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Dinah's Poolside Grill to change hands Sept. 9
Dinah's Poolside Grill, an iconic 40-year-old Palo Alto restaurant, will close after serving lunch on Sept. 9 and reopen with a new operator and staff at the end of the month....
 
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on Oct 10, 2012 at 9:26 am by Bambi, a member of the Gunn High School community
RESTAURANTS
Is Miyake Gone for Good?
It looks like the long-time, much-evolved sushi restaurant has closed its doors. Was it finally a victim of its own bad service and dirty carpet? Or will it re-appear in ano...
 
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on Oct 9, 2012 at 6:58 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: Popular lunch spot Korean BBQ closes
Two more local restaurants are gone. The biggest surprise to many is the demise of Korean BBQ, which closed its doors Aug. 31 with little warning. Read the full story here ht...
 
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on Oct 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Pastries in the park
Thwack! Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 9, 2011, 12:00 AM
 
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on Oct 2, 2012 at 2:14 pm by vegan, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Why did Hyderabad House on University close?
Anyone know why Hyderabad House on University closed? There is a handwritten sign on their door. I liked it and would go there regularly. It seemed like it had a regular ...
 
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on Oct 2, 2012 at 1:35 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Celebrating summer veggies
Calafia chef Charlie Ayers says he always keeps an attentive eye out for the season's best when it comes to produce. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Sep 30, 2012 at 3:09 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
What happened to Culture?
Does anyone know what happened to Culture - the organic frozen yogurt shop on California Avenue? We went buy last week, & they were all closed up. The people in the business...
 
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on Sep 30, 2012 at 1:06 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Mike's in Menlo Park looks closed
Drove by there and found sign in front missing and what looked to be construction workers swarming.
 
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on Sep 5, 2012 at 8:47 pm by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood
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Shop Talk: Beauty boom in Midtown
There is no reason for anyone to have a bad hair day in Midtown Palo Alto. With the recent opening of two new hair salons, there are now a total of five salons, all on Middlef...
 
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on Sep 4, 2012 at 8:16 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Label Genetically Modified Foods made it to Nov Ballot
Many don’t fully appreciate the strategy of seeking to have genetically engineered foods labeled in California. The belief is that large food companies would refuse to hav...
 
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on Aug 30, 2012 at 9:40 pm by William, a resident of Los Altos
RESTAURANTS
How sweet it is
Fact: There is no such thing as a mulberry bush. Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 10, 2012, 12:00 ...
 
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on Aug 22, 2012 at 8:27 am by Marc, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: Furniture stores opening downtown
Two new furniture stores are opening in downtown Palo Alto within two blocks of each other. The first, West Elm, is taking over the corner location at 180 University Ave. Rea...
 
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on Aug 13, 2012 at 5:58 pm by Mary Sue, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: What is the future for MacArthur Park?
MacArthur Park, one of Palo Alto's oldest and grandest restaurants, has shown its determination to survive throughout its 31 years. While the restaurant was once considered a ...
 
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on Aug 7, 2012 at 12:57 am by helene, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
That glorious American sandwich
The latest reincarnation of the majestic all-American hamburger has arrived. Ta-dah. The Counter is here with its reputed 312,120-plus burger combinations. That original groun...
 
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on Jul 8, 2012 at 8:41 pm by Bob Carswell, a resident of Menlo Park
RESTAURANTS
Edgewood keeps on eating
On their first trip to Edgewood Eats, Palo Alto residents Lenore and Carl Jones circled the wagons, all 11 of them. This is a good strategy, because the food-truck menus range...
 
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on Jul 6, 2012 at 9:46 pm by Trucks, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Trader Vic's is closing on August 5
Will become a seafood restaurant: Web Link
 
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on Jun 24, 2012 at 5:41 pm by Ronnie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Cement truck crashes on Interstate 280
A crash involving a big rig closed the connecting ramp between southbound Interstate Highway 280 and northbound state Highway 85 on the border of Sunnyvale and Cupertino early...
 
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on Jun 3, 2012 at 11:47 am by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: Asian street food, drive-thru Starbucks
Get the latest scoop about retail and restaurants by Palo Alto Weekly columnist Daryl Savage. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Apr 26, 2012 at 8:06 am by busy coffee drinker, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Facebook has lots of friends at Menlo hearing
Facebook is good at making friends. That much was clear at a public hearing Monday night on an environmental report on Facebook's plans for its Menlo Park headquarters. ==B Re...
 
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on Apr 19, 2012 at 3:09 am by david messer, a resident of Stanford
RESTAURANTS
Re-energized and relocated
In college (OK, it's been a few years) I survived on frozen Swanson Chicken Pot Pies. My local grocery store often had them on sale as a price leader for 49 cents. Perpetually...
 
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on Apr 15, 2012 at 4:44 pm by r morgan, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk
NO DISPUTIN' -- IT'S RASPUTIN . . . When Tower Records liquidated its Mountain View store last month, along with its 88 other stores throughout the country, Peninsu...
 
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on Feb 17, 2012 at 8:44 pm by yves, a resident of another community
RESTAURANTS
Tea, anyone?
To Tim Pham, the difference in quality between tea steeped from a paper bag and tea carefully brewed from loose leaf is broad -- like comparing a Big Mac and mom's pot roast. ...
 
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on Feb 8, 2012 at 10:44 am by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto
RESTAURANTS
Adios Compadres
Compadres Bar and Grill on El Camino Real in Palo Alto is locked tight after the restaurant abruptly announced its closure Monday after 23 years in business. Read the full...
 
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on Jan 31, 2012 at 6:47 am by new resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
RESTAURANTS
Chinese food delivery
Why don't Palo Alto Chinese restaurants deliver? In Mountain View and Redwood City and every other city in America there are plenty of choices for fast free delivery, but not...
 
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on Jan 23, 2012 at 12:13 pm by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto
RESTAURANTS
Mike's Cafe, Midtown
We have been to this restaurant frequently over the past several years as we live within walking distance. We have always enjoyed our meals, the friendliness of the staff and ...
 
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on Jan 15, 2012 at 11:57 pm by Bob, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood
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