Excuse the gastronomic nature of this entry; I just have to post about these two places!

Curry House
10350 S De Anza Blvd
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 517-1440

We went to Curry House for lunch on Friday after I’d discovered that there was actually one in the Bay Area! Knowing that it was owned by the same company that makes the instant food varieties of curry and tofu, among other things, I knew not to expect Indian-style curry but good, Anglofied-Japanese (haha, thanks for the term, Charzu!) food. You wouldn’t find what non-Japanese people would perceive as Japanese staples here (i.e. sushi and bento boxes), but you definitely would find things like curry rice, hamburg steaks teppan-style, and Japanese-style spaghetti! (Refer to the full menu here)

Without further ado, some photographs!

Justin’s selection:
“Fried Shrimp & Onion Ring Curry – Deep fried shrimp and original onion rings with curry sauce and salad”

A close up of the tempura The onion rings are MASSIVE–each ring contains two rings of onion!

My selection:
“Spicy Omelet Rice – Chili chicken pilaf omelet”

I never thought to eat omurice with marinara sauce + ground beef! Haha.

Unfortunately, the rice wasn’t wrapped by the egg, it was just underneath it Ah, well, it was still good!

The total came to about $20, without tip and with a Shirley Temple (their drink selection is really fun!). Not bad! I would definitely return again. I think I’ll try the spaghetti next time

Tyme for Tea & Co.
37501 Niles Blvd.
Fremont, CA. 94536
(510) 790-0944
http://tymefortea.com

I had my reservations about doing tea time, even though I was obviously the most excited one of all my girlfriends to try it out. Two of our girlfriends were back in the area to visit, so we decided to catch up over some tea! And you know me, being a romantic and all, had been (almost unjustifiably) excited over this. “Bottomless” tea (haha, I’m so ghetto), scones, sandwiches, with no feeling of being rushed, and perhaps most importantly, a sanctuary for women to get together to catch up and talk–I mean, what more could I ask for? But the concept of frills, antiques, and lace made me feel a little nauseous inside. Did tea time have to be such a girly affair?

Nevertheless, we set out to try it, and boy are we GLAD we did! By the end of it all, my girlfriends thanked me profusely for planning this. I had no expectations myself and was just glad it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be–the interior decoration wasn’t overly gaudy, it was more homely and cute rather than stuffy and rigid.

We all ordered the Victorian Tea set, which consists of:
Beginning with a Scone
Crème Fraiche, Lemon Curd & Raspberry Preserves
Five Assorted Tea Sandwiches
Three Tea Pastries
Your choice of Tea

We should’ve figured that was too much food … -_-; haha. Oh well! We ordered mango tea, Earl Grey, English Breakfast, peach passion, and Tyme for Tea’s Blend (black with a hint of kiwi or something?). They were all pretty good ^_^ We passed our pot down to the left, and after we’d tried all 5 teas, we were pretty wired! Ahh, good times

My cup of tea, pre-sugar + milk

First row: Cucumber + Cheese tea sandwiches (dusted with dill)
Second row: Spinach/cheese/tomato? quiche, spinach turnovers;
Third row: Chicken sandwiches (yes, those are sandwiches, not banana bread pudding ), cheese and (something or other) toasted on baguette slices.

I suspect that very little dessert was consumed, at this point!

Faith, Vaishnavi, Lynh, Vy, me – Normal picture

Tea cup picture

MAGNUM er, sipping picture ;D

They have a hat bin in the back! So we put some on and took a picture

Overall, a really, really fun experience! We’ll definitely do tea again