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Burlingame, CA Nov 3, 2008
La Boheme
Great Food! Great Service!!
I feel the need to share what a wonderful experience I had at La Boheme Restaurant in Burlingame. The food was ex...
Redwood City, CA Oct 3, 2008Heimerhaus
Want something less fattening? try a half sangwich!
With specialty sandwiches names after celebrities (or existing customers, like “Uncle Al” and very fri...
Belmont, CA Sep 24, 2008Hong Kong Restaurant
Beg to differ
I have seen some bad reviews on this one. However, this place maintains its existence by sustaining it’s men...
San Mateo, CA Jul 21, 2008L & L Hawaiian BBQ
This is a fast food type of place with the...
This is a fast food type of place with the usual Hawaiian fare (mix of japanese, chinese, korean) which basically ...
San Bruno, CA Jul 7, 2008Patio Filipino
This Place SUCKS
I make reservations for Sunday at 5PM. I get there and no one is there. We arrive 15 minutes early and wait unti...
San Mateo, CA Jun 16, 2008Santa Ramen
i can tell u this is the only place on the...
i can tell u this is the only place on the peninsula with decent ramen. u can tell by the ever present line to ge...
San Carlos, CA May 26, 2008Vic's Restaurant
Basic breakfast place
This place is good alternative to crazy busy Stacks, and has your regular breakfast fare – good sized hashbr...
Burlingame, CA May 25, 2008Broadway Prime
This is one of my favorite places for prime...
This is one of my favorite places for prime rib although it’s a bit of a drive. I took off one star f...
San Bruno, CA Apr 16, 2008Kobe Sake Japanese Sushi
For San Bruno or near SFO, Kobe Sake is my recommended spot.
I have seen a lot of restaurants coming and going over the years in the San Bruno neighborhood, with many Asian re...
Half Moon Bay, CA Mar 14, 2008Princeton Seafood Co Market
Seafood Market
Just opposite the Harbor Master’s Office on the Johnson Pier: 80 Capistrano Rd Half Moon Bay, CA 94019...
Half Moon Bay, CA Mar 14, 2008Princeton Seafood Co. Restaurant and Market
Best Crab sandwich on the Coast $14.95! (in 2008)
My follow-up review for this restaurant. Read my previous review for this restaurant /reviews/66315-awar...
Half Moon Bay, CA Mar 14, 2008Princeton Seafood Co. Restaurant and Market
Award-Winning Clam Chowder!!!
Princeton Seafood Company MAP is wrong! Located at Princeton Harbor ...
Burlingame, CA Mar 14, 2008Sakae Restaurant
High quality, but unrefined sushi
So here’s my thing on Sakae. The chef surely knows how to pick excellent fish. Whether he gets up to go to...
Half Moon Bay, CA Feb 13, 2008Taqueria La Mexicana
Very decent...
We enjoyed a meal here tonight…simple and pleasant dining room, satisfying food from a wide menu. The staff ...
San Mateo, CA Feb 10, 2008Subway
Very Rude!
We all know what to expect in subway but this location is so rude and nasty. Even one morning i wen to try one of...
San Mateo, CA Jan 21, 2008Romolo's Ice Cream Spumoni
Worlds best Cannoli
A little off the beaten path, this old world ice cream shop is famous for making the best cannoli in the west, the...
San Bruno, CA Jan 20, 2008Cleo's Brazilian Steak House
Something fun for the meat eater
Went for lunch around 1pm on a Friday and enjoyed the experience. We were seated quickly but the restaurant was o...
San Bruno, CA Jan 17, 2008Okane Shushi
Very good sushi rolls, reasonable price and...
Very good sushi rolls, reasonable price and generous servings. Highly recommended! Yummy!
San Bruno, CA Jan 4, 2008Cleo's Brazilian Steak House
If you're on the Atkins diet and don't have...
If you’re on the Atkins diet and don’t have any issues with high blood pressure or cholesterol…y...
San Bruno, CA Dec 26, 2007Lucky Pot Chinese Restaurant
Yum! The best Szechuan on the peninsula!
Great hot and sour soup, and just tried the won ton soup today and it was excellent! Love the spices and the fact...
Burlingame, CA Nov 21, 2007Isobune Sushi of Burlingame
Fun for families
We come here a lot with the kids. It’s fun picking your sushi plates from the boats that float around in fro...
Foster City, CA Nov 20, 2007El Torito Mexican Restaurant
Always consistently delicious. Great service...
Always consistently delicious. Great service and fast.
Redwood City, CA Nov 17, 2007Chantilly
Kind of stuffy and old school looking, and...
Kind of stuffy and old school looking, and that’s about the only criticism I have. I had the foie gras and ...
Half Moon Bay, CA Nov 8, 2007Ono Hawaiian Restaurant
Out of business
Ono grill went out of business a few months ago
San Mateo, CA Oct 17, 2007Santa Ramen
This place is great! I'm not a ramen...
This place is great! I’m not a ramen connoissour, but I do loves me some noodles. We came here later on a We...
San Bruno, CA Oct 14, 2007Patio Filipino
Initial impressions: Good prices, generous...
Initial impressions: Good prices, generous portions, and a slightly more Spanish take on traditional Filipino cuis...
San Mateo, CA Sep 27, 2007Santa Ramen
best ramen in bay area
The ramen is delicious and mouth watering. I think their broth is one of the best. I do prefer the shoyu broth mor...
San Mateo, CA Sep 23, 2007Joy Luck Place San Mateo
Nothing special here (I've eaten too much dim...
Nothing special here (I’ve eaten too much dim sum I think), but it is a cut above most Dim Sum places out th...
San Mateo, CA Sep 22, 2007Jeffrey's Hamburgers
What you expect
Jeffrey’s opened a new location in Menlo Park which I went to check out. As has already been pointed out, it...
Burlingame, CA Sep 8, 2007Straits Cafe
very good Pan Asian...the Matarbuk (stuffed...
very good Pan Asian…the Matarbuk (stuffed rotii w/ curry) is amazing for an app…great to have a place ...
Redwood City, CA Sep 5, 2007Stacks Restaurant
IHOP/Denny plus
I’m a little confused. This place is called Stack’s and has a logo of pancakes but doesn’t actu...
Millbrae, CA Sep 5, 2007Broadway Bistro
Broadway Bistro is not one of my favorites. I...
Broadway Bistro is not one of my favorites. I miss the great HK style cafes in Vancouver and eating here just mak...
San Mateo, CA Aug 30, 2007231 Ellsworth
Very solid and interesting...but doesn't go beyond
231 Ellsworth is sometimes considered San Mateo’s best restaurant (its main competition probably being Lure,...
Millbrae, CA Aug 29, 2007Fook Yuen
I've been here a few times for Dim Sum and...
I’ve been here a few times for Dim Sum and it’s decent Dim Sum for a restaurant in the Peninsula. I...
Millbrae, CA Aug 29, 2007Cafe Salina
I discovered this restaurant a few months ago...
I discovered this restaurant a few months ago and I’ve been back enough now for it to be on “my rotati...
San Mateo, CA Aug 23, 2007Santa Ramen
it's not a pretty restaurant, but the ramen and their app...
it’s not a pretty restaurant, but the ramen and their appetizers are greeeeat! My favorite is the pork favor...
Belmont, CA Aug 21, 2007China Village Restaurant
I usually will take out from here as my "fix" for Chinese...
I usually will take out from here as my “fix” for Chinese food. It’s a decent place for dim sum...
Belmont, CA Aug 19, 2007The Van's Restaurant "On the Hill"
This is one of my favorite places to get a ribeye steak. ...
This is one of my favorite places to get a ribeye steak. Their Oysters ‘Rockefeller’ used to be amazi...
Burlingame, CA Aug 4, 2007Alana's Cafe
Beautiful setting, ok food
So I am a breakfast fan. I like my eggs and pancakes and other breakfast foods and I am particular about what I g...
San Mateo, CA Aug 4, 2007Santa Ramen
mmmm.....noodles.....
So, I am a noodle fan. I like em in every style – pho, spaghetti, chinese beef noodle soup… And, I <...
San Mateo, CA Aug 1, 2007Sushi Sam's Edomata
Come here for the omakase or order sushi from the "daily ...
Come here for the omakase or order sushi from the “daily specials” white board. They serve fish that ...
San Mateo, CA Jul 30, 2007Chika
Cute atmosphere & good food
This was a really nice place for dinner. Food was good and atmosphere was nice, but service was a bit slow.
San Mateo, CA Jul 30, 2007Santa Ramen
Best ramen place in the Bay Area, hands down. The place i...
Best ramen place in the Bay Area, hands down. The place is tiny, the wait is long, but the food is well worth it. ...
San Mateo, CA Jul 9, 2007Nini's Coffee Shop
Old school diner with a huge selection of breakfasts, san...
Old school diner with a huge selection of breakfasts, sandwiches and other yummy stuff. Has browns are great…...
San Carlos, CA Jul 7, 2007Kabul Afghan Cuisine
Strip mall restaurant full of interest flavors
Who would have guessed that this strip mall restaurant in San Carlos could provide such interesting flavors (other...
Half Moon Bay, CA Jul 6, 2007Navio at the Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay
I had dinner with my girlfriend on July 4th here. I had b...
I had dinner with my girlfriend on July 4th here. I had braised spare ribs and my girlfriend had the braised pork ...
Redwood City, CA Jul 3, 2007Mandaloun
Third time is another charm
My follow-up review for this restaurant. Read my previous review for this restaurant
San Mateo, CA Jun 27, 2007Yuzu
Best sashimi I've ever had: toro Great sashimi: uni
Best sashimi I’ve ever had: toro Great sashimi: uni
Redwood City, CA Jun 23, 2007Mandaloun
Once again a great experience
My follow-up review for this restaurant. Read my previous review for this restaurant
Redwood City, CA Jun 23, 2007Mandaloun
One of the best restaurants in Redwood City
Maybe it was too much Syrah, but my dinner at Mandaloun tasted surprisingly sensual. Most of the dishes I had wer...

