Update: Zorba’s is now closed.
Atmosphere: 3/5 ♦ Service: 3/5 ♦ Food Quality: 3/5 ♦ Value: 3/5 Times Visited: A few ♦ Will I Return?: Yes, I like it here. ___________
Zorba’s is a Greek place that’s been around for a long while. They have two locations: Amador Street in Hayward and wayyyy down Mission Boulevard in Fremont. I’ve been to both but I didn’t have my camera at the Fremont one, so I’ve waited until now to post. Cool story, I know….
Out of this world pizza and beer? Maybe. Jupiter is a restaurant and beerhouse on Shattuck in Berkeley and is extremely popular. Completely packed on a weekend evening, it can be hard to hear yourself think much less have a nice conversation with friends in this European-style ex-stable building from the 1890’s….
Peruvian food? Well, ok. Is it sort of like Mexican food? No, not at all.
There’s apparently not one but two Peruvian restaurants on the same downtown block of B Street in San Mateo, and we chose Las Americas to try out the cuisine a few nights ago. It was awesome! The restaurant was cute, though nothing super fancy, the menu was extensive, and the food was great!
In related news, this restaurant is the subject of my very first post on Examiner.com!! I signed up and was accepted to be this site’s San Mateo Restaurant Examiner. They didn’t have one for Hayward, surprise. Anyway, I’ll be writing up San Mateo restaurant reviews and news stories as much as possible, while still keeping up with B&C, whew!! My review on Examiner.com is shown below (I own the rights to my own articles, w00t!!), or click to see for yourself. Check out my bio and photo and subscribe to my page if you like it. Thanks for reading!…
For Mother’s Day this year, broccoli and chocolate took a voyage with mom to Point Reyes in Marin County. Though only about an hour and a half away from the East Bay, the Marin coast is as rural and beautiful as just about anywhere in the world. We had a fabulous time and mom was glowing. But, back to the point—we had some excellent food that B&C needs to know about.
First Stop: Marin French Cheese
Forget Google when you want good cheese—she will only mislead you when you get directions to Marin French Cheese Company. Using the directions on the website, find this lone establishment in the rolling greenery of Marin County. …
El Rancho Taqueria is a countertop-conveyorbelt-style setup along one edge of the El Rancho Supermercado across from Trader Joe’s on Redwood Road in Castro Valley. What I mean is that it’s a Subway Sandwiches sort of deal with one long glass-protected counter where you order and watch as the cooks assemble your order in front of you. You then make your way down the length of the counter and pay at the end. When we went the other day, there was a line of a few people in front of us and the service was sloooow….