James A. wrote: >I've recently taken a job just off 85 at the De Anza exit (by Kirks) >and was wondering if there were any decent Thai or Indian places >nearby. Anyone know of such places? It's not too far away, Bankok Cuisine in the Westgate West shopping center (next to BofA -- Prospect & Saratoga Ave) is/was considered one of the better Thai in the area. There are also those who recommend High Thai, on Saratoga Ave near Stevens Creek. I prefer Bankok Cuisine -- dishes are sweeter -- but both are good in my book.. Allan
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Good lunch places near De Anza & 85?
Went to a new noodle house in Mt.View last week. Ryowa on Villa between Castro and the Tied House. Three varities of ramen on offer; shouyu, miso and the house special. Pot-stickers, fried rice. Clean, spartan decor, TV in the background; much like a neighbourhood place in Japan. Japanese-speakers in front and in the back, promising. Japanes noodles/ramen is a "fastfood". It wasn't particularly busy. Got the food 25 minutes after ordering. Not good. Fried rice (small yaki-meshi) wasn't enough to sate a hampster. House special ramen was a canned, bottled ? sesame flavour. Ugh! Truly bad. Good condiments on the counter. Garlic, kimuchi. The miso was good. If you have to have Japanese noodles, the miso and shouyo are safe bets, but... There are so many noodle houses in MV, for much less. Pete "I detest shops passing as Japanese who know NOTHING about Japanese food" That includes many of the joints praised here
James A. wrote: >I've recently taken a job just off 85 at the De Anza exit (by Kirks) >and was wondering if there were any decent Thai or Indian places >nearby. Anyone know of such places? Absolutely. Thai Bistro is just off of De Anza across the side street from Nob Hill Foods. That's on the West side of De Anza, just the other side of 85 from Kirk's. Quite good. Jon
Someone wrote: : Went to a new noodle house in Mt.View last week. Ryowa on Villa between : Castro and the Tied House. Three varities of ramen on offer; shouyu, miso : and the house special. Pot-stickers, fried rice. : Clean, spartan decor, TV in the background; much like a neighbourhood : place in Japan. Japanese-speakers in front and in the back, promising. : Japanes noodles/ramen is a "fastfood". It wasn't particularly busy. Got : the food 25 minutes after ordering. Not good. Fried rice (small : yaki-meshi) wasn't enough to sate a hampster. House special ramen was a : canned, bottled ? sesame flavour. Ugh! Truly bad. Good condiments on : the counter. Garlic, kimuchi. The miso was good. : If you have to have Japanese noodles, the miso and shouyo are safe bets, : but... : There are so many noodle houses in MV, for much less. : Pete "I detest shops passing as Japanese who know NOTHING about Japanese : food" : That includes many of the joints praised here My wife went with a few of her friends (all native Japanese from Japan) and she urged me to go. I mentioned to her that it sounds expensive and the portion sizes looked small (from the TV commercial on Channel 26). She mentioned that they do have combinations available (code for, "yes, the portion sizes are Japanese) and that the price is OK (code for, "When's the last time a bunch of Japanese housewives got together to socialize over lunch and conmplained about the price of a bowl of noodles?) I have not found a reasaonably priced bowl of ramen here in the US. It almost seems like Chinese food in Japan. It's all mediocre-to-bad and way overpriced. Personally, I prefer the Nagasaki Champon from Ringer Hut but that's strictly a personal preference. This winter, we plan to make an excursion to Hakata and various parts of Kyushu where supposedly the best ramen is available in Japan.