Falafel plate with salad, pickles, hummus and pita bread, at Mediterranean Wraps, Palo Alto, CA.

Falafel plate with salad, pickles, hummus and pita bread, at Mediterranean Wraps, Palo Alto, CA.

Spicy Pork Bibimbap, So Gong Dong Tofu House, 4127 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.

Spicy Pork Bibimbap, So Gong Dong Tofu House, 4127 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.

Mint julep at Scratch, 401 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041. Photo (c) Paula Wirth.

Mint julep at Scratch, 401 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041. Photo (c) Paula Wirth.

Daikon Salad with Salmon Skin at Sushi Tomi, 635 West Dana Street, Mountain View, CA 94041.

Daikon Salad with Salmon Skin at Sushi Tomi, 635 West Dana Street, Mountain View, CA 94041.

Drunken Chicken Fajitas at Fiesta Del Mar Too, 735 Villa St, Mountain View, CA 94041.

Drunken Chicken Fajitas at Fiesta Del Mar Too, 735 Villa St, Mountain View, CA 94041.

Tonkatsu Ramen at Ramen House Ryowa, 859 Villa St, Mountain View, CA 94041. See more of the best places to eat ramen in Silicon Valley.

Tonkatsu Ramen at Ramen House Ryowa, 859 Villa St, Mountain View, CA 94041. See more of the best places to eat ramen in Silicon Valley.

Assorted Nigiri Sushi for lunch at Sushi Tomi, 635 Dana St., Mountain View CA 94040.

Assorted Nigiri Sushi for lunch at Sushi Tomi, 635 Dana St., Mountain View CA 94040.

Combo Crab and Shrimp Louie Salad from Cook’s Seafood Restaurant and Fish Market, 751 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

Combo Crab and Shrimp Louie Salad from Cook’s Seafood Restaurant and Fish Market, 751 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

Tantan-Men Ramen from Halu Ramen, 375 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose, CA 95129. Broth made with roasted white sesame seeds “Chi-ma-jyan” and “Ra-yu” spicy oil made from 10 kinds of spices, combined with rich pork-based soup, original chewy thick noodles, topped with “Niku miso” made from ground pork, Tenmen-jan from Hacho miso, spices, Memma/seasoned bamboo shoots, Ho-rensou/spinach, Kikurage/ear mushrooms, Negi/green onion, Nori/seaweed and Tokyo negi.

Tantan-Men Ramen from Halu Ramen, 375 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose, CA 95129. Broth made with roasted white sesame seeds “Chi-ma-jyan” and “Ra-yu” spicy oil made from 10 kinds of spices, combined with rich pork-based soup, original chewy thick noodles, topped with “Niku miso” made from ground pork, Tenmen-jan from Hacho miso, spices, Memma/seasoned bamboo shoots, Ho-rensou/spinach, Kikurage/ear mushrooms, Negi/green onion, Nori/seaweed and Tokyo negi.

Vegetable Ramen made with pure vegetable flavored soup base with mushroom, tofu, spinach, seaweed, carrot, and kaiware at Ramen House Ryowa, 859 Villa St, Mountain View, CA 94041. See more of the best places to eat ramen in Silicon Valley.

Vegetable Ramen made with pure vegetable flavored soup base with mushroom, tofu, spinach, seaweed, carrot, and kaiware at Ramen House Ryowa, 859 Villa St, Mountain View, CA 94041. See more of the best places to eat ramen in Silicon Valley.