The menus at these three excellent family restaurants change seasonally, but we were especially enamored of this fine plate of food. The Niman Ranch pork chops had been brined, so they were very moist and juicy; the baked yams had been dusted with grated orange; and the Brussels sprouts were sautéed with chunks of pancetta and apple.
Park Chow, 1240 Ninth Ave. (at Lincoln), 665-9912
Chow, 53 Lafayette Circle, La Fiesta Square, Lafayette, (925) 962-2469
