlikely we'll return so rather than leave it un-reviewed altogether, I will write a few remarks on the restaurant here.

Elios is one of the last of a dying breed, the all-American restaurant. It looks like a spiffed-up coffee-shop, it has bright red vinyl booths, large mirrors that make the place look bigger and waitresses who have been working there for years it not decades. Its long menu offers a wide selection of burgers and sandwiches (don’t expect anything innovative here), as well as steaks, veal, chicken, seafood and pasta dishes, all moderately priced. There is a long list of daily specials, some of which also appear in the regular menu at the same prices.

That evening, I decided on the broiled coulotte steak ($11.55). I remember it being fine, though not remarkable. I don’t remember what Mike had, I think also a steak which was marginally better than mine.

For dessert we shared a piece of chocolate cream pie which wasn’t very good, it didn’t have much flavor.

Perhaps one day I’ll go back to Elios to write a proper review. It’ll have to be without Mike, however, as he refuses to go back with me.

Elios
260 Floresta Boulevard
San Leandro, CA
510-351-0463

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
https://www.mikesbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/mt-tb.cgi/4176

Comments (3)

matt moraga:

I will agree with you on their dinners, but elios is best for breakfast. Anne and I frequently go on the weekends and are never dissapointed. Jims in Alameda was my favorite before we moved to San Leandro but elios is by far the best breakfast in town.

Per your recommendation we went to Elio's for breakfast a couple of months ago. Alas, once again I forgot to write a review soon after our visit, and if I took notes I seem to have lost them. So relying on memory only, I think the experience was OK. Mike usually gets the type of food that it's hard to mess up (eggs, toast, sausage, stuff like that) and I think I liked what I had. But what I do remember is that the service was painfully slow. When you have 2 little kids along, slow service is like torture.

mike:

Elios' kicks butt the portions are huge and the food is homemade, the Service is great and the place is the cleanest restaurant i"ve ever been to. the help is nice and you never feel uncomfortable being there. peace and love to all

Elios
260 Floresta Boulevard
San Leandro, CA
510-351-0463

Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)

About

This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on June 13, 2004 5:23 PM.

The previous post in this blog was Pleasanton Hotel.

The next post in this blog is Le Soleil.

Many more can be found on the main index page or by looking through the archives.

Powered by
Movable Type 3.34