RESTAURANTS Where did Spot Pizza Go? What happened to Spot Pizza in Town and Country? It was there a few weeks ago and is now gone? Did it go out of business or just relocate? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pat Markevitch, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Aug 24, 2008 at 10:13 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 15, 2008 at 3:47 pm.
RESTAURANTS Shop Talk: New EPA shops are big local draw EAST PALO ALTO SHOPPING GOING GANGBUSTERS ... While much of the rest of the country is going through an economic downturn, East Palo Alto's shopping district, Rav... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Aug 13, 2008 at 11:22 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 14, 2008 at 8:38 pm.
RESTAURANTS Shop Talk: Yogurt explosion rocks Palo Alto NO MELTDOWN IN SIGHT ... Palo Alto loves yogurt — but not necessarily the store-bought variety in little round containers. Palo Altans seem to go for the more expensive, froze... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 23, 2008 at 8:30 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 23, 2008 at 10:41 am.
RESTAURANTS tipping for take-out food I just read many posts about tipping for take-out food, but since the thread was very old, I decided to start a new one. I never knew that some people tip and some workers ex... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Yam Yam, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jul 9, 2008 at 1:53 am There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 10, 2008 at 9:56 pm.
RESTAURANTS Anyone else sick after eating at California Avenue restaurant Saturday night? Just wondering if anyone else got food poisoning after eating out on California Avenue Saturday night. Some out of town relatives (who only had one meal in common with us) as... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Food Poisoning, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood, on Jul 1, 2008 at 9:38 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 1, 2008 at 11:00 pm.
RESTAURANTS Ancient tradition, modern application Tea has always played second fiddle to coffee in the United States, but that will change if Thao Nguyen has any say. She exudes passion and her knowledge of tea is near encycl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 21, 2008 at 9:45 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 21, 2008 at 9:45 am.
RESTAURANTS Buca diBeppo Anyone try this? How did you like it? Is it fairly expensive?
I assume it's a chain. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 15, 2008 at 4:49 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 1, 2011 at 2:09 pm.
RESTAURANTS Mild-mannered Mexican food My litmus test for any Southwest, Tex-Mex or Mexican restaurant is its margarita. Compadres passed with flying colors.
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 10, 2008 at 4:51 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 10, 2008 at 4:51 pm.
RESTAURANTS Summer fire season declared for Santa Clara County The summer fire season has been declared open for Santa Clara County and two other Bay Area counties (Alameda and Contra Costa) by the California Department of Forestry and Fi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 13, 2008 at 7:46 am
RESTAURANTS Shop Talk MACARTHUR PARK RENEWED ... Buy 30 citrus trees, remove carpeting and replace with hardwood floors, mix in hundreds of thousands of dollars of artwork from the origi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 7, 2008 at 10:57 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2008 at 11:35 am.
RESTAURANTS Shop Talk ESTHER'S GERMAN BAKERY OPENS (TWICE) ... Two is Esther Nio's new lucky number. That's the number of locations she and her husband, Robert, will have for their first... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 23, 2008 at 11:21 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 29, 2008 at 1:25 pm.
RESTAURANTS L'Acquolina The Weekly reviewed this April 18. It's in Los Altos.
Anyone try it yet? What did you think? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 21, 2008 at 1:48 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 22, 2008 at 2:29 pm.
RESTAURANTS La Tosca Restaurant, San Carlos I went there the other day for dinner with my Great Aunt, My mother and my Aunt and we had a fabulous time. It is the best Italian restaurant around that I have been too. We... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Maria, a resident of Los Altos Hills, on Apr 10, 2008 at 5:02 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2008 at 5:07 pm.
RESTAURANTS Cardinal volleyball
nabs the nation's best The Stanford women's volleyball program has produced 23 All-Americans, seven National Players of the Year, 17 members of the U.S. National Team and five Honda/Broderick Award ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 7, 2008 at 4:25 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2008 at 4:28 pm.
RESTAURANTS Forced closing of "El Galope" The story by Sue Dremann in the March 28 Palo Alto Weekly about the sad closing of El Galope and other small businesses because of redevelopment made me very sad. El Galope ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Joan, a resident of another community, on Mar 28, 2008 at 11:30 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 31, 2008 at 9:53 am.
RESTAURANTS Child UNFRIENDLY Restaurant - Mint Leaf Hello Everyone.
I am still fuming.... I was "rejected" from Mint Leaf Restaurant last night when I walked in with four children. It was only 5:30pm and the restaurant was ba... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by SVMom, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Mar 28, 2008 at 10:14 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 15, 2008 at 11:45 pm.
RESTAURANTS What happened to NOLA's? NOLA's was one of our favorite places to take friends for fun and great food! Our last three or four visits have been terrible. They removed, in my opinion, the best things on... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mary, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Feb 19, 2008 at 6:12 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 3, 2008 at 1:58 am.
RESTAURANTS What do folks think of "Bistro Basia"? hi --
We've had 2 lovely dinners in this new place that's opened
on California Street (201 S. California street at the corner
of Park Blvd, I think it is).
Its open... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by td, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 11, 2008 at 12:29 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 22, 2008 at 8:32 am.
RESTAURANTS Shop Talk NO DISPUTIN' -- IT'S RASPUTIN . . . When Tower Records liquidated its Mountain View store last month, along with its 88 other stores throughout the country, Peninsu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 5, 2008 at 12:50 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 17, 2012 at 8:44 pm.
RESTAURANTS Study finds price of wine can affect its taste A bottle of wine's price tag can influence drinkers' palates, according to a new study by the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the California Institute of Technology.
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 21, 2008 at 9:56 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 21, 2008 at 11:10 am.
RESTAURANTS Goldilocks and the three eclairs With a name like Goldilocks, it's got to be what — a porridge-based restaurant?
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=7166 po... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 11, 2007 at 11:35 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 11, 2007 at 11:35 am.
RESTAURANTS As pizza should be Pizza is everywhere. Good pizza is not. But since finding the good stuff sometimes requires precious time out of our busy lives, we may settle for greasy, flat slabs of flavor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Nov 6, 2007 at 12:12 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 26, 2007 at 5:43 pm.
RESTAURANTS In-shell Pasteurized Eggs? Has anyone seen in-shell pasteurized eggs around here? I've seen them in Chicago, but can't find them at Safeway or Piazza's. I don't think I checked Whole Foods or Mollie St... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Fred, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Oct 15, 2007 at 12:51 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 24, 2007 at 10:01 am.
RESTAURANTS Another Tipping Query I'd like follow up on the posting by "Curious" with another tipping thread. Consider this situation at a fictional restaurant called "Grant's Salt Shaker." Grant's cusine is... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GMC, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Sep 17, 2007 at 5:02 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 19, 2007 at 7:09 am.
RESTAURANTS do you tip for take-out food? So there I am at California Pizza Kitchen take-out counter, looking at the credit card slip with its line for tip, and wondering. I always tip generously for table service. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by curious, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Sep 16, 2007 at 11:20 pm There have been 61 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 12, 2007 at 7:25 pm.