Xanh Restaurant is an Vietnamese Asian fusion restaurant in Silicon Valley on Castro street in Mountain View. They – “fuse the culinary traditions of Vietnam with modern aesthetics and complexities” To survive on this street packed with tons of place, you have to have good food. They used to be located across the street in a smaller location. Their Lunch menu has more moderately priced items. Read the rest of this entry »

Namu closed at the end of 2011. Their new restaurant is Namu Gaji in a new location.

Namu is a stylish pan Asian small plates restaurant and lounge in the middle of a residential area’s business corridor. It would seem almost more at home south of market as they have live music and dj sounds Thursday – Saturday. They are ‘Inspired by Korean and Japanese ingredients, philosophy and techniques’. Lots of local and organic ingredients. Read the rest of this entry »

Another trendy fancy burger place… This one is a fancy one located in the SOMA district with an adjacent bar. You get to select a patty, 3 free toppings, optional premium toppings or cheese, sauce and bun. They use meats from the Golden Gate Meat Company.  You can get lamb, turkey, salmon, kobe beef, chicken, and veggie burgers. Read the rest of this entry »