TRex

Dead, red, cooked over a flame meat in Berkeley? Believe it. Tree huggers and vegans no doubt give the place a wide berth (or natural child birth) but to go get some meat, go here.

Kick ass whisky list, good ribs, pork and brisket and brussel sprouts that I will actually eat!

The happy hour kicks ass, too. PBR on tap at $2 a pint and shot of Old Overholt Rye for $5. That's a mere 7 rib bones for a decent beer and a bump in a fine setting. In Berkeley!

And get the spicy bar riblets. Not a bad serving for $5. Meaty, easy to handle and spicy enough to order another PBR. And, yeah, another shot.

Remember the Berkeley Farms ad "Farms in Berkeley? Mooooo..." Then realize that this meat slinging establishment ain't but a few blocks from the old Lewis & McDermott meat packing plant and slaughterhouse. Built in 1914 as an incinerator for garbage, the structure was taken over by the packing company in 1936 and its windowless structure provided secrecy for our environmentally sound residents from the cows marching in one end and the ribeyes rolling out of the other until 1980.

Trex now uses only antibiotic and hormone free meats. Whatever that means.

And I'm quite sure they serve vegetarians... Just tell them how you like 'em cooked.

Cheers.