Steak, sushi, dumplings and more: The latest in Palo Alto’s food scene

Hot and spicy pork xiao long bao ($16.95) from Dumpling Hours in Palo Alto. Photo by Adrienne Mitchel.

Suns out, (steamed pork) buns out. 

This week, I drove all around Palo Alto in search of new restaurants and discovered some pretty tasting findings: A  Sausalito-based Brazilian steakhouse and a Sunnyvale-founded fried chicken franchise will be opening along El Camino, a dumpling restaurant (serving some insanely delicious xiao long bao) opened in downtown and more new spots. 

And good news for longtime patrons of Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi Too! The Mountain View Italian favorite is back after a three-year renovation with a different name and ambiance. Craving something amazing? I chatted with Sean Kim and Joe Shin, co-owners of Amazing Katsu in Santa Clara, to learn what makes their katsu stand out from the rest.

Stay tasty,
Adrienne

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Signature Amazing Katsu with mozzarella cheese, bell peppers, onion and carrots wrapped in loin katsu ($22) from Amazing Katsu in Santa Clara. Courtesy Amazing Katsu.

Tea leaf salad at Burma Taste

Fun fact about me: I love salad. So much so that I pretty much crave it on a daily basis (and I eat it for lunch 90% of the time). There’s something so satisfying about its refreshing crunch and how each component of the salad has space to shine. Rightfully so, Caesar and cobb are available on most menus, but I feel like we aren’t giving enough love to one of my all-time favorite salads: tea leaf. 

If you haven’t had Burmese food before, I implore you to stop reading this newsletter and go to your nearest Burmese restaurant, whether that be Rangoon Ruby in Palo Alto, Burma Love in Menlo Park, Burma Spice in Redwood City or Burma Taste in Sunnyvale (where I got my most recent tea leaf salad from). 

Tea leaf salad is uniquely funky in the best way, with a fermented green tea leaf dressing that adds an earthy mellow tang that’ll keep you digging in for more. In addition to the crisp romaine and diced jalapeno, a plethora of flavorful crunchy bits keeps the salad texturally interesting – think fried yellow beans, garlic chips, peanuts, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds. 

Top tip: Tea leaf salad traditionally comes with crushed dried shrimp, so if you’re vegetarian, just ask for it to be made without (it’ll still taste superb). 

Burma Taste, 124 S Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale; 650-789-5182, Instagram: @burmataste. Open Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30-9:30 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m

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Adrienne Mitchel is the Food Editor at Embarcadero Media. As the Peninsula Foodist, she's always on the hunt for the next food story (and the next bite to eat!). Adrienne received a BFA in Broadcast...