Visited San Jose's Mitsuwa store for the first time. Stocked up on toxins for the kid's lunchbox such as Pocky and Yan Yan.
The Utsuwa No Yakata store inside the market was a find. "Normal people" would be excited by the beautiful and inexpensive plates, bowls, sake and tea sets, chopstick holders, etc. that are available. I was, but had to resist and remember that I do ceramics ~40 hours/week, and could make what I could buy. Believe me, it is cheaper to buy!
Found a lovely laminated sushi boat for $10. The kid can use it to eat out of at home. I'm excited, we have a real sushi boat in the house!
Afterwards we went to Real Ice Cream for the first time. I felt like a bad blogger, no camera, no chaat and ice cream photos. We split Papdi Chaat and Pav Bhaji. I preferred the Papdi Chaat. It is a balance between puffed items with a crunch, sweetness and tangyness. Yum! The Pav Bhaji wasn't bad, but its flavor didn't do it for me. I finished with a helping of Pistachio Kulfi ice cream, the kid with Mocha Chip ice cream.
Mitsuwa
675 Saratoga Ave.
San Jose, CA 95129
(408)255-6699
Utsuwa No Yakata
675 Saratoga Ave.
San Jose, CA 95129
(408) 253-8185
Real Ice Cream
3077 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95051
(408) 984-6601
Stopped by Sehbali Cafe in downtown Palo Alto around 4:30pm to pick up an order of Bhel Poori for the kid's dinner. Fortunately for me, the dish was made a bit too spicy, so I ate most of it. Chaat "to go" isn't the greatest idea. It should be eaten ASAP otherwise it gets a bit soggy. Still, it was a nice warming meal.