Demolition

"It's not like it's anything dramatic," Chris said casually to me as I came home. "Just wait until tomorrow." Considering that the day before we had served a fairly extensive menu to 20 friends, I thought it was actually amazing that the kitchen was completely naked. The cabinets, appliances, light fixtures and yes, the kitchen sink, were all sitting on the front porch.

A few things we are definitely going to keep around during the remodeling:
    * refrigerator
    * microwave
    * toaster oven
    * dishwasher
I actually think the key to surviving meals at home will be having the dishwasher. Chris has figured out that we can keep it in the laundry room using the hot water feed that goes to the washing machine - ingenious!! We're also putting our old bathtub to use as a temporary sink in the kitchen thanks to Chris. So except for the dishwasher, everything else is in the dining room, mostly stacked along the edges of the room and on any flat surface that is available. This of course means that instead of having leftovers tonight, we ate out.

We met some friends in the Rockridge area and checked out Becky's Chinese Restaurant (5620 College Avenue, Oakland, 510-601-9888). It has fairly standard Chinese fare and we ordered  sizzling rice soup, black bean sauce chicken, Mongolian beef, Ma-po tofu, and steamed rice. The kids' favorite was the sizzling rice soup. All of the dishes were tasty and all of the sauces were distinct. Service was very attentive. A  cheap, tasty meal - we would go again...

Service: 4
Food quality: 3
Price: $
General Atmosphere: 3
Overall: 3

Comments

[Erika]

Hi Panda,

Thanks for the review of Becky's. We've been meaning to try it for a while.

I am enjoying your blog!!