RSVPs for Thursday, please. This Event: THURS 2/3 Kirin Chinese, Berkeley Coming Events: TUES 2/1 First Tuesday at Achut's THURS 2/3 Kirin Chinese, Berkeley Wed 2/9 Blue Stones Korean, Santa Clara Wed 2/16 Hunan Chili, Mountain View http://kabuki-west.org/ - Schedules and Restaurant Reviews Time: 7:45 Place: Kirin, Cuisine de Northern China 1767 Solano Avenue Berkeley CA 510-524-1677 Description: Everybody seems to rave about Kirin and its relative Shin Hua. They do Szechuan-Hunan food, mostly spicy and garlicky but not too greasy, and totally different from any other Szechuan place I've been to. Many noodle dishes, good vegetarian choices. Elaine says: Kirin on Solano avenue has the best Chinese food I've had in a long time. Its a large restaurant and should be able to accomodate a large group. They have these salmon spinach egg rolls to die for. Kabuki-West last went to Kirin in February 2004. Directions: From I-80 East in Berkeley: Take the Gilman St. Exit, North (Left) on San Pablo, Turn Right on Solano, goto 1767 From Martin Luther King Drive in Berkeley: MLK North, Left on The Alameda, Left on Solano, goto 1767 BART? It's about 1.8 miles from North Berkeley BART. It looks like the 7, 15, 21, and 43 busses go to some part of Solano from one of the Berkeley BART stations.