Bay Area Thread

[dimensionx]

very random question, but is anyone selling tickets to the Blood Orange show on thursday at the fox theater?

They have been popping up on my work social channel, dm me your email and I will forward your contact info

 

[Steve2]

Hey folks,

In town for work the first week of October. Flying into San Jose and staying down in Palo Alto for meetings. I know the SF area right, don’t know a damn thing about SJ or PA.

Would be thrilled for any recommendations. Mexican food, breweries, bars. Whatever you got!

Cheers,
Steve

 

[tosh1]

Hey folks,

In town for work the first week of October. Flying into San Jose and staying down in Palo Alto for meetings. I know the SF area right, don’t know a damn thing about SJ or PA.

Would be thrilled for any recommendations. Mexican food, breweries, bars. Whatever you got!

Cheers,
Steve

 

[brentsdodgers]

Hey folks,

In town for work the first week of October. Flying into San Jose and staying down in Palo Alto for meetings. I know the SF area right, don’t know a damn thing about SJ or PA.

Would be thrilled for any recommendations. Mexican food, breweries, bars. Whatever you got!

Cheers,
Steve

South winchester and Asadero have good food and beer.

 

[RyanG1]

Hey folks,

In town for work the first week of October. Flying into San Jose and staying down in Palo Alto for meetings. I know the SF area right, don’t know a damn thing about SJ or PA.

Would be thrilled for any recommendations. Mexican food, breweries, bars. Whatever you got!

Cheers,
Steve

Palo Alto is a bust. Worked there for many years. The closest good spots are up or down the Peninsula: Harry's Hofbrau in Redwood City, Fieldwork in San Mateo/Hillsborough, Wursthall in San Mateo, and Ale Arsenal in San Carlos.

These are easy to get to via Caltrain, which runs between SJ and SF with stops and short walks to above places.

 

[Xul1]

Palo Alto is a bust. Worked there for many years. The closest good spots are up or down the Peninsula: Harry's Hofbrau in Redwood City, Fieldwork in San Mateo/Hillsborough, Wursthall in San Mateo, and Ale Arsenal in San Carlos.

These are easy to get to via Caltrain, which runs between SJ and SF with stops and short walks to above places.

Harry's RWC is really hit and miss at this point, I'd recommend checking the draft list on Untappd before going. That said, Gourmet Haus Staudt in RWC is a great spot that's stumbling distance from the CalTrain station and the recently opened Ghostwood Beer Company is worth checking out as well.

 

[KevSal]

Harry's RWC is really hit and miss at this point, I'd recommend checking the draft list on Untappd before going. That said, Gourmet Haus Staudt in RWC is a great spot that's stumbling distance from the CalTrain station and the recently opened Ghostwood Beer Company is worth checking out as well.

wait ghostwood is now open???

 

[KevSal]

Hey folks,

In town for work the first week of October. Flying into San Jose and staying down in Palo Alto for meetings. I know the SF area right, don’t know a damn thing about SJ or PA.

Would be thrilled for any recommendations. Mexican food, breweries, bars. Whatever you got!

Cheers,
Steve

for Pali alto the first place that comes to mind is the Rose & Crown but it’s on the pricier side. gourmet haus staudt is a must

 

[Xul1]

wait ghostwood is now open???

Yeah, they had a soft opening last Sunday and have regular hours now. Monday - Friday 4 - 8PM and Saturday 12 - 8PM.

 

[flexabull]

Hey folks,

In town for work the first week of October. Flying into San Jose and staying down in Palo Alto for meetings. I know the SF area right, don’t know a damn thing about SJ or PA.

Would be thrilled for any recommendations. Mexican food, breweries, bars. Whatever you got!

Cheers,
Steve

I enjoyed the beers @ Alpha Acid in Belmont.

 

[Ataraxia1]

I would recommend NOT going to Rose & Crown lol - really divey, and not in a good way

But yeah, Palo Alto is pretty bland bar-wise. Maybe Old Pro is worth a visit if you want to ride the bull too. There are some bars like Eureka and Stein's in nearby Mountain View.

There's always SARA just over the hill though

 

[KevSal]

Yeah, they had a soft opening last Sunday and have regular hours now. Monday - Friday 4 - 8PM and Saturday 12 - 8PM.

excellent stuff!

both delicious, but sho’nuff was crazy good, i shoulda grabbed a crowler of that and a taster of the pale lol

 

[archagon]

I would recommend NOT going to Rose & Crown lol - really divey, and not in a good way

Really? I kinda like that place. Decent pub interior, bring your own food when the kitchen is closed. Plus, they have some weird stuff on tap sometimes.

 

[Arbitrator]

Hey folks,

In town for work the first week of October. Flying into San Jose and staying down in Palo Alto for meetings. I know the SF area right, don’t know a damn thing about SJ or PA.

Would be thrilled for any recommendations. Mexican food, breweries, bars. Whatever you got!

Cheers,
Steve

Skip Rose & Crown. I drank there for years and it's just ok. Convenient if you don't want to leave town.

Steins and Bierhaus are off the Mountain View Caltrain stop.

Gourmet Haus Staudt, Ghostwood, and El Grullense are off the Redwood City Caltrain stop.

Ale Arsenal and The Refuge are off the San Carlos Caltrain stop.

Fieldwork in San Mateo (not sure how close to Caltrain) is a good spot.

I think I'm technically banned from Ghostwood, but if you're there next weekend, I might try to sneak in.

 

[matedog]

Skip Rose & Crown. I drank there for years and it's just ok. Convenient if you don't want to leave town.

Steins and Bierhaus are off the Mountain View Caltrain stop.

Gourmet Haus Staudt, Ghostwood, and El Grullense are off the Redwood City Caltrain stop.

Ale Arsenal and The Refuge are off the San Carlos Caltrain stop.

Fieldwork in San Mateo (not sure how close to Caltrain) is a good spot.

I think I'm technically banned from Ghostwood, but if you're there next weekend, I might try to sneak in.

Banned from Ghostwood? Didn’t they just open like a week ago? Impressive.

 

[Arbitrator]

Banned from Ghostwood? Didn’t they just open like a week ago? Impressive.

I must admit they know what they're doing.

 

[jtmartino1]

Fieldwork in San Mateo (not sure how close to Caltrain) is a good spot.

Fieldwork is 2 blocks from the San Mateo Hillsdale CalTrain Station. They're opening a ROAM burger joint next to the Blue Bottle and Tin Pot ice cream store across the street. Will be a nice little one-stop-shop soon. I'm there a lot because it's close to my house and I'm a fan of the larger outdoor venues. I mean, I'll still hit Habit over Roam 100% of the time, but it's nice to see options.

Steve if you come up for Fieldwork, El Sinaloense in a good sit-down Mexican joint in San Mateo close to the Hayward Park CalTrain station (1 stop from the Hillsdale Station). If you're willing to go a bit further, you can train into downtown San Mateo (2 stops from Hillsdale) and hit La Cumbre which has good food but is a little expensive (e.g., you pay $0.50 for chips). El Nayarita used to be solid, but the service went downhill and the prices are too high to justify the rats running around outside and occasionally through the kitchen. Also there's been a couple violent-crime incidents in the 7-11 that shares the parking lot so we just avoid it (just FYI in case someone recommends their tacos).

I've heard Tacos Al Vapor is solid, but honestly we usually hit La Cumbre (the "home of the Mission-Style Burrito" as seen on Bourdain's show) because their grilled meats are really good. Probably the best grilled chicken burrito I've had in the Bay Area.


If you don't come up to San Mateo, El Grullense E&E (near Gourmet Haus Staudt) is great. Alternatively, GHS has great food.

 

[drgarage1]

Fieldwork is 2 blocks from the San Mateo Hillsdale CalTrain Station. They're opening a ROAM burger joint next to the Blue Bottle and Tin Pot ice cream store across the street. Will be a nice little one-stop-shop soon. I'm there a lot because it's close to my house and I'm a fan of the larger outdoor venues. I mean, I'll still hit Habit over Roam 100% of the time, but it's nice to see options.

Steve if you come up for Fieldwork, El Sinaloense in a good sit-down Mexican joint in San Mateo close to the Hayward Park CalTrain station (1 stop from the Hillsdale Station). If you're willing to go a bit further, you can train into downtown San Mateo (2 stops from Hillsdale) and hit La Cumbre which has good food but is a little expensive (e.g., you pay $0.50 for chips). El Nayarita used to be solid, but the service went downhill and the prices are too high to justify the rats running around outside and occasionally through the kitchen. Also there's been a couple violent-crime incidents in the 7-11 that shares the parking lot so we just avoid it (just FYI in case someone recommends their tacos).

I've heard Tacos Al Vapor is solid, but honestly we usually hit La Cumbre (the "home of the Mission-Style Burrito" as seen on Bourdain's show) because their grilled meats are really good. Probably the best grilled chicken burrito I've had in the Bay Area.


If you don't come up to San Mateo, El Grullense E&E (near Gourmet Haus Staudt) is great. Alternatively, GHS has great food.

This is a pretty dang comprehensive account. I'll add that if you come all the way to downtown San Mateo, the best (and cheapest) tacos are actually at Los Primos, two blocks north of La Cumbre. For a burrito, Cumbre's probably the way to go.

But if you're in downtown San Mateo, you should be eating ramen anyway.

 

[KevSal]

Fieldwork is 2 blocks from the San Mateo Hillsdale CalTrain Station. They're opening a ROAM burger joint next to the Blue Bottle and Tin Pot ice cream store across the street. Will be a nice little one-stop-shop soon. I'm there a lot because it's close to my house and I'm a fan of the larger outdoor venues. I mean, I'll still hit Habit over Roam 100% of the time, but it's nice to see options.

Steve if you come up for Fieldwork, El Sinaloense in a good sit-down Mexican joint in San Mateo close to the Hayward Park CalTrain station (1 stop from the Hillsdale Station). If you're willing to go a bit further, you can train into downtown San Mateo (2 stops from Hillsdale) and hit La Cumbre which has good food but is a little expensive (e.g., you pay $0.50 for chips). El Nayarita used to be solid, but the service went downhill and the prices are too high to justify the rats running around outside and occasionally through the kitchen. Also there's been a couple violent-crime incidents in the 7-11 that shares the parking lot so we just avoid it (just FYI in case someone recommends their tacos).

I've heard Tacos Al Vapor is solid, but honestly we usually hit La Cumbre (the "home of the Mission-Style Burrito" as seen on Bourdain's show) because their grilled meats are really good. Probably the best grilled chicken burrito I've had in the Bay Area.


If you don't come up to San Mateo, El Grullense E&E (near Gourmet Haus Staudt) is great. Alternatively, GHS has great food.

man i remember when Nayarita was amazing, their burritos were big, tasty and cheap! such a shame it all went downhill.

Steve there’s also la piñata down the block from la cumbre if you’re in the mood for authentic pupusas...

and if you’ve gone that far there on the grape and grain is san mateo, tho i havnt been there in a few years. owner opened up a bierhaus across the street from la cumbre tho! havnt been yet but i hear it’s solid

 

[anvindr]

how could you get banned from ghostwood that fast? story time?

 

[DougOLis]

This is a pretty dang comprehensive account. I'll add that if you come all the way to downtown San Mateo, the best (and cheapest) tacos are actually at Los Primos, two blocks north of La Cumbre. For a burrito, Cumbre's probably the way to go.

But if you're in downtown San Mateo, you should be eating ramen anyway.

Kenji Lopez-Alt's new place Wursthall is in San Mateo and has some Fieldwork on draft too

 

[theLostWizard]

how could you get banned from ghostwood that fast? story time?

Arbitrator's troll account has been chenman all along.

 

[matedog]

Not sure if this was mentioned before, but holy ****, there is a Fieldwork bar at Shoreline Ampitheatre. Four beers on tap. Expensive AF, but a nice treat given how most venue beer options are. Almost makes getting in and out of that venue worth it. JK, nothing would make that worth it.

 

[Arbitrator]

Arbitrator's troll account has been chenman all along.

This is correct. TxBrew feel free to close that account. It has run its course.

 

[jtmartino1]

This is a pretty dang comprehensive account. I'll add that if you come all the way to downtown San Mateo, the best (and cheapest) tacos are actually at Los Primos, two blocks north of La Cumbre. For a burrito, Cumbre's probably the way to go.

But if you're in downtown San Mateo, you should be eating ramen anyway.

Now you're in my hood. Los Primos makes a solid taco and is popular among locals. Nice staff and a clean joint, and huge portions of meat. And it's cheaper than the other spots. My house is a block from Los Primos No. 2, but it's not as good as the original.

There's a bunch of true local spots that may or may not have English menus but I haven't explored them too much, and they don't always show up on places like Yelp.

Kenji Lopez-Alt's new place Wursthall is in San Mateo and has some Fieldwork on draft too

And they've been known to have Sante on tap too...

 

[drgarage1]

Now you're in my hood. Los Primos makes a solid taco and is popular among locals. Nice staff and a clean joint, and huge portions of meat. And it's cheaper than the other spots. My house is a block from Los Primos No. 2, but it's not as good as the original.

There's a bunch of true local spots that may or may not have English menus but I haven't explored them too much, and they don't always show up on places like Yelp.



And they've been known to have Sante on tap too...

I ate at Los Primos so much back in the day that the owner would write down my usual order as I opened the door.

 

[KevSal]

Kenji Lopez-Alt's new place Wursthall is in San Mateo and has some Fieldwork on draft too

yea that’s the place i mentioned was opened by the guys that own grape and grain

 

[litheum94]

I must admit they know what they're doing.

Banned before chemman14.

Impressive.

Edit: I see I was beaten to this joke. Carry on.

 

[chemman141]

This is correct. TxBrew feel free to close that account. It has run its course.

 

[RyanG1]

how could you get banned from ghostwood that fast? story time?

Your complexion has to be close to or identical to PANTONE 16-4703 TPX Ghost Gray

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