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Category Archives: South Bay

The Counter – San Jose, CA

Wow…so after reading that last entry, I can’t help but feel like some sort of hedonistic bastard writing this one.

Located in San Jose’s illustrious (or pretentious…you decide) Santana Row, The Counter is another play on the “build-your-own-burger” concept. Wherein it is in your hands, dear diner, to select the individual components that will make up [...]

Maru Ichi – Mountain View, CA

Ah, another ramen shop. I’ve always had a soft spot for the local store that peddles their own version of the classic comfort food. As someone with Japanese blood, nothing hits the spot than a perfect bowl of ramen. Delicious noodles, sinfully rich broth, melt-in-your mouth pork. Put them all together and [...]