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Cook’s Seafood teases possible return

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... One week after Cook’s Seafood abruptly announced it had closed its Pleasanton and Menlo Park restaurants, a new flyer posted at the Koll Center Plaza storefront suggests the business could reopen. “To our valued customers, Cook’s Seafood is currently restructuring its operations,” the...

Pleasanton, CA · 3d
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Original Joe’s Eyeing Former Restaurant Space In Menlo Park

Original Joe’s is considering opening a restaurant in the former Left Bank Brasserie space at 635 Santa Cruz Ave. in downtown Menlo Park. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the restaurant group is interested in taking over the property, although it has not yet signed a lease. The possibility was also mentioned by Menlo Park Mayor Betsy Nash in her newsletter.

Menlo Park, CA · 2d
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Japanese Curry Chain CoCo Ichibanya Is Building Its First Cupertino Outpost

A Japanese curry chain with more than a thousand locations around the globe is quietly setting up shop in Cupertino, and a hiring listing has let the secret out early. CoCo Ichibanya says the Cupertino restaurant will be its first location in Northern California, and the space is already under construction.

Cupertino, CA · 2d
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Eater

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Let’s Get Ready to Thanksgiving

I know we’re all still shaking off the triple whammy of Halloween, fall time change, AND elections, but I’m here today as a responsible food person to remind you that we are just 20 days out from Thanksgiving, which falls on Thursday, November 26. I do not wish...

San Francisco, CA · 2d
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The Coconut Mama

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Generationally iconic California seafood institution abruptly closes after 98 years

California’s list of beloved restaurant losses has gained one of its oldest names. Cook’s Seafood, the Menlo Park market and restaurant that served generations of Peninsula families, abruptly closed on…

Menlo Park, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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‘We’re a bunch of weirdos up in here’: A shuttered Bay Area venue gets new life

Bay Area concert producers Heavy Lemon and the nonprofit Crossthread plan to reopen San Jose’s Black Cat Licorice Theater as a music venue next year.

San Jose, CA · 2d

The Coconut Mama

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Asian California grocery chain to close 2 supermarkets, cutting 103 jobs

California’s wave of grocery store closures is growing again. Tawa Inc., the operator of 99 Ranch Market, has filed plans to permanently close supermarkets in Chino and Pleasanton, affecting 103…

Chino, CA · 3d

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From food truck to restaurant: The journey behind Dough Burgers in Milpitas

Going from an expelled high school sophomore to a four-time successful business owner sounds like something straight out of a fairytale story, but for a former Milpitas resident, it’s a reality. Meet the co-founder of Dough Burgers, who asked that we refer to him only by his first name,...

Milpitas, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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You’ll wait an hour for this new Bay Area rice bowl, but it saves you a flight to Tokyo

Would you wait an hour for a rice bowl? Restaurant critic Cesar Hernandez says you should at this new Tokyo-born restaurant in the Bay Area.

San Jose, CA · 4d

KQED

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A Beloved Filipino Bakery Is Now Brewing One of the Bay Area’s Rarest Coffees

For more than three decades, Ling Nam (formerly Ling Nam Starbread) has cultivated a huge following for its sweet, pillowy señorita bread — arguably the Bay Area’s most widely beloved Filipino American baked treat. Now, the new Union City location of the bakery also serves a unique coffee that goes especially well with a fresh batch of señorita bread.

Union City, CA · 3d

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Cook’s Seafood Abruptly Closes Its Menlo Park and Pleasanton Locations After 98 Years, Telling Workers by Text Message

Cook's Seafood, a fish market and restaurant that has served Menlo Park since 1928, closed both of its locations on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and employees learned of the closure by text message, TheStreet reported. The closures include the original El Camino Real location in Menlo Park and a second location in Pleasanton that opened in 2025.

Menlo Park, CA · 3d

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Milpitas Teen Who Dropped Out of College Now Runs a Growing Burger Chain

A burger stand that once sold single, double and triple smash burgers out of a rented food truck parked across from Calaveras Hills High School has grown into a full restaurant on N Milpitas Blvd. Dough Burgers opened its Milpitas location in August 2026, co-founder Daniel, who asked to be identified by first name only, said in an interview with The Milpitas Beat.

Milpitas, CA · 1d

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Playing The Dead Announces November & December Shows

The spirit of the Grateful Dead is alive and well in Northern California, and Playing The Dead is helping keep the music moving forward with a series of performances throughout November and December. From the historic streets of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood to the coastal community of Pacifica and the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, the band is bringing the music of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead to familiar gathering places for Bay Area music lovers.

San Francisco, CA · 3d

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Cook’s Seafood Closes After a Historic 98 Years

After nearly a century of operation, Cook’s Seafood, a local fish market and restaurant, permanently closed on Oct. 29. Management notified employees of the closure at 3 a.m. that morning. The cause of the closure remains unknown to the public, but the establishments in both Menlo Park and Pleasanton have permanently ceased operations.

Menlo Park, CA · 19h

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The Bay Area’s newest Asian supermarkets — ranked

You can learn all about a person by where they shop for groceries. In San Francisco, home cooks with an affinity for organic local produce and seasonal ice cream have Bi-Rite Market, while anyone looking to avoid animal products knows Rainbow Grocery Cooperative will have the best selection of vegetarian items.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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A Bay Area barbecue favorite has finally landed at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco

After months of delays, Oakland barbecue institution Everett and Jones has opened its long-awaited Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant in San Francisco.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

KQED

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A Ritzy New Japanese Barbecue Spot Revels in All-You-Can-Eat Beef and Sushi

The Midnight Diners is a regular collaboration between KQED food editor Luke Tsai and graphic novelist Thien Pham. Follow them each week as they explore the hot pot restaurants, taco carts and 24-hour casino buffets that make up the Bay Area’s after-hours dining scene. The South Bay’s newest all-you-can-eat...

Milpitas, CA · 3d

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Din Tai Fung Breaks the Internet with its beloved Taiwanese and Chinese Dishes

Located in Westfield Valley Fair mall in Santa Clara, Din Tai Fung always has a line stretching out the door and a reservation book filled up months in advance. The restaurant, which has gone viral on TikTok, always has a buzzing atmosphere. Its refreshing drinks, flavorful dishes, and mouth-watering desserts make it easy to tell why it’s so popular.

Santa Clara, CA · 3d

San Francisco Chronicle

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‘We expanded too quickly.’ Bay Area doughnut favorite to close half its shops

Johnny Doughnuts, known for nostalgic creations made with high-quality ingredients, is shutting down three of its six Bay Area shops.

San Francisco, CA · 55m