Well, it was completely a surprise! There once was this ramen-ya in San Jose called Do-Henkotsu. What made this place unique among a dozen or so ramen-ya in the area was its regional color and the owner’s (whose name I never got to know) pride in it. The ramen itself was pretty good, maybe not [...]
Well, I’ve been Yelping. So, instead of duplicating entries, for restaurant/food reviews, just go to my Yelp page. If you are interested, that is.
903 Reed Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 408.735.8989 M-F: 08:30 – 17:00 Sa: 09:00 – 16:30 Su: Closed Another favorite lunch place… Actually this is the first banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) place I’ve ever been to (I think it was in 2000). The price is a little bit higher than Dackao ($2.50 vs $2.00 all tax inclusive), [...]
1814 Hillsdale Avenue Suite C San Jose, CA 408.445.9696 M-Sa: 11:30 – 22:00 Su: 16:30 – 21:30 I love sushi: Not the rolls, not sashimi, just nigirizushi. But I am also cheap. :p For the past couple of years, the sushi place of choice for my wife and I were Sushi Maru in Sunnyvale, CA. [...]
72 South Abel Street Milpitas, CA 408.946.3558 M-Su: 07:00 – 21:00 Continuing the lunch place reviews… This is my favorite “Banh Mi” or Vietnamese sandwich place. If you are not familiar with Vietnamese sandwiches (I am sure a lot of people are familiar with “Pho” or Vietnamese noodle soups), you should. They are usually (always?) [...]
1498 Isabella Street Santa Clara, CA 408.247.0745 M: Closed T-F: 11:30 – 14:30 (buffet only) / 17:30 – 22:30 Sa/Su: 12:00 – 14:30 (no buffet) / 17:30 – 22:30 Another lunch place in the area. Since I have a lot of Indian coworkers, I’ve been enjoying many great Indian restaurants in the area. This place, [...]
1505 Space Park Drive Santa Clara, CA 408.567.9144 M-F: 10:30 – 21:00 Sa/Su: Closed This is probably my favorite (and the best) Greek place in the area that I know. The surprising thing (at least to me) is that this place is hidden among the boxy office buildings where you would not normally find good [...]
47890 Warm Springs Blvd. Fremont, CA 510.353.1133 M: Closed T-F: 11:00 – 15:00 / 18:00 – 22:00 Sa/Su: 11:00 – 22:00 I’ve heard about this place at Chowhound, but did not have a chance to visit. It’s in Fremont, so a bit far from the home, but not too bad from the office. Their menu [...]
368 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 650.564.9931 M-Th: 11:30 – 14:30 / 17:00 – 22:00 F: 11:30 – 14:30 / 17:00 – 23:00 Sat: 11:30 – 22:30 Sun: 11:30 – 21:00 While doing a web search, I came across this name recently. It seems the shop is really new. It probably opened this year, or [...]
375 Saratoga Ave. Suite M San Jose, CA 408.246.3933 M/T/Th/F: 11:30 – 13:30 / 18:00 – 21:30 W: Closed Sat: 11:30 – 14:00 / 18:00 – 21:30 Sun: 11:30 – 14:00 / 17:00 – 20:00 This seems to be the latest ramen-ya in the South Bay. From their website, Ramen Halu (ラメン晴) opened in early [...]