Finding somewhere late night to eat in the South Bay is not always easy. Left Bank in Menlo Park is always a good after-9 pm dinner option (in Silicon Valley, 9 pm is considered late night). The bar also offers happy hour noshing from 9 pm until closing every day of the week.

We started off with a Rye Manhattan and a too sweet French 77 Cocktail:

The Pissaladière, a Provençal version of a thin crust pizza, was topped with roasted heirloom tomatoes, basil and salty anchovies that paired well with beer:

The Mousse de foie de canard (duck liver mousse) was studded with summer truffles and served with mustard, cornichons and toasted baguette slices:

The fries served with the Steak Frites were addictively crispy. The nicely charred natural skirt steak served with Béarnaise sauce was the perfect late night entrée:

http://www.leftbank.com/home_menlopark