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This is the best New Orleans style food I've had outside the South. It's fresh and authentic and...
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This is the best New Orleans style food I've had outside the South. It's fresh and authentic and has a real blend of flavors: they don't cook stuff until it's all mushed into one flavor; rather, you can taste multiple different subtle (and, depending on the dish, not-so-subtle) flavors in each bite.
It's usually crowded and noisy. The servers are sometimes overworked: they're always on the go and I never see them lazing around, but it's still sometimes hard to get drink refills and so on.
I should make it clear that I'm a certified old fuddy-duddy and like to converse over dinner. For some young single folks the noise might be part of the excitement.
If you're looking for New Orleans-style food, this is the place to go.
Pros: The chef(s) really know how to cook New Orleans style food right.
Cons: The noise, the crowding
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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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Blue Chalk Cafe
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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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Bistro Elan
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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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Empire Tap Room
Category:
Local Favorite
651 Emerson St
Palo Alto,
California 94301
Ambience! The Empire Tap Room is set up wonderfully! The outside dining area is a cozy patio,...
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Ambience! The Empire Tap Room is set up wonderfully! The outside dining area is a cozy patio, while the inside has a long bar and large booths. Thus, you can dine in a romantic or relaxed atmosphere.
The service is excellent. Very friendly.
The food is the only negative at Empire. It is not bad, just rather pedestrian. The menu is fairly broad, but unspectacular. I had the herb chicken, which was a little dry but otherwise okay. The selection of wines and beers on tap is pretty ho-hum. Overall, it is an average to above-average destination.
Pros: Ambience, friendly, well-decorated
Cons: average food, unimaginitive
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