Ramen Shalala in Mountain View is a ramen shop that usually has long waits during peak times. We decided to drop by later in the evening on Saturday to avoid the crowd. The three ramen sizes are prominently displayed in front of the open kitchen as you walk in the door. Tables with bench seating and …
Having origins in a food truck, the brick and mortar version of Curry Up Now serves up the same food and is located close to Palo Alto City Hall in downtown Palo Alto. The menu consists of twists on Indian snacks and dishes. Fusion stuff includes Kathi Rolls and Indian style “burgers” and burritos. They …
Izzo Restaurant is a Taiwanese cafe in the North Valley area of San Jose. The restaurant is part of an Asian dominated strip mall located and somewhat overshadowed by the the larger Asian plaza anchored by 99 Ranch that is located kitty corner from it. The plus is that it does not get really busy, …
Rating Restaurants like Poker Hands To date, my restaurant reviews have not contained any weightings to differentiate what place are worth a special trip versus places that merely register as decent and so on. I could replicate the Michelin Guide and assign star ratings or the five star scale that Yelp and other services use. …
Located off CA 92 in San Mateo, Wakuriya is a Japanese Kaiseki restaurant serving California inspired multi-course Japanese fare. The menu is prix fixe, and the items rotates depending on what ingredients are freshly available or in season, and the chef’s discretion. Normally, my reviews only encompass the time spent inside the restaurant, but …
The Grub Shack is located in downtown San Jose on Santa Clara St, a few blocks from the SAP Center/San Jose Arena/The Shark Tank, and serves up an updated. more gourmet take on Hawaiian BBQ. GS has been on Theresa’s Yelp radar for a while, and a recent trip downtown motivated us to stop by on …
There are several new shops and restaurants opening in the San Antonio plaza at the border of Mountain View and Los Altos and one of those restaurants is Pacific Catch, which has additional outposts in Campbell, San Francisco, San Mateo. As the name implies, fresh fish is the main attraction, and the concept is seafood …
Add shaved snow to the list of frozen desserts that you need to try. I think this originated in Taiwan, or perhaps from Taiwanese creators as an alternative to shaved ice. While similar in concept to Hawaiian shaved ice or the Sno-Balls I grew up with in New Orleans, the shaved part is not just …
Located in the Mission District in San Francisco, Beast and the Hare represents “New American” dining, with a constantly rotating menu. The restaurant itself is fairly small, with seating for perhaps 40-50 people, and a “neighborhood hangout” type of vibe. In the center of the dining room is a large bar height table that can seat …
Theresa had sampled pizza from Blue Line Pizza delivered during one of her workplace lunches and enjoyed it so much, she wanted to take me there over this past weekend. Blue Line has 4 locations in the Bay Area, so we decided to hit the Burlingame location on our way up to San Francisco. Blue …