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Official: Food Thread!
Just wanted to start an official food thread instead of looking through multiple threads. Maybe this can put together all of them... and on the topic of food.
Where is there an awesome Dim Sum place? =D
Where is there an awesome Dim Sum place? =D
Anyone looking for a killer Mexican restaurant, I highly recommend Los Pericos in Campbell. If I were to compare to La Vic's, I can strongly state that the burrito is very robust with a quite distinct range of flavors. Also the orange sauce tastes almost nothing like that of La Vic's and actually compliments the burrito(other food as well) more so. The horchata has its hit or miss days to be honest.
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Anyone looking for a killer Mexican restaurant, I highly recommend Los Pericos in Campbell. If I were to compare to La Vic's, I can strongly state that the burrito is very robust with a quite distinct range of flavors. Also the orange sauce tastes almost nothing like that of La Vic's and actually compliments the burrito(other food as well) more so. The horchata has its hit or miss days to be honest.
There's a taqueria-style hole in the wall spot on California Ave in Palo Alto called Cho's. He's been there for decades and makes great steam buns and dumplings and all sorts of stuff. Don't expect a place to sit if you go during lunch on a week day. If you do find a place to sit don't expect it to be clean.
The only other place I go is Ming's which is right off of 101 in Palo Alto. It's quite possibly the opposite of Cho's. Lot's of variety, very hospitable, and probably on the expensive side. I always laugh when my old, master-race-looking, German grandfather eats the chicken feet. I don't touch those.
Both are great -- depends what you are looking for.
The only other place I go is Ming's which is right off of 101 in Palo Alto. It's quite possibly the opposite of Cho's. Lot's of variety, very hospitable, and probably on the expensive side. I always laugh when my old, master-race-looking, German grandfather eats the chicken feet. I don't touch those.
Both are great -- depends what you are looking for.
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I saw this thread while watching one of our favorite shows, Check Please Bay Area. Any one here watch this show on KQED? So awesome for finding hidden gems.
Mexican: Los dos compadres on the corner of de anza and prospect.
Ramen: Santouka- Mitsuwa Market Saratoga and Moorpark
Yakitori-Gaku Moorpark and lawrence
Sushi- Sushi Kuni Deanza Blvd
Seafood-Boiling Crab
Thai-Bai Tong
Indian(North)-Tandoori Cafe Stevens Creek and Lawrence
Indian(south)- saravana bhavan sunnyvale
Those are my go to places. Im looking for a good place to get some good xiao long bao in the cupertino san jose area. any suggestions?
Ramen: Santouka- Mitsuwa Market Saratoga and Moorpark
Yakitori-Gaku Moorpark and lawrence
Sushi- Sushi Kuni Deanza Blvd
Seafood-Boiling Crab
Thai-Bai Tong
Indian(North)-Tandoori Cafe Stevens Creek and Lawrence
Indian(south)- saravana bhavan sunnyvale
Those are my go to places. Im looking for a good place to get some good xiao long bao in the cupertino san jose area. any suggestions?
my personal favorites when i'm out in the bay:
Dim Sum: Good Luck Restaurant - Clement area San Francisco
Korean: Korea House - Concord
Thai: Bangkok Restaurant - Concord
Japanese: Tani's Kitchen - Daly City
Filipino: House of Sisig - Daly City
Mexican: Los Panchos - Pacheco
Vietnamese: Vung Tau - Milpitas
Vietnamese Sandwich: Cam Huong- Oakland
Dim Sum: Good Luck Restaurant - Clement area San Francisco
Korean: Korea House - Concord
Thai: Bangkok Restaurant - Concord
Japanese: Tani's Kitchen - Daly City
Filipino: House of Sisig - Daly City
Mexican: Los Panchos - Pacheco
Vietnamese: Vung Tau - Milpitas
Vietnamese Sandwich: Cam Huong- Oakland
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Mexican: Los dos compadres on the corner of de anza and prospect.
Ramen: Santouka- Mitsuwa Market Saratoga and Moorpark
Yakitori-Gaku Moorpark and lawrence
Sushi- Sushi Kuni Deanza Blvd
Seafood-Boiling Crab
Thai-Bai Tong
Indian(North)-Tandoori Cafe Stevens Creek and Lawrence
Indian(south)- saravana bhavan sunnyvale
Those are my go to places. Im looking for a good place to get some good xiao long bao in the cupertino san jose area. any suggestions?
Ramen: Santouka- Mitsuwa Market Saratoga and Moorpark
Yakitori-Gaku Moorpark and lawrence
Sushi- Sushi Kuni Deanza Blvd
Seafood-Boiling Crab
Thai-Bai Tong
Indian(North)-Tandoori Cafe Stevens Creek and Lawrence
Indian(south)- saravana bhavan sunnyvale
Those are my go to places. Im looking for a good place to get some good xiao long bao in the cupertino san jose area. any suggestions?
Chicken Salsa right across the street is whats up. And now im hungry.
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There's a taqueria-style hole in the wall spot on California Ave in Palo Alto called Cho's. He's been there for decades and makes great steam buns and dumplings and all sorts of stuff. Don't expect a place to sit if you go during lunch on a week day. If you do find a place to sit don't expect it to be clean.
The only other place I go is Ming's which is right off of 101 in Palo Alto. It's quite possibly the opposite of Cho's. Lot's of variety, very hospitable, and probably on the expensive side. I always laugh when my old, master-race-looking, German grandfather eats the chicken feet. I don't touch those.
Both are great -- depends what you are looking for.
The only other place I go is Ming's which is right off of 101 in Palo Alto. It's quite possibly the opposite of Cho's. Lot's of variety, very hospitable, and probably on the expensive side. I always laugh when my old, master-race-looking, German grandfather eats the chicken feet. I don't touch those.
Both are great -- depends what you are looking for.
i honestly don't understand the rave about cho's. i've been to it a few times and i kinda just think it's average. i think a lot of people get caught up in the fact that it's some 80 year old hinese dude serving dim sum in a whole in the wall in palo alto and give it the benefit of the doubt. but to each their own. it is pretty cheap, so at least it's got that going for them.
as for mings, i just feel like the quality of the food doesn't justify the price. actually the last few times i've been there has only been for dim sum, so i can't personally comment on how their dinners are.
imo, there aren't really any great chinese restaurants in the peninsula... the best are in the city and south bay. hong kong chinese food restaurant in mountain view is my favorite local place... everything else seems just about as authentic as panda express.
on the topic of taquerias... my favorite place to get a burrito in the peninsula is los altos taqueria off rengstorff and old middlefield in mountain view... one of three taquerias in that lil intersection and i think it blows the other two out of the water. i honestly don't get what the hype is with la costena and i think la bamba is just okay. i also don't understand the craze over la vics... other than that orange sauce, the burritos are kinda dull.
thats how you know its legit. more protein.
