“Eos is the goddess of the dawn,” says Ron Bonifacio, one of the partners behind Eos & Nyx, the hottest new hang in downtown San Jose. “Nyx is the goddess of the night. We started with the night part, and after a few hiccups, we hit our stride. Then we decided to roll out the day part.”
This means brunch on the weekends, and the response so far has been epic. It’s hard to believe the place, which can hold 185, is packed early on a Sunday morning.
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No wonder. The menu is filled with fun-sounding items like Another One Bites The Dust, a mozzarella and mornay stuffed flatbread with prosciutto and poached egg on top; and Relax and Vegetate, a mushroom and spinach version of eggs Benedict with feta and Béarnaise.
Be sure to order the billionaire’s bacon. Bonifacio says some of his favorites are the Bo Ne to Start the Day, a platter with mesquite-grilled flat iron steak, eggs, pork paté and a Vietnamese baguette.
Wide-eyed, we watched plates of crispy fried chicken and golden waffles with kimchi butter and sweet chili aioli infused maple being whisked to waiting tables. FOMO is real here. We decide to return another time for the Keep Calm & Crab On Benedict and the stuffed French toast with lemon mousse. Or maybe the loco moco, or moules frites with uni topped crostini.
We’re told the Nyx are even more energetic at this South Second Street restaurant, and the cocktails, curated by Ryan Ota of Paper Plane fame, include Licensed to Dill and Neon Medusa. Even the wine list is rad, with Assyrtiko, Arneis, Mencia and a Cab Franc from Santa Ynez.
Eos & Nyx is among the many restaurants participating in Dine Downtown San Jose July 3-13. Check out sjdowntown.com/dine-downtown for a complete list.
There’s nothing quite like hot pot. Think of it as an Asian version of fondue with a soup in which a variety of raw meats, seafood and veggies are dipped. Mumu HotPot has multiple locations in the Bay Area, and a new one recently opened in San Jose’s Oakridge Mall.
Start with the soup base: Choices include miso, yuzu shio, sukiyaki, Sichuan pepper (spicy) and even creamy tomato. The top-level protein experience is the Japanese A5 wagyu, for which you should definitely opt, as the melty marvel of the short rib is not to be missed. You can also go for sliced lamb shoulder, chicken thigh, tiger shrimp and Angus beef short rib. Vegetables reflect the bounty of an Asian farmer’s market with chunks of Napa cabbage, baby bok choy, enoki mushrooms and winter melon, along with tofu and glass and/or udon noodles.
The sideboard of add-on sauces and condiments is mind-boggling, experimental fun. Although there’s an online ordering system, those of us who find them maddening can interact in person with the helpful and adorable wait staff. Tables are set up for two-, four- and six-person dining, with combined indoor/outdoor seating for 200.
Mumu Hot Pot San Jose is located at 925 Blossom Hill Road, Suite 1515. Hours are Monday-Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m. www.mumuhotpot.com
Looking for a place to meet friends near the Stanford Mall without entering that insane automotive slog? Try Sand Hill Kitchen, just a mile off 280 on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. There’s a welcoming expanse of indoor and outdoor seating and well-prepared, healthy food to enjoy. The salads are immense, with interesting add-on proteins like Oregon bay shrimp, fried chicken and short ribs, in addition to the usual salmon and grilled chicken. Not to be missed are the epic, house-seasoned French fries. Executive Chef Nicolai Tuban makes food you’ll quickly find yourself craving.
In the culinary mecca of downtown San Carlos, Pranzi stands out as a class act. The warm décor and service are top-notch, the calamari crispy, the wagyu burger and fries a serious meal for two, and the tagliatelle with wild mushrooms, garlic, tartufata and green onion was a hit even with my husband, whose first love is not pasta. Bonus: They serve their own warm, heavenly light, freshly baked bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and they don’t charge extra for it.
Cetrella in Los Altos warmly welcomes Amol Thanky as executive chef, with training at Austin’s Le Cordon Bleu and 16 years of experience at fine restaurants like Scottsdale’s five-star Desert Ridge resort, San Francisco’s Gary Danko and Oakland’s Bardo Lounge and Supper Club.
Palo Alto’s Sushi Roku just launched a new happy hour menu, available Monday-Friday, 3-5 p.m., in the bar. Enjoy soy honey chicken wings, popcorn shrimp tempura, seabass sliders, Hamachi yuxu serrano, wagyu crispy rice hanabi and their signature Brussels sprouts chips, plus 30% off all signature rolls, with $10 well drinks, $9 wines by the glass and $12 Roku Margaritas and lychee martinis. The price for happy hour items tops out at $14.
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