This list is also relevant for gluten free and low carb folks. Restaurants on this list have at least a couple of the following: easily adaptable to grain free/low carb, gluten free, organic/high quality ingredients, grass fed/pastured meat, lots of meat for the price, etc.
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Several locations in the Bay Area, SF and Emeryville that I know of. CAFO meat but excellent tri tip and one of the best deals for meat & veggies. A 12oz cut of beef, au jus with veggies (can sub all roasted veggies for the mashed potatoes/gravy) will run you $16.99. Casual dining, you order at the counter and get a buzzer for your order. Staff is consistently really nice.
Top notch Italian food, very gluten free-aware and extremely attentive staff. Lamb and pork chop were to die for. Perfect special occasion restaurant.
Grass fed burgers, yay! They also feature exotic meat specials, like elk or bison. Also fairly good ingredients (organic ketchup, ha!), and fries/sweet potato fries are done cooked in rice bran oil. Double up on the patty for your bunless burger for sure.
Top quality (organic, local, etc) ingredients and flavours, lots of veg*n options but don't let that keep you away, there's meat too. Your tastebuds will dance :)
Authentic Japanese, high quality ingredients (some organic), and a very interesting small plates menu -- beef tongue, chicken gizzards, pork belly, etc. No rice or noodles in sight!
Want some Chinese food without it being too much of a cheat? This place has grass fed beef and gluten free options! Pretty limited GF options though, especially for lunch.Probably still a soybean oil bonanza. Mongolian beef can actually be done GF even though it's not marked as such on the menu -- highly recommended if you have a craving for some quality takeout style Asian food.
Classic Italian style.. and features 'what the Romans call the quinto quarto (an animal's "fifth quarter"), aka tongue, tripe, and sweetbreads'
Get a meat plate or salad, order extra skewer(s) ($3.50/each). Fantastic deal and good quality ingredients.
Niman Ranch beef, killer steak caesar salad (extra meat, no croutons!). Oh and they know what a NorCal Margarita is, except they call it a Skinny Girl Margarita ;)
Pretty good burgers, very happy to do them sans bun with their great assortment of toppings. Also, sweet potato fries. This is a small chain with a couple other locations in the East Bay.