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More than just sushi rolls BUSHIDO IZAKAYA GIVES YOU AMPLE TIME TO SAMPLE SMALL PLATES AND UNUSUAL FLAVORS By Andrew MacLeod Doerschuk
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Bushido’s lettuce wraps with smoked, braised pork belly are served with a cucumber-mayonnaise-mustard sauce.
Dining Town on
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AMERICAN
GELATO CLASSICO 241 B Castro Street Mtn. View 650/969-2900
615 W. El Camino Real Mtn. View 650/967-0851 Voted Best Hamburger 16 Yrs in a Row. Beautiful Outside Patio Dining.
ITALIAN PIZZERIA VENTI CHINESE NEW TUNG KEE NOODLE HOUSE 520 Showers Drive Mtn. View 650/947-8888 (Inside San Antonio Center) Voted Best Noodle House in 2003/2004 Mountain View Voice. Meals starting at $4.75
CHEF CHU’S 1067 N. San Antonio Road corner of El Camino Los Altos 650/948-2696 "2008 Best Chinese" MV Voice & PA Weekly
FRENCH
1390 Pear Ave Mountain View 650/254-1120
Villa 8
Upscale Classic Buffet LUNCH
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coupon
coupon
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with 3 or more people
BIRTHDAYS
1 FREE MEAL With 5 or more people
SPECIAL PARTIES AND WORKING LUNCHES
$ 99
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2 items + soup
www.mvpizzeriaventi.com Fresh, Chef Inspired Italian Food.
PIZZA KAPP'S PIZZA BAR & GRILL 191 Castro Street Mtn. View 650/961-1491 Happy Hours Mon-Fri 4pm-6pm.
LE PETIT BISTRO 1405 W. El Camino Real Mtn. View 650/964-3321 Casual and cozy French restaurant. 15 tables.
If you would like to be listed in DINING ON THE TOWN please call Anna or Brent at the Voice at 964-6300.
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f you want to quickly fill your belly, go elsewhere. But if you want to sample delicacies that challenge preconceptions in an elegant and relaxing setting, visit Bushido Izakaya. “In America, when people think of Japanese restaurants, they think of California rolls,” says Steven Yen, the young, casually un-tucked visionary who opened the restaurant last March. “But there is so much more to Japanese food than sushi.” In Japan, according to Yen, you’re much more likely to stumble upon an Izakaya house than a sushi bar. “It’s essentially a drinking house,”
he says. “People drop by after work, spend several hours drinking beer and sake and ordering appetizers and small plates.” So a night of Izakaya really isn’t about dinner after all. It’s a lifestyle, which Bushido wholeheartedly embodies. With its dark wood paneling, playful Japanese noren drapes, a sweeping full-service bar and delightfully personable servers, it’s a place to unwind, meet friends and forget about the grind for a while — a rare commodity in highvelocity Silicon Valley. And yet food remains Bushido’s central focus. Appetizers are tiny works of art, meticulously prepared
■ MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE ■ JUNE 25, 2010
Mon-Thur 11:00am-9:30pm; Fri-Sat 11:00am-10:00pm; Sun 11am-9:30pm
(650) 965-1198 895 Villa St, Mountain View