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What it takes to open a restaurant
As many in the industry will attest, operating a restaurant is a tough business, with a low profit margin, high overhead, inspections, regulations and 16-hour days.
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on Dec 21, 2008 at 9:38 am by govjefstate, a resident of Los Altos |
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Documenting nature and time
While most see the Sacramento Valley as a flat and uninteresting place — miles and miles of open landscape, scattered trees and lots of sky — photographer Lukas Felzmann was i... |
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on Dec 22, 2008 at 7:21 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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st michaels alley
Does anyone know when the new st michaels alley will open? |
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on Dec 4, 2008 at 10:11 am by ignatz, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Why did Hyderabad House on University close?
Anyone know why Hyderabad House on University closed? There is a handwritten sign on their door.
I liked it and would go there regularly. It seemed like it had a regular ... |
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on Oct 2, 2012 at 1:35 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Faulty flue caused Zibbibo fire in Palo Alto
A blaze caused by a faulty flue of a kitchen stove hit the Zibbibo Restaurant in downtown Palo Alto shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, causing local street closures. ==B Photos ... |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 11:34 pm by chris, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Uncle Frank's BBQ
Uncle Frank's BBQ on Old Middlefield has closed! Went with a group of friends and a man doing construction on the place said it closed March 15th. |
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on Apr 15, 2011 at 11:31 am by Option, a member of the Duveneck School community |
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Is Miyake Gone for Good?
It looks like the long-time, much-evolved sushi restaurant has closed its doors. Was it finally a victim of its own bad service and dirty carpet? Or will it re-appear in ano... |
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on Oct 9, 2012 at 6:58 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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For the love of sandwiches
In the noontime line at Ike's Place at Stanford University, a line that curves around the spacious, light-filled Forbes Family Cafe of the Jen-Hsuan Huang School of Engineerin... |
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on Feb 7, 2011 at 10:16 am by Will, a resident of Stanford |
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Goodbye Burger King
I knew Sears at San Antonio was closing, and I had heard that some of other other stores would close as well, but I didn't know it would be this soon. I drove by last night, ... |
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on Jun 29, 2011 at 4:58 am by CrunchyCookie, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
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Dinah's Poolside Grill to change hands Sept. 9
Dinah's Poolside Grill, an iconic 40-year-old Palo Alto restaurant, will close after serving lunch on Sept. 9 and reopen with a new operator and staff at the end of the month.... |
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on Oct 10, 2012 at 9:26 am by Bambi, a member of the Gunn High School community |
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Shop Talk
3G'S OPENS ... On Aug. 29, the new 3G's Cafe opened at 456 Cambridge Ave. in Palo Alto, with its owners eager to serve menu items with a Bolivian twist. Sisters and ... |
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on Sep 24, 2011 at 12:26 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Baby Bullet trains on Caltrain chopping block
Caltrain's Baby Bullet trains, which have been credited with boosting Caltrain's ridership since 2005, would be eliminated in the latest budget proposal, Caltrain spokeswoman ... |
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on Apr 7, 2011 at 6:51 pm by Sheldon Kay, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Shop Talk: Popular lunch spot Korean BBQ closes
Two more local restaurants are gone. The biggest surprise to many is the demise of Korean BBQ, which closed its doors Aug. 31 with little warning.
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on Oct 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Mike's Cafe, Midtown
We have been to this restaurant frequently over the past several years as we live within walking distance. We have always enjoyed our meals, the friendliness of the staff and ... |
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on Jan 15, 2012 at 11:57 pm by Bob, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Shop Talk: Asian street food, drive-thru Starbucks
Get the latest scoop about retail and restaurants by Palo Alto Weekly columnist Daryl Savage.
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on Apr 26, 2012 at 8:06 am by busy coffee drinker, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
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Caltrain cobbles together financial survival plan
If negotiations with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) go well, Caltrain might get an infusion of $4.9 million over two years to prop up its operating budg... |
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on Mar 30, 2011 at 11:53 am by Carlito Waysman, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Chinese food delivery
Why don't Palo Alto Chinese restaurants deliver? In Mountain View and Redwood City and every other city in America there are plenty of choices for fast free delivery, but not... |
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on Jan 23, 2012 at 12:13 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
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Pastries in the park
Thwack!
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 9, 2011, 12:00 AM |
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on Oct 2, 2012 at 2:14 pm by vegan, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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What's happening at Wahoo's?
Is Wahoo's closing? Drove by yesterday and it's totally empty. Tables have all been removed. |
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on Dec 16, 2011 at 10:49 am by Joe, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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California Bill Calls For Ban On Shark Fins
Patron's at Ming's in Palo Alto chime in on CNN about the possibility of California banning shark fins.
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on Sep 8, 2011 at 12:05 pm by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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What happened to Culture?
Does anyone know what happened to Culture - the organic frozen yogurt shop on California Avenue? We went buy last week, & they were all closed up. The people in the business... |
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on Sep 30, 2012 at 1:06 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Italian eatery to replace Mike's Cafe in Ladera
Owner Mike Wallau is transforming Mike's Cafe in Ladera into an Italian eatery, but don't call it a ristorante or trattoria. Its new name is Portola Kitchen. The cuisine? Auth... |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 3:52 pm by sheila, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Shop Talk: Furniture stores opening downtown
Two new furniture stores are opening in downtown Palo Alto within two blocks of each other. The first, West Elm, is taking over the corner location at 180 University Ave.
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on Aug 13, 2012 at 5:58 pm by Mary Sue, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Facebook has lots of friends at Menlo hearing
Facebook is good at making friends. That much was clear at a public hearing Monday night on an environmental report on Facebook's plans for its Menlo Park headquarters. ==B Re... |
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on Apr 19, 2012 at 3:09 am by david messer, a resident of Stanford |
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Palo Alto to ban plastic bags at stores, restaurants
The era of plastic bags is about to come to an end at shops and restaurants throughout Palo Alto after city officials decided Monday night to greatly expand the city's existin... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 6:59 pm by Poop scooper, a resident of Woodside |