Going, Going, Gone!

I don't get to say this very often, but I do think Chris was wrong. Yesterday's visual effect in the kitchen was much more dramatic. However, I must admit that I was quite impressed to see that the flue that had been hidden behind the walls between the kitchen and dining room has been completely removed. I hear that they lowered a guy down the flue from the attic and he removed it brick-by-brick. Behind the sheetrock, Chris and Dave found an envelope left by the previous family with pictures from 1970s-1997. Apparently in 1971, a 1 bedroom apartment near the campus could be rented for $190 - not bad!

Tonight we managed to clear enough space on the dining room table to eat leftovers and a bit of takeout from Soop in the Epicurious Garden (1509 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, between Vine and Cedar). The kids love the Chicken Noodle  and I'm partial to the Yellow Split Pea (with a double order of croutons). In a pinch this is a great place to grab a healthy, relatively inexpensive meal. We always find something appealing!

Service: 3 (this is tough to rate for take-out; we never have to wait very long and the people are nice)
Food Quality: 3.5
Price: $ ($12.05 for 2 one pint servings and a double order of croutons)
General Atmosphere: n/a
Overall: 4 (we come here a lot)