In a message dated 1/5/01 11:00:50 PM, owner-chile-heads-digest@globalgarden.com writes: << There is a Turkish restaurant here in the Bay Area (San Francisco). Actually, it's over in Albany on Solano. I don't remember the name, but I do know it's across the streel from the Nepalese restaurant. >> Micah et all, It's a wonderful Middle Eastern restaurant w/wonderful mezzas and great ambiance. Across the street is Zagat award winning Indian restaurant, Ajanta. The owner fixes different regional cuisines from Kashmire to Kerela. The specialties change every few weeks and are heavenly. IMHO it is some of the finest Indian cuisine anywhere-London, Delhi, Bombay, NYC, HK, Singapore, etc., and I have eaten at some of the "best." Both will fix dishes as spicy/hot as you want and/or serve delightful hot sauces/chutneys/atjars on the side. Both have a wonderful peaceful ambiance. Mary-Anne Mary-Anne