
According to Thrillist, All Spice is one of the best restaurants on the Peninsula. And since it's only a short trip away from Hillsdale Square, you can test that claim for yourself at dinner tonight. The public certainly seems to agree with Thrillist's assessment, delivering rave Yelp reviews for everything from the appetizers to the […]

351 Homer Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 Phone number: (650) 321-1004 The Museum of American Heritage again hosts the Bay Area LEGO User's Group and Train Club's Living LEGO-cy Holiday LEGO Show for a month, starting in mid-December. The 12th Annual "Living LEGO-cy" will be on display in the Frank Livermore Learning Center at the […]

Given the popularity of Wakuriya (it's the highest-rated restaurant in the area on Yelp) and the small, intimate size of the restaurant, regulars have just one tip for you: call ahead. And not just a few days ahead, a few weeks ahead. Wakuriya takes reservations exactly one month in advance, simply because husband-wife team Katsuhiro […]

When a bakery garners so much buzz that its number of Yelp reviews reaches 800-plus, everyone should take notice. And most people have taken notice of Heidi's Pies, an institution in San Mateo that has raked in nearly 850 online reviews since it opened. It's not far from Hillsdale Square and stays open 24 hours […]
Pokeatery 407 S B St San Mateo, CA 94401 (650) 389-2672 Enjoy Poke? It’s basically Sushi salad, Hawaiian styled. Pokeatery mixes it up by using the Subway/Chipotle business model. Pick what you want, get it made in front of you and pay. It’s a great way to get to enjoy sushi at an amazing price. […]
Exploratorium Free Day: Winter Holiday 2015 Pier 15 San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone number(415) 528-4444 From: Sunday, Dec 6, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The Exploratorium is a twenty-first-century learning laboratory, an eye-opening, always-changing, playful place to explore and tinker featuring hundreds of science, art, and human perception exhibits. Don't miss this awesome opportunity!

On a sunny day, there's no better place to go in San Mateo than its perennially popular Japanese Tea Garden in Central Park. It sits not far from Hillsdale Square, but from the landscaping, you'd think you had traveled across the Pacific Ocean. That's thanks to architect Nagao Sakurai, a renowned Japanese artist. His design […]

Only two months ago, a brand new sushi restaurant came to San Carlos: AT Sushi. It sits only 10 minutes away from Hillsdale Square, so you can easily swing by to see (and taste) why, in its relatively short life span, AT Sushi has already started amassing rave reviews from local sushi connoisseurs. Most of […]

Poke, a classic Hawaiian salad, typically showcases fresh, pink ahi tuna. But at Pokeatery, a restaurant that opened two weeks ago near Hillsdale Square, poke salads come in many different preparations. Owners Joann and Derek come from a long line of sushi restaurateurs, so it wasn't much of a stretch for them to launch their […]

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