2004 restaurants

Palo Alto restaurants

Blue Chalk Cafe
Tele: 326-1020 -- 630 Ramona St., Palo Alto, CA 94301. Lunch & Dinner. Banquet facilities. Sophisticated pool hall, bar, and restaurant. Menu samples: Seafood, home-made biscuits, grits, soups, salads, sandwiches.
Cook Book Restaurant
Tele: 321-7500 --127 Town and Country Village, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Breakfast lunch and dinner. Major credit cards. Menu samples: Omelets, waffles, cheese blintzes, Pacific Rim-style dinners.
Dinah's Poolside Restaurant
Tele: 493-4542 -- 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Open 6:30 a.m.- 9:30 p.m. daily. Major credit cards. Breakfast served all day. Menu samples: Soups, salads, fajitas, burgers, prime rib, sandwiches. Next to Dinah's Hotel.
Hobee's
Tele: 856-6124 -- 4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 and 67 Town and Country Village, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Breakfast and lunch served all day. Menu samples: Healthy, organic meals, salad bar and famous blueberry coffee cake.
Knuckles Bar
Tele: 493-8000 -- 4219 El Camino Real at the Hyatt Rickeys Hotel, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast buffet every day until 10:30 a.m. Menu samples: Steaks and continental cuizine.
MacArthur Park
Tele: 321-9990 -- 27 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301. next to CalTrain station. Lunch and dinner. Sun. brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Reservations recommended. Menu samples: Baby back ribs, pasta and seafood. Live piano music nightly.
Max's Opera Cafe

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Tele: 323.6297 -- 711 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Lunch & dinner. Dinner reservations on the hour only. Sample menu: NY Deli-style sandwiches, steak, pasta, salads, seafood.
Mike's Cafe, Etc.,
Tele: 473-6453 -- 2680 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Breakfast, brunch and dinner. Menu samples: Pancakes, omelets, pasta, salads, sandwiches, Veal picata, linguini with prawns, Cobb salad.
Peninsula Fountain and Grill
Tele: 323-3131 -- 566 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Menu samples: Omelets, pancakes, sandwiches, burgers, meatloaf, chicken pot pie, famous milkshakes, beer and wine.
Q Cafe Billards
Tele: 322-3311 -- 529 Alma St., Palo Alto, CA 94301. 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. daily. 12 full-sized pool tables. Menu samples: Fried calamari, burgers, french fries, salads, sandwiches, firecracker shrimp, pizzas. LIVE MUSIC on weekends.