We have decided that there's really no point in leaving Mountain View. Within a ten mile radius is Palo Alto and Sunnyvale (in opposite directions), it's 11 miles away from SJC and 23 miles away from SFO. Besides not having a Korean market and patbingsoo (even though those two kind of go hand-in-hand), Mountain View has everything (and more!) that we could ever ask for!
FOOD: hello Castro Street!
Our favorites:
- Maruichi (ramen... Santouka would've been our favorite, but it's outside our 10 mile radius).
- HK Bistro (HK style food.... favorite = pork chop over rice, Top Cafe is a bit better, but we're going for closeness here).
- Verde (hands down, best pudding milk tea ever!)
- Maldonaldo's (pizza with a plentiful of toppings, and if you get lucky, you can even find coupons in the weekly ValuPak!) *not on Castro
- Rincon Sabroso (hands down, best tacos EVER! Even better than Mexico... if you walk inside this hole-in-the-wall, can't even see it when you drive by Rengstorff, it'll look like you were inside a Mexican kitchen anyway) *not on Castro
- Donut Field (best pupusas in Mountain View... oh! They also sell donuts... random...) *not on Castro
- Pho Garden (home of the Pho Challenge, originally in SF... not only do they have pho, but their garlic noodle dishes are quite superb as well)
- Clarke's (charbroiled burgers... grease = mmmMmmm good in the neighborhood!) *not on Castro
NATURE: Rancho San Antonio, Shoreline Park (and also Shoreline dog park for little Dot to go)
MARKETS: Target, Walmart (even though I'm against it), Daiso, Trader Joe's, Safeway, Luckys, Nijiwa, Walgreens, Milk Pail (my favorite!) and yeah... the list goes on!
FITNESS CENTERS: 24 Sport and 24 Supersport... and yes, they are in the same plaza...
There's really no reason to leave Mountain View...
