{"id":408,"date":"2007-08-09T13:21:31","date_gmt":"2007-08-09T13:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/?p=408"},"modified":"2024-06-04T07:17:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T23:17:43","slug":"paradiso-for-appetizers-dessert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2007\/08\/paradiso-for-appetizers-dessert\/","title":{"rendered":"Paradiso restaurant – San Leandro – Updated reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 2012 Update<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do yourself a favor.\u00a0 If you have $10 (plus tax & tip) to spare, head over to Paradiso and have a burger.\u00a0 Paradiso’s burger is simple: a half a pound of chuck in a homemade bun with no accoutrements.\u00a0 When I first ordered it I was skeptical, no cheese? no bacon? no fancy sauces?\u00a0 And then I took a bite.\u00a0 And another.\u00a0 And soon I could swear it was, by far, the best burger I had ever tasted.\u00a0 The secret to the flavor of Paradiso’s burgers is not one you can easily replicate at home: they are cooked in their wood burning oven and are imparted with the smoky flavor of the burning oak.<\/p>\n

Their sliders (3 for $11) are equally as good, though these are made from Kobe beef and served with good, though unnecessary, caramelized onions.\u00a0 When I ate them, I had to stop the waiter and ask if there were any condiments on the bun, I really couldn’t believe a piece of meat inside a bun could be so flavorful and moist.\u00a0 But alas, they were plain.<\/p>\n

The rest of the food during a couple of recent lunches at Paradiso was also solid and good, though not particularly exciting.\u00a0 They continue using the same sides for all dishes, which I don’t like. In any cases, if I go back to Paradiso it’ll be for the burger.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

2007 Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last night it was girl’s night out with my friends Penelope, Desiree, Victoria and Paz. We went to Paradiso<\/a> for appetizers, drinks and dessert.<\/p>\n

As usual, I got the filet mignonettes ($12), slices of beef pan seared and served on crostini with a marsala mushroom sauce. As usual, it was very good. Desiree and Paz shared the Calamari Fritti ($10) and the smoked salmon pizza with goat cheese ($15). I forgot to ask them how they liked it, but I will report about it as soon as I hear from them.<\/p>\n

We all shared a bottle of the Salentein Malbec, from Mendoza ($32). I don’t remember what year it was. It was absolutely delicious – it had a good body, not too light, not too heavy, soft tannins and a hint of oak and fruit. I see they sell it at BevMo, and I’ll have to trek over there some time to buy a few bottles.<\/p>\n

For dessert (all $6) I had their famous sundae. I wasn’t as impressed with it as everyone else seems to me. The ice cream was just OK, the chocolate sauce very good but scant. It wasn’t a particularly big sundae either. The rest of the team shared a couple of apple crisps and they all seemed to be very happy with it. They thought it was just right.<\/p>\n

The only negative part of the evening is that they close fairly early, they threw us out by 10 PM (this was a Wednesday night). Still, we had a very good time and I’d recommend it for a mom’s night out.<\/p>\n

Paradiso
\n685 Bancroft Ave
\nSan Leandro, CA
\n(510) 430-9212
\nhttp:\/\/www.paradisosanleandro.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Original Review of Paradiso<\/a><\/p>\n

Marga’s San Leandro Restaurant Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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