Al Eisner
2015-08-26 23:09:02 UTC
Some evolution of restaurants at the Redwood Shores Marketplace in the
last year or so: (1) The Chinese place (which I never went to, in part
because its name, "Yeah" was off-putting) has been replaced by a place
called The Grill House (see below). (2) The Malay restaurant (which
had pretty good food, but inadequate service) has been replaced by a
new Chinese restaurant, which I also do not intend to patronize, in
this case because a large sign outside reads "Super-delicious Chinese
cuisine". (3) There's now a felafel shop, which seems popular (I
haven't tried it yet), in I think the same space which once housed
Milkshake Werks (which I miss, because it had by far the best
frozen yogurt in the area). Unchanged eateries are Amici's, Una Mas,
Togo's, and a very mediocre Japanese restaurant.
Anyway, I've now tried The Grill House, http://www.grillhousebar.com/,
twice for lunch. It has somewhat of the feel of a chain place, but
is apparently a one-off. I've tried t heir pulled pork sandwich
(rather nice, with some excellent flavor provided by a thick dark
barbecue sauce) and a pesto chicken panini (a nice mix of ingredients,
including roasted bell pepers, which, however, could not overcome the
dryness of the chicken), both on good bread. The sides I tried were
a very good mixed-greens salad (they advertise locally-sourced
ingredients, and this fresh salad was a good illustration) and
okay (but not outstanding) fries. [They offer a special BBQ menu
for August, and I was thinking of trying the brisket listed there,
but I wondered what sort of BBQ would be August-only, and asked
how their BBQ was done. My waitress said it was all grilled, so
I passed on the brisket.] Service is good, no shortage of staff.
So, not a great find, but I'll probably visit it again, just for
some variety. (I haven't yet tried their burgers.) For me, the
Amici's remains the star of this shopping center. (In my limited
experience, Amici's varies outlet-to-outlet, and this is a good one.)
last year or so: (1) The Chinese place (which I never went to, in part
because its name, "Yeah" was off-putting) has been replaced by a place
called The Grill House (see below). (2) The Malay restaurant (which
had pretty good food, but inadequate service) has been replaced by a
new Chinese restaurant, which I also do not intend to patronize, in
this case because a large sign outside reads "Super-delicious Chinese
cuisine". (3) There's now a felafel shop, which seems popular (I
haven't tried it yet), in I think the same space which once housed
Milkshake Werks (which I miss, because it had by far the best
frozen yogurt in the area). Unchanged eateries are Amici's, Una Mas,
Togo's, and a very mediocre Japanese restaurant.
Anyway, I've now tried The Grill House, http://www.grillhousebar.com/,
twice for lunch. It has somewhat of the feel of a chain place, but
is apparently a one-off. I've tried t heir pulled pork sandwich
(rather nice, with some excellent flavor provided by a thick dark
barbecue sauce) and a pesto chicken panini (a nice mix of ingredients,
including roasted bell pepers, which, however, could not overcome the
dryness of the chicken), both on good bread. The sides I tried were
a very good mixed-greens salad (they advertise locally-sourced
ingredients, and this fresh salad was a good illustration) and
okay (but not outstanding) fries. [They offer a special BBQ menu
for August, and I was thinking of trying the brisket listed there,
but I wondered what sort of BBQ would be August-only, and asked
how their BBQ was done. My waitress said it was all grilled, so
I passed on the brisket.] Service is good, no shortage of staff.
So, not a great find, but I'll probably visit it again, just for
some variety. (I haven't yet tried their burgers.) For me, the
Amici's remains the star of this shopping center. (In my limited
experience, Amici's varies outlet-to-outlet, and this is a good one.)
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Al Eisner
San Mateo Co., CA
Al Eisner
San Mateo Co., CA