The Noodle Shop is a Chinese restaurant in San Mateo’s 25th Avenue shopping district. They specialize in Mandarin Hunan Cuisine and Mao’s Family Dishes. Many items are hot and spicy through the use of red chili oil. This restaurant has changed hands several times in the last couple years with the last one happening in late 2009 with no English name change. Mao’s Family Cooking is the new Chinese name and they serve Chairman Mao’s favorite dish. Read the rest of this entry »
Ristorante Capellini is a popular Italian restaurant in downtown San Mateo, near the Caltrain station. Since 1990, this beautiful Pat Kuleto designed restaurant has been packing them in. It looks pretty unassuming on the outside, but once you open the door.. Our last visit was in the middle of 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jeffrey’s Hamburgers is a popular burger joint in downtown San Mateo open since 1997. They also have a location in Menlo Park. They serve American fast food including burgers, hot dogs, fish and chips, salads, fries, and shakes. Seems like every town has a place like this, San Francisco has its Mel’s Drive in. We have been here several times over the years. Read the rest of this entry »
Ramen Dojo recently opened in San Mateo at legendary Santa Ramen’s original location, no doubt hoping to capture some of its good karma. In fact it’s owned by the same people. They focus on spicy ramen, specifically Sutamina Ramen (aka Stamina Ramen) that is served in a couple restaurants.
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Yummy World Chinese Cuisine opened in early May 2010 on El Camino Real, San Mateo. They focus on mid range family oriented Cantonese Chinese cuisine. The restaurant is situated almost next door to long-standing Silver House. Read the rest of this entry »
Myung Dong Tofu Cabin is a Korean restaurant with two locations, San Mateo near Highway 101, and Santa Clara. We went to the San Mateo location which is in a strip mall next to a Marina supermarket. Our 2010 revisit of the restaurant occurred in April 2010. They had dropped the weekend specials and added half orders. Read the rest of this entry »
Alhana Foods is a combination grocery store – Mediterranean deli in San Mateo. They focus on falafel’s, schawerma, kabobs and the like.
Decor, Vibe – Standard grocery store with the food counter and a couple tables.
Filed under: $$, 1.5 stars, California, Dine Again?, Mediterranean, Not Again, Restaurant Cost, Restaurant Cuisine, Restaurant Location, Restaurant Rating, Restaurant Review, San Francisco Peninsula, United States | Tags: Dinner, Falafel, San Mateo |
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Shanghai East Restaurant is a Shanghainese Chinese restaurant in San Mateo’s 25th Avenue shopping district. They have a sister restaurant in Oakland’s Chinatown. Shanghai East has been around since 2005 and focuses on Shanghai Dim Sum and Noodles dishes during lunch. Read the rest of this entry »
HK Causeway Bay is a Cantonese Chinese restaurant in Downtown San Mateo that opened in Early 2009. It is the sister restaurant to San Francisco’s S&T Hong Kong Seafood and even uses the same menu. They are located across from the Champagne Seafood Restaurant in a location that has seen many restaurants come and go. We we have been here several times for dinner and lunch. They serve dim sum during lunch. No carts, you order dim sum from a menu.
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