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The Almanac Online

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New Palo Alto froyo spot draws long lines

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The summer’s East Coast froyo craze has finally trickled to the Peninsula with the debut of Yiaya Greek Yogurt. Yiaya is a self-serve, pay-by-weight frozen yogurt shop, offering fresh fruit and housemade toppings in an aesthetic Greek-inspired atmosphere. Located in the former Blue Bin Vintage space, the store is small with no indoor seating. Social media posts have reported wait times up to 40 minutes, although owner Lia L., who requested her last name not be included, said lines typically move in 15-20 minutes.

Palo Alto, CA · 2d
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San Francisco Chronicle

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Original Joe’s eyeing Left Bank space in Menlo Park

The Bay Area restaurant chain is eyeing a new downtown Menlo Park location.

Menlo Park, CA · 2d

hoodline.com

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Yiaya Opens Pay-by-Weight Yogurt Shop in Downtown Palo Alto

Yiaya Greek Yogurt opened Oct. 30 at 520 Bryant St., in the former Blue Bin Vintage space. The self-serve shop charges by weight: $1.30 per ounce for frozen yogurt and $1.35 per ounce for fresh Greek yogurt. Social media posts reported waits of up to 40 minutes, according to Palo Alto Online, which interviewed owner Lia L., who asked not to have her last name published. The shop has no indoor seating.

Palo Alto, CA · 1d
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Mountain View Voice

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A mysterious closure rattles Menlo Park

Longtime employees, regulars stunned at abrupt closure of Cook’s Seafood. When news broke on Thursday about the closure of Cook’s Seafood, a 98-year-old fish market and restaurant in Menlo Park, it quickly became the talk of the town. Almanac editor Andrea Gemmet told me that the Sunday Menlo Park farmers market was full of chatter about the closure, and theories were circulating about why Cook’s had closed – and so abruptly.

Menlo Park, CA · 2d
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Abrupt closure of 98-year-old Cook’s Seafood rattles Menlo Park community

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When a regular customer known as Mrs. Hockey walked through the doors at Cook’s Seafood in Menlo Park Oct. 28, longtime employee Steve Whitaker was thrilled. He hadn’t seen her in a few years, and she was in her 90s. Whitaker couldn’t wait to tell his colleague, Dan Dowler, a veteran who’d been with Cook’s for 55 years.

Menlo Park, CA · 2d

Pleasanton Weekly

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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 · 1d

Eater

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Square Pie Guys Closes Down a South Bay Location

This is a curated list of the Bay Area’s most notable and permanent restaurant and bar closures, with new updates published once a week. See a closing we missed? Then drop us a line. SOMA — The SoMa location of Oasis Grill has closed as of Thursday, October 29,...

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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 · 1d

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8 California Polish Delis That Are Worth Every Mile Of The Drive

One San Francisco deli still makes its own sausages, cured meats, and sauerkraut in-house. Not some of them. The sauerkraut too. That detail stopped me in my tracks. Then I learned a beachfront counter in Southern California serves zapiekanka, the open-faced Polish street sandwich loaded with melted cheese. I did...

San Francisco, CA · 2d

Wide Open Country

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Landmark Seafood Restaurant Closes After Nearly 100 Years

After nearly a century in business, Cook's Seafood closed the doors of both of its locations last week. As the New York Post reports, the original Cook's Seafood began serving shellfish in 1928 and soon became a San Francisco Bay Area institution, drawing foodies for its catfish, salmon, and other dishes.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 3d

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 · 1d

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 · 12h

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8 Hole-In-The-Wall Chinese Restaurants In California Where Lunch Specials Are Still Under $13

Want to find the best hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurants in California without emptying your wallet?. These 8 Chinese restaurants serve up incredible lunch specials and big, satisfying flavors!. 1. Golden Wall Chinese Cuisine (La Mirada) Tucked into a strip mall on Imperial Highway, Golden Wall Chinese Cuisine is the kind of...

California · 6d

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 · 8h

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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 · 22h

KQED

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Bundoo Khan, Bungalow on Rose, Volpi’s Ristorante

In Fremont, Bundoo Khan serves Pakistani barbecue, including chicken tikka and masala fries. Danville’s Bungalow on Rose puts a contemporary spin on Thai comfort food, from pad see ew to roast duck and coconut cake pudding. Petaluma’s Volpi’s Ristorante offers Italian favorites, including ravioli, chicken piccata and tiramisu. Cecilia Tries It explores olive oil milling at Il Fiorello.

Fremont, CA · 2d

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 · 1h

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 · 1d

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11 California Bakeries Making Fresh Sourdough Bread For The Thanksgiving Table

One San Francisco bakery has been making sourdough since 1849. That means its bread was rising before California even became a state. I still can’t get over that. Sourdough is old-school baking at its best. It doesn’t use packaged yeast. Bakers rely on a living starter made of flour and water, and it gives the bread that famous tang.

San Francisco, CA · 2d