Izzo shutters in Mountain View

The place, sadly, looked D.O.A. on Day 1. I hope the demise of Cijjo and Izzo will give a clue to whoever picks a name for the next venture to grace that space.

I fully agree with poke lover - the decor and lighting was impressively uninviting. Hopefully they learn from it and put together something more cheery for their next endeavor.

Atmosphere matters. Change the atmosphere. Get rid of the white tables, get some warm woods in there. Give us an Indian version if Asian Box!

I ate there once during soft-opening. They were out of a lot of food because there was game the night before. The food was decent but the service was very lacking. I think they were chronically under-staffed and/or the staff were under trained. We tried to go again there on a Friday night, and the place was not packed at all, but the hostess/server said, "You can take a table, but they'll be long wait."

I almost feel sorry for the restauranteurs on Castro St, but that's what they get when they turned a reasonably useful downtown area into a food court.

When I went a couple months back they were very slow, rather expensive and unable to deliver on several menu items. Sad to see failure here, but not surprising.

Unfortunately, alot of Restaurant owners do not feel the necessity to market and advertise their business, instead...relying on "word of mouth". Sadly...there are a "ton" of restaurants, and therefore....alot of choices for the Dining Community. Without appropriate marketing and branding, most restaurants will go out of business within 9 to 12 months, as they scratch their heads and wonder why their concept is not taking off...fast enough. And, as a branding expert, you have to give thought to the name. Izzo would not have been my first choice for a "fusion" restaurant.

Don't feel sorry Bob Sachs. There are plenty of winners on Castro street. It has most always been restaurant row, at least since the 70's/80's. Seems you should feel more sorry for the book shops and retailers. The restaurants keep Castro street lively, along with the bars and coffee shops. It would be nice to have a second lock museum though ;)