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Miyake Restaurant
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Restaurants
140 University Ave
Palo Alto,
California 94301
(650) 323-9449
Miyake is our favorite spot for great tasting sushi at reasonable prices. It is near Stanford and...
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Miyake is our favorite spot for great tasting sushi at reasonable prices. It is near Stanford and in the heart of Palo Alto which provides great atmosphere reminiscent of a wild fraternity house at times. Sake bombs are a must, and must be consumed while standing on your chair to the delight of the other patrons. My personal favorites are their soft shelled crab, hamachi, kani, and saba. Don't forget generous helpings of wasabe in your soy sauce. Enjoy!
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Rick's Ice Cream
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Restaurants
3946 Middlefield Rd
Palo Alto,
California 94303
i do! i do! located on the side of a plaza, rick's is easy to miss as it's a very small ice cream...
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i do! i do! located on the side of a plaza, rick's is easy to miss as it's a very small ice cream parlor. but it does offer oodles of fun flavors (...
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Pluto's Fresh Food
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Restaurants
482 University Ave
Palo Alto,
California 94301
(650) 853-1556
Cool decour
Pros: Best sandwiches in town
Cons: A bit pricy
3 months ago
Cool decour
Pros: Best sandwiches in town
Cons: A bit pricy
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Osteria
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Local Favorite
247 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto,
California 94301
Went here for the first time this weekend with my husband and seven-year old son. Was initially...
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Went here for the first time this weekend with my husband and seven-year old son. Was initially put-off when no one greeted us and our first interraction with the host was a hand-in-the-face as he walked past us to sit a regular who entered after us. All was forgiven, however. The host, perhaps knowing his faux pas, was extremely gracious thereafter. Our server was wonderful -- after admitting our ignorance of Italian wines, he didn't talk down to us but recommended a wonderful bottle that paired perfectly with our meal. And our meal!!!! Everything was delicious!!! We started with the artichoke bottoms with shrimp and a glass of presecco -- palatte pleasing to the extreme!. Next, the melon and prociutto was simple and perfect. My husband had the spinach pasta with bay shrimp, I had the spinach pasta with chicken and my son had a half-order of the tortellini with prociutto, peas and cream. We were all fighting over who's was best. We were drooling over the carpaccio delivered to our neighbor and have promised to order that next time. We sat towards the back of the restaurant in warm/cozy table. It was a fabulous family meal. We couldn't believe our tab when the check came!!! It was the deal of the century. We will most definitely return and cannot wait until our next meal at Osteria.
Pros: Fabulous Food at Fair Prices for the Whole Family
Cons: Can't think of any
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I went to the Thursday night tasting event with a friend, and it was great! It was fun to be able...
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I went to the Thursday night tasting event with a friend, and it was great! It was fun to be able to taste at the pace you want, how much you want, as well as choose what you want to taste. The small plates of food were all yummy, and went well with the wines! The service was great and the bartenders were very educated on the wines. I highly recommend going to this restaurant, it's a great place to go with a group of friends, family, or a great first date spot!
Pros: Ambiance, Food, Wine
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I went to lunch at the new St. Michael's Alley on Thursday. It was amazing. The new space has a...
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I went to lunch at the new St. Michael's Alley on Thursday. It was amazing. The new space has a bar, and casual tables, the colors are warm and inviting. The owners are were there to answered many questions my husband had about the 300 yr. old walnut tree made into the bar and the beautiful farmhouse windows. We started with the Wild Mushroom Cake with creamy garlic herb sauce. Fantastic, I had the Tossed Baby Green Salad with warm walnuts, and warm herb encrusted goat cheese, dried cranberries. The salad was delicious and filling. The cold crisp greens with the warm goat cheese was perfect. My hubby had a bowl of New England Clam Chowder. A bit different than usual with a bacon taste, big clams and potato, very good but different. He followed with a grilled chicken sandwich with prosciutto and fontina cheese on sour dough. Again, a mixture of texture and taste that works. We look forward to dinner next and having drinks on the new patio. Well worth the wait St. Michael's Alley. Good job we will be back with friends.
Pros: Seasonal menu, fresh good food, warm and inviting
Cons: Didn't see any
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Kirk's Steakburgers
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Local Favorite
75 Town & County Shopping Cntr
Palo Alto,
California 94306
The best tasting beef patty of anywhere, regardless of what you put on it.
The best tasting beef patty of anywhere, regardless of what you put on it.
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Blue Chalk Cafe
Category:
Local Favorite
630 Ramona St
Palo Alto,
California 94301
(650) 529-4315
Great atmosphere, food and service. Awesome music with DJ on the weekends. If you are in the...
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Great atmosphere, food and service. Awesome music with DJ on the weekends. If you are in the Palo Alto area, you have to drop by this place and experience for yourself.
Pros: Great service
Cons: always busy
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My boyfriend and I read a few reviews about Thai restaurants in the Palo Alto area before deciding...
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My boyfriend and I read a few reviews about Thai restaurants in the Palo Alto area before deciding on this one, and we're glad we did! We started with the shrimp spring rolls and they were fresh and delicious and came with 3 great sauces. For dinner we had the red curry and green curry, both flavorful and the perfect balance of vegetables and chicken. A word of caution, we both enjoy spicy food and ordered our entrees "5 star." Even for heat-lovers, this was a bit too spicy for us. We were sweating bullets. If you enjoy spicy, I would recommend ordering 3 star. It is still spicy without overpowering the food. The service was also friendly and prompt.
Pros: Food delivered to order very quickly
Cons: Some difficuly communicating with server
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Bistro Elan
Category:
Local Favorite
448 S California Ave
Palo Alto,
California 94306
I took my fiancee here for her 30th birthday with her family and had a wonderful experience. The...
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I took my fiancee here for her 30th birthday with her family and had a wonderful experience. The staff was not only attentive, but kind and knowledgable about the entire menu and provided great recommendations. The only negative was that they were out of the entree special of the evening which sounded tasty. It was our first time to the restaurant and there is no doubt I would return again. The ambiance was nice, it wasn't too loud and again the food was absolutely wonderful.
Pros: food, food, food
Cons: none come to mind
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