Author Archives: Max Hauser

Korean tabletop-grill restaurant Ginseng aka The Grill Story (475 Castro) became K-Pot Grill (similar format) www.kpotgrill.com  . Peet’s Coffee inaugurated its new downtown 420-Castro location in August. 216 Castro’s Quality Bourbons & Barbecue opened as promised in September, with award-winning … Continue reading →

•  Sweetgreen, the inexpensive fast-casual chain with main-course salads and other meals-in-a-bowl, opened in May at 440 Castro (part of a former larger restaurant space). •  Korean-fried-chicken franchise Bonchon, which includes general Korean and modern-international casual food (sliders, filled buns) … Continue reading →

Usually I report quarterly in the printed Newsletter of my neighborhood (Old Mtn. View, which includes the downtown area).  After two 2016 quarters with almost no local restaurant changes, news began accumulating just as the Newsletter missed an issue (from … Continue reading →

It’s two years now since Ann and Juan Origel, on their own initiative and wherewithal, brought to downtown MV what city government, consultants, and neighborhood groups had been unable to for many years:  a general community grocery market at 340 … Continue reading →

1. 124 Castro reopened last week as HoneyCreek, upmarket version of a Taiwanese tea-and-snacks restaurant, with bar, and bewildering range of softer drinks, including impressive “varietal” teas. 2. Park Balluchi Indian restaurant has been telling people it will open this … Continue reading →