Himawari means “sunflower” in Japanese, and that’s exactly what this ramen restaurant in downtown San Mateo reminds me of. Bright, cheerful and upbeat, it’s the perfect spot to grab a bowl of brothy noodles on a chilly day.
Himawari is a casual restaurant and is especially ideal for lunch. Make sure you’re not too hungry when [...]
If there’s one thing that San Mateo has no shortage of, it’s Japanese restaurants. I can think of ten within a two mile radius of downtown (and that’s not counting the two Japanese supermarkets in the area). As a result, competition is fierce, and Sushi Sam’s Edomata appears to be the most popular.
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I usually eat pretty healthily, I balance my meals and I make sure to get my greens. But pasta is my weakness, I’m telling you. I order it in restaurants more often than anything else, and it’s my starch of choice to cook. Throw some cheese in there, and oh man, am I in heaven.
Spaghetti [...]
Baby Blues BBQ bills itself as a “hybrid” barbecue restaurant: they serve a Memphis-style rib alongside sauce from North Carolina. Not hailing from the south, I probably wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between Tennessee and Carolina barbecue, but if it’s anything like what Baby Blues BBQ serves, I can tell you that it’s [...]
I found out today that one of my favorite dim sum restaurants, Fook Yuen in Millbrae, has closed. If you know me, you know that I’m on a continuous quest to identify the Bay Area’s best dim sum offerings, so I was sad to see Fook Yuen go. But it also got me thinking about [...]