BJ’s Brewhouse Restaurant For about $10 you can get an excellent burger with all the trimmings while watching sports on one of the dozen+ big TVs spread around the restaurant. Where it gets expensive, of course, is all the fancy drinks. There is often 15-30 minute wait in the evening. Try Red Robin next door […]

Red Robin, next door to BJ’s, has a similar burger menu but is not so “happening.” The Cobb salad, burgers and bottomless french fries are good. Check it out if BJ’s is too crowded for you. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, 2204 Bridgepointe Pkwy, San Mateo, CA 94404 Phone: (650) 571-5500 Links: website, yelp Related Pages: […]

A good basic burger. Looks like the trendy places without the trendy prices or crowds. Basically a step above McDonalds but still at a reasonable price (e.g., $2.95 for basic charburger on 6/26/15). The Habit Burger, 1100 Park Place, Ste 20, San Mateo, CA 94403 Phone: (650) 286-9944 Links: website, yelp Related Pages: Park Place […]

A good, clean sandwich shop located behind the fast food chain stores on Foster City Blvd & Triton Drive. They also serve fresh salads. Open 7 days/week. The same owner runs Penelope’s Coffee just around the corner so you can sit outside there as well. The Sandwich Monkey, 3 Plaza View Lane, Foster City, CA […]

This is where the fast food chain stores are concentrated, at the last exit of Hwy 92 before it crosses San Mateo Bridge. You can also get gas here. Taco Bell McDonalds IHOP – International House of Pancakes.  Usually quiet. Pizza Hut Carls Jr. Sandwich Monkey & Penelope’s Coffee – 1-2 blocks east on Triton […]

We like Peet’s better than Starbucks even though this Peet’s is a short drive away in San Mateo. Go down (southwest) Hillsdale and turn right (north) on Saratoga Dr. It is in an upscale Whole Foods Market Center where you get get good baked goods or take out meals. Address: 1020 Park Place / Saratoga […]

A well-hidden but popular milk tea place.  It’s in the back of the Center.  Parking is usually easier to find back there. Boba Tea, 2986 S Norfolk St / Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City CA Phone: (650) 358-0352 Links: yelp Related Pages: Foster City Restaurants and Restaurants Map San Mateo Things To Do and Map Top of […]

Several snack food chain stores are located in this little center just across from Costco.   Every store has a patio.   The parking lot can get crowded but you can always park in the Orchard Supply Parking lot next door. Starbucks – Nice big patio. Jamba Juice Noah’s Bagels Freebirds World Burritos – Popular […]

Nice location with a water front view. Good fish, ciappino and decor. Another restaurant, called Top of the Market, upstairs is basically the same but somewhat pricier. The Fish Market Address: 1855 S Norfolk St, San Mateo, CA Phone: (650) 349-3474 Links: website, yelp Related Pages: Foster City Restaurants and Restaurants Map Top of page or Home page

We like Ike’s sandwiches. Open weekdays only, Mon-Fri 10 am-4 pm, in the lobby of the Bank of America office building, across from the Foster City Fire Department. See map below. Ike’s Lair Sandwich Shop, 1065 E Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404 Phone: (650) 525-1602 Links: website, yelp Related Pages: Foster City Restaurants and […]