3062 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA 94062
(650) 851-8010
A famous restaurant and gathering place where many venture capitalists stop to get a hot breakfast of oatmeal, eggs and/or pancakes, and talk business. Many start-ups can trace their start to a meal at Buck’s.

67 Town & Country Village (El Camino at Embarcadero), Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 327-4111
A great breakfast or lunch option – be sure to try their omelets, and their memorable blueberry coffee cake. Lots of egg scrambles, and options for fruit, potatoes, toast and more. Fresh fruit smoothies. There are several locations – and a 5 to 10 minute wait (or more) for a table is always a possibility.

535 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 328-2722
If you are looking for Louisiana style food – this is the place. High energy, can be noisy and a bit raucous. Burgers, ahi tuna tacos, mojitos.

643 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 329-0665
Family style Italian food – BIG platters of pasta and salad to share with a group. Try the apple gorgonzola salad. Ask for some fresh grated Asiago cheese for your plate of pasta. The meatballs are huge. Large wine list, many draft beers. The tall Sam Adams beer (22 oz) will quench any thirst you may have.

566 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 323-3131
Classic American diner style food – burgers, fries and milk shakes made with top quality ice cream. Two locations – parking is usually easier at Stanford Shopping Center. The milkshakes are huge – great to share with a friend!

Stanford Shopping Center, Stanford, CA 94304 (650) 327-3141

640 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 323-7723
Fresh beer brewed locally. The brewmeister is the first US graduate of the German Weihenstephan – the most famous brewing school in the world. Try the famous garlic French fries with your meal – and enjoy the downtown ambience of Palo Alto. Can be a bit noisy, and is often used as a place to grab a brew or two with food before moving on to other places in downtown Palo Alto.

2156 Leghorn Street, Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 254-1231
Donuts & Coffee since 1937. Amazing franchise with fresh machine made donuts by the thousands… stop by in the morning and watch the conveyor form, cook and flip donuts… then send them under the sugar waterfall. After all of that theater, you can buy a dozen or two of the glazed or many flavored varieties of donuts. The filled ones (fruit jelly or custard) are deadly in a good/awful way…

3916 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 843-0658
A favorite location for late-night studying. Freshly-made donuts, sandwiches, coffee. Open 24 hours.

2078 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View, CA 94043.
(650) 967-0507
Great burritos located at Rengstorff and Old Middlefield in Mountain View. This is a Mexican grocery store with a food prep area in the back. They make a wide variety (pork, beef, chicken, seafood) of burritos to your taste. Try the chicken mole (Pollo en Mole) or maybe the chicken with onion, garlic, soy sauce and lemon, (Pollo Encebollado), or the wonderful Beef Steak (Carne Asada) burrito. Limited seating – most customers buy their burritos to go.

673 Grape Avenue, Sunnyvale CA 94087
(408) 736-2837
A nice location for takeaway food, also has a small seating area if you want to dine in. Not fancy – most of their business is carry-out – good variety of food, especially for those who like Hyderabad style cooking. North and South Indian cuisine. Try the onion kulcha or the chicken tikka masala curry – mild or hot – your choice!

1210 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 730-8123
Mon-Thu 11 AM – 9 PM, Fri-Sat 11 Am – 10 PM, Sun 9 AM – 9 PM
This all-you-can eat restaurant provides soup, salad and more, served in a cafeteria style format. Soups, baked breads, fresh fruit. Water is free, other beverages are extra. Try the “Won Ton Chicken Happiness Salad” for something different. Sunday morning menu includes eggs, waffles, oatmeal, and cinnamon biscuits. Several locations.

2540 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 949-4901
Mon-Sun 11 AM – 9 PM
Another soup and salad restaurant that bakes fresh bread to go with their wide variety of salads and soups. Nice to stop in for a filling lunch or dinner. Several locations.

1214 Apollo Way, Suite 404B, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
(408) 481-0700
All you can eat steam table Indian cuisine. A popular noontime and evening stop for hungry engineers, programmers and more. Enjoy fresh nan bread with your Chicken Makhani over steamed rice. Great tandoor chicken, lassies, samosas, paneer and more. Many vegetarian dishes. The gulab jamun and soft-serve mango ice cream are popular desserts.