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Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - JohnVernon - 01-30-2023

I will be meeting a couple of young Stanford grads for dinner next month and would appreciate recommendations for a nice (but not stuffy) spot in Palo Alto or Mountain View.  This couple does not drink so a nice bar or wine list is irrelevant.  They would be open to any type of food and would appreciate a good atmosphere.  Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - Nan3cy - 01-30-2023

We like Terun a lot. It’s Italian, on California Avenue. For Vietnamese, Tamarine on University Avenue is very good. If they want Indian, we’ve been going to Darbar since it opened in the mid-90s.

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - French Rage - 01-30-2023

Cascal in Mountain View.

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - PAsportsfan - 01-30-2023

Local Union 271---probably the best place for young hip atmosphere

Tacolicious--second choice for above

Checkout these three,

Steam

NOLA

JOYA

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - 82lsju - 01-30-2023

do you want indoor or outdoor seating?

we are still eating mostly outdoors and some of the local places we've been to recently include

- La Boheme on California St
- Camper in Menlo Park
- Local 271 on University
- Terun on California
- Pizzeria Delfina on Emerson
- Zola in Palo Alto, although our last two dinners there were disappointing
- The Left Bank in Menlo Park
- Vina Enoteca at the Stanford Barn across the street from the main Stanford shopping center
- Zotts (aka The Alpine Inn) which really has upped their food service under the new owners
- Portola Valley Lobster Shack (in the Ladera shopping center)
- Amber India on El Camino in Mountain View/Los Altos
- La Bodeguita del Medio on California

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - JohnVernon - 01-30-2023

Thanks everyone!
I will check these out.

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - martyup - 01-30-2023

What is this, Yelp?

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - M T - 01-30-2023

At the higher end, The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse.
Laid back but good product, Armadillo Willy's (Texas-style Barbecue) (San Antonio & El Camino)

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - 82lsju - 01-30-2023

also Sundance the Steakhouse (fka Sundance Mining Company)

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - PVTree - 01-31-2023

Chef Chu's for Chinese has always been a favorite of mine at El Camino and San Antonio.

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - old spanish trail - 01-31-2023

Mings on El Camino. Ooops. Just kidding. And, what was the name of the French restaurant with the great coquille?

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - JohnVernon - 01-31-2023

Thanks again for all of the recommendations!

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - Nan3cy - 01-31-2023

(01-31-2023, 10:51 AM)PVTree Wrote:  Chef Chu's for Chinese has always been a favorite of mine at El Camino and San Antonio.

L’Omelette (“Lommies,” I think it devolved to)

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - cardcrimson - 01-31-2023

(01-31-2023, 01:52 PM)JohnVernon Wrote:  Thanks again for all of the recommendations!

Loved you in Dirty Harry and Animal House, btw. . . .

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - Mick - 01-31-2023

(01-31-2023, 10:51 AM)PVTree Wrote:  Chef Chu's for Chinese has always been a favorite of mine at El Camino and San Antonio.

+1. My mother in law's favorite. Osteria for pasta. Evvia for mediterranean.

I used to really enjoy MacArthur Park, but haven't been in literally decades. Is it still any good? (just noticed 3.0 stars on Yelp. Ruh roh...)

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - lex24 - 02-01-2023

(01-31-2023, 01:56 PM)Nan3cy Wrote:  

(01-31-2023, 10:51 AM)PVTree Wrote:  Chef Chu's for Chinese has always been a favorite of mine at El Camino and San Antonio.

L’Omelette (“Lommies,” I think it devolved to)

I thought that shut down decades ago.  

Surprised no one has mentioned Sundance.  Great steak house.

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - CowboyIndian - 02-01-2023

Zott’s!

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RE: Palo Alto/Mountain View Restaurant - M T - 02-01-2023

Seems we're repeating ourselves (the last two recommendations appear to have been made without realizing they were already mentioned).

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