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Food trucks get green lightThe city's 57-year-old food truck ordinance got a revamp Tuesday night, ending an unwritten agreement that had been keeping...
Original post made on May. 30, 2013Last comment by Rodger, on Jun 1, 2013 at 11:29 am | 9 comments | 10024 Views
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Chef Liu reverting to Mervyn's restaurant; historic lounge closing for nowA memory of many longtime Mountain-View residents is Mervyn's "Fine Foods" ("For Delightful Dining . . . and Cocktails"),...
Original post made by Max Hauser on Jul. 2, 2014Last comment by Max Hauser, on Jul 12, 2014 at 1:04 pm | 4 comments | 9986 Views
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Where to find a free Thanksgiving Day meal on the MidpeninsulaThis Thanksgiving, thousands of community members will come together in kitchens and dining halls throughout the Midpeninsula,...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2016Last comment by Bob Lopez, on Nov 22, 2016 at 4:27 pm | 3 comments | 9950 Views
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Beer garden brewing up nicelyAn ambitious plan to open a beer garden is becoming reality downtown at the corner of Villa and Bryant streets. Steins Beer...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2013Last comment by Muriel, on Jan 12, 2013 at 3:19 pm | 10 comments | 9934 Views
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Mountain View set to OK Chik-Fil-AFast-food chain Chick-Fil-A is hoping to expand into the Bay Area with a new location in Mountain View, though the company's...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2012Last comment by nutile1011, on Jul 26, 2012 at 7:39 pm | 59 comments | 9858 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 | 9681 Views
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Weak start, strong finishMy first impression of the Terrone pizzeria-ristorante-bar was awful. On that initial visit, I ordered the farro calamari...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2013Last comment by Valerie F, on Aug 13, 2013 at 1:30 pm | 1 comment | 9530 Views
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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 | 9431 Views
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MVHS hosts Japanese exchange studentsAs much as Mountain View High School students learned about Japanese history and culture in the week they recently spent...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2011Last comment by Jessica, on Mar 28, 2011 at 4:11 pm | 3 comments | 9355 Views
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Fabulous prefabMountain View may soon be the only Bay Area city to have a genuine 1930s-era prefab diner, trucked out from the East Coast...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2007Last comment by Roger, on Jun 24, 2015 at 1:41 pm | 4 comments | 9314 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 | 9261 Views
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Local restaurateurs battle labor challengesLongtime owners who have run restaurants on the Midpeninsula for decades say they've never seen labor costs become so acute,...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2017Last comment by Karma, on Mar 15, 2017 at 12:21 pm | 10 comments | 9197 Views
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Unlikely openings: 14 new restaurants launch locally despite COVID downturnRead a list of more than a dozen new restaurants that have opened or are opening soon on the Peninsula, representing an exciting...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2020There are no comments yet. 9191 Views
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Restaurants: Best of Mountain View 2012In Lane 1, we have readers' top picks for the best restaurants in town. Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=5998...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2012Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Aug 27, 2012 at 3:34 pm | 3 comments | 9081 Views
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The stars are aligned for Chez TJWhen Americans think of Michelin, usually what comes to mind is the French company that makes tires under the roly-poly Michelin...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2007Last comment by Max Hauser, on Dec 22, 2007 at 11:55 am | 1 comment | 8893 Views
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Train Depot to sell wine, beer and delicaciesThe six-year search for a business to take over the long-vacant Train Depot ended without a word Tuesday night, as an application...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2008Last comment by eric, on Jul 30, 2008 at 5:11 pm | 2 comments | 8877 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 | 8833 Views
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St. Francis grad dies after collisionSt. Francis high school alum Anthony C. Andrighetto, 21, has died as a result of a collision involving several vehicles...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2012There are no comments yet. 8756 Views
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Portions fit for a cowboyLos Charros, located next to the Holiday Inn on El Camino Real, could easily be mistaken for the hotel restaurant. In fact...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2007Last comment by John Q Public, on Aug 30, 2007 at 5:27 pm | 1 comment | 8755 Views
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Mountain View location of uWink closesThe high-tech restaurant on Castro Street that promised to bring "social gaming" to Silicon Valley eaters has closed its...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2009Last comment by Francois, on Aug 2, 2009 at 10:43 am | 38 comments | 8687 Views
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