From: Jawara@Applelink.Apple.COM (Ron Drake)
Newsgroups: ba.food
Subject: South Bay Food
Date: 7 Jan 93 20:11:52 GMT
Followup-To: ba.food
Distribution: ca
Organization: Me, The Whole Me and Nothing But

Just a list of restaurants that haven't failed me yet:

FRENCH: Pot Au Feu -- El Camino Real, Menlo Park

Fantastic dishes at reasonable prices. The service is always atten-
tive, friendly and professional. I once traded my waiter a glass of
Veuve Clicquot for the corkage fee. We were both happy. And they had
wine in the waiting room last time I was there.

BARBECUE: Goldies -- Whiskey Gulch, East Palo Alto

The best barbecue in the South Bay. Succulent ribs...tender chicken...
smoky beef brisket...sausage with a texture you can't beat. All this
is crowned by their dark, rich sauce. Rocky's the guy behind the
counter. Goldie is his wife. Go for it! And don't forget the peach
cobbler.

ITALIAN: Florentine's -- various locations

I'd appreciate nominations for better ones. I had a bad experience
at FJ&L's some time back and am in no position to comment on it. All
I know is that Florentine's serves the best five-buck lunch around.

INDIAN: Nataraja -- University Avenue, Palo Alto

I was introduced to Tandoori chicken during Happy Hour at Rudy's
Pub next door. I've had it in half a dozen other places since then
but no one else has gotten it quite right.

MEXICAN: Tacos Grullense -- various locations

You've probably seen their catering trucks if you ever spent any
time in the Mid-peninsula. Their beef tacos are very simple: grilled
meat in a hearty tortilla graced with cilantro and lemon. Buy three,
some beans and rice and a cold soda and indulge yourself. Also,
Carramba on Washington Street in Sunnyvale serves almost as good a
mega-burrito as I could make myself.

CHINESE: Jing-Jing -- Emerson Street, Palo Alto

The Boiled Chili WonTons would be enough by themselves but the menu
is fantastic from top-to-bottom. For a change of pace, I get takeout
from Su Hong's in Menlo Park. Their restaurant is just east of Santa
Cruz Avenue (toward Stanford) in Menlo Park but the takeout stand is
around the block behind it (they also have a location near Arastra-
dero in midtown Palo Alto. BTW, Ming's on the east side of Embarca-
dero in Palo Alto is more elegant but I find their food is more hit-
or-miss.

CONTINENTAL: Maddalena's -- Emerson Street(?), Palo Alto

What a birthday present that dinner was! A sizzling rare filet with
a creamy red wine sauce, new potatoes and fresh garden vegetables.
I took along my own bottle of BV Rutherford Cabernet. Pricey but
delicious. Dal Boffo on Santa Cruz in Menlo Park was more expensive
and had a tad less sparkle in the food. Alas, my former favorite,
St. Michael's Alley, was panned by a good friend of mine to whom I
recommended it. She said the good quality was more than offset by
high price and small portions. I haven't been back in a while so I'll
report further when I do go.

That's about it except Cook's in Menlo for fish & chips; PJ Mulligan's
in Cupertino for best burger (anyone remember Joy of Junque in PA?);
Alpine Inn in San Carlos for German food (ach! sehr gut!); Whole
Foods in PA for Best deli; T-Bird's in Los Gatos for pizza; the Thai
place near Saratoga Avenue and Stevens Creek in Santa Clara (name?);
my own vino from Beltramo's in Menlo and a root beer float at A&W! Urp!