By Elena Kadvany
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I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in journalism. Though my first love is journalism, food is a close second. I am constantly on the lookout for new restaurants to try, building an ever-expanding "to eat" list. As a journalist, I'm always trolling news sources and social media websites with an eye for local food news, from restaurant openings and closings to emerging food trends. When I was a teenager growing up in Menlo Park, I always drove up to the city on weekends with the singular purpose of finding a better meal than I could at home. But in the past year or so, the Peninsula's food culture has been totally transformed, with many new restaurants opening and a continuous stream of San Francisco restaurants coming south to open Peninsula outposts. Don't navigate this food boom hungry and alone! Feed me your tips on new chefs and eats and together we'll share them with the broader community.
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Mountain View favorite
Gochi Japanese Fusion Tapas has officially reopened in a new location after an impending development forced closure of the original restaurant.
Gochi is now open at the Clarkwood Center at 1943 El Camino Real in Mountain View.
Gochi first opened at 1036 Castro St. in August 2013, just before a developer proposed a new new mixed-use, four-story project for the site at the corner of Castro and El Camino Real. Owner/manager Junko Motouji and her husband eventually received relocation assistance after they complained that they had spent their life savings on remodeling the interior of the restaurant, not knowing of the owner's development plans.
View the new location's menu (the same as the original's)
here (starters and other dishes) and
here (clay pot rice, Asian-fusion pizzas, noodle dishes and more).
The yaki udon with kurobuta pork at Gochi's original location in Mountain View. Photo by Michelle Le.
The new Gochi is open Tuesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 6-10 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 5:30-9:30 p.m. The restaurant is closed Mondays.
