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About this blog: I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in jo...
(More)About this blog: I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in journalism. Though my first love is journalism, food is a close second. I am constantly on the lookout for new restaurants to try, building an ever-expanding "to eat" list. As a journalist, I'm always trolling news sources and social media websites with an eye for local food news, from restaurant openings and closings to emerging food trends. When I was a teenager growing up in Menlo Park, I always drove up to the city on weekends with the singular purpose of finding a better meal than I could at home. But in the past year or so, the Peninsula's food culture has been totally transformed, with many new restaurants opening and a continuous stream of San Francisco restaurants coming south to open Peninsula outposts. Don't navigate this food boom hungry and alone! Feed me your tips on new chefs and eats and together we'll share them with the broader community.
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Mountain View Cambodian restaurant Srasa Kitchen has opened its second location, located at 292 Castro St.
Srasa Kitchen replaced
Buffalo, which
closed this April after two years of business. Buffalo owner Brandon Poon is a member of the family that owns Srasa Kitchen, and they recently decided to expand that concept, he said in a previous interview.
The family first opened Express 7, a Chinese restaurant at 225 Middlefield Road in Mountain View, 17 years ago. In 2015, they closed Express 7 and opened Srasa Kitchen, where diners can build their own Asian-fusion bowls made from fresh Cambodian, Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese ingredients. Bowls start at $8.50.
There are also pre-set bowls on the menu, like the "Cambo" with Vermicelli noodles, eight-hour roasted pork belly, seasonal vegetables, green curry, papaya salad, fresh herbs, bean sprouts, cucumbers, crispy shallots, Thai chilies, a soft-boiled egg and a lime wedge ($12.25).
View the full menu
here.
The Castro Street location soft opened in late July, and the official grand opening was held last week, per the restaurant’s
Facebook.
The new restaurant is open Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Readers: Has anyone been in yet? Let us know how it is!
