Yesterday a couple of buddies and I had lunch at the Sourdough Eatery, a classic quirky place near downtown San Jose. There are a zillion signs everywhere telling you what the combos are and what you're allowed to buy ("Drink purchase with lunch ONLY!"), bizarre furnishings, and hundreds of oil paintings (mostly portraits of famous people) done by the co-owner, a woman who also makes your sandwich. Hundreds of dollar bills are pinned to the ceiling. It's a treasure.
Other bizarre Silicon Valley hangouts I have not been to but have always wanted to try: Mark's Hot Dogs, which is located in a giant orange dome, and Sputnik's (search for it on the page), which makes the Sputnik, "a blob of deep fried dough cut in half and stuffed with ground beef, pickles, lettuce, tomato and sauce".
Been meaning to check out "Lou's Living Donut Museum" in downtown too. Add it to your list of need to sees!
Posted by: heidi | Friday, November 21, 2003 at 07:07 PM