Great Vegi Land

562 S Murphy Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

x x. writes: I have to hand it to the South Bay Chinese veggie restaurants.  They have got their faux meat down pat.  Great Vegi Land is no exception.  I'm constantly amazed at the kinds of animals that can be replicated.  While the squid and eel sounded…

Cam Hung

903 Reed Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Keiko S. writes: Disclaimer: This was my first time eating a Vietnamese sandwich in my life.

Triggering events: Kimutaku...I mean, Dave S, whips out a Vietnamese Sandwich list (http://www.yelp.com/li...), which gets me totally curious. Immediately thereafter, Nobu K.…

Afghani House Restaurant

1103 E El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Michael C. writes: Another discovery group dinner with Tetsu N and two other friends.  This is our best one yet!  The group got bigger by one, which meant that we could order more food without leaving feeling overly stuffed.

Check out Tetsu N's review for the details of…

Jinmi Restaurant

1627 Hollenbeck Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Art S. writes: I have to agree with Kenji, this place is a hidden gem!  Off the beaten track of K-town, you have to know where this place is to find it.   "Jinmi" appears to be on the Korean down low!!  I had lunch here with Archie R. and Hong and we were the only…

Trader Joe's

727 Sunnyvale Saratoga Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

mike s. writes: GROCERY LIST:

Strawberry Mochi
Two Buck Chuck (Cabernet)
Vanilla Silk
& Chickenless Chicken nuggets

If they sold jeans here I'd never shop anywhere else.

Longs Drugs

352 University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Noelle W. writes: This particular location is clean and the staff is helpful and friendly. I used to work part time at Long's when I was a junior in high school. So as a former employee, I can say they are most def doing a good job!

Noelle's Notes:
One star off because…

Peet's Coffee & Tea

153 Homer Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Leme L. writes: It must be Palo Alto, because I appear to be developing the same contemptuous, awed fascination with the Palo Alto lady (in all her gilded, organicized, plastic variations) that I sense in the reviews of my fellow Palo Alto wayfarers Yi and Adrienne.…

St Michael's Alley

806 Emerson St
Palo Alto, CA 94301

G Y. writes: I was a bit apprehensive when I arrived at St. Michael's Alley, as it was my third choice of eateries for the evening (the other two were booked solid well in advance), and my first impression was that the restaurant space was small and somewhat…

Prolific Oven

550 Waverley St
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Amélie P. writes: When it's 9:45 on a Monday morning and you're sitting there in your office's kitchen cutting a piece of chocolate heaven left over from your coworker's birthday party, secretly hoping no one would come in and watch you shamefully bite into it--

you…

Palo Alto Hardware

875 Alma St
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Lindsay P. writes: I finally found my customer service again!  I felt like I was in an alternate universe when not once, not twice, not three times, but actually FOUR times, four different people asked me if I needed any help with anything.  Not only that but one of…

Tea Time

542 Ramona St
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Kev B. writes: As I write this, I am sipping on a strong cup of green tea brewed from a portion of the quarter pound of sencha yamata I bought from Tea Time just a few moments ago.  I have been on a quest.  For a good while now i've been searching to connect with…

Juut Salonspa

240 University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Regina S. writes: I was transitioning from SD to SF and still hadn't found a salon. So I went to Super Cuts (a first) in Sunnyvale and asked for a "trim." Big mistake. I got a "cut"... 3 inches gone from one side of my head. Why one side? Because I had to ask the girl…

Facebook.com

156 University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Nancy R. writes: Facebook was made for messy, ugly breakups

*A vehicle for monitoring (ie, "stalking") your exes movements on a daily, even hourly level providing up-to-the-minute status updates.

*Perfect for posting your "aren't I cute" and "see what you missed,…

Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley and The Spa

2050 University Ave
East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Connie C. writes: Four Seasons = FABULOSITY (tm Flor D)

If you're looking for a luxurious place to stay on the Peninsula, this is it. I cannot begin to tell you how impressed I have been with the Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto. Smiling faces everywhere, no sense of…

La Baguette

170 Stanford Shoppng Ctr
Palo Alto, CA 94304

James K. writes: Tasty pastries and breads of all kinds (strawberry mouse cake is very good).  Fresh baguettes and pretty good coffee, not much more you can ask from a bakery/cafe....well...exc ept for better crowd control and seating.

Note to the elderly lady with…

Know Knew Books

415 S California Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Frances H. writes: What a fantastic place. Not only is it a small business (as opposed to life-sucking corporate giant like B&N), but the owners are friendly and they have many out of print and obscure books. Delightful, really. Of course, the set-up is a little…

Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland

680 Stanford Shopping Center
Palo Alto, CA 94304

mary a. writes: i've been eye balling this charming, tiny chocolatier for the longest time ever and over the weekend  with my two precious home boys tagging along, i was finally able to purchased and savored one of the most delectable, luscious and pricey pieces of…

Edward E. Manche, MD

Stanford University Medical Center
900 Blake Wilbur Dr, # W3002
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Ed U. writes: I can see clearly now...the glasses are gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the pitiable looks that had me sad
It turned into a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.

Nearly a decade ago, I had heard of the then-revolutionary…

Stanford University

650 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305

Ed to the M. writes: Oh my god oh my god oh my god omigod OMG OMG OMG!

I was going through some old floppy disks (YES, the 1.4 MB kind) and OMG OMG OMG I actually found the personal statement that I wrote when I was 17 years old and submitted with my application to…

BJ Bull Restaurant

3403 Alma St
Palo Alto, CA 94306

K H. writes: I give this place 5 stars for their Mince pies which were THE BEST anywhere, unfortunately the owner finally closed the doors, she was an engaging lady with an edgy persona,  I think in her 70's.   We used to see her at the Mountain View Farmers…

Paul's European Cobblery Shop

410 N California Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Vanessa J. writes: Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe,
Give it a stitch and that will do.
Here's a nail, and there's a prod,
And now my shoe is well shod. -- mother goose

Upon entering the shop, everything but shoe repair comes to mind. There is an assortment of crocks, boots,…

Cinearts Palo Alto Square

3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Kevin S. writes: This is an adult movie theater, and by adult movie theater I don't mean Adult Movie Theater.  It shows movies by grownups for grownups, not movies of grownups doing grownup things, if you get my drift.  

This means that when you attend a showing here,…

Cornelis Bol Park

3590 Laguna Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Ann L. writes: First time to Bol Park, and the Only reason for me to go there on Tues 8/7/07 was to see Vienna Teng for FREE!  She's from Saratoga, graduate of Stanford, worked at Cisco as an engineer, but then decided to pursue her music career.  Man, she's so…

Vin, Vino, Wine

437 California Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Mami T. writes: GREAT tasting.  They do it every day that they are open (i.e. Tues - Sat), and they would include $200+ bottle wines in the lineup.  They pour generously, almost 1/3 glass, so you can easily share the flight with another person.  

So this place is…

Cafe Pro Bono

2437 Birch St
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Kristina R. writes: Delicious food, awesome service, fabulous owner.  This place rocks!  AND there were things I could actually eat, because they didn't have dairy in them...being lactose intolerant SUCKS.

Hubby had the Gorgonzola ravioli dish called Susan's Downfall.…

Bistro Elan

448 S California Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Andrew M. writes: Tiny, pricey, tasty and crowded. That's mostly how I'd describe this place in a few short words.

You'll enter through a curtain and immediately notice a very packed little room of people. There is a bar, that is usually full of those who didn't make a…

Antonio's Nut House

321 S. California Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Brendan M. writes: Cool and laid back. Who needs to pay exorbitant prices for drinks to hang out in places where douchebags talk loudly about how much VC their company just got in a lame ploy to garner females attention. Not me. Antonio's is legit.

Oh, and I like being…

Szechwan Cafe

406 California Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Dave M. writes: Very good.  I am only giving 4 stars but that is mainly becuase I have a hard time giving a chinese food place 5 stars.  There is really no logic to that, I know.  The mu shu chicken was great but I wish they gave more pancakes.  The chow mein could…

Palo Alto Sol

408 S California Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306

luis .. writes: Come here for the enchiladas, serious.  My favorite are the chicken mole enchiladas with some extra sour cream.  Their sour cream is really sour though, FYI.

It's not the biggest place so keep your party down to 4 people.

Marriage

Fremont, CA 94536

Kristina R. writes: WARNING:  Possibly offensive to people sensitive gastrointestinal issues.  Please do not proceed unless you have been married for at LEAST a year.

My husband woke me up at 4 in the morning by farting on my leg.  

The vibrato and the alarming scent from…

Midtown Shoe Repair

2796 Middlefield Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Hazel Grace D. writes: These guys treated me to the awesome customer service they're know for.  I showed up with a pair of pumps that needed to be repaired - and while I'd known this for months, of course I waited until 2 hors before I had to wear them out to an important…

So Gong Dong Tofu House

4127 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Nirav K. writes: Now, it's customary for young Indian men to have major identity crises and think that we are harder than we really are. Even though most of us are under 180 lbs. and have chicken legs, for some reason we still believe that we can start fights at…

Dan Brown's

4141 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306

sprout s. writes: I am biased when it comes to Dan Brown's/The Island because I've only come here on Friday nights.

yes, it's usually pretty crowded--but for good reason....da reggae music!!   And 5stars for the sound system that rocks the roots of the Bay Area Reggae…

South Peninsula Veterinary Emergency Clinic

3045 Middlefield Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Leigh V. writes: Um...yes I took my pug to the Emergency Room. He had a big fat swollen paw. I didn't know what the hell was wrong. His rear right paw was as fat as a prisoner who had a fat-busted lip from a yard fight. We couldn't go to our regular vet as it was…

Happy Donuts

3916 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Keiko S. writes: Thank you, Happy Donuts, for always being there for me and my sweet tooth at any time of the day! It's a real comfort to know that there's a place I can run to whenever I need an instant sugar boost...without having to resort to Denny's down the…

Foothill Park

3300 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Keiko S. writes: NOTE: Open to PALO ALTO RESIDENTS ONLY!!!

Of many parks and trails in the bay area that I've explored, this one tops the list. However, as Claire has already mentioned, you need to be a Palo Alto resident with a valid ID (a gas/electric bill worked…

New Yong Kang

40900 Fremont Blvd
Fremont, CA 94536

Amélie P. writes: The adorable Anna D. and I were talking about what we were hungry for, and I said "Chinese food!", and she said, "Omgosh! Let's get some!". Plus, I'm on a Viva La Vida kick and listening to it on repeat, and it always just sounds better in a car. So…