Sushi Sam’s is a popular Japanese restaurant in downtown San Mateo. We have considered them and Hotaru as the 2 best Japanese restaurants in this area that seems to have a Japanese restaurant on every block. There is a large Japanese and Asian population in this area. Our last visit was in January 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Finally! A new hotspot on the San Francisco Peninsula.
Viognier Restaurant is named after a grape grown in France. The restaurant is located in downtown San Mateo upstairs from Draeger’s grocery store. We have tried lunch and dinner here. The menu changes seasonally. We had not eaten here for a while, so it was time to rekindle our memories in late 2011
Dinner is a prix fix 3 ($55) to 4 ($69) to 5 course ($85) meal where you can select any course including 3 entrees! Read the rest of this entry »
Why did we dine here? – China Bistro is a new Chinese restaurant in downtown San Mateo. It is located where HK Causeway Bay was located. This location is no doubt jinxed as restaurants have come and gone here for decades.
The place was fairly full, and had a familiar menu, so we decided to be brave and try this new spot. The chef and the owner have changed although some dishes taste similar to the previous restaurant.
We had Dim Sum Lunch here a week later and found the dim sum of average quality, nothing special. Champagne Seafood across the street is defiantly a lot better.
Champagne Seafood Restaurant is a new Chinese Restaurant in downtown San Mateo that opened in Joy Luck Place’s old location. The Chinese name for the restaurant translates to First Class Kings Court. They redid the internals and create a large dining room along with several very classy private dining rooms. The chef is Kam Pui Lai. This restaurant serves higher end traditional Cantonese Chinese Dinners. A separate Champagne Seafood Dim Sum review was done previously. We remembered several waiters from the old Joy Luck Days. Our last visit was in October 2011.
Little Shanghai Restaurant is a family run Shanghainese Chinese Restaurant in San Mateo near the San Mateo Fairgrounds. They have the usual Americanized Chinese dishes along with a fair amount of Traditional Shanghai dishes not served in most restaurants. Our last visit was in April, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
By Henry Kwan
Why did we dine here? – Inshou recently opened in the Marina Plaza shopping center, just off Highway 101′s Hillsdale exit. We were shopping at Marina supermarket and decided to give this new place a try.
San Mateo is home to a large Japanese and Asian population making it ground zero for some excellent Japanese restaurants including Hotaru, Yakitori Kokko, and Sushi Sam.
Mutsu is a long-standing family run Japanese restaurant about 2 blocks from the CalTrain station that has been here for a while and probably hasn’t changed much. We’ve been to most of the Japanese restaurants in this area, except for this one, so it was time to expand our horizons. San Mateo is home to a large Japanese community, so there are Japanese restaurants on practically every block.
Champagne Seafood Restaurant is a new Chinese Restaurant in downtown San Mateo that opened in Joy Luck Place’s old location. The Chinese name for the restaurant translates to First Class Kings Court. They redid the internals and create a large dining room along with several very classy private dining rooms. The chef is now Kam Pui Lai although some staff from Joy Luck remains. This restaurant serves lunch Dim Sum and traditional Cantonese Chinese Dinner.
Hokkaido Seafood Buffet is a popular buffet in San Mateo’s Bridgepoint shopping center, next door to the ice rink. They charge $19.99 – $20.99 for dinner, depending on the day. Lunch ranges from $11.99 to $16.99. A $1.75 buys you unlimited soda. There is a $5 Mon – Thur discount coupon in some Ranch 99 fliers. Our last visit was at the end of January 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
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