Interesting that no one has yet mentioned Stacks in Burlingame... Been there a few times (not in a year or two). Seemed to be lots of artery clogging American-type of breakfast offerings --- scrambles, omelettes, etc. Someone must love the place because I remember seeing LONG LONG lines there on Saturdays... Glenn
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Breakfast On the Peninsula
On Sun, 16 Aug 1998 21:45:57 GMT, [email removed] (Aahz Maruch) wrote: >Glenn K. wrote: >> >>Interesting that no one has yet mentioned Stacks in Burlingame... Been >>there a few times (not in a year or two). Seemed to be lots of artery >>clogging American-type of breakfast offerings --- scrambles, omelettes, >>etc. >> >>Someone must love the place because I remember seeing LONG LONG lines >>there on Saturdays... > >Not me. Went to the one on El Cam at the SC/RWC border, and it wasn't >worth it. You got that right, Aahz. The food is extremely ordinary. You can do better at IHOP. IMHO. - Tony
I also went to the Stack's in RWC and was unimpressed. I've always found First Watch in San Mateo (on 2nd & Baldwin, IIRC) to be good. Haven't been there since the remodel, tho. For a smaller, homier breakfast experience, try the Lemon Tree on Ralston in Belmont (Just W. of ECR). -chuck o. Aahz M. wrote: > > Glenn K. wrote: > > > >Interesting that no one has yet mentioned Stacks in Burlingame... Been > >there a few times (not in a year or two). Seemed to be lots of artery > >clogging American-type of breakfast offerings --- scrambles, omelettes, > >etc. > > > >Someone must love the place because I remember seeing LONG LONG lines > >there on Saturdays... > > Not me. Went to the one on El Cam at the SC/RWC border, and it wasn't > worth it. > --
Geoff M. wrote: > Okay, now for the ObFood content. Who can recommend a > good place on the Midpeninsula for weekend breakfast? > It doesn't have to be trendy, just good. > > Geoff i almost didn't want to mention this, but i just found a place in Redwood City, on the corner of Chestnet and something. It's called the Hideaway, and if you see it from Chestnet (close to Middlefield) it looks like a bar, well matter of fact that side of it, is a bar. But go around the corner and it's the classic Mom/Pop kindof place with the teenage help getting the water, and hanging at the cash register. A fairly good mix of breakfast type of food, the servings were nice size and the prices were excellent for what you get. It was fairly empty when we went in, with a good flow of people coming and going, a lot of first names being exchanged. There's a bit of charm, of eating breakfast and having to walk through the bar, (for the guys), with the standard old guy with drink in hand, talking to the bar maid! craig "Life is what happens, when you make plans."f
Aahz M. wrote: > Glenn K. wrote: > > > >Interesting that no one has yet mentioned Stacks in Burlingame... Been > >there a few times (not in a year or two). Seemed to be lots of artery > >clogging American-type of breakfast offerings --- scrambles, omelettes, > >etc. > > > >Someone must love the place because I remember seeing LONG LONG lines > >there on Saturdays... > > Not me. Went to the one on El Cam at the SC/RWC border, and it wasn't > worth it. My mate and I found our experience at that Stacks to be acceptable but not repeatable without great need. Lyon's is closer and comparable in quality while a little gentler to the wallet.
Aahz M. wrote: >Glenn K. wrote: >> >>Interesting that no one has yet mentioned Stacks in Burlingame... Been >>there a few times (not in a year or two). Seemed to be lots of artery >>clogging American-type of breakfast offerings --- scrambles, omelettes, >>etc. >> >>Someone must love the place because I remember seeing LONG LONG lines >>there on Saturdays... While I really like Stacks in Burlingame (good, filling food and walking distance from my house), I actually prefer Nini's on Bayswater down near 101. And I hate myself for letting this one out of the bag. :-)
Bob K. wrote: > You could try Ken's in either Menlo Park, just south of Ravenswood > on ECR, or just north of Grant in Mountain View, again on the ECR. > Or the one in Hilo, which is vastly different but claims to be part > of the same "chain". I've been to that one, oddly enough. I was in the Coast Guard at the time, and my C-130 broke down in Hilo. Ken's was where the crew ended up getting dinner. Being from Mountain View, I was a little startled to turn over the check and see a map with directions to the Mountain View restaurant. I went to the Mountain View Ken's several months ago (with friends and under mild protest), and I was pleasantly surprised; it had improved greatly since my last visit. It used to have a well- deserved reputation as the worst restaurant in town -- poor service, surly waitresses, greasy silverware, the works. But I'd certainly consider it again, at least for breakfast. As for the Peninsula Creamery, that's a great place, if a bit trendy and overly popular in that annoying way common to decent Palo Alto restaurants. I've found that the crowds are tolerable if one takes care to arrive by 10:00 or so. Geoff
> While I really like Stacks in Burlingame (good, filling food and walking > distance from my house), I actually prefer Nini's on Bayswater down near > 101. > > And I hate myself for letting this one out of the bag. :-) > -- > Steve Maller > Burlingame, California There is also a Stacks in San Carlos, at the site of the now-gone Golden West. Long lines on weekends, although I don't find anything remarkable about their food. I think for a good old artery clogging American breakfast I also do prefer Nini's.
Someone wrote: [snip] > >Has anyone been to First Watch recently, can you report how it is now? > Closed as of five weeks ago.
An excellent American diner-style breakfast place is Three-Zero at the Airport north of Half Moon Bay on Highway 1. The only drawback is the lack of espresso...But the orange juice is the best you'll find on the Peninsula.