Feb 1, 2008

San Jose - SINO (Santana Row)


Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger, but a heart as soft as tofu
(well, that depends on how the tofu's gonna be cooked!)
There are plenty of Posh Nosh joints located along Santana Row, which will be covered in my future entries. This is a particular favourite of mine because it's adaptability to play host to a variety of different groups that I have taken there with me. For example, the time I was there for Happy Hour with 3 hot-blooded, male colleagues, who enjoyed the 'scenery' dotted by petit brunettes and tall, skinny blondes! The array of martinis kept me busy on that occassion, as sadly the hot-blooded females are cheated in this joint with a scarcity of good looking men (that are straight) to appraise. Don't go for the Lychee Sake Martini, there's a better alternative with the same name, available two doors up the road at Blow Fish (great for sushi). All other martinis are amazing... as my sister & I discovered on a different occassion.
In comparison, the restaurant in the back is a haven for private diners in comparison to the vibrantly loud front-of-house, where there's barely enough elbow room on a Friday night to raise your martini to your lips! Coming back to the restaurant... I dropped in one evening with my Dad, who only has soup for dinner, not sure we'd even get a table sans reservation. I needn't have worried, we got a table without a problem & were served almost immediately by a friendly server. Not to mention the menu had a long list of soup options with our favourite dumplings no less. We had to be careful, as my Dad's a heart patient, but the server helped us choose dishes that were not fried. Really enjoyed our meal & didn't even need to strain to hear each other, despite the the din from the bar area infront.

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