The Kitchen was once part of a restaurant group that owns several highly regarded Chinese Cantonese restaurants in California including Asian Pearl Peninsula. We’ve been to most of them and find them pretty good. This review concentrates on dinner.  The food here is pretty authentic Chinese Cantonese food, so some may not like this type of more hardcore cuisine. Do not come here for General’s Chicken or Broccoli Beef. Another review covers The Kitchen dim sum lunch. Our last visit for dinner was in Early 2011, a meal where we found that their quality has improved. The Kitchen has recently remodeled the dining room, making it much more open, spacious, and modern.

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Downtown San Mateo has a very high concentration of Japanese restaurants with one on almost every block. Hotaru is one of the best and most economical.  No surprise, there is a line out front most of the time. We’ve tried pretty much all the nearby Japanese restaurants. Sushi Sam and Kisaku are also good but more expensive. Nearby Yuzu and Sakae are also very good Japanese Restaurants. Our last visit was in October 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Coconuts Caribbean Restaurant and Bar is an Island focused restaurant open since 2008. They focus on Jamaican classics like Jerk Chicken. Some cool Steel drum live music was playing on our visit. Its chef also runs the cult classic Back-A-yard restaurant in Menlo Park. Read the rest of this entry »