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[stangage70]

We used to eat at Celia's often when we lived in San Bruno. Yum! One of the few food places there I miss.

There was another Mexican Restaurant in San Bruno I liked better. It was Don somthing I don't remember. They featured organic ingredients, which I found to taste very fresh and flavorful. The dishes were more delicate. Perhaps it was the difference I appreciated? That was in 2001...

[cw68]

There was another Mexican Restaurant in San Bruno I liked better. It was Don somthing I don't remember. They featured organic ingredients, which I found to taste very fresh and flavorful. The dishes were more delicate. Perhaps it was the difference I appreciated? That was in 2001...

Don Pico's! Liked that place, too. They served Niman Ranch beef. Another thing I like about it is that it only had a beer and wine license and they made their margarita's with wine. Made it possible to enjoy a couple and still drive home!

[hopeanelli]

Don Pico's another favorite San Bruno Place. Mi Tequilla was our families Saturday night dinner with grandma and grandpa- next door to Liquor Land... They also made their margarita's from wine.

Eva's in Roseville makes their margarita's with wine

[hopeanelli]

So cw and stangage did you all go to school in Millbrae/San Bruno?? to many of my favorite places maybe we know each other or something.. Husband and I both went to Capuchino high- he graduated in 80 I in 84

[cw68]

So cw and stangage did you all go to school in Millbrae/San Bruno?? to many of my favorite places maybe we know each other or something.. Husband and I both went to Capuchino high- he graduated in 80 I in 84

Nope. York High in Elmhurst IL, class of '86. Moved to San Bruno in '99, lived there until early 2001 when we moved to Sacramento.

[tgianco]

So cw and stangage did you all go to school in Millbrae/San Bruno?? to many of my favorite places maybe we know each other or something.. Husband and I both went to Capuchino high- he graduated in 80 I in 84

My family all went to Hillsdale, but my brother in law went to Cap around that time. Did you know any of the Fonsecas?

[Steve Heard]

I mainly ate at Fernando's as it was within walking distance.

I used to go to Fernandos because they used to have 2 for 1 coupons in the paper all the time, but it was a bit too quiet.

Celia's had a much better atmosphere.

Don Pico's had great fish dishes.

I think the owners of Mi Tequila retired a few years back.

[hopeanelli]

My family all went to Hillsdale, but my brother in law went to Cap around that time. Did you know any of the Fonsecas?

YES...Andy and Eddie? Andy was older than my husband (husbands cousins friend) but Eddie was in his class.. Small world ...

[hopeanelli]

I used to go to Fernandos because they used to have 2 for 1 coupons in the paper all the time, but it was a bit too quiet.

Celia's had a much better atmosphere.

Don Pico's had great fish dishes.

I think the owners of Mi Tequila retired a few years back.

The son took over for them

[cw68]

My family all went to Hillsdale, but my brother in law went to Cap around that time. Did you know any of the Fonsecas?

Anyone else think it's funny that there's a port and a coffee drink being named here?

[stangage70]

So cw and stangage did you all go to school in Millbrae/San Bruno?? to many of my favorite places maybe we know each other or something.. Husband and I both went to Capuchino high- he graduated in 80 I in 84

Nope... I went to school in the north bay...
I was in San Mateo 1998-2001.

[hopeanelli]

Ok... I moved to Folsom in 1998 myself.. I think it's cool to see people that touched in the town I was raised in..

Back to the subject Celia's on Micron is just how I remembered Celia's San Mateo and San Bruno still have a great salsa and the Green Mole Enchi's are great..

[Steve Heard]

That area had some great and inexpensive restaurants.

Has anyone been to Inya Lake on San Mateo Drive in San Bruno? Great Burmese grub. Nothing like their pepper crab and a green and yellow mango salad. Booyah!

Fook Yuen or Hong Kong Flower Lounge for dim sum?

Martinelli's Steak Pit? My father in law hates going out to restaurants, and my wife told me that as a kid, that was the only place he'd ever take the family.

How about Akagi by the old Lyon's for cheap Japanese?

Speaking of that old Lyon's, I hope you find this a funny story. About 20 or so years ago, I went there late one night after an evening of partying. We went for a midnight breakfast. I had pancakes, and they served the syrup in a miniature pitcher.

We noticed a group of guys having beers and toasting quite a bit. The way they greeted each other made me think they hadn't seen each other in a while. They were all laughing and joking around. They asked their waitress to snap a photo, and gathered together, probably 8 to 10 of them, with each hoisting a mug of beer. I snuck up behind them and posed with them, holding my little mini pitcher of syrup high, just like the were doing with their beer mugs. The waitriess took the picture, and I quickly went back to my table.

I can only imagine their puzzlement when developing those pictures, wondering, "Who the hell is that guy, how'd he get in the picture, and what's up with the tiny beer?"

[tgianco]

YES...Andy and Eddie? Andy was older than my husband (husbands cousins friend) but Eddie was in his class.. Small world ...

Eddie is my brother-in-law.

Andy dates a women named Toni. Well, my name is Tony and my wife is Andee. The adults can't keep it straight... we all answer when someone says Tony/ Toni or Andy/ Andee, but the kids seem to know who is talking to whom.

It is a very small world, by the way.

[hopeanelli]

That area had some great and inexpensive restaurants.

Has anyone been to Inya Lake on San Mateo Drive in San Bruno? Great Burmese grub. Nothing like their pepper crab and a green and yellow mango salad. Booyah!

Fook Yuen or Hong Kong Flower Lounge for dim sum?

Martinelli's Steak Pit? My father in law hates going out to restaurants, and my wife told me that as a kid, that was the only place he'd ever take the family.

How about Akagi by the old Lyon's for cheap Japanese?

Speaking of that old Lyon's, I hope you find this a funny story. About 20 or so years ago, I went there late one night after an evening of partying. We went for a midnight breakfast. I had pancakes, and they served the syrup in a miniature pitcher.

We noticed a group of guys having beers and toasting quite a bit. The way they greeted each other made me think they hadn't seen each other in a while. They were all laughing and joking around. They asked their waitress to snap a photo, and gathered together, probably 8 to 10 of them, with each hoisting a mug of beer. I snuck up behind them and posed with them, holding my little mini pitcher of syrup high, just like the were doing with their beer mugs. The waitriess took the picture, and I quickly went back to my table.

I can only imagine their puzzlement when developing those pictures, wondering, "Who the hell is that guy, how'd he get in the picture, and what's up with the tiny beer?"

Spent many Saturday nights at Martinelli's it was one of "fancy out to dinner places" growing up- the waitress her name escapes me at the moment had me convinced that they had a cow out back because I was such a big milk drinker and it was always so good and cold and of course she served it to me in a tall high ball glass the food was awesome- later when I was in my early 20's my husband's mom was dating the owner of Martinelli's brother so then I got to go as an adult and eat and drink for free...

I also briefly dated the son of the El Rancho Bar's owner another fun place with the pool having a window in the bar as I said in an earlier thread that pool was the place of many of my high school pranks.

The other place we loved to go to because it was like a 7 course meal with a piano bar- picture 70's attire Burt Bacarach music playing it was called "Yolanda's" over by the airport in the produce market loading docks