Comments on: Kitchen cabinets included in listing price in Sunnyvale – you greedy buyer

By: sonarrat

sonarrat — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:56:26 +0000

The E14′s roach coaches rule.

By: madhaus

madhaus — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:02:39 +0000

Pralay, I love Udupi Palace, I don't know what size skillet they are using to make those huge dosas, they are twice as big around as the plate, must measure more than 20 inches (50mm) across. bob, there's a terrific camión des cucarachas that parks at the car wash at El Camino and Grape (Sunnyvale). Better burritos than most of the Mexican places around here. For my money, the best burritos were from this little hole in the wall in Mountain View.

By: Crossroads

Crossroads — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:53:30 +0000

is uncle frank’s bbq in mountain view good enough for you bob? or am i being misled?

By: Frank Jewett

Frank Jewett — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:46:26 +0000

madhaus, we moved into Northpoint in January, 1977. My mother decided not to buy because $95K seemed too high for a duplex. When we moved out in the summer of ’78, the same floorplan was listing for $125K. That’s 30+ percent in eighteen months helped by the westward migration of high tech (Fairchild rescued us from Portland, Maine) and the reputation of CUSD.

By: bob

bob — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:25:59 +0000

I think street food is actually better than most food anyway. The best burritos I have ever had are in the Fruitvale area of Oakland. There’s a couple of bread trucks turned into portable kitchens ( roach coaches) and they sell burritos that come with habanero peppers,radishes, pickled carrots, and Mexican Coke. All for around $4. Better than the Americanized crap they sell in restaurants. BBQ is another. BBQ out here seems to pop up in fancy restaurants in the bay area, and it is always overpriced, too sweet, and too fatty. The best BBQ can only be had from tiny little shacks in the rural Southern US.

As far as Indian food, well I love Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, and most other foods, but for some reason, I’ve never liked Indian food as much. I’m not a huge curry fan.

By: Pralay

Pralay — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:25:15 +0000

Saravana Bhavan is completely authentic, exactly like home, according to many of our Indian friends.
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That’s a good place for South Indian food. Udupi Palace on El Camino (near Wolfe) good too.

Not many good North Indian food around here. Kabab And Curry @Santa Clara is ok. My favorite is Naan and Curry at SF (on O’Farrel).

By: Pralay

Pralay — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:15:20 +0000

Always thought of Sunnyvale as Little India myself. No crack against the town – I adore Indian food and from what I’ve been told – by people who came from the place – the Indian restaurants and markets here are actually better than what you get in most parts of India.
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I think places like Fremont has more Indian than Sunnyvale. Atleast that’s the impression I get when I go there. But in Sunnyvale more Indians are visible for various reasons. You may find many Indians walking on El Camino or waiting in bus stop – some of them just landed here, mostly for a temporary assignment from India (hence either whole family has only one car or they don’t want to own cars for short visits). They normally live close to El Camino because of easy availability of VTA buses and Indian shops/restaurant in walking distance.

Regarding Indian food, it depends. It’s not that you don’t get similar quality food in India. In US, due to higher living standard, better quality of foods are within a reach for middle class people. But that may not be true for India. If you pay $10 for an Indian dish here will probably cost 200 rupees (Indian currency, approx $5) in India – for same quality food in same quality restaurant. But in India, 200 rupees is lot of money. Probably I spent 200 rupees for dish not more than once in month in India, where I can spend $10 dish almost in every dinner here. But India, the best quality food is street food – tasty, very cheap but low hygiene.

By: madhaus

madhaus — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:44:49 +0000

Frank, find me cars on blocks in 94087, the rest of the ‘vale is not the RBA. Although some of those apartments east of Hollenbeck look pretty run-down too.

I know people who used to own in Northpoint and all are shocked how much those places have appreciated. CUSD, baby!

By: Frank Jewett

Frank Jewett — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:17:02 +0000

madhaus, my snobbish perspective comes from growing up in Northpoint (Homestead and Blaney, on the border between Sunnyvale and Cupertino) and eventually moving south down Blaney toward Saratoga. I wouldn’t dream of buying in Northpoint today, but it looked like Shangri-La compared to the dumpy apartments along Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road. The homes along Wolfe Road also deserve special mention. Sunnyvale proves you can still find cars up on blocks in the real bay area.

By: madhaus

madhaus — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:10:05 +0000

You know where Little India is? Valley Green apartments in Cupertino, huge sprawling compound that takes up at least 3 city blocks, almost everyone I see going for a stroll around there is Indian.

Saravana Bhavan is completely authentic, exactly like home, according to many of our Indian friends.

This house is in the armpit of Sunnyvale (which is really saying something, Frank). The biggest difference between this neighborhood and mine is the complete lack of shade trees. The city planted shade trees everywhere throughout the southern part. The northern part seems exposed, hotter, and cheap without them. All the added concrete’s a bonus!

Seriously, Sunnyvale isn’t the armpit of Santa Clara county, but it’s the butt end of the Peninsula.