Join us for a fun afternoon solving puzzles and exploring the neighborhood.
Sunday, May 17th
1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Starts at Mercy-Bush Park
3 levels of play – Sherlock, Scooby Doo and Blues Clues. Loads of prizes for all participants.

SIGN UPS CLOSED & FULL
Can you feel the anticipation already for the jolly good fun annual Neighborhood Egg Crawl? If you have not participated in the past, you will not want to delay another year. Neighbors can hide eggs in their yard, sign up as a Hunter or both! It is a delightful morning for everyone involved. Advance registration is required, with a deadline of Friday, March 27th, 2026 – 9PM..

HOW DOES IT WORK?
Registered HIDERS provide treat filled plastic eggs and hide them in their front yard or parking strip. (more details below)
Registered HUNTERS will receive an EGG MAP Sunday morning. Maximum of 1 egg per hunter, per location. (more details below)
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Sign Up Today!
You MUST REGISTER in advance to participate in the
Neighborhood Egg Crawl! Deadline is Friday, March 27, 9pm
A community event of the Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association (OMVNA)
Detailed Instructions for HIDERS
Detailed Instructions for HUNTERS
Send questions to social@omvna.org
Building community engagement, one event at a time.
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The Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association
by Max Hauser
NAR, the new Azerbaijani restaurant, 286 W. El Camino at Ehrhorn, opened November 7 and promptly became a phenomenon, drawing publicity, strong public interest (diners coming from Palo Alto and beyond), the Azerbi Consul General, and (at this writing) 144 customer reviews on Google Maps, nearly all giving five stars. Lunch and some trial breakfast service followed (check with the restaurant for current hours). The pan-Caucasus menu concept includes Armenian wine. Open Table (the reservation service) hosts a customer loyalty program.
Soon after I cited it in last quarter’s column, Johnny and Sanny’s (110 Castro, a six-month-old venture from nearby Doppio Zero’s owners) closed. A December 30 license-change notice indicates an unnamed new restaurant coming with new owners, “Mian MTV LLC.” (Mian represents various meanings and proper names worldwide; in a food context, it denotes noodles or wheat products in China.)
Among closed restaurant spaces in transition, the pending Yakiniku Ginza (475 Castro) appears well along, advertising to hire employees since my last column. Yakiniku is a Japanese barbecue or grilling style, sometimes done at the table. Mervyn’s at 236 Castro, and pending Kitchen Story, 171 Castro, have made visible interior remodeling progress but with much work apparently still to do, while the former Fiesta Del Mar Too site (735 Villa), windows papered-over for several months now, appears dormant. •