A Dirty Habit We Could Get Used To
It’s always interesting when a fine dining restaurant morphs into a more casual establishment, especially when the head staff (chef, sommelier and bartender) stays the same. This was the case […]
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Another Great South Bay Pizzeria at Oak & Rye
Late last year, Los Gatos Restaurant James Randall morphed into the more casual Oak & Rye Pizzeria. The ownership kept executive chef Ross Hanson, who lured his sister Dana Bunker […]
Fog City Reborn as More Than Just a Diner
For those of us old enough to remember, Fog City Diner rocketed to national prominence with a 1990 Visa Commercial that reminded visitors to bring their Visa cards, since they […]
Betelnut Morphs into Hutong (and Back Again)
April 29, 2013 Update: The Hutong “experiment” lasted less than one and a half months. Betelnut is back as of today and the menu will be a combination of Betelnut […]
Double the Patty, Double the Pleasure at KronnerBurger
It has been awhile since we originally posted about KronnerBurger, Owner-Chef Chris Kronner’s pop-up within Bruno’s. We have been back a few times since the original post, and a lot […]
Hog and Rocks: Gastropub with Great Whiskey and Cocktails
Hog and Rocks is a great place to go in the Mission for upscale gastropub fare and a great selection of drinks. Last November, they made a chef change and […]
An Authentic Kushiyaki Experience at Gaku
A Japanese Yakitori restaurant is one that specializes in serving all things chicken, mostly on skewers grilled over binchōtan charcoal. On a business trip to Tokyo once, we were served […]
Authentic Chinese-American at Mission Chinese Food
We first met the ultra-talented Chef Danny Bowien when he was slinging Mission Burgers behind a counter at Duc Loi Grocery a few years back. Based on the granulated approach […]
Protein-Heavy Pub Fare at the Napper Tandy
The Napper Tandy on 24th Street in the Mission is an Irish Pub named after a political activist from the late 18th century who advocated rebellion against the British Empire. […]
Yum Cha at Hong Kong Saigon Harbor
There are many Chinese dim sum restaurants in the South Bay Area serving dumplings and small plates from steam carts, and Hong Kong Saigon Harbor in Sunnyvale is a good […]
