.		SEC Peninsula
.TIT American
⊗Alice's Restaurant
/Skyline Blvd. and La Honda Rd., Woodside
/415 851-0221
/
/Local yokels.  Substantial standard breakfasts.  Sunday is good day
to eat outside and watch the bikers [JVC-10/82].
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⊗The Antique
/2700 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 329-0870
/11am-10pm Sun-Tue, till 10:30pm Wed-Thu, till 12:30am Fri-Sat.  AX, VS, MC.
/I have had some very nice lunches here and very mediocre dinner [PAT-80].
Cold Food, bad service.
Had my worst meal on the Peninsula at the Antique [LMF-80].
Reasonably good food [KJK-80].
Very good Chicago-style deep dish pizza.  Can be ordered as a family-style
meal with soup and salad, which are also quite good.
The BBQ beef snadwich is excellent too.  Usually no wait on weekdays.
Has a "No smoking" section [PTZ-80].
Demand No Smoking.  Sometimes they forget to ask [JDM-80].
Mediocre [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗Calvin's Philadelphia Eatery
/Castro Street, Mountain View
/
/
/Everything is homemade: BBQ Ribs, Chicken, hoagies,
steak and deli sandwiches.  I have tasted the ribs and they are excellent.
They also make a sweetpotato cheesecake which I highly recommend.  The owners
are from south Philly.  The place is small and the atmosphere is very friendly
[HLL-5/83].
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⊗Clarke's Charcoal Broiler
/615 El Camino Real, Mountain View
/415 967-0851
/11am-9pm.  No cards.
/Kirk's is better, especially where cleanliness is concerned [PAT-80].
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⊗Day and Night Barbecue
/2118 University Avenue, East Palo Alto
/415 324-0281
/closes around 10:30pm.  No cards.
/This is a barbecue joint, plain and simple.  No seating, you
just order your food and take it out.  Ribs ($7.50/lb, your
choice of hot or mild sauce) are the main attraction, but
they also have chicken, polish sausage, sweet potato pie,
etc.  The ribs are yummy [MOG-6/82].
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⊗Flea Street Cafe
/3607 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park 
/415 854-1226
/11am-2:30pm Tue-Fri, 6pm-10pm Thu-Sat.  No reservations.
/A great place, but be prepared to wait. They don't have a large menu
(it is changed every fortnight), normally only 3 to 4 items.  So far, I've
never been disappointed. Also, they offer a (always changing) selection of
open wines [TRG-8/82].
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⊗The Gatehouse
/265 Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto
/415 326-1330
/11:30am-2:30pm 5:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat till 10:30pm, Sun brunch: 10am-2:30pm.
VS, MC.
/Cheese board with wine very nice
and less expensive than other dinner items [PAT-80].
I retract my earlier recommendations for this restaurant.  I've had dinner
there two or three times during the past year; the atmosphere is very
nice, the food is lousy.  The salads are uninspired, main courses are
nicely seasoned but not cooked right, and desserts are only average.
Given the moderately expensive prices, the place just isn't worth it [BPM-80].
Spot for having a moderately overpriced ($10-15 pp) meal.
Weekend brunches are far overpriced [SMC-80].
For the credit card set -- slick setting, OK food, high prices [LES-1/82].
The bar stays open until 1:00 on weekends and often has live music; go
there for drinks after a movie [SM-2/83].
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⊗*Kirk's
/361 California, Palo Alto
/415 326-6159
/11am-10pm.  No cards.
/Charcoal-grilled hamburgers -- a delicious alternative to the
franchiseburger [LES-74:82].
Much too expensive now and I've stopped going here [SMC-80]
A definite win.  The burgers are BIG!  Well worth the price [DON-79:80].
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⊗Late for the Train
/561 Oak Grove, Menlo Park
/415 321-6124
/7am-3pm, breakfast and lunch only.  No cards; checks accepted.
/Good, but be prepared to wait during noon hour
and on weekends.  Not open for dinner, but they will soon be opening an
evening place on Alameda de las Pulgas near Avery in Menlo Park [TVR-79:80].
Try scones and the fresh-squeezed orange juice [RJW-80].
The only real problem is that its too popular.  Their
tea is worth going for alone [BIL-80].
The best place for breakfast on the Peninsula.  The Flee Street Cafe is
under the same management [TRG-8/82].
Bland [NCR-10/92].
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⊗Mama's 
/Stanford Shopping Center
/415 327-4735
/10am-10pm Mon-Thu & Sat, 10am-11pm Fri, 9am-5pm Sun.  AX, MC, VS.
/Same as the SF Mama's, the style here is sit-down and more expensive than
the buffet style at the Hillsdale Mama's.  This Mama's seems to cater to
the Atherton types [PAT-80].
Same delicious quality as the other Mama'ses [LES-80:81].
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⊗Monterey Whaling Company
/190 E. El Camino, Mountain View
/415 969-4323
/11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri, 5pm-10pm Sun-Thu, 5pm-11:30pm Fri-Sat.
Reservations recommended on weekends.  AX, MC, VS.
/This place took over the old %2Monterey Jack's%*, and is noticeably better.
Seafood and service good.  Ask if they have the broiled swordfish.  Entrees
range from $7 (beef kabob or sole) to $11 or $12 (abalone or lobster)
[DON-79:80].
Service was very slow on two recent visits.  Without a reservation on a
Saturday night, had to wait nearly an hour in the bar for a table.  Then
got stuck in a real out-of-the-way corner of the restaurant, and largely
ignored thereafter [RLW-82].
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⊗The New Leaf
/1801 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto
/415 493-7600
/11am-2pm Mon-Fri.
/An execellent place for lunch although somewhat crowded.  Prices slightly 
higher than in the Coffee House, but the food is much better.  They also do
catering [TRG-8/82].
High priced but excellent sandwiches.  Go on a warm day and eat outside
by the fish pond [LES-81:82].
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⊗The Proud Popover
/Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
/415 326-0272
/11am-9pm Sun-Wed, 11am-10pm Thu-Sat.  AX, MC, VS.
/Excellent popovers with butter and honey!  Reasonable quiches but
nothing to brag about.  And salads are real losers [SMC-80].
I thought the quiche was good, very light and fluffy.  The popovers which
come with the meal are very good.  A good place for lunch or a light
dinner (dinner is same menu as lunch and same price approx. $5 pp. with wine
or beer) [PAT-80].
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⊗Ramona's
/541 Ramona Street, Palo Alto
/415 326-2220
/11am-11pm.  No cards.
/Bass ale on tap! [SJF-80].
Good crust, toppings a little sparse [WDG-81].
The pizza is o.k. although not everyone likes the large dose of ketchup.
Other items (in particuliar, soup) don't get the same attention [TRG-8/82].
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⊗Sundance Mine Company
/1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 321-6798
/11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm.  AX, VS, MC.
/Definitely better than the Winery.  Crab legs are excellent; prime rib also
nicely done.  A bit on the expensive side [DON-78:80].
Classical music, hot bread, soft butter.  A little over-priced
for what you get.  Soup was over-spiced and the meat a little
tough [SMC-80].
You can wait long enough to be hungry enough to eat the bone in the boneless
trout that you can't pick out because its too dark [KJK-80].
Good.  Try the Calamari [WDG-81].
For the type (prime rib and seafood), it's quite good.  Much better than
the Winery, for example [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗The New Varsity
/456 University Avenue, Palo Alto
/323-6411 or 321-1246
/11:30am-2pm 5:30pm-10pm daily, Sun brunch 11am-2pm.
/A good place to go if you are in a hurry and you want something good to
eat.  Sort of heath-foodish like the Good Earth, but nowheres near the
rip-off.  They usually have something unusual as a day's special [MRC-80].
The table service may be the worst in any Palo Alto restaurant, but I like
the ambiance.  The entertainment seems to be shifting a bit away from
movies and towards live performances [JQJ-8/82].
Be warned: whenever I have eaten there (dinner, brunch), my stomach complained
about food poisoning.  Even with X $ off on the movie price, it's a lousy deal.
However, a good place to go for coffee or dessert [TRG-8/82].
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⊗The Winery
/2391 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 326-7043
/Mon-Fri 11:30am-4pm, Sun-Thu 5:30pm-10-30pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11:30pm.
AX, VS, MC.
/When I arrived at Stanford in '73, it was a good restaurant.  I see
no reason to eat there now [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗Village Pub
/2967 Woodside Road, Woodside
/415 851-1294
/11am-midnight Tue-Sun, closed Mon.
/Expensive ($15 p.p.) but mostly worth it.  Large menu, carefully
prepared.  Warning: jackets required for men [NCR-9/81].
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⊗Woodside Little Store (alias BeefBurger)
/3340 Woodside Road, Woodside
/415 851-7370
/11am-3pm, 5:30pm-9pm.  Cash only.
/What a find! This place is great for a quick, cheap, and tasty meal out
in Woodside. The locals have dinner here; one night Joan Baez was sitting
at the table next to mine.  They have various hamburger platters, sausages,
and one dinner special (such as stew) each evening. You order at the
bar and they bring it to your table.  One of the owners is a frenchman
who makes his own French Onion Soup (authentic!!) and fresh pastries daily.
You can have a full dinner here for $5 or so, and it is really a pleasant
place - great for an "after the beach" dinner [ALL-10/82].
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.TIT Cafes
⊗Caravansary Gourmet Store and Restaurant
/321 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
/415 327-2682
/10am-9pm weekdays, 10am-6pm Sat, 11am-6pm Sun.  MC, VS.
/Newly opened clone of the San Francisco chain offering a variety
of interesting but expensive salads, desserts and coffee.  Eat there or
buy things by the pound and take them home.  Try the baba ghanoush
(Middle-eastern eggplant salad) when available  [SM-3/83].
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⊗Coffee House
/Tresidder Union, Stanford University
/415 497-3592
/11am-midnight Mon-Thu, 11am-1am Fri, noon-1am Sat, noon-midnight Sun.
No cards or checks.
/Good sandwiches, made to order [LES-76:82].
Good expresso drinks.  Crowded at night as always [TVR-76:80].
The sandwiches are overpriced, the coffees are excellent for this campus
[TRG-8/82].
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⊗The Farmer's Market
/448 California, Palo Alto
/415 327-0284
/10:30am-2pm Mon-Fri.  No cards; checks accepted.
/New outside patio; good home made soups [SM-80].
So-so [CJR-9/82].
Good breakfast and Sunday brunch.  Try the breakfast muffins [DLO-10/82].
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.TIT "Chinese",Northern
⊗*Ambassador
/826 5th Avenue, Redwood City
/415 364-6400
/11:30am-9:30pm Mon-Sat, 11:30am-9pm Sun.  MC, VS.
/Very good; in the low rent district.
Excellent hot & sour soup, Mongolian beef, and Szechwan prawns; good mui shui
pork and potstickers; so-so lemon chicken.  At $11 pp., %2a best buy!%*
[LES-80:82].
Agreed.  I've never been disappointed [KIP-80].
Excellent, but tends towards the Americanized (e.g. lemon chicken
is delicious but very sweet) [NCR-10/82].
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⊗Chef Chu's Mandarin Kitchen
/1067 North San Antonio Road, Los Altos
/415 948-2696
/noon-9pm daily, till 10pm Fri-Sat.  MC, VS.
/Much better can be had elsewhere [SMC-80].
Good food but terrible service.  Have a pizza delivered while
waiting for your reservation [WDG-81].
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⊗*China First
/675 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (near Holiday Inn)
/415 326-3900
/11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-9:15pm.  VS, MC.
/Consistently very good, Chen pea chicken and General's Chicken are tasty,
and they will take reservations (they give you a "number" over the phone)
[PAT-78:80].
OK, not outstanding.  Hot & sour soup often bland.  Mu Shu pancakes too thick.
General's chicken worth ordering [KJK-78:80].
Good luncheon special [SJF-80].
Quite variable in quality [MOG-80].
OD'd once on MSG.  Generally delicious [LES-79:82].
Quite good [WDG-81].
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⊗China Lion
/3345 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 493-9989
/11:30am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat till 10:30pm.  MC, AX, VS.
/Not bad hot and sour soup and mui shui pork the one time I was
there [PAT-80].
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⊗Colonel Lee's Mongolean Bar-B-Q
/304 Castro, Mountain View
/415 968-0381
/11:30am-9:30pm, Sun 4pm-10pm, closed Mon.  MC, VS.
/An interesting variation of Chinese cuisine; quite good [LES-78:80].
Good place to go when you want change.  Otherwise the food ain't nothin' to 
burp about, & it costs enough [PB-80].
Dinner now $6.95 for all you can eat.  Very good.  I haven't had much trouble
with lines -- you can eat in less than an hour on a weekday [PTZ-80].
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⊗Feng Yuan
/3950 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
/415 494-7391
/7:30am-9pm Mon-Fri, 11am-9pm Sat-Sun.  No credit cards or checks.
/This is not a new place, but it used to be more of a
coffee shop.  At dinner time it becomes a very credible
Chinese restauraunt.  The twice cooked pork is the best I've
ever had.  The only disappointment so far has been the
potstickers.  Prices are quite reasonable [TWE-80].
I think the raves for this place were just a fad.  It is, and
always has been, a greasy chopstick lunch place [JQJ-82].
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⊗Grand China
/5100 El Camino Real, Los Altos
/415 964-6464
/11:30pm-10pm, till 10:30pm Fri-Sat; Dim Sum served 11am-2pm Sat-Sun only.
MC, VS, chacks accepted.
/Szechuan and Hunan dishes best; especially lamb dishes.  One of my favorites
[SM-2/83].
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⊗House of Yee
/160 Castro Street, Mountain View
/415 961-9694
/11:30am-9:20pm daily; dim Sum served 11am-2pm Sat-Sun only.  MC, VS.
/We went for dim sum and had a decent meal for about $4 pp.
We were the only caucasians there.  The decor is quite modern,
service pretty good [MOG-6/82]
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⊗Hsi-Nan the Little
/203 University Avenue, Palo Alto
/415 326-6065
/noon-2:30pm 6pm-10pm Mon-Fri, 6pm-10pm Sat, closed Sun.  Checks OK, no cards.
/Louie has done it again.  Absolutely the best Chinese food in the
universe, although the prices seem to be skyrocketing.
I actually prefer the Szechuan dishes now that Mr. Fong is gone.
They seem to be less variable in quality.  Avoid Twice-Cooked-Pork
and Moo Shoo Pork.  The first is grossly oversweetened and the second
has little more than lettuce [SMC-3/82].
Still the world's best potstickers.  But don't order anything special without
finding out the price in advance [BH-10/82].
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⊗Hunan Garden
/2540 California Street, Mountain View
/415 948-1270
/11:30am-9pm Sun-Thu, 11:30am-10pm Fri-Sat.  AX, MC, VS.
/New restaurant opened in the Old Mill.  Decent Hunan cuisine although
not nearly hot enough.  If they increased their hotness and put a little
more meat in their dishes, they might be simliar to Hunan in San Francisco.
The onion-cakes are a bit greasy.
A promising bridesmaid at the moment [SMC-6/82].
The bridesmaid has a moustache; bad service and bland food [SM-2/83].
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⊗King Chuan
/75 Town and Country Village, Palo Alto
/415 323-6550
/11am-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 11am-10pm Fri-Sat, closed Sun.  VS, MC.
/Food okay, but unimpressive [DON-80].
Seems to vary.  Sometimes good, sometimes lousy.  Hot & sour soup neither hot
nor sour [KJK-80].
Food has improved.  Szechwan items particularly well done [DLO-10/82].
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⊗Hwei Fu Shing
/3691 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 493-0643
/11:30am-2pm, 5pm-10pm.  VS, MC, checks accepted.
/Buffet lunch downhill; all cheap stuff [SM-80].
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⊗O'Mei Restraunt
/1438 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
/415 323-2700
/11am-2:30pm daily, 5pm-9:30pm Mon-Fri, till 10pm Fri-Sat, til 9pm Sun.
MC, VS.
/Good for dinner, too.  Szechwan food not quite as good as the Little
Restaurant, but competitive.  Good potstickers [BVM-80].
Very good.  They have a wide variety of Szechuan and other styles of
dishes.  The dishes were uniformly good, unlike the sometimes-variable The
Little Restaurant.  Hot dishes were reasonably hot (i.e. noticeable but
not overpowering), not nearly as hot as the hottest at The Little
Restaurant.  A good-sized dinner for four ran $9 pp [BPM-80].
Unusual Diem Sum.  Scallion cakes and crispy oil sticks interesting [SM-80].
Nice change of pace in Szechuan hot & spicy.  Milder than
the Little Restaurant, but decor and service are very good
and the dishes are reasonably warm with some slight hint
of MSG.  Pretty good Diem Sum on weekends [SMC-80].
Consistently good [MOG-80].
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⊗Ruby King
/Palo Alto
/415 941-5656
/10:30am-2pm Sun-Fri, 5pm-10pm daily.  AX, MC, VS.
/Fabulous atmosphere and menu.  Service was atrocious the time
that I went.  The waiter served our food to someone else and
we ended up leaving after the soup course since it had
already taken an hour [SMC-80].
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⊗Seven Seas
/443 Emerson, Palo Alto
/415 328-6885
/11am-2:30pm, 3:30-9pm.  No cards.
/The only Chinese restaurant with "Italian Spaghetti" and "Catsup a la
Dog" (sic).  Christmas decorations at inappropriate times.  Sadly, they've
taken the "Smile--God Loves You" sign off the milk machine.  Most evenings
there's at least one crazy person at the counter [DES-76].
Definitely the best deal in town.  Try grandfather's lemonade [PB-80].
Be sure to ask for family-style to get more food, less rice [AAM-80].
OK for fast cheap food [KJK-80].
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⊗Shanghai
/2111 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 327-9505
/5pm-9:30pm, closed Mon.  VS, MC.
/Fairly good food, some unusual dishes.  Be warned: my allergic
friends say this place grossly overuses MSG; that was some years
ago, so I don't know if they've reformed.  [DON-80]
New management and absolutely delicious, but needed coaching
to get that way.  They put a dish on the menu especially for us.
Dishes to concentrate on are: Mu Shu Pork, Hunan Style
Lamb, Twice Cooked Pork, Prawns with Special Sauce, chicken
dishes.  Be sure to ask for the hot dishes "squeeze-hot".
They take the peppers and squeeze the juices over!  Invented
for us since we were always clamoring for hotter food.
Avoid losing potstickers and soups [SMC-80].
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⊗Six Happiness
/220 University Avenue, Palo Alto
/415 326-6565
/11:30am-9pm daily.  VS, MC.
/Usually good and moderately priced [PAT-80].
Sometimes good, but not consistently [KJK-79:80].
Also try the Dim Sum [WLS-80].
Good for lunch [WDG-81].
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⊗Su Hong 
/1037 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
/415 322-4631
/4:30pm-9:30pm.  VS, MC.
/Reasonable twice cooked pork and potstickers.  Reasonable
prices and atmosphere.  Pretty good lunches [SMC-80].
New chef.  Try rolling lettuce chicken and potstickers (as good as Louie's)
[SM-80].
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.TIT "",Southern
⊗The Golden Flower Restaurant
/2650 El Camino Real West, Los Altos
/415 941-7613
/11am-9:30pm daily.  MC, VS.
/Fine Cantonese cuisine at a low price.
Authentic Cantonese is a treat that is not easy to find.
Some special dishes: sizzling chicken in clay pot,
assorted sea food on fried egg, shrimp in black bean sauce,
A1 Cafe chow mein, chow fun, clams with black bean sauce [TOB-6/82].
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⊗House of Lee
/633 California Street, Mountain View
/415 941-4373
/11:30am-9pm, Fri-Sat till 10pm.  VS, MC.
/Superb chicken salad; moderate prices.
Quality varies a bit but their overall record is very good [LES-72:8/82].
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⊗Imperial Gardens
/2116 El Camino Real, Mountain View
/415 968-1694
/11:30am-2pm, 5pm-9:30pm daily.  AX, MC, VS.
/Elegant decor and a reasonable although somewhat expensive
Mandarin and Cantonese menu.  Best bet is Dim Sum on weekends -- at $1.35
per plate it isn't as cheap as Chinatown in the city, but they brought a
tasty assortment of dishes around.
Weekend Dim Sum seems to be a new experiment for this restaurant.  Hard
to believe, but somehow I miss the noise and hectic atmosphere that I've
come to associate with most other places [SM-4/83].
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⊗Ming's
/1700 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
/415 856-7700
/Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm, Mon-Sat 5pm-10pm, Sun 4:30pm-9:30pm.  All major cards.
/Excellent and expensive.  Slick decor, efficient service.
Family-style lunches only for large parties with advance reservations
[LES-66:82].
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⊗Tai Shan
/El Camino Real, Redwood City
/
/
/Aficionados of Cantonese cooking might want to check out
the Tai Shan (formerly Rainbow, formerly Lin's, formerly
Chinese Food and Cheeseburgers, etc.) across El Camino
from GEMCO.  The owner
offers a full menu of exotic dishes (e.g., sea slugs)
despite the fact that the restaurant has only a half dozen
tables.  He has been keeping the place open all day every
day, but I believe that the hours are now reduced to
lunch and dinner Mon-Sat.  The food seems quite good,
although I am no authority on this cuisine.  I enjoyed
the take-out sesame chicken.  The combination plate is
nothing special, but cheap and exceedingly generous.  Prices
run about $4-5 pp. [LAW-12/82].
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⊗Yuen Yung
/639 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park
/415 325-7807
/11:30am-2:30pm, 4pm-9:30pm.  MC, VS.
/House special fried rice is very good.  The crab with ginger and scallions is
also very tasty (price varies but was only $7.50 when I was there).
Everything excellent.  Good takeout, too [DON-80].
Pretty reasonable, although they use some MSG.  Avoid the sweet
& sour dishes [SMC-80].
Good but expensive [WDG-5/81].
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.TIT Continental
⊗*Augusto's
/856 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View
/415 965-1869
/11:30am-2:30pm Tue-Fri, 5:30pm-11pm Tue-Sat.  MC, VS, AX.
/Amazing!  A quality restaurant in Mountain View!  Food is quite good,
though perhaps not the equal of some of the best (e.g. Maddalena's),
and reasonably priced for the quality.  But the nicest part is the
atmosphere; you can go casually (though not grubbily) dressed and not
feel out of place, or you can go formally and feel just as
comfortable.  Augusto and his brother, who take care of most of the
service, are quite willing to chat if you want to and things aren't
too rushed, and both are pleasant conversationalists.  The place used
to be a piano bar, and Augusto still plays a fine rag-time piano when
he has the time.  What with the piano, and the people, and the fine
food, you can easily spend an entire evening there [DON-78:80].
Very pleasant.  Matches are engraved with your reservation name and women
get menus without prices.  Cherries Jubilee for 2 is expensive ($10.00) but
delicious; each cherry is stuffed with an almond [SM-80].
Everything Don said in '78 is still true.  This is a simply wonderful
place.  The food is consistently excellent, service is personal and
friendly.  Try the Lobster Scampi or the Baby Scallops (when available).
The Grand Marnier Souffle is a superb dessert, and the Nero's Coffee
afterwards is a visual and taste delight.  Plan on spending the evening; a
table reserved at Augusto's is yours for the night.  Wine list is good,
but expensive; you may prefer to bring your own bottle.  Reservations
recommended [RLW-82].
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⊗Columbus Street Bar and Grill
/4898 El Camino Real, Los Altos
/415-968-7251
/11:30am-10:30pm Mon-Fri, 5pm-10pm Sat, 5:30pm-9:30pm Sun.
/Excellent food and pleasant surroundings in the completely
remodeled space formerly occupied by the Balkan Village.
Menu includes
chicken, veal, fish, and pasta specialties, with a few beef dishes.
Anywhere from $8-$14 gets you soup, salad, entree, dessert, and
beverage; a la carte service in the $5-$9 range.  Wine list is newish,
adequate, and the usual 100% markup.  The food is worth bringing your
favorite bottle and paying the $4 corkage fee.  Our waitress was very
knowledgable regarding the preparation of all the dishes on the menu [KAP-5/83].
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⊗Dal Baffo European Cuisine
/878 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park
/415 325-1588
/11:30am-2:30pm 6pm-10:30pm Tue-Sat, closed Sun-Mon.  CB, MC, VS.
/Exquisite continental cuisine.  The veal dishes are especially to
be recommended.  Have some pasta for an appetizer.  For dessert,
the zabaioni is unbeatable.  $30 pp without wine [SMC-5/82].
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⊗Henry's Restaurant
/482 University Avenue, Palo Alto
/415 326-5680
/11:30am-9:45pm except 5pm-9:45pm Sun.  VS, MC.
/With a decent fan, the back room is no longer intolerably smoky,
and Henry's is now a reasonable place for dinner.  The prices are
moderate, and the sea food is good (though not always excellent).  In
addition, Henry's is still the only reasonable bar in Palo Alto, a place
you can go just to have a drink without either sleaze or the pickup scene
[JQJ-8/82].
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⊗Liaison
/4101 El Camino Way, Palo Alto
/415 494-8848
/11:30am-2:30pm 5:30pm-10pm, till 11:30pm Fri-Sat, 5:30pm-10pm Sun.  VS, MC, AX.
/The best souffles I've ever had.  And the veal is pretty
good too. But the planning is rather poor.  Had to wait
one hour once, even with reservations, although this
usually happens only during the rush hour 7-8 [SMC-80].
Service good; food acceptable, but not great.  Prices must have gone up
since earlier reviews; dinner %2without%* wine, dessert, and tip cost
$24 pp.  Better food, value and atmosphere at Augusto's [RLW-82].
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⊗Maddalena's Continental Restaurant
/544 Emerson, Palo Alto
/415 326-6082
/11:30am-2:30pm 6pm-10pm Tue-Sat.  MC, VS, checks accepted.
/Good service, well prepared food.  Take your own bottle of wine to avoid their
somewhat overpriced wine list [SM-80].
Atrocious pasta, tasted like chewing gum. 
Having it redone didn't seem to help.  Veal sauces have gone
considerably downhill.  No free salad with main course any more.
Prices have gone up again, $25-30 without wine.  Not recommended [SMC-82].
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⊗St. Michael's Alley
/800 Emerson, Palo Alto
/415 329-1727
/11am-10pm, except 5:30pm-10pm Sun.  No reservations.  No cards; checks accepted.
/Good but expensive [JQJ-8/82].
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.TIT Creole
⊗Bourbon Street
/2540 California Street (Old Mill), Mountain View
/415 941-4433
/Mon-Thu 11:30am-10:00pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-midnight, Sun 10:30am-10:00pm.
/Good Cajun & seafood cuisine.  Mixed drinks and combined steak/seafood
dishes are quite good.  For dessert, have some Mrs. Fields chocolate
chip cookies down at the other end of the mall.  [SMC-5/82]
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.TIT Delicatessen
⊗Alpine Deli
/869 Santa Cruz, Menlo Park
/415 325-6667
/8:30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-4:30pm Sat, closed Sun.
/Excellent sandwiches [SMC-80].
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⊗Cheese House Village
/157 Town and Country Village, Palo Alto
/415 326-9251
/lunch.
/Delicatessen with the meatiest, most filling sandwiches within 50 miles
[LES-68:82].
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⊗Draeger's Grocery Store Delicatessan
/1010 Univeristy Dr., Menlo Park
/415 322-3937
/7am-8pm daily.
/My favorite deli.  Great sandwiches and great selection of good
salads,deserts, cheeses, wines, barbequed meats, etc.  
Not cheap but you get quality [DEW-80].
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.TIT Dessert
.once fill select 1;
%2Many individual opinions on dessert establishments seem to border on
fanaticism.
The cause of this phenomenon is probably cultural, but is outside the scope
of this booklet.
The reader is cautioned to take these remarks "with a grain of sugar".%1

⊗Baskin-Robbins 
/267 University, Palo Alto (and everywhere)
/415 325-2100
/11am-10pm, Fri-Sat til 11pm.
/Consistently better than the competition [LES-65:82].
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⊗Corner Creamery
/3590 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park
/415 854-5335
/11am-10pm Sun-Thu, 11am-11pm Fri-Sat.
/Bud's ice cream! [JDM-80].
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⊗Gelato Classico Italian Ice Cream
/421 Alma, Palo Alto
/415 321-4875
/11am-11pm daily.  Cash only.
/Expensive, but chocolate and vanilla ice creams consistently win
in blind tastings [SM-82].
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⊗Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery
/340 University (Liddicoats Market), Palo Alto
/415 EAT-2345
/9am-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm, closed Sun.
/Wonderfully good cookies [PAT-78, LES-79:82].
33 cents each at Liddicoats, 35 cents each at the bookstore [MOG-80].
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⊗Old Uncle Gaylord's
/636 Emerson, Palo Alto (and elsewhere)
/415 326-1809
/noon-midnight 7 days.
/The greatest ice cream around.  Let it get soft before you eat it or the
flavors won't come out.  It's Uncle Gaylords Ice Cream that's real (by
any traditionally accepted meaning of the words), but many people have
never had ice cream (just flavored mixes of industrial waste products with
no milk or cream is what you get at most places) so they may refer to
real ice cream as "not real".
Try chocolate bisque, lotus cream, raspberry, apricot [DEW-80].
Absolutely the best food product of any sort I've experienced.
The consistency is delicate and the flavor ranges upward to fantastically
wonderful.
As good as the best homemade; no other commercial ice cream comes close [MRC-80].
Either you like it our you don't, I don't [PAT-80, LES-78:82].
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⊗Printers Inc.
/310 California Avenue, Palo Alto
/415 327-6500
/10am-10:45pm.
/Coffee (from Peet's), espresso and desserts (from Just Desserts).  I usually
see someone I know whenever I go.  Half a block from Keystone and a good place
to wait for the main act if you don't drink [TVR-78:80].
Yeah, TVR usually sees me when he goes there [PB-80].
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⊗The Prolific Oven
/550 Waverley, Palo Alto
/415 326-8485
/8am-7pm Mon, 8am-10pm Tue-Thu, 8am-12pm Fri, 10am-12pm Sat, 10am-8pm Sun.
/Good cakes although some of them are too sweet (for my taste).  They make 
interesting Austrian style cakes [TRG-8/82].
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⊗Rick's Rather Rich Ice Cream
/3946 Middlefield, Palo Alto
/415 493-6553
/12:15pm-10pm daily.
/Best ice cream in the area, made in the store.  Pumpkin and eggnog are best,
but only available in season [KJK-78:80].
In a recent blind tasting, 15 of us rated Rick's
chocolate 9th in a field of 14.  We consistently preferred Bravo Fono,
Hagen Dazs, and even Baskin Robbins [JQJ-8/82].
This and Bud's are the best in P.A.
Dollar per gallon off coupons often in the the PA Weekly [JVC-82].
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⊗Sally's 
/442 California Street, Palo Alto
/415 321-1399
/11am-9pm daily.
/One scoop sundaes used to be a best buy, now only average [PAT-79:80].
Costs more than Bud's.  Also they won't take $20 bills (I saw them
make a lady's life miserable over the latter) [PB-80].
Forget it ... go to Bud's. Used to be a good buy, but no longer [HHB-80].
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⊗Say Cheesecake
/340 University (Liddicoats Market), Palo Alto
/415 321-8763
/10am-6pm.
/Excellent, but high prices [KJK-80].
Superb and delicious.  The best cheesecake I've had
(other than my own) [SMC-80].
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⊗Upstart Crow
/2540 California (The Old Mill), Mountain View
/415 941-1618
/10:30am-9pm Mon, 10:30am-10pm Tue-Thu, 10:30am-midnight Fri-Sat, 10am-9pm Sun.
/Cakes, hot chocolate and coffee.  You can look at the books while you wait.
[JDM-80].
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.TIT English
⊗*London House
/630 Ramona, Palo Alto
/415 321-0778
/11am-11pm, lunch til 5, dinner til 9:00, closed Sun-Mon.  VS, MC.
/Deep dishes are great.  Nice homey atmosphere [SMC-80].
Wonderful salmon & cucumber and date-nut-apple tea sandwiches, good beef
pastries.
Lunch servings somewhat small, so if you're hungry get some soup or save
save room for one of their great desserts [PTZ-80].
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.TIT French
⊗Cafe Meursault
/651 Emerson, Palo Alto
/415 326-1920
/11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri, 6pm-9:30pm Mon-Sat, closed Sun.  MC.
/Good cr∧epes.  Sit outside [SJF-80].
Nice and inexpensive [MOG-80].
A great place for lunch.  Try to get a table outdoors.  The "wine list" is
a large wine rack; you just look at the bottles themselves, then order by
bin number.  Good selection of wines and crepes [RLW-82].
Prices for wine are high and the food is boring, but the atmosphere is
pleasant if you want to sit outdoors or to select your wine by looking at
the bottles instead of at a wine list.  Otherwise, I don't recommend it
[JQJ-82].
Their food does not live up to the nice outside setting.  It is fast food 
on a crepe basis.  Don't expect that you can get the salad without the 
dressing, that's impossible [TRG-82].
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⊗Chantilly 
/530 Ramona St, Palo Alto 
/415 321-4080
/11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri, 5:30pm-10:30pm Mon-Sat, closed Sun.  MC, AX, VS.
/My favorite French restaurant in the bay area.  Friendly waiters, great food,
especially the chocolate mousse.  $20-25 pp. with tax, wine, appetizer, tip.
I definitely prefer it to La Mirabelle in the city [DEW-79:80].
Now about $35 per person, $6 corkage fee.  Delicious Canard a l'Orange
[SM-2/83].
Excellent, but not in the same class as Mirabelle in San Francisco [LES-2/83].
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⊗L'Escargot French Restaurant
/1137 California Dr., Burlingame
/415 344-4144
/6pm-9:30pm Mon-Fri, closed Sun.  MC, VS.
/Quaint setting with good French cuisine.  Onion soup is especially good.
The Grand Marnier ice cream dessert is a must.  $20 pp. without wine [SMC-7/82].
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⊗L'Escale French Restaurant
/5 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
/415 326-9857
/11am-9:30pm Mon-Sat, closed Sun.  MC, VS.
/New bistro just opened.
Good food but portions much too small and much too expensive.
Not worth it [SMC-80].
Grossly overpriced miniscule portions [SMC-6/82].
Don't let the lack of clientele scare you away from this place.
Every meal I've had here has been delicious, and the service great.  It's
true--the portions aren't HUGE, but this is typical continental style. I've
always had enough to eat! The prices are typical French Restaurant prices:
about $15 pp [ALL-10/82].
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⊗La Terrasse
/3740 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 494-0700
/11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm, closed Sun.  VS, MC.  Reservations recommended.
/Quite good.  Entree and desserts are authentic.  Modus Operandi is not.
Try veal with lemon & butter sauce [JAM-76, DON-80].
Excessively formal service (almost unpleasant) by underqualified staff.
Soup, salad, entree about $7.50.  Food very good, escargot excellent.
Service enthusiastic but could use a bit more polish.  New, currently
quite good value [RAK-76:77, DON-80].
Prices going up, but still a good deal [DON-77:80].
Exquisite and delicate French food. One of the 10 best French restaurants
in the area [SMC-5/82].
You pay a lot for a snotty waiter in a tuxedo plus mediocre
French food.  Avoid it [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗*La Tour Eiffel
/2030 Broadway, Redwood City
/415 366-2288
/11:30am-2pm 5:30pm-10pm Tue-Sat, till 11pm Fri-Sat, closed Sun-Mon.
No credit cards.  Reservations recommended.
/Hearty fare in a modest establishment at a moderate price.
The place is often packed, but the food and service are extremely good.
$15 pp. with house wine [LES-77:11/82].
Bistro atmosphere, warm, friendly and good [PAT-78:80].
OK, but not great.  Servings aren't very large [SMC-80].
Excellent for the price [ARK-80].
Still the best family French restaurant on the Peninsula,
with very fine prices [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗Le Midi
/435 First Street, Los Altos
/415 941-3654
/11:30am-2pm Tue-Fri, 6pm-9pm Tue-Sat.
/Simple decor; a dark corner where they'll light a candle if
you ask.
Friendly, incompetent service.
Delicious onion soup.
Our party had scallops, beef stroganoff and boeuf bourguignonne, all
quite good, at $18 pp including wine and tip [LES-9/82].
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⊗Le-Pot-au-Feu
/1149 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
/415 322-4343
/12pm-1:30pm, 6pm-9pm, closed Sun.  No cards, no reservations.
/Tiny portions makes this much too expensive for what you get [SMC-80].
Excellent, exquisite cooking, good friendly service and prices not outrageous.
Also, free wine while you wait [WOL-80].
Authentic French food, nicely presented, but no bargain [JQJ-8/82].
I always have a great time at this restaurant.  They really try
to create a French atmosphere - the waiters all seem to be French and they
throw little phrases at you here and there.
My dinners have been consistently good.
Personaly, I like the "pot-au-feu": a bland brisket dish served in a broth
with vegetables and mustard on the side. I've also had the duck, and friends
having the fish have always like it [ALL-10/82].
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⊗Pear Williams
/150 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park
/415 323-8445
/
/Well-prepared rich food.  There are some booths in
non-smoking room, good for private conversations.  $20-25 each for
complete dinner with half-carafe of wine [JVC-82].
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⊗Two Sisters Cr∧eperie
/355 State Street, Los Altos
/415 941-2782
/Tue-Sat 11:30am-2pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Fri till 9:30pm,
Sunday brunch 10:30-2pm, closed Mon.  VS, MC, AX.
/Try the French Onion soup and two Four Star Crepes; a
combination that spells a delicious meal.  Family-run
restaurant, expensive but worth it [MRC-80].
Very good delicious crepes.  Try something besides the traditional ham
and cheese - others distinctively good, desserts are also 
very good [PAT-79:80].
Prices have skyrocketed with the new management and the food has 
gone downhill (ice-burn & micro-waving). A loser [SMC-8/82].
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.TIT German
⊗Black Forest Inn
/376 First Street, Los Altos
/415 948-5031
/Tue-Sat 11:30am-8:30pm, Sun 12-8:30pm, closed Mon.  VS, MC.
/Reasonable, but nothing great [SMC-80].
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.TIT Indian
⊗Gaylord India Restaurant
/317 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
/415 326-8761
/11:30am-3pm 5pm-10pm daily.  AX, CB, DC, MC, VS.
/Good food, though expensive [JMM-82].
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⊗Nataraja
/117 University, Palo Alto
/415 329-0922
/Tue-Sun 6pm-10pm, closed Mon.
Will take reservations.  VS, MC, AX, DC, accepts checks.
/Expensive and relatively dull [MOG-80].
Bad food for the price [JMM-81:82].
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⊗Shaikh's
/393 California Street, Palo Alto
/415 327-6555
/11am-7pm, closed Sun.
/Bletch.  Only samosas edible [SM-80].
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.TIT Italian
⊗Caffe Santa Maddalena
/233 University Ave, Palo Alto
/415 322-1846
/7am-10pm Mon-Sat, closed Sun.  MC, VS.
/Budget offshoot of Maddalena's in downtown Palto Alto.  Reasonably priced,
cafeteria-style antipasta, pasta, etc.  Good calamari, linguine with
clams.  Daily specials are sometimes outstanding.  Great if you're
in a hurry [EPW-7/82].
Good antipasto -- really a salad. 6 things, and lots, for $4.  Other stuff
ok, but no great shakes.  Bizarre cafeteria style with high class waiters.
[PB-12/82].
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⊗Ecco casual Italian dining
/4290 El Camino, Palo Alto
/415 493-0800
/6:30am-10:30pm Mon-Sat, 6:30am-10pm Sun.  AX, CB, MC, VS.
/Good variety of Italian food, including fresh pasta.  Terrific salad.
Stuffed calimari interesting but my wife makes it better.  
Prices high moderate.  Spacious, quiet, not crowded; good for an after
colloquium dinner [SJF-4/81].
Nice relaxed atmosphere.  Very good food at reasonable
rates.  The salad and the Italian dishes are excellent.
Have spent less than $10/person with wine! [CT-10/82].
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⊗Florentine
/118 Castro Street, Mountain View
/415 961-6543
/Mon-Sat 11:30am-10pm, Sun 4pm-10pm.
/Drinkable house wine.  Try the Mike's Veal Scallopini.  Good [MRC-80].
Good northern and southern Italian food at low prices.  Try
the calamari saute and calamari dore.  Better than F. J. & L.'s for
everything except pizza [JQJ-8/82].
This is one of my favorite Italian restaurants.  Try the
eggplant parmigiana and the eggplant scallopini.  Great sauces here!
I've also heard the calamari dishes are great [ALL-10/82].
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⊗*Frankie, Johnnie, and Luigi's
/939 El Camino Real, Mountain View
/415 967-5384
/Mon-Thu 4pm-midnight, Fri-Sat till 2am, Sun 5pm-10pm.  MC, VS.
/The best pizza on the peninsula, although the Florentine
is better for dinners.  The wine list here offers a better
selection though. They recently remodeled the place and
the results have been impressive [MRC-80].
Ravioli and Meatballs dish gives enough for two dinners
and is thus a bargin when the rest is saved and eaten
the next day.  Excellent [SMC-80].
Excellent Stromboli, sauteed mushrooms and garlic bread [ARK-80].
Pizza was too salty and uneven.  I'm not going back, ever [WDG-81].
Tolerable pizza ruined by dosing with large amounts of pepper like a
tamale.  Give me a break! [NCR-81].
The wine list isn't great, but the pizza and chicken cacciatori
still are.  Most of the rest of the menu is currently insipid.  I too
prefer the Florentine [JQJ-8/82].
Still busy, still excellent.  For veggies--
especially the sauteed mushrooms and zucchini rioli [JVC-82].
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⊗Jose's Pizza
/2275 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 326-6522
/11:30am-3:30pm 5:30pm-10:00.  VS, MC.
/Worst ribs in town, steer clear! [RLW-82].
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⊗Messina's Italian Restaurant-Pizzeria
/542 El Camino Real, San Carlos
/415 593-9116
/4pm-12:30am, closed Monday.
/Reasonable, but some brat is always bawling and
ruining the meal [SMC-80].
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⊗Palo Alto Joe's
/3750 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
/415 493-3101
/11am-10pm daily.  AX, CB, MC, VS.
/Somewhat like Rudolfo's, but not as good (and no pizza).  They have
steaks, burgers, seafood (which we didn't try).  Pasta was overcooked,
but the sauces were fine.  The help is too friendly, and the decor
is non-descript [MOG-6/82].
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⊗Rudolfo's
/4020 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 493-0613
/4:30pm-10pm Sun-Mon, 4:30pm-10:30pm Tue-Thu, 4:30pm-11:30pm Fri-Sat.  MC, VS.
/A busy, homey Italian restaurant.  They have good pizza (and much
less of a wait than FJ&L), and a variety of other Italian food
at reasonable prices.  Pasta comes in large portions, with
good sauces [MOG-6/82].
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⊗Skywood Restaurant
/Skyline at La Honda, Woodside
/415 851-7444
/5pm-10:30pm, closed Mon-Tue.  AX, VS, CB, MC.
/Formerly the Skywood Chateau, this is now a high priced
Italian restaurant.  The fettucine al pesto is poor, the tagliatelle
excellent, and the entrees good, but it is probably not worth the price
[JQJ-8/82].
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⊗Trattoria Romana
/541 Bryant Street, Palo Alto
/415 327-0132
/11:30am-2pm, 5:30pm-10pm, Sun. brunch 11am-3 pm.
Cards & checks accepted.
/Excellent veal and pasta dishes, especially the saltinbocca romano
and the canneloni. The restaurant also offers some seafood dishes.  Most of
the desserts are heavenly -- try the chocolate torte (with a fudge center)
or the Amaretto almond cheesecake, but stay away from the rum cake. Service 
was moderately good. Dinner reservations required [LJP-4/83].
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⊗Windy City Pizza
/1030 El Camino Real, Belmont
/415 591-9457
/11am-10pm Mon-Thu, 11am-midnight Fri, 5pm-midnight Sat, 4pm-10pm Sun.
No cards
/This place attempts to serve Chicago style pizza, and succeeds as well
as can be expected.  The distinquishing characteristics of Chicago style
pizza are in evidence, it is deep dish cooked, the sauce is very rich
and thick with chunks of tomatoes still visible, and the cheese is thick
and chewy.  Unfortunately, it is sloppily executed.  This is mediocre
Chicago pizza, but pretty good bay area pizza [DFH-80].
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.TIT Japanese
⊗*Azuma
/19645 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
/408 257-4057
/11:30am-2pm Tue-Fri, 5pm-10pm Tue-Sat, 4:30pm-9pm Sun, closed Mon.  AX, VS, MC.
/Great Sushi bar here!  Sit right at the bar - it's fun to watch.  I had
a hard time finding this place the first time, so here's a tip: take 280 to
Wolfe Rd.  Just past the shopping center turn right onto Stevens Creek.
Go down a couple blocks, and it's in a row of stores on the right hand
side of the street [ALL-10/82].
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⊗Fukisushi
/4119 El Camino, Palo Alto
/415 494-9383
/11:30am-2pm Tue-Fri, 5pm-10pm Tue-Sun, closed Mon.  VS.
/Delicious fresh sashimi and excellent tempura [RLW-82].
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⊗Ichi Fuji
/1350 Grant Road, Mountain View
/415 966-1207
/11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri; 5pm-10pm Mon-Sat.  MC, VS.
/Pleasant, moderately priced (many items $2 or under), sushi bar
with good service.  They also have a $5.25 sushi lunch special that
includes soup with several kinds of maki and ngiri sushi [SM-3/83].
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⊗*Ichiban
/1742 El Camino Real, Redwood City
/415 361-1110
/11:30am-2pm 5pm-9:30pm, closed Sun.  MC, VS.
/A small, unassuming place.  Our party tried sushi and tempura as well as beef,
chicken, and salmon teriyaki.
Each selection was distinctively delicious.
An excellent value at $12 pp. [LES-1/82:6/82].
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⊗Kiyoshi
/1328 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
/415 321-6902
/Tue-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm 5pm-10pm, Sun 5pm-10pm, closed Mon.  MC, VS.
/Very good.  Traditional Japanese
service (they even have a low table in the back room but the only
people I ever see there are traditional Japanese), excellent
appetizers.  For dessert, always get the tea-flavored ice cream;
it's homemade, and superb.  Not cheap (around $10 for a typical
dinner with sake), but well worth the price [LC-80].
Nothing special [DON-80].
Atrocious Japanese cuisine. The appetizers had a peculiar, unpleasant
flavor.  Not going back [SMC-6/82].
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⊗Satsuma
/4880 El Camino Real, Los Altos
/415 966-1122
/11:30-2pm Tue-Fri, 5pm-9pm Mon-Sat, 4pm-8pm Sun, closed Mon.  MC, VS.
/Consistently high quality, reasonable prices [LES-77:82].
This place has won my vote for the best local Japanese restaurant in the
south bay area.  Service has always been excellent.  Try the shrimp
tempura and sashimi combination, with sake to drink [MRC-80].
Moved from State Street to above location May 1 [LJP-4/83].
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⊗Tenichi Tempura
/925 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
/415 325-0444
/11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri, 5:30pm-9:30pm Tue-Sat, 5pm-9pm Sun.
/Good tempura and teriyaki [BVM-80].
Good donburi too [KJK-79].
Quality and service inconsistent [TRG-8/82].
Excellent Japanese food served quickly amidst unpretentious surroundings
[ALL-10/82].
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.TIT Mexican
⊗Acapulco
/2515 El Camino, Palo Alto
/415 323-8403
/11am-10pm Mon-Thu, 11am-midnight Fri-Sat, 10am-10pm Sun.  MC, VS.
/Related to the Acapulcos in Santa Cruz and elsewhere in California.
Quite good food, nice atmosphere; do-it-youself combinations, including
machaca dishes [JPE-80].
Margaritas are tasty but low octane.
Acapulco burrito is a delicious meal in itself.
Well prepared dishes generally, based on good ingredients [LES-80:82].
A lousy place, you pay for the "interior design" [TRG-8/82].
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⊗Beto's Mexican Cuisine
/2290 El Camino Real, Mountain View
/415 964-9433
/11:30am-9:00pm Mon-Thu, 11am-10:30pm  Fri, 5pm-8:30pm  Sat-Sun.  VS, MC.
/Beto has moved from his old location north a mile or so.  His old place,
Casablanca, no longer exists.  The new place is much nicer -- not a hole in the
wall any more.  Beto has gone commercial, with his likeness on the menu, the
beer mugs and the wine glasses.  The interior of the restaurant isn't bad for
Contemporary Mexican-American Tacky.  It's much larger than Casablanca was,
the kitchen is much bigger (and cleaner), and there's even a hostess to seat you.
The food hasn't suffered at all from the move -- in fact, it may even be
better, due to the brand-spanking-new kitchen.  Beto's hot sauce is the best
around; terrifically hot but delicious.  The menu, which offers standard Mexican
fare, has grown both in size and in price.  Most dinner combinations are now in
the $5.50 to $5.95 range, but the amount of food you get is worth it.  Try a 1/2
order of nachos as an appetizer for two people.  Beto will come over to your table
and tell you how his nachos are featured in his new radio commercial. (!)
This is my favorite local Mexican restaurant.  You can eat as much or as
little as you like, building your own combinations of enchiladas, burritos,
rellenos, tostadas, etc., etc.  The beer mugs are well chilled, the service is
efficient but unhurried, and the background music is unobtrusive.  Beto's wife
Alicia is now running a very pleasant little boutique in the front.  She's as
friendly and chatty as Beto, and will tell you all about the origins of her
imported items.
All in all, a very pleasant place.  Highly recommended [RLW-7/81].
Waiting area has tacky gift shop [JIM-12/81].
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⊗Caleta Mexican Restaurant
/1143D Crane, Menlo Park
/415 327-1143
/11am-9pm Mon-Fri, 4:30pm-9pm Sat-Sun.
/Menu somewhat confusing in large number of options.  I order %2a la carte%1
(which is listed in the menu as "Appetizers").
Enchiladas are interesting [TVR-77:80].
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⊗Casa Isabel
/2434 Park Blvd., Palo Alto
/415 327-9925
/11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri, 5:30 pm-10pm Mon-Sat, closed Sun.  No cards;
personal checks OK.
/Consistently delicious [LES-80:82].
Absolutely the best Mexican food north of the border.
All sauces are whipped and the nachos are out of this world.
Enchiladas are excellent, as well as the tostadas.  Everything
is great.  For dessert, have flan and skip the losing bunelos [SMC-80].
The best mexican food north of the border [FB-80].
Consistently good, never too crowded [MOG-80].
A good value [TRG-8/82].
I highly  recommend it.
The food is prepared by default in a
fairly spicy way, but they will usually make it anyway that you want.
Compares very nicely to Casa Real which is probably the most
popular Mexican Restaurant in the city; however, they don't serve beef
stew tacos [PMU-10/82].
Make their own sangria.  Authentic music [JVC-82].
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⊗Casa Maria
/4470 El Camino Real, Los Altos
/415 941-6290
/11:30am-10:30pm Mon-Fri, noon-11:30pm Sat-Sun.  VS, MC.
/Tasteless food [ARK-80].
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⊗Celia's
/423 University Avenue, Palo Alto
/415 322-5900
/11am-9pm Mon-Thu, till 10pm Fri, 3pm-10pm Sat, closed Sun.  VS, MC.
/The expresso burito makes a good lunch [WDG-5/81].
Prices are on the high side for what you get, but still worth trying [DLO-10/82].
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⊗El Calderon
/699 Calderon Avenue, Mountain View
/415 967-9986
/11am-1:45pm, 5pm-8:45pm, closed Sun.  No cards or checks.
/Crummy mexican food; good Salvadorean food [SM-79, LES-77:80].
OK Salvadorean food.  Horrible atmosphere, greasy-spoon type place [SMC-80].
Still one of my favorite places [DEW-80].
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⊗Estrellita
/977 N. San Antonio, Los Altos
/415 948-9865
/11am-2pm 5pm-9pm, Sat 4pm-9pm, closed Sun-Mon.
/Seems to have survived change of management.  Part of menu still vegetarian.
Portions not quite as large but still good [TVR-80].
Big burrito is getting too watery.  Strange department store
atmosphere.  Nachos were losing.  Better food can be had
at Casa Isabel [SMC-80].
Dependable.  Student-size prices.  Order doubles and
microwave what's left for lunch the next day [JVC-82].
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⊗La Fortuna
/3180 Middlefield, Redwood City
/415 365-9510
/11am-9pm.
/Enchiladas verdes are a yummy flameout [SM-80].
House specials very good but service is very, very slow.
Plan on an hour wait for your check [WDG-5/81].
Still good [NCR-10/82].
This is one of the best.  Authentic food, low prices and interesting
decor [DLO-10/82].
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⊗La Poblanita Caf`e
/211 Castro Street, Mountain View
/415 967-1993
/Mon-Sat 11am-8:45pm, closed Sun.  No cards.
/Service is nice.  The owner (Everardo) really tries to keep everyone
happy [JED-80].
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⊗The Red Pepper
/4125 El Camino Way, Palo Alto
/415 493-7093
/11:30am-9:30pm Mon-Fri, 5pm-9:30pm Sat-Sun.  No cards.
/OK, but a bit heavy.  Much better is Casa Isabel [SMC-80].
Good Nachos [MOG-80].
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⊗Rincon Tarasco
/3200 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City
/415 364-6413
/til 11pm, closed Wed.  No credit cards.
/Their rellanos are still my favorite Mexican dish anywhere.  Chile colorado
also great, but some of their other things are not so good sometimes
[DEW-80].
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.TIT Moroccan
⊗Cafe Maroc
/420 Ramona, Palo Alto
/415 328-2939
/Tues-Sat 4pm-11pm, closed Sun-Mon.  VS, MC.
/Service OK, but food is really tasty, especially the pastille.  Lamb
dishes are good.  Belly dancer yummy too [BPM-78].
I agree entirely with BPM.  Not all seats are in the room with the dancer,
though (sigh) [DON-79:80].
Arrogant staff, ridiculous wine prices ($5.00 corkage fee too!).  Go to
the city instead [SM-80].
Good food; expensive but worth it [ARK-80].
The belly dancer is what I remember most . . . Yum!!! [MRC-80].
A really sensual experence.  Great spicy lentil soup and pastlla (a chicken
pie covered with cinnamon and powdered sugar).
Currently $15 pp. without wine.  To be truly authentic, eat only with your
right hand [PTZ-80].
To be really truly authentic, don't let them serve the women in your party
until after the men have finished, and feed them in the back room [LES-80].
Good Moroccan food, although the dessert was unimpressive.  Overpriced
The sugar-chicken was delicious.  Belly-dancers were good [SMC-3/82].
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.TIT Seafood
⊗Captain's Cabin
/3295 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 493-8233
/11am-11pm Mon-Fri, 4pm-11pm Sat, 4pm-10pm Sun.  AX, MC, VS.
/Fairly expensive.  Service very good, not intrusive.  Food good.
I like the Fish Market better, but service is better here [ARK-80].
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⊗The Castaway
/Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo
/415 347-1027
/11:30-3pm 5pm-10pm, till 11pm Sat-Sun, Sun brunch 10am-3pm.
/A fancy prime rib and seafood place, with valet parking,
moderate to high prices, good food and surprisingly inexpensive wine list.
A good place to take your parents when you are driving them to the airport
for a late flight [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗The Fish Market
/3150 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 493-9188
/11:00am-9:30pm Mon-Sat, noon-9:30pm Sun.  Reservations only for 8 or more.
MC, VS, AX.
/If you order between 4:00 and 4:30 when the menu changes, you can get dinner at 
lunchtime prices (that is if you don't mind eating just a bit early), 
then it can be a good deal [MUZ-80].
Good fish, fairly expensive [ARK-80].
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⊗Henry's
/University Avenue, Palo Alto
/
/
/I like seafood and eat here more than any other restaurant.
Great fresh seafood (perfectly done) with some veal and chicken (do not
order beef).  Dinners are $10-14.  Rich cream sauces predominate.  I
like the casual atmosphere and service, at least on weekdays when
it's not too crowded.  OK wine list tho I bring my own [DEW-4/83].
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⊗Monti's Seafood
/1706 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
/415 321-3724
/11:30am-10:30pm Mon-Fri, 4:30pm-11pm Sat, 4pm-10pm Sun.
/I was generally quite unimpressed.  I have had an overcooked swordfish
steak and a flavorless (and tough) calamari dish [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗Portola Valley Kitchen
/884 Portola Rd., Portola Valley
/415 851-3287
/11am-3pm 5pm-10pm Tue-Sat, Sunday Champagne brunch.  MC, VS.
/This is an excellent fresh sea-food place, with winning location and service.
The cooks are Thai [MLB-80].
Consistently excellent seafood, though not inexpensive.
Pleasant decor and setting among the redwoods [LES-80:82].
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⊗Scott's Seafood
/2300 E. Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto
/415 856-1046
/11am-10pm daily.  Reservations recommended.  AX, VS, DC, MC.
/A clone of the Scott's in San Francisco, this is a large establishment
with good but not outstanding seafood, moderately high prices, and
efficient but generally impersonal service [JQJ-8/82].
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.TIT Taverns
⊗Alpine Beer Garden (Zott's)
/3915 Alpine Road, Menlo Park
/415 854-4004
/11:30am-midnight.
/A California Historical Monument (look at the plaque out front).  Good greasy
hamburgers, lots of beer, outdoor tables.
A great place to spend a warm afternoon [LES-66:82].
Great atmosphere on a warm day, I prefer salami and cheese over the hamburgers 
but usually stick to their very good fries and beer [PAT-75:80].
A bunch of us were sitting having lunch & beers at Zot's, trying to think
of a local eatery that has worse food.  We couldn't.  But we still go
there... [RLW-82].
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⊗Bun Busters
/412 Emerson, Palo Alto
/415 326-9944
/11am-11pm.
/Very thick, very good, cooked to order burgers.  Promising decor.  Try it
(especially if you have an SU money book) [HHB-80].
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⊗Dutch Goose
/3567 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park
/415 854-3245
/8am-2am.
/There is now Bud's ice cream across the street.  It makes a good place to
stop for lunch [JDM-80].
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⊗Gilda's
/Castro Street, Mt. View
/415 966-8328
/
/Good burgers.  As they say, "you'll love our buns" [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗The Heidelberg Bier Garden
/4156 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 493-7722
/till 9pm.
/Unfairly neglected by most Stanford people, this is a good spot for a
lunch of beer and Polish sausage [JQJ-8/82].
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⊗The Oasis
/241 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
/415 326-8896
/11am-2am.
/Vulgar atmosphere, extremely greasy, delicious hamburgers, every kind
of beer; a Stanford tradition [LES-66:81].
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⊗Togos
/4131 El Camino Way, Palo Alto
/415 494-8223
/11am-10pm.  No checks or cards.
/Whole wheat runs out early.  Hot Sandwiches good, but sloppy [KJK-78:80].
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.TIT Vegetarian
⊗Blue Sky Cafe
/336 Bryant Street, Mountain View
/415 961-2082
/breakfast Sat-Sun, lunch everyday except Wed, dinner Thu-Sat; hours change;
call first.
/About five or six tables.  Menu varies.  Prices reasonable [JVC-82].
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⊗The Good Earth, Palo Alto
/185 University Avenue, Palo Alto 
/415 321-9449
/7:30am-10:30pm daily.  Checks accepted, no cards.
/They try to satisfy everybody and mostly succeed.  Good, but they're
getting rather expensive.  Still worth it if you're not poor.  Note: They
try to not look like a francise operation, but I think they really are.
They come in clusters of a few stores.  I know of Good Earth's in Marin
County, San Francisco, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles, besides
the local grouping of Palo Alto, Cupertino and Santa Clara.
Check/card rules vary slightly, but they're basically the same place
[TVR-79:80].
Good cinnamon spice tea and omelettes, particularly the Santa Cruz special,
with artichoke hearts, avocado, tomatoes, and cheese.
Acapulco omelette has a %2lot%1 of green chile -- yummy! [PTZ-80].
Food tastes politically correct, not good.  Not worth the price [MOG-80].
Aw come on, it's not that expensive.  Prices seem worth it to me --
distinctive cusine, interestingly prepared [NCR-9/81].
Quality way down [IAN-11/82].
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⊗Hobee's Haven
/4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
/415 856-6124
/7:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri, 8am-2:30pm Sat-Sun.  MC, VS.
/Another natural foods restaurant, along the lines of Late for the Train
or The Good Earth.  The wait is shorter than for either of those, and the
food is better than at The Good Earth.  Fresh fruit juices are excellent
[JQJ-8/82].
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.TIT Vietnamese
⊗Mai's Authentic Vietnamese Kitchen #3
/1838 Union Street, San Francisco
/415 921-2861
/5pm-10pm.  All major cards.
/New branch, food similar to the other two (on Clement).  Good.
[SM-12/82].
⊗Mekong
/288 Castro Street, Mountain View
/415 968-2604
/11:30am-2pm, 5:30pm-9:30pm, closed Mon.  VS, MC.
/A family-run outfit (the owner is a former vice-premier
of South Vietnam).  Try their squid dishes; if you don't
fancy squid try a curry dish or the pork barbeque.  They
have some outstanding desserts; flan (custard), banana
in coconut milk, and their house delight (if they have
it) which is a pure delight! [MRC-80].
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⊗Vietnam
/1010 Doyle Street, Menlo Park
/415 326-2501
/11am-10pm.  VS, MC.
/Reminds me a lot of lower-class Kenyan places; I love it.
Owners came over with an American friend around 1970.  Shy, but
friendly if you can get them to talk.  A full dinner can be had for 
$2.75 [BIL-80].
Good to excellent, but expensive for the amount of food you get [WDG-5/81].
Vietnamese food seems to smell like garbage, but don't let that
deter you -- it's apparently uses a lot of a relative of the cabbage [NCR-10/82].
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