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Napoletana Pizzeria, Mountain View

Foodnut.com — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 08:00:59 +0000

Napoletana Pizzeria is a new Naples style pizzeria in Mountain View. This unlikely strip mall location (Next to Cost Plus World Market), houses a low key, authentic thin crust Neapolitan pizza place. We first learned about this place from a thread on Chowhound. As the waitress put it, these authentic pizzas cook for about 90 seconds in their 900° wood burning oven. Our last visit was Summer 2019. Cuisine – Italian Chef – Vera Pizza Napoletana certified chef Location – Mountain View Opened – 2011 Decor, Vibe – Napoletana Pizzeria is a small restaurant with about 12 tables and a large wood burning oven in the back with stacks of Italian Caputo 00 flour next to it. The place was very loud when it was filled up. Napoletana Menu Napoletana Pizzeria Menu has for salads, seven pasta dishes, and nine different pizzas. A much wider ranging menu then some pizza specialists. Signature Dishes – Margherita pizza Website Napoletana Pizzeria Menu Full Napoletana Pizzeria image set Napoletana Picks: Ask for the hot freshly baked ciaabatta bread roll! In 2019 they charged $0.50. Insalata Tricolor con Parmigiano ($11) arugula, belgian endive, radicchio, dried cranberries was a large entree sized salad but a […]

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Amber India Restaurant Review, Mountain View

Foodnut.com — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:00:02 +0000

Mountain View Amber India Restaurant serves Northern, Moghlai and Tandoori Indian cuisine. Locations in Mountain View, San Jose’s Santana Row, and San Francisco. They have a popular lunch buffet that we have tried at both the San Francisco and Mountain View locations. Our last visit was in the Summer of 2012. Mountain View San Francisco Decor, Vibe – Amber India is in a strip mall on El Camino Real in Mountain view. Lots of colorful artwork adorns this location’s walls. The place was filled with Silicon Valley types eating a quick lunch. A fair amount of Indians were present. The San Francisco location is next door to Downtown’s Ross store on Yerba Buena Lane near Market Street. The interior is far nicer at this location with a cool modern bar area. Amber India Menu Pictures (Click to zoom into any picture) The menus are similar between location, yet the San Francisco restaurant’s prices are slightly higher. Website Amber India Menu Food Picks: Salads Vegetarian Dishes – Dal Tadka (Stewed Lentils), Pacharari Stew (Mixed Vegetables in Coconut Sauce and Potato Gravy), Palak Khumb (Spinach and Mushrooms), Paneer aur Makhana ka Khurchan (Scrambled Cottage Cheese cooked in onion tomato sauce) Entrees – […]

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Scratch Restaurant Review, Mountain View

Foodnut.com — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:42:31 +0000

Scratch is a new restaurant from Rob Fischer who runs Palo Alto Creamery, Reposado, and Gravity. This restaurant opened at the end of 2010. Fine Dining meets American Comfort Cuisine is their motto. We happen to be in the area and decided to give this place a try. The restaurant is modern, with clean lines, lots of wood, and large windows to the Street. Our last visit was at the end of 2011. Summary – Scratch is one of the highlights of the many restaurants on Castro Street in Mountain View. Insider Tip – Eat at the bar and enjoy the view Cuisine – New American Location – Castro St., Mountain View Opened – 2010 Service – Solid service although there were some miscues with regard to silverware. Verdict – Scratch serves up modern American cuisine, something that was not present in the area before they opened up. Google employees need not trek far for some fine dining. If this place was in SF, it would be packed. A good sized wine list with Wines by the glass from $8, bottles from $32. Signature Dishes – Short ribs, pork belly Full Scratch image set Picks: Passionfruit Sangria ($6) did a […]

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Maru Ichi, Mountain View

Foodnut.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:21:15 +0000

Maru ichi is a Japanese Noodle restaurant on Castro street in Mountain View. With so many restaurants nearby, this place stands out. The noodles are home made by the worker in the front corner. They specialize in Kuro (Black) Ramen. They also have deep fried chicken for those not looking for noodles. Decor, Vibe – Maru ichi has minimal Japanese restaurant decor with counter seating in the middle, booths on the sides. People of all ages including locals, shoppers were eating lunch when we were there. Maru ichi Men Window Sign Maru ichi Picks: Combo B – Kuro (Black Eggless Ramen) Lunch ($9.65) included average California rolls (3), and crunchy deep fried gyoza (3). Good broth, strong sesame flavor, lots of pork, a delicious egg. Solid noodle dish, great value. On another visit we had the Kuro with Curry Rice. The curry was slightly zesty but the stewed beef was pretty fatty. Shoyu Ramen ($7.45) had very good broth with crunchy noodles. Lots of tender pork, tea flavored Egg, and Sea weed. Tempura Soba ($7.45) had good noodles, a little bit of chicken, and a seaweed tasting broth. 2 pieces of Shrimp Tempura and Fish cake was nice. All in […]

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