Not So Cool

    A few weeks ago, after Meg's report here on dinner at JZCool's, I finally
wound up there for dinner.  I had earlier thought that their posted prices seemed unduly high.  But my opinion shifted by 180 degrees.  I had a vague impression that prices were a bit lower than I had seen earlier.  But in any case, the portion size was exceedingly generous, and well worth the price. The sliced pork loin I had was good, and came with an excellent pear-tomato (I think) chutney.  Service was well-intentioned, but haphazard.  (For example, they neglected to include the chutney on my order until I inquired.)
    So, I put the place on my list of repeats, and went back last week -- only
to find a sign:  they will no longer be serving dinner, until summer!  I don't know if the problem was lack of customers or something internal.  In any case, a bummer.  We could really use a good American place of this level of in- formality in its area.  (It's on Santa Cruz Ave. in Menlo Park, by the way.) But I'll still be an occasional customer for their salds (at least) at lunch.