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A publication of the Palo Alto Weekly, The Almanac & the Mountain View Voice Dining 2008 Out Great PLACES TO EAT MAKE YOUR DINNER RESERVATIONS EARLY. &ISH@.#HIPS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS "-!&/ $& # (Not valid for takeout, please) Your)-,+*(.*#,!'- local neighborhood Tavern and Family Restaurant !#"# #$#&#! ' "#"&# ##!"#$! $" !"' "&%# %!'#'$##'""&!"#"' #!($! Marie Callender’s LOS ALTOS ! ! ! $ $ #$$ " ! $,*.,%,*! 650-941-6989 THE DINING GUIDE IS S IE ER ST GO PA UR ND MET POT PIES A simply scrumptous! ! &%&- $ # ,)(*+ For advertising information, call Anna or Dianna at the Mountain View Voice. Baked fresh daily 650.964.6300 " # . %! ."&'& 378 MAIN STREET, LOS ALTOS 650.948.8886 '''# % % 2 s $).).'/54sWWW0ALO!LTO/NLINECOM $).).'/54 DINING on the OUTMidpeninsula lthough super-tart frozen yogurt and teeny-tiny cupcakes seem to be taking over the Midpeninsula, there are other options for eating out in the Palo Alto area. Plenty of them, from a variety of cultures Aand lands. Here are just some of the highlights. Seeking more options? Go to www.PaloAltoOnline. com and click on “Restaurants.” There you can also write some reviews of your own. Dining Guide Editor: Rebecca Wallace Designer: Diane Haas Cover photo: At Carpaccio in Menlo Park, the legna asparagus special (foreground) and the panzanella giardiniera are served with a glass of wine. Photo by Veronica Weber. Other Photos: By Weekly staff and interns Copyright (c) 2008 by Embarcadero Publishing Co., P.O. Box Castro Point 1610, Palo Alto 94302. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. For additional copies or informa- tion about placing a paid advertisement, contact: (650) 326-8210 (Palo Alto); (650) 854-2626 (Menlo Park and vicinity); (650) 964- 6300 (Mountain View, Los Altos and vicinity). Celebrate Among the Redwoods ,*"!*#%)'#%'+%"" & " "'! , "!!")') "%! (&! ,( % ,%)'%! ,'"%)%+)!''"!)( '&'&' &!)%+(' ,+&'('! #%'+%" !''%!$( &''!"%!+"&"! Discover the gem of the Bay Area arkside P San Francisco north rille Woodside Sand Hill Road G Stanford 4 miles d a 280 Parkside Call Bill Petkopoulos - Event & Dining Coordinator Grille ***#%&%" Open 7 Days a Week 884 Portola Road, Portola Valley Road Portola Portola Valley south #! +&* (Take Sand Hill Road, West off Hwy 280 - 3.5 Miles) San Jose WWW0ALO!LTO/NLINECOMs$).).'/54s 3 DINING OUT Table of Contents American .....................................................6 Burgers .......................................................7 Cafés and sandwich shops .........................7 Cajun and Caribbean ..................................9 California cuisine .........................................9 Chinese .......................................................9 Continental ................................................11 French ........................................................12 Indian ........................................................12 Italian .........................................................12 Japanese ..................................................13 Korean .......................................................14 Mediterranean and Persian ........................14 Mexican .....................................................15 Other offerings ............................................16 Pizza .........................................................18 Seafood ......................................................19 Singaporean/Malaysian ...............................19 Sweets .......................................................19 Thai ...........................................................19 MacArthur Park Vietnamese.................................................20 Northern Italian Cuisine Thank You Almanac Readers 2008 for voting us 0Sab7bOZWO\@SabOc`O\b year after year! “ Carpaccio has survived the vagaries of the restaurant business for over two decades by serving what its devoted customers want. There is familiarity to the surroundings, the menu, and the service. In these uncertain times, what could be more welcoming?” — Palo Alto Weekly restaurant review 8/1/08. Open for lunch Monday to Friday U Open for dinner Monday to Sunday 1120 Crane Street U Menlo Park U 650.322.1211 Visit us at www.carpaccios.com 4 s $).).'/54sWWW0ALO!LTO/NLINECOM $).).'/54 Dining Out Advertiser Index Bistro Maxine Page 6 Maltby’s Page 2 Carpaccio Page 4 Mantra Restaurant Page 18 Coupa Café Page 15 Marie Callender Page 2 Cravery Page 2 Parkside Grille Page 3 Crepes Café Page 16 Peninsula Creamery Page 21 Fiesta Vallarta Page 8 Pizza Chicago Page 23 Hobee’s Page 13 Sundance Steakhouse Page 9 Il Fornaio Page 11 Taqueria La Bamba Page 20 Janta Page 14 The Wine Room Page 10 Joanie’s Café Page 5 Woodside Bakery Page 24 Lisa’s Tea Treasures Page 19 Zibibbo Page 12 Loving Hut Page 7 Zitune Page 17 Happy Holidays from Joanie’s C A F E KFAST • LUNCH • DINN BREA ER Dine with us and have dessert on the house! Serving reasonably-priced Dinners Weds-Sat from 5-9 pm • 447 California Avenue, Palo Alto 650-326-6505 Bring in this ad for a complimentary dessert: one per diner WWW0ALO!LTO/NLINECOMs$).).'/54s 5 DINING OUT 650/948-4251. www.losaltoscoffeeshop.com AMERICAN Los Altos Grill 233 3rd St., Los Altos 650/948-3524. www.hillstone.com 4290 Bistro & Bar Crowne Plaza Cabana, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650/857-0787. MacArthur Park Lunch weekdays; dinner nightly. 27 University Ave., Palo Alto 650/321-9990. www.macpark. Abundant Air Cafe 1901 Embarcadero Road, Suite 104, com Palo Alto 650/858-1003. www.abundantair.com Maltby’s 101 Plaza North, Los Altos 650/917-8777. www. Armadillo Willy’s Ranch Grill 1031 N. San Antonio maltbys.com Road, Los Altos 650/941-2922. www.armadillowillys.com Marie Callender’s 4710 El Camino Real, Los Altos Bajis’ Down the Street 2423 Old Middlefield Way, 650/941-6989. www.mariecallenders.com Mountain View 650/967-7477. www.bajis.com Max’s Opera Cafe 711 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Bistro 412 Closed Monday. 412 Emerson St., Palo Alto Alto 650/323-6364. www.maxsworld.com 650/326-7183. Mike’s Cafe 2680 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 650/473- Blue Chalk Cafe 630 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650/326- 6453. 150 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park 650/321-7377. 1020. www.bluechalk.com Oak City Bar and Grill Lunch weekdays; dinner nightly. Brian’s Restaurant 680 Fremont Ave., Los Altos 650/941- 1029 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650/321-6882. www. 0680. www.losaltoscoffeeshop.com oakcitybarandgrill.com Buck’s of Woodside 3062 Woodside Road, Woodside Oasis, The 241 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650/326- 650/851-8010. www.buckswoodside.com 8896. www.theoasisbeergarden.com Dinah’s Poolside Grill 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Old Pro Sports Bar 541 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650/326- 650/493-4542.www.dinahshotel.com 1446. www.oldpropa.com. Gourmet Franks 199 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Palo Alto Creamery 566 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650/323- Alto 650/327-7246. 3131. #2A, Stanford Shopping Center, 180 El Camino Real, The Grill at Stanford Golf Club Closed Mondays. Palo Alto 650/327-3141. www.paloaltocreamery.com 198 Junipero Serra Blvd., Palo Alto 650/325-4427. www. Sheraton’s Poolside Grill 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto stanfordgrill.com 650/328-2800. Jason’s Cafe 1246 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650/321- Stacks 600 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park 650/838-0066. 3300 www.stacksrestaurant.com Joanie’s Cafe 447 California Ave., Palo Alto 650/326- Sundance Steakhouse Lunch weekdays; dinner nightly. 6505. 1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650/321-6798. www.sundan- Los Altos Coffee Shop 240 Second St., Los Altos cethesteakhouse.com Authentic French Bring in this card and Crêperie receive a Offering savory and 15% discount on your entire dinner sweet crêpes, Organic meal.* coffee from local * Offer expires 01/31/09 Barefoot Roasters, French staff. Open for breakfast lunch, dinner French Onion Soup and everything in between Crôques-Monsieur Salade Lyonnaise Tuesday - Saturday Salade Niçoise 8am to 10pm Ratatouille Sunday Baked Brie 9am to 4pm Crêpes Bistro Maxine 548 Ramona Street Palo Alto 650-323-1815 www.bistromaxine.com 6 s $).).'/54sWWW0ALO!LTO/NLINECOM $).).'/54 Tied House Cafe and Brewery 954 Villa St., Mountain Kirk’s Steakburgers 76 Town & Country Village, Palo View 650/965-2739. www.tiedhouse.com Alto 650/326-6159. www.kirks-steakburgers.com Uncle Frank’s Closed Sun. 2135 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View 650/964-4476. www.unclefranksbbq.com BURMESE Green Elephant Gourmet 3950 Middlefield Road, Palo BRITISH Alto 650/494-7391. British Bankers Club 1090 El Camino Real, Menlo Park Rangoon 565 Bryant St., Palo Alto 650/325-8146. 650/327-8769. www.britishbankersclub.com The Rose & Crown 547 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650/327- ROSE. www.myspace.com/roseandcrown CAFES AND SANDWICH St. Stephen’s Green 223 Castro St., Mountain View 650/964-9151. www.ststephensgreen.com SHOPS Tea Time 542 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650/328-2877. www. The Ace of Sandwiches Closed Sun. 3864 El Camino tea-time.com Real, Palo Alto 650/855-9993. www.theaceofsandwiches. com Ann’s Coffee Shop Closed Sun. 772 Santa Cruz Ave., BURGERS Menlo Park 650/322-0043. Abbey’s Diner 403 University Ave., Palo Alto 650/322- Bean Scene Cafe 500 Castro St., Mountain View 650/903- 8294. www.abbeysdiner.com 4871 The Boardwalk 4940 El Camino Real, Los Altos 650/964- Cafe Borrone 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650/327- 7500. www.theboardwalkrestaurant.com 0830. www.cafeborrone.com Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler 615 W. El Camino Real, Cafe Epi 405 University Ave., Palo Alto 650/328-4888