Hoyt Nelson / Board Member
I happened to be in Palo Alto a few days ago at an odd time for lunch I remembered the only remaining Harry’s Hofbrau was still in Redwood City on the El Camino (and still stays open most of the day). Same menu, line of servers slinging the same hash, same ambience, same clientele, same 4 kinds of mustard on every table. My old favorite Turkey ala King (a huge mound of turkey & peas over rice) tasted the same (except for the price of about $10 vs. the old $7 including cranberry sauce and roll). There’s also a Harry’s on E. 14th in San Leandro. I assume it’s like the others, but haven’t been there. https://www.harryshofbrau.com/
While working in North San Jose in the 1990s, I frequented Chez Sovan – the only Cambodian restaurant at the time on South Bascom, San Jose. Unfortunately, Sovan soon left for Cambodia, but her son still runs a great Cambodian lunch 923 Old Oakland Rd. San Jose (but it closes at 1:30 PM). Several places took over the South Bascom location with mixed results, but finally, but a new Cambodian place called Bayon Temple recently moved in and it is just about as good as the old Chez Sovan. https://www.yelp.com/biz/bayon-temple-campbell
To recap a few of my favorite places that are now closed fyi: A Taste of India, Coconut’s Fish Café, Indo Café, the tasty Peruvian place on North Winchester – Isabella’s went missing for about 8 or 9 months, but has recently been replaced with a new Peruvian place called Inka’s at the 700 South Winchester. The menu is a bit smaller, but the quality is still as good since the old chef still does the cooking. https://www.yelp.com/biz/inkas-restaurant-san-jose-2
Let me know about your favorite places. I always have my antenna up.
