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An itch for comfort foodThe new restaurant called Scratch seats 270 people under the same high ceiling and mostly in view of each other. Despite...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2011Last comment by eric, on Mar 21, 2011 at 1:36 pm | 6 comments | 9258 Views
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Mixed reactions accompany South Bay minimum wage increasesPalo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos are among the south bay cities that saw their minimum wage rates increase in the new...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2021Last comment by Raymond , on Jan 4, 2021 at 7:44 pm | 6 comments | 11283 Views
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Taco Bell burglarizedThree hundred dollars was taken after someone smashed through the drive-through window of the Taco Bell at 975 N. Shoreline...
Original post made on May. 7, 2013Last comment by Confused, on May 8, 2013 at 9:46 am | 6 comments | 6079 Views
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Tied House won't close anytime soonOn the brink of being razed last year, downtown Mountain View's longstanding brewery Tied House is now rebounding with gusto....
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2018Last comment by Jim Neal, on Oct 19, 2018 at 12:29 pm | 6 comments | 8166 Views
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A touch of New EnglandOur beloved Dungeness crab season might be finally getting underway, given last week's lifting of a three-month health warning...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2016Last comment by Common sense, on Feb 22, 2016 at 10:41 pm | 6 comments | 11322 Views
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Driver killed on Interstate 280A two-vehicle collision on Sunday, Jan. 5, caused one vehicle to split in two and a second to overturn on Interstate 280,...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2014Last comment by AC, on Jan 7, 2014 at 1:41 pm | 5 comments | 9572 Views
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Restaurant owners plead for help in face of redevelopment plansWith their building space slated for redevelopment, owners of the downtown restaurant Morocco's are waging a public campaign...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2016Last comment by @ NoNeck Joe, on Jun 28, 2016 at 7:09 am | 5 comments | 9162 Views
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Kauai BBQ Grill - Closed?!?!Does anyone know why Kauai BBQ Grill on Dana St closed down? I loved the Hawaiian BBQ food there and the other competitors...
Original post made by Thumper on Jul. 17, 2007Last comment by Kari, on Oct 13, 2007 at 10:39 am | 5 comments | 7803 Views
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Breakfast in Mountain View????Does everyone stay in for breakfast on the weekends in this suburb? I swear I have not seen a good greasy spoon diner anywhere!...
Original post made by Brian on Jun. 24, 2010Last comment by BD, on Jul 14, 2010 at 3:36 pm | 5 comments | 4507 Views
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County ramps up restrictions: Gatherings over 100 people banned, smaller events limitedGatherings of 100 or more people are now banned in Santa Clara County, the latest directive issued by Santa Clara County’s...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 14, 2020 at 11:15 am | 5 comments | 4385 Views
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Unlikely barbecue jointIf Mountain View had a resident ribs master, it would be Harold Willis. And you won't find him -- or his ribs -- in a local...
Original post made on May. 23, 2013Last comment by Someone Needs a Hug, on May 28, 2013 at 4:58 pm | 5 comments | 11734 Views
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Downtown Mountain View restaurant faced multiple closures after health inspectors found rats and cockroaches in the kitchenBiryaniz, an Indian restaurant in downtown Mountain View, has been temporarily shut down three times in the last three years...
Original post made on May. 13, 2021Last comment by Basha, on May 14, 2021 at 7:18 pm | 5 comments | 230236 Views
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Evelyn auto shops booted for housingProposed projects for Evelyn Avenue are suddenly drawing the attention of downtown residents, who found out last week that...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2007Last comment by Julia, on Nov 7, 2007 at 10:55 am | 5 comments | 8418 Views
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Upscale in a down economyChez TJ owner George Aviet has been serving world class contemporary French cuisine for nearly three decades. That's hard...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2010Last comment by plarenas, on Feb 6, 2010 at 1:01 pm | 5 comments | 8703 Views
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City-wide plastic bag ban is back on the tableThe City Council could approve a ban on disposable plastic shopping bags in October — earlier than anyone expected...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2012Last comment by Caryn Coleman, on May 23, 2012 at 2:53 pm | 5 comments | 7074 Views
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The Persian versionBest Bite is an easy restaurant to miss — and perhaps initially to misjudge. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=6444...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2010Last comment by A. Reader, on Oct 29, 2010 at 1:15 pm | 5 comments | 5915 Views
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Around the world, one plate at a timeIf you Google the word "Cijjo" you get the restaurant in Mountain View, and only the restaurant in Mountain View. That is...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2014Last comment by Max Hauser, on Apr 5, 2014 at 10:33 am | 5 comments | 5289 Views
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More restuarants bite the dustPick Up Stix at El Camino and El Monte abruptly closed, and how I've heard that California Roadhouse is gone....
Original post made by GSB on Feb. 10, 2008Last comment by Ago, on Feb 12, 2008 at 3:28 pm | 4 comments | 7986 Views
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World cuisine on wheelsThe streets of Mountain View increasingly are a culinary melting pot. Alongside the abundance of taco trucks is a steadily...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2018Last comment by Love Georgian cuisine, on Oct 25, 2018 at 2:09 pm | 4 comments | 6370 Views
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Linda's Parisian Burger is BackHeads up to long-time MVers who remember and new-time MVers who may have only heard or read about them - one of our city's...
Original post made by Nick on Jan. 12, 2009Last comment by James, on Sep 15, 2010 at 1:02 pm | 4 comments | 14056 Views
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