Red Crawfish in San Mateo

Theresa’s cousins suggested we all goto Red Crawfish in downtown San Mateo, to satisfy their crawfish cravings. Located in the downtown San Mateo district in a former commercial building along the CalTrain tracks, the decor is modern with a bar and several TVs that were showing sports. Crawfish and shrimp are sold a la carte …

Pho 24 – San Jose

Theresa looked up a pho place in San Jose near 280 and Winchester called Pho 24. It is located in a newish plaza next to the Century 25 theaters.  Decor is nice and the food is a bit higher quality than the normal pho shop.   Sprouts, basil and lime came first on a separate …

Lunch Places – Bistro Siam and Dona Maria

Tried a couple of restaurants in nearby strip mall in Santa Clara on 2 separate occasions. Both mostly cater to the lunch crowd which filters in from the nearby offices and businesses.  Both also seem to do a fair amount of takeout business as well. Bistro Siam opened a couple of months ago and serves …

Sweet Cup – Vietnamese Dessert Cafe, Milpitas

  Dropped by Sweet Cup Cafe in Milpitas for dessert after a Friday dinner. The cafe serves up  Vietnamese style dessert drinks. Think of the drinks that are served along side steaming bowls of pho, but with a lot more variety.  They have the standard drinks but you can also customize your drink.  The options …

Tong Soon Garden’s Hot and Sour Soup

Discovered Tong Soon Garden over 15 years ago when a co-worker from Applied brought me there for lunch.  Located in the “Little Seoul  section of Santa Clara along El Camino Real, the owners are Korean Chinese, and serve up spicy Chinese food.  Their home made noodles make their noodle soups and chow mein very tasty. One …

Ice Cream Nostalgia – Foster’s Freeze and Rite-Aid

Taking a trip of nostalgia recently. Ice cream cones served up “old style” As a kid, there was nothing better than an ice cream cone after dinner, especially when your parents took you out to a place that had ice cream treats.  While I enjoy places that serve up “premium” ice creams and fancy fro-yo, sometimes …

Little Lucca, South San Francisco

On our way up to San Francisco, we decided to stop by the Little Lucca Sandwich Shop and Deli, which was recommended by one of Theresa’s co-workers.  The shop looks like a tiny converted house. 2-3 sandwich makers man the service counter, which is just inside the door. Coolers with drinks and racks of chips …

Anchor Oyster Bar, San Francisco

inspired by our friends, Irene and Ray, who went here last week for Ray’s b-day, Theresa and I  decided to try out Anchor Oyster Bar in the Castro to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary. The place is very small, with only 5 tables (3 four toppers and 2 two/three toppers) plus 8 stools at the …

Legion of Honor and Land’s End

The great thing about the Bay Area is that you constantly discover new things at places you have been to. We took advantage of the warmer, and more importantly clear weather to visit “the city”. Legion of Honor What a difference clear weather makes. Last time I came here is was semi-foggy and the main …