Eureka!
20141107:
Wow, what makes the fries here so tasty? 6:09PM PT
Besides the fries, I also had a Bear Republic Racer 5.
[20141204]
20141205:
Today was my second visit to Eureka! and once again I had some of these delicious fries.
[20150118]
20150325:
Looking for a snack to eat, I order a set of fish tacos, though I eat one and share the other with my friend. While I didn't take any notes on it, I recall finding it agreeable, though not worth the price.
To drink I had the Hangar 24 Barrel Roll No. 3 and the Hangar 24 Betty IPA.
20150401:
Today I came here with my friend and for the first time I actually ordered something substantial. In order to get more variety, we decided to order two burgers and take half of each burger. After some thought, we got the Napa Burger and the Bone Marrow Burger, both medium rare.
Instead of the signature handcut fries, we upgraded to sweet potato fries and truffle fries (they give you truffle sauce on the side). 8:26PM PT
Menu Description:
Bone Marrow Burger (Limited Availability Per Day) bone marrow porcini butter / charboiled onion / mustard aioli / oven-roasted tomato / signature handcut fries 16.5
I started with the bone marrow burger and found it juicy. In particular, the bone marrow porcini butter basically tasted like they just put truffle sauce in the burger. As such, I enjoyed the burger, but its not as special as I had hoped it would be.
Menu Description:
Napa Burger roasted Roma tomato / pesto aioli / Havarti / pancetta / arugula / signature handcut fries 11.5
Getting to the Napa burger, I found the patty had a completely different taste from that of the bone marrow burger. I liked the pesto aioli and other sauces in the Napa burger.
Overall, both the bone marrow burger and Napa burger had good flavors to offer, but their relative costs make the Napa burger a better deal. 8:41PM PT
Since nothing on the dessert menu looked that great, we decided to head on over to a nearby The Cheesecake Factory for some cheesecake.
[20150507]
20150421:
Today I had a chicken taco with lime (one for me, one for my friend). It was tasty, but somehow there was a bit too much meat at the end. While I love meat, this made it a bit dry tasting.
Having split an order of chicken tacos, we decided to get the bruschetta. While the bruschetta tasted good, it had cost five dollars for just five bite-sized pieces of bread with vinegar and diced tomatoes.
[20150506]
20150424:
Today I thought about getting the jalapeno egg burger, but then I started hearing about the Fresno fig burger. Since I've had an egg burger at other restaurants (e.g., The Hangover Burger at Golden West Cafe), I ultimately got the Fresno fig burger (medium rare) with sweet potato fries.
Overall, I'm glad I got the fig burger. The fig marmalade (as expected) has the consistency of a jam and tastes good together with the patty, cheese, and bacon.
Menu Description:
Fresno Fig Burger fig marmalade / melted goat cheese / bacon / tomato / red onion / arugula / spicy porter mustard / signature handcut fries 12
Today the sweet potato fries had a lot of honey poured on them. After finishing them, I looked down into the container and saw a little pool of honey.
[20150507]
20150722:
Today my friends and I planned on coming to Eureka! for the Steal the Glass special. Unfortunately, we came several hours after the start of the special and missed it. I had no idea the glasses would run out so quickly! I was, however, not disappointed.
In any case, I decided to order a Pearl Street Blues Burger, medium rare, and upgraded the fries to sweet potato fries - strictly for sharing. 9:32PM PT
Menu Description:
Pearl Street Blues Burger melted blue cheese / herb sautéed wild mushrooms / grilled onions / chipotle ketchup / signature handcut fries 11.5
As for drinks, since the 'Steal the Glass' special was out of the question, I decided to order a beer flight: The Bruery Cuivre (7th Anniversary), Lagunitas CitruSinensis, Lagunitas Equinox, and Victory Sour Monkey.
Unfortunately, the waiter - after taking my order - came back and said the restaurant didn't allow beers above a certain ABV to be part of the beer flight. Consequently, I chose Bottle Logic Goldzilla in place of The Bruery Cuivre.
I would, however, note that the rule wasn't written on the menu and I was also disappointed there was no option to add such a beer for some additional cost.
For an appetizer, my friends and I split an order Osso Buco Riblets; they were amazing.
Menu Description:
Osso Buco Riblets sherry braised pork / firecracker aioli 9.5
When the burgers arrived, I realized the kitchen forgot to put blue cheese in my Pearl Street Blues Burger. However, it soon became apparent that my friend requested for no cheese on his burger, but received, that is, either the waiter or cook messed up the orders.
Beer Flight:
Bottle Logic Goldzilla
Lagunitas Equinox
Lagunitas CitruSinensis Pale Ale
Victory Sour Monkey
[20150826]
20171121:
Today I ordered the Kimchi Burger and it was awesome. I liked the kimchi. I'm not sure if the patty was specialy, but I liked the overall taste of the burger.
Menu Description:
Short Rib Kimchi Burger pork rib angus patty / cheddar / kimchi / garlic aioli
The fries were also deliciously herbed.
The beer I got, One Way Or Another, went well with the burger.
[20171205 Edit]
Eureka!
Relevant Links:
Eureka Restaurants Website
Eureka! - Downtown Berkeley - Berkeley, CA (Yelp.com)
Eureka! - Huntington Beach, CA (Yelp.com)
Wow, what makes the fries here so tasty? 6:09PM PT
Besides the fries, I also had a Bear Republic Racer 5.
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| Truffle Fries (20141205) |
[20141204]
20141205:
Today was my second visit to Eureka! and once again I had some of these delicious fries.
[20150118]
20150325:
Looking for a snack to eat, I order a set of fish tacos, though I eat one and share the other with my friend. While I didn't take any notes on it, I recall finding it agreeable, though not worth the price.
 |
| Fish Tacos (20150325) |
To drink I had the Hangar 24 Barrel Roll No. 3 and the Hangar 24 Betty IPA.
20150401:
Today I came here with my friend and for the first time I actually ordered something substantial. In order to get more variety, we decided to order two burgers and take half of each burger. After some thought, we got the Napa Burger and the Bone Marrow Burger, both medium rare.
Instead of the signature handcut fries, we upgraded to sweet potato fries and truffle fries (they give you truffle sauce on the side). 8:26PM PT
 |
| Bone Marrow Burger (20150401) |
Menu Description:
Bone Marrow Burger (Limited Availability Per Day) bone marrow porcini butter / charboiled onion / mustard aioli / oven-roasted tomato / signature handcut fries 16.5
I started with the bone marrow burger and found it juicy. In particular, the bone marrow porcini butter basically tasted like they just put truffle sauce in the burger. As such, I enjoyed the burger, but its not as special as I had hoped it would be.
 |
| Napa Burger / Truffle Sauce / Fries (20150401) |
Menu Description:
Napa Burger roasted Roma tomato / pesto aioli / Havarti / pancetta / arugula / signature handcut fries 11.5
Getting to the Napa burger, I found the patty had a completely different taste from that of the bone marrow burger. I liked the pesto aioli and other sauces in the Napa burger.
Overall, both the bone marrow burger and Napa burger had good flavors to offer, but their relative costs make the Napa burger a better deal. 8:41PM PT
 |
| Sweet Potato Fries (20150401) |
Since nothing on the dessert menu looked that great, we decided to head on over to a nearby The Cheesecake Factory for some cheesecake.
[20150507]
20150421:
Today I had a chicken taco with lime (one for me, one for my friend). It was tasty, but somehow there was a bit too much meat at the end. While I love meat, this made it a bit dry tasting.
Having split an order of chicken tacos, we decided to get the bruschetta. While the bruschetta tasted good, it had cost five dollars for just five bite-sized pieces of bread with vinegar and diced tomatoes.
 |
| Bruschetta (20150421) |
[20150506]
20150424:
Today I thought about getting the jalapeno egg burger, but then I started hearing about the Fresno fig burger. Since I've had an egg burger at other restaurants (e.g., The Hangover Burger at Golden West Cafe), I ultimately got the Fresno fig burger (medium rare) with sweet potato fries.
Overall, I'm glad I got the fig burger. The fig marmalade (as expected) has the consistency of a jam and tastes good together with the patty, cheese, and bacon.
Menu Description:
Fresno Fig Burger fig marmalade / melted goat cheese / bacon / tomato / red onion / arugula / spicy porter mustard / signature handcut fries 12
 |
| Fresno Fig Burger (20150424) |
Today the sweet potato fries had a lot of honey poured on them. After finishing them, I looked down into the container and saw a little pool of honey.
[20150507]
20150722:
Today my friends and I planned on coming to Eureka! for the Steal the Glass special. Unfortunately, we came several hours after the start of the special and missed it. I had no idea the glasses would run out so quickly! I was, however, not disappointed.
In any case, I decided to order a Pearl Street Blues Burger, medium rare, and upgraded the fries to sweet potato fries - strictly for sharing. 9:32PM PT
 |
| Pearl Street Blues Burger... without the Blues :( (20150722) |
Menu Description:
Pearl Street Blues Burger melted blue cheese / herb sautéed wild mushrooms / grilled onions / chipotle ketchup / signature handcut fries 11.5
As for drinks, since the 'Steal the Glass' special was out of the question, I decided to order a beer flight: The Bruery Cuivre (7th Anniversary), Lagunitas CitruSinensis, Lagunitas Equinox, and Victory Sour Monkey.
Unfortunately, the waiter - after taking my order - came back and said the restaurant didn't allow beers above a certain ABV to be part of the beer flight. Consequently, I chose Bottle Logic Goldzilla in place of The Bruery Cuivre.
 |
| Osso Buco Riblets (20150722) |
I would, however, note that the rule wasn't written on the menu and I was also disappointed there was no option to add such a beer for some additional cost.
For an appetizer, my friends and I split an order Osso Buco Riblets; they were amazing.
Menu Description:
Osso Buco Riblets sherry braised pork / firecracker aioli 9.5
 |
| Chicken Taco (20150421) |
When the burgers arrived, I realized the kitchen forgot to put blue cheese in my Pearl Street Blues Burger. However, it soon became apparent that my friend requested for no cheese on his burger, but received, that is, either the waiter or cook messed up the orders.
Beer Flight:
Bottle Logic Goldzilla
Lagunitas Equinox
Lagunitas CitruSinensis Pale Ale
Victory Sour Monkey
 |
| Beer Flight |
[20150826]
20171121:
Today I ordered the Kimchi Burger and it was awesome. I liked the kimchi. I'm not sure if the patty was specialy, but I liked the overall taste of the burger.
Menu Description:
Short Rib Kimchi Burger pork rib angus patty / cheddar / kimchi / garlic aioli
The fries were also deliciously herbed.
 |
| Short Rib Kimchi Burger (20171121) |
The beer I got, One Way Or Another, went well with the burger.
[20171205 Edit]
Eureka!
Relevant Links:
Eureka Restaurants Website
Eureka! - Downtown Berkeley - Berkeley, CA (Yelp.com)
Eureka! - Huntington Beach, CA (Yelp.com)
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| Cross Sections of the Napa Burger (left) and Bone Marrow Burger (right) (20150401) |
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