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Mountain
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Cemetery
Mountain
Cemetery
Salvador
Salvador
Vallejo
Salvador
Vallejo
Home
Cemetery
Vallejo
Home
Home
Sonoma State
Sonoma State
Historic Park
Sonoma State
Historic Park
Historic Park
Mission
Mission
San Francisco
Mission
San Francisco
Solano
San Francisco
Solano
Solano
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Sonoma
Sonoma
Plaza
Sonoma
Plaza
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Plaza
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City
City
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City
Hall
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Hall
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12
Fig Pantry
6
Juanita Juanita
1
Mary's Pizza Shack
3
Rin's Thai
5
Sonoma-Meritage Martini
Oyster Bar & Grill
2
Taste of the Himalayas
4
Creek
Creek
Park
Creek
Park
Park
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simple dining area is nothing flashy, and, as a bonus, the tables in front get a
mountain view through the windows. Choose from among eight pasta sauces for
four different pastas, get a sandwich for $7 to $9, or grab a salad for $4.50 to $7.
Make sure to take stock of the daily special, which includes Northern
Italian-influenced meals such as egg and leek frittata on focaccia. Local beers,
many with names like racehorses (Pliny the Elder, Damnation) are also poured for
about $4.50 each. Even better for picnickers, everything is available for takeout.
If you decide to dine here, know that you might make some new friends: The
clientele is local and friendly all the way. Just make sure to pronounce the name
correctly—it's as in
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,
uncomfortably close to swearing, but
the prices are certainly dignified and the food is very good. In busy seasons, the
closing time may be extended to accommodate the crowds. This family runs a
nice place.
$$
I've been to a number of Thai places on the road, and I never expect much, but
I'm happy to report that
Rin's Thai
55
(139 E. Napa St., Sonoma;
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707/
938-1462; www.rinsthai.com; Sun-Thurs 11:30am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-9:30pm;
MC, V)
is pretty terrific. The menu offers all the standards ($9-$12), but extremely
well done, and with special attention to the level of spiciness that the guest prefers.
