Exploring the Bay Area

  Dough Zone Dumpling House     Every now and again, you stumble across a restaurant so incredible you can’t believe you’re just now finding it. It’s tasty, reasonably priced, and has a pleasant atmosphere, and you like it so much you wish you’d discovered it sooner. For me, Dough Zone was one of those restaurants… it was the type of good food that completely hit the spot, and I would have liked to have known about it months earlier.   Dough Zone is a big, spacious, and modern restaurant with lots of seating and big, inviting windows in the heart of downtown Berkeley. It’s open every day from 11 am until 9 pm and is known for great prices on its doughy noodles, buns, and dumplings. It’s a casual American spin on some well-loved Chinese classics, perfect for families, students, friends, and professionals. The recipes have been optimized for maximum appeal to their diverse fan base here, and they continue to satisfy customers of all types with the simple elegance of th...

Seasons Noodles & Dumplings Garden Seasons Noodles & Dumplings is a medium-sized restaurant in downtown Mountain View. It has big windows that overlook the street, so (weather permitting) it is usually pretty bright and sunny on the inside. There are multiple tables arranged inside the restaurant, all spaced a fair distance away from one another.  Seasons Noodles & Dumplings Garden boasts an impressive menu of authentically Chinese options. You can choose between a variety of dumplings, buns, pies, noodle, and rice dishes, and honestly, it's pretty hard to go wrong.  I have tried this restaurant several times, and although I liked everything, I highly recommend the pork and cabbage dumplings (pictured above) if you are only going to try one dish. They make the dumplings' dough fresh at this restaurant, and you can taste it! Not only is the dumplings' thin skin the perfect amount of chewiness and doughiness, but the filling is warm and savory goodness. It melts ...

Fu Lam Mum Located in downtown Mountain View on Castro Street, this restaurant is a real find!  The restaurant is beautifully decorated with an elegant eating area that has white table cloths and Chinese-style artwork on the walls. The tables are spaced out from one another, creating quietness and privacy. The beauty and peacefulness of the inside of the restaurant adds to the ambiance and appeal of the restaurant. The food is to die for. The flavors are exquisite and fascinating. Their culinary excellence is hard to beat. I have been here more than once and highly recommend the sweet and sour chicken (pictured above), the broccoli and tofu stir fry, and the dumplings!