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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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Mike's Cafe to reopen soon in Palo Alto
Uploaded: Jul 25, 2018
The owner of Midtown Palo Alto's longtime Mike's Cafe plans to reopen a new-and-improved version of his restaurant in the next two months.
Mike Wallau temporarily closed his eponymous restaurant at 2680 Middlefield Road in January for a major renovation. In 2017, he had taken over the adjacent site of the former Peninsula Hardware with plans to expand.
"We ended up pretty much having to redo the whole space — all the electrical, wiring, plumbing was so outdated," Wallau said. "Everything is brand new."
For 23 years, Mike's has served humble comfort food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu will largely be the same as before, Wallau said, though with a larger kitchen, the restaurant will be making more in house, including pasta, bread and pizza dough. There will also be a full bar and outdoor seating.
Wallau, who was born and raised in Midtown and still lives a few blocks from the restaurant, said customers have been repeatedly calling and stopping by to ask when he'll be open again.
Stay tuned for a firm opening date.
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