• Review – Grub Shack, San Jose

    The Grub Shack is located in downtown San Jose on Santa Clara St, a few blocks from the SAP Center/San Jose Arena/The Shark Tank,  and serves up an updated. more gourmet  take on Hawaiian BBQ.  GS has been on Theresa’s Yelp radar for a while, and a recent trip downtown motivated us to stop by on …

  • Review – Pacific Catch, Mountain View

    There are several new shops and restaurants opening in the San Antonio plaza at the border of Mountain View and Los Altos and one of those restaurants is Pacific Catch, which has additional outposts in Campbell, San Francisco, San Mateo. As the name implies, fresh fish is the main attraction, and the concept is seafood …

  • Review – Sno-Zen, Mountain View

    Add shaved snow to the list of frozen desserts that you need to try. I think this originated in Taiwan, or perhaps from Taiwanese creators as an alternative to shaved ice.  While similar in concept to Hawaiian shaved ice or the Sno-Balls I grew up with in New Orleans, the shaved part is not just …

  • Review – Beast and the Hare

    Located in the Mission District in San Francisco,  Beast and the Hare represents “New American” dining, with a constantly rotating menu. The restaurant itself is fairly small, with seating for perhaps 40-50 people, and a “neighborhood hangout” type of vibe. In the center of the dining room is a large bar height table that can seat …