Izakaya Yuzuki is a Step Above the Rest
Although izakaya (small plates) restaurants have been around longer in the South Bay due to a strong Japanese culture there, there have been a few of these drinking and eating […]
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Yakitori and Small Plates at Sumika Grill
Open in Los Altos since 2008, Sumika Grill was one of the original yakitori places in the South Bay Area. In 2010, the same team opened the wildly popular Orenchi […]
It’s Time for Ramen at Shalala
A previous post covered that there was more than ramen at Shalala with some izakaya-style small dishes to eat with beer. Now that it’s winter and colder in the Bay […]
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 […]
Bushido Goes Sustainable
Bushido Izakaya in Mt. View recently switched to a new executive chef from Ki Sushi, Isamu Kanai, who has a lot of experience working in restaurants in Japan and San […]
Star Noodle Deserves All of its Accolades
With a long history of running dining establishments such as the Old Lahaina Luau and Aloha Mixed Plate, the Hoaloha Na Eha company opened Star Noodle, a new concept restaurant, […]
There’s More than Ramen at Shalala
Castro St. in downtown Mt. View is home to three ramen noodle places: Ryowa, Maruichi and Shalala. They each have their own specialty ramen, but Shalala Chef-Owner Nobu Iwahashi has […]
Hachi Sushi and Sake Lounge Confounds
Hachi Japanese Sushi and Sake Lounge in Mountain View is truly perplexing. It’s located in a very mini-strip mall on El Camino Real behind a bigger strip mall complex, the […]
