Rock Bottom Brewery, Campbell

Very popular place for beers and get togethers. Full of people. Good food. Normally need to reserve first. Otherwise may have tough time to find a table. Also have take out orders. Both inside and outside tables. 1875 South Bascom, Campbell, CA 95008. Tel (408) 377 0707, Fax (408) 377 8811. Web site: www.rockbottom.com. 

Thai Restaurant in Los Gatos

Relatively small, but the food is good. There are some tables in the extension sun room of the restaurant, very cozy and quite sunny, good for lunch with 2~3 friends. Service is fast, quite, and friendly overall. Good pricing. Definitely worth trying. Usually reasonably full at lunch time but normally no need for reservation for small group. Never seen any take out orders. Most sit-in dinners. Contact: (408) 354-2785,  337 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030 

Gombei Japanese Restaurant in JapanTown, San Jose

Gombei Japanese Restaurant is located in Japan Town of San Jose, around the conner of 4th street and E. Jackson Street.It is a quite popular place for Japanese food. It is relatively small and plain, seems a bit old in style, not modern or flashy at all. Very modest in furniture and soundings.Good for small group of people only (2 to 4 people in the group). Crowded. The food is pretty good, and the Tofu hotpot is not bad at all. It is relatively inexpensive, but not cheap either.Not really suitable for a family dinner on vacation since it is less decent and less expensive. It is good for quick get together with friends. It is also not very good for business meetings since it is a bit of noisy and less elegant in environment.There are actually two restaurants: one in 193 E. Jackson Street, San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 279 4311, the other is at 1438 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 329-1799. Not sure about the situation at Menlo Park.One more Restaurant owned by the same owner: Kubota Restaurant and Bar, located also in San Jose Japantown: 593 N. Fifth Street, San Jose, CA 95112, Tel: 408 279-8440. 

Effie’s Restaurant and Bar

Very spacious, all leather sofa seats, not new but not old either. Used to be Greek restaurant but now an American style restaurant.Good for family and business. Food quite good. Service good. Accept reservation. Allow takeout.   Located at 331 Hacienda Ave, Campbell, CA 95008 (408) 374-3400, Fax (408) 374-4157. Go 85 south, exit at Winchester, turn left, go ahead few lights, turn left into a small mall before the highway ramp.www.effiesrestaurant-lounge.com  

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Restaurant in Millbrae

Located right across the BART station to San Francisco, this 2 story Chinese restaurant is a popular place for family & friend gatherings, weddings, and business entertainment events.  It is large but often crowded. Best to make reservation ahead of the time. Food is traditional Chinese food and is very good. Peking duck and crabs are tasty.It is at the cross street location so the parking space is limited. But there are plenty of parking spaces within 5 minutes of walking distance in the residential areas across the main street (Millbrae).The contact information is: 51 Millbrae Ave, Millbrae, CA 94030. Tel (650) 692-6666, and Fax (650) 692-0522. Web site: www.mayflower-seafood.com. Danny is the General Manager and Eric Lau is the owner.