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FOOD & DRINKThe Best of Mountain View 2010, "Food & Drink" category. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=3277...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2010Last comment by Joseph, on Aug 12, 2011 at 8:56 am | 16 comments | 13081 Views
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Original Hobee's Restaurant in Mountain View is closing its doors on Nov. 26After nearly 50 years, the original Hobee’s in Mountain View is closing its doors to business, marking the end to a family...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2023Last comment by YourNeighbor, on Nov 27, 2023 at 2:34 pm | 8 comments | 12658 Views
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Country Gourmet to closeAfter 30 years in business, Mountain View's Country Gourmet restaurant is set to close on Sunday, May 19. Read the full...
Original post made on May. 8, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on May 10, 2013 at 10:46 pm | 30 comments | 12439 Views
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uWink restaurant chain struggles financiallySuffering from "serious liquidity issues," according to analysts, uWink has officially removed itself from the stock market...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2009Last comment by Joe K, on Jul 23, 2009 at 3:57 pm | 39 comments | 12132 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 | 11854 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 | 11419 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 | 11407 Views
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Bierhaus owner sues his landlordsThe owner of the Castro Street pub Bierhaus filed a lawsuit this week against his landlords, alleging they are violating...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2018Last comment by robstar, on Aug 26, 2018 at 10:35 am | 17 comments | 11301 Views
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Man found dead in car outside McDonald'sA man in his 20s was found dead in a vehicle parked outside a McDonald's on Friday morning, according to Mountain View police. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2018Last comment by I blame Obama , on Jan 1, 2019 at 1:03 pm | 11 comments | 11226 Views
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Hobee's Restaurant sold to new ownersThe family who has owned Peninsula breakfast institution Hobee's Restaurant for 43 years sold the business to two longtime...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2017Last comment by clay, on Jun 18, 2017 at 5:24 am | 14 comments | 10918 Views
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Shalala hits all the right notesUmami. It is the fifth taste, most easily translated from Japanese as savoriness, which, in addition to sweet, salty, sour,...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2011Last comment by BD, on Mar 22, 2011 at 9:17 am | 7 comments | 10819 Views
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Governor signs CalFresh referral bill by BermanAssembly Bill 323, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman, was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last Monday, allowing counties to...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2017Last comment by Randa , on Oct 5, 2017 at 3:19 pm | 2 comments | 10731 Views
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Spate of ADA lawsuits hits hundreds of local businesses still reeling from the pandemicThings were looking pretty good last month for Tai Pan, a downtown Palo Alto restaurant known for its Cantonese dim sum....
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2021Last comment by Raymond , on Aug 13, 2021 at 2:12 pm | 13 comments | 10652 Views
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Flights landlord sues restaurant CEO for late rentDespite Santa Clara County's ban on evictions amid the pandemic, Flights Restaurant founder and CEO Alexander Hult is being...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 28, 2020 at 12:22 pm | 23 comments | 10637 Views
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No ice for this ice creamYet another ice cream shop in Palo Alto? It's a crowded field, but it would be wrong to dismiss Scoop Microcreamery, a small-batch,...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2013Last comment by reader, on Nov 7, 2013 at 7:27 pm | 1 comment | 10611 Views
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Old treat with a new twistIn the midst of getting her doctorate degree in immunology from Stanford University, Lori Phillips began experimenting with...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2014Last comment by randy albin, on Jul 11, 2014 at 10:24 am | 1 comment | 10566 Views
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Mountain View's last strawA small crowd gathered around a dirty, 2-liter bottle filled to the brim with shiny plastic objects at the Monterey Bay Aquarium....
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2018Last comment by Whelp..., on Sep 4, 2018 at 4:53 pm | 19 comments | 10518 Views
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Slice of the pie: How this South Bay pizza shop successfully became a worker-owned cooperativeAs calls for better treatment of restaurant workers have become louder and louder, particularly during the pandemic, A Slice...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2021Last comment by A, on Jan 16, 2021 at 12:08 pm | 2 comments | 10426 Views
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MV restaurant fined over unpaid overtime wagesXanh Restaurant in Mountain View will be paying more than $90,000 to employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2014Last comment by Geek, on Oct 20, 2014 at 9:02 am | 11 comments | 10155 Views
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Let them eat cakeOne bite of a kouign-amann from Alexander's Patisserie will dispel any doubts you may have about the quality of a French...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2014Last comment by Max Hauser, on Nov 15, 2014 at 1:35 pm | 3 comments | 10120 Views
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