From: lgold@callahans.Cadence.COM (Lynn Gold)
Subject: Re: Indian or Meat-less (HELP!)
Organization: /mnt4/lgold/.organization
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 08:31:38 GMT

In article <1992Aug18.161816.5308@crc.ricoh.com> chilton@crc.ricoh.com (Jeff Chilton) writes:

>    I know we did both these recently, but I just wasn't paying
>    attention.  I'd like to take a non-carnivore out for dinner tonight,
>    and indian food sounds perect.  The only problem is, I'm tired of
>    the same old places. (same old = Sue's Kitchen, Mumtaj, India
>    Cockroach House, and Gaylord's of India (Gaylord's is pretty good, but
>    not much meat-less stuff and way expensive).  I also know of (but
>    have not been to) Dahlik's(sp) in Sunnyvale(?).

>    I'd also like to not stray too far, so Mt. View, PA, Los Altos,
>    S'Vale, Menlo etc. area sounds good.

I regularly eat with two friends who, along with me, comprise The
Dining Party From Hell.  One of us is a vegetarian with a dairy
allergy, another is a hypoglycemic omnivore with allergies to
mushrooms, string beans, bananas, and bell peppers (guess who), and
the third member of the party is an omnivore who doesn't do very spicy
food or peanuts.

Needless to say, we're a hard group to feed all at once, but we HAVE
come up with a list of places we can all eat.

From that list, here are a few suggestions:

. Empress of India -- El Camino, just south of Lawrence Expwy, Santa Clara.
  It's in a strip mall and a little hard to find, it's slightly further
  south, but it's WORTH it.  You tell the owner (I'm drawing a blank on
  her name) whether you want the vegetarian or non-vegetarian special
  and the food just sort of "comes."  This place is one of my all-time
  favorite places, although I like to save it for when I have an
  appetite.

. Ganga Din -- El Camino at Henderson, Sunnyvale.
  The location is that of the old Sue's Kitchen.  The menu is all-new.
  They have lots of yummy vegetarian food, and they're good about
  things like food allergies and other dietary conditions.

. Chelokabab -- El Camino, near Remington(?), Sunnyvale.  
  Not AS good for vegetarians -- you're limited to falafel and the
  vegetarian combo, but the latter is one of my favorites.  I'm an
  omnivore who usually passes on the meat dishes to have this one.
  The cuisine is Persian.

. A Passage To India -- El Camino near Shoreline, Mtn. View
  When I ate out more often down here, I used to eat here about once a
  week.  (Dating a guy in Oakland does funny things to your dining habits.)
  This place has always had yummy food, although I will caution you that if
  your friend either doesn't consume or can't consume dairy products,
  you're out of luck here, as I found out by eating here with a friend
  who has a dairy allergy.

. The Little Garden -- El Camino near El Camino Way, Palo Alto.
  The owner, Tom, is a vegetarian who's EXTREMELY good about things
  like dietary preferences and food allergies.  He serves excellent
  and reasonably priced Chinese and Vietnamese food.  I took my mother
  here when she visited CA and she didn't want to eat anywhere else!
  I'm allergic to string beans, but I'm told by MANY people that Tom's
  are to DIE for; I swear by his Szechuan eggplant.

. Peace Restaurant -- El Camino near Rengstorff, Mtn. View.
  In addition to having a "vegetables" section of the menu, they have
  vegetarian items that have pseudo-meat.  One warning: my vegetarian
  friend who eats here often says sometimes the pseudo-meat is almost
  "too" real.

. Frankie, Johnnie, and Luigi Too -- El Camino near Castro, Mtn. View
  Again, this is not Indian food, but the place sells quality dinners and
  pizzas and is vegetarian-friendly.  There are stars on the menu denoting
  "Vegetarian Gastronomique" items.  When The Dining Party From Hell eats
  Italian, we often eat here.

Hope that gives you a few ideas.

--Lynn
P.S.--Dahlak is great, but rarely open for dinner.  Their lunch buffet is
WONDERFUL!
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