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Sushi with a bite
CASTRO STREET’S FOUR-MONTH-OLD BARRACUDA PUTS THE FUN BACK IN JAPANESE FOOD By Monica Hayde Schreiber
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menu full of pictures often is not a good sign. Don’t get me wrong. I can admit to having ordered a Grand Slam or two — enticed, perhaps, by a larger-than-life photo of eggs and pancakes, glistening in fullcolor glory on a plastic menu. But restaurants that want to be taken seriously don’t usually present patrons with a menu that looks more like a picture book. But that’s the thing about Barracuda: It doesn’t want to be taken too seriously. Barracuda wants you to have fun. And what is not fun about a photo of a flaming maki the size of Godzilla’s thumb? Barracuda knows what else makes
for a fun night out: good drinks for a fair price, long happy hours, and cocktails with names like the Green Geisha. It never hurts to have a little dance music going, either. “Fun sushi� is not a new concept. Think of those places that float your tekka maki to you in little boats or the raucous joints with disco balls and night club lighting. Barracuda — a local chain with five outposts from San Francisco to Mountain View — finds inspiration in the sushi-is-sexy model, but has not traded flavor for flash. The restaurant casts a wide net with its menu and reels in everything from
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Barracuda Japanese restaurant features the Barracuda roll, soft shell crab tempura avocado roll, wrapped with salmon and mango, with tobiko and a creamy spicy sauce.
See BARRACUDA, page 16
Dining Town on
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CLARKE’S CHARCOAL BROILER
NEW TUNG KEE NOODLE HOUSE
615 W. El Camino Real Mtn. View 650/967-0851
520 Showers Drive Mtn. View 650/947-8888
Voted Best Hamburger 16 Yrs in a Row. Beautiful Outside Patio Dining.
(Inside San Antonio Center) Voted Best Noodle House in 2003/2004 Mountain View Voice. Meals starting at $4.75
FRENCH LE PETIT BISTRO CHINESE CHEF CHU’S 1067 N. San Antonio Road corner of El Camino Los Altos 650/948-2696 "2010 Best Chinese" MV Voice & PA Weekly
1405 W. El Camino Real Mtn. View 650/964-3321 Casual and cozy French restaurant. 15 tables.
MEDITERRANEAN/ PERSIAN
A Gift for the Mountain View Voice Patrons
FREE BOTTLE OF WINE with Dinner at Sakoon MICHAEL BAUER
BEST BITE RESTAURANT
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Falafels, Gyros and Kababs
1414 W. El Camino Real Mtn. View 650/988-8895 Bring this ad in for 10% Off Minimum $20 pre-tax purchase.
PIZZA
Valid for dinner Monday—Wednesday 5pm—10pm. Expires January 26, 2011. Offer valid with purchase of dinner. Minimum 2 person dinner party. Dine-in only. No wine substitutions. One bottle per table.
KAPP'S PIZZA BAR & GRILL
FREE DELIVERY
191 Castro Street Mtn. View 650/961-1491
(with min. order)
Happy Hours Mon-Fri 4pm-6pm.
ICE CREAM GELATO CLASSICO 241 B Castro Street Mtn. View 650/969-2900
790 Castro Street Mountain View (1 block from El Camino)
If you would like to be listed in DINING ON THE TOWN please call Anna or Brent at the Voice at 964-6300.
(650) 961-6666
THE BEST PIZZA WEST OF NEW YORK —Ralph Barbieri KNBR 680
DECEMBER 24, 2010 â– MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE â–
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