Jason’s Cafe, which offers a broad menu ranging from old-fashioned diner fare to Asian-influenced salad rolls, recently opened its doors in Menlo Park at 1246 El Camino Real, the former home of Brix BBQ.
Open seven days a week, the new restaurant serves breakfast all day, but has lunch and dinner menus as well.
The extensive breakfast menu includes omelets and typical egg and meat combo dishes. It also includes eggs Benedict and variations on that classic; pancakes, waffles, French toast and crepes; and hearty skillet dishes.
Lunch and dinner menus include burgers, sandwiches, salads, quesadillas, pasta dishes, steak, chicken, pork chops, salmon, prawns, and other entrees.
The salad roll menu varies from a tuna roll and grilled shrimp roll to a Kobe beef roll, with a half-dozen items total.
There’s also a kids’ menu that includes macaroni and cheese, hamburgers and hot dogs, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and more.
Jason’s, at 1246 El Camino Real, is open from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. For information, call 321-3300.
Lulu’s taqueria expands
Looks like locals love Lulu’s. Three years after Lulu’s on the Alameda opened at 3539 Alameda de las Pulgas, the Mexican taqueria is expanding into the space formerly occupied by Royal Express Cleaners.
Owner Natalie Richardson of Menlo Park says expansion will be completed sometime this summer. “We definitely need to expand the kitchen and we will also have more seating,” says Ms. Richardson. She estimates there will be seating for about 25 more patrons.
More kitchen space is needed for the business’s growing catering division. “It’s very exciting. We are doing a lot of corporate events, weddings, bar mitzvahs, parties.”
After the expansion is completed, Lulu’s hopes to feature soft-serve ice cream with assorted toppings.
On Friday nights through summer, a mariachi band plays on Friday nights and there are free homemade chips and salsa, plus $3 Corona bottled beer. Lulu’s will stay open until 10 p.m. those nights.
The name Lulu refers to Lourdes Lopez, who has been head chef for the restaurant since it opened. Ms. Lopez’s family owns restaurants in Mexico. Many of the taqueria’s recipes come from Lulu’s repertoire.
Lulu’s features burritos, tacos, chimichangas, quesadillas, nachos, enchiladas, fajitas, plus Lulu’s special chopped salad, posole, chicken tortilla soup, and chicken vegetable soup. Breakfast features lots of egg combinations, including chilaquiles rojos and Lulu’s favorite, chilaquiles verdes.
The taqueria uses all natural products, says Ms. Richardson. “Nothing comes out of a can.”
Lulu’s is also looking to start new project in Palo Alto. Stay tuned for later developments.
Tasting event June 14
La Honda Winery in the Fair Oaks neighborhood of Redwood City is hosting a tasting of its 2006 Santa Cruz Mountain pinot noir, syrah and other recently released wines on Saturday, June 14, from 1 to 6 p.m.
Much of the fruit that winemaker Ken Wornick uses for his La Honda wines comes from the backyard vineyards of Woodside, Portola Valley, Atherton and other Peninsula residents who hire Mr. Wornick to manage their vineyards. He also uses grapes he grows in his own vineyard, located in La Honda, as well as grapes from a few other California regions.
The tasting will be hosted by Ken and his wife, Cynthia Wornick, and their business partners, Don and Julie Modica. Julie, a local artist, oversees a gallery in the spacious winery, and wine tasters at the event can view new local art. She and Cynthia Wornick also take charge of the snacks served during tasting events.
The tasting fee is $10, which is credited toward the purchase of two or more bottles of wine during the event.
The winery is at 2645 Fair Oaks Ave. in Redwood City. For information, call 366-4104, or log on at lahondawinery.com.
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