From mix-and-match sushi roll slices to takeaway omakase boxes, these new Peninsula businesses are redefining what a Japanese restaurant looks like
Kazu Sushi & Sando in San Mateo specializes in milk bread sandos and affordable omakase, all to go. Buri Buri Burlingame — originally a food truck specializing in eponymous donburi rice bowls — is adapting its approach with its first brick-and-mortar location, specializing in single servings of sushi rolls and bento boxes.
After 30+ years, Mountain View’s Los Portales restaurant announces closure
A Mexican restaurant in Mountain View is closing Feb. 10 after serving customers for more than three decades.
Ownership change brings new flavors to this 70-year-old Palo Alto ice cream institution
A 70-year-old Palo Alto ice cream institution is getting some fresh flavors. Rick’s Ice Cream, a beloved community ice cream shop along Middlefield Road, recently transferred ownership to the duo behind Pints of Joy.
New late-night Yemeni coffee shop takes root in Silicon Valley
The matcha craze may have met its caffeinated match with the increased presence of Yemeni coffee in Silicon Valley.
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