The best Restaurants in San Carlos ranking of February 2025
163 restaurant menus in San Carlos, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
"So happy to finally have boba tea and really good handcraft coffee in this area. They use organic fair trade tea, organic milk and california raw..."
Wilson Cheng
"Cute and tasty addition to the neighborhood! My kids love their boba tea selection, and I liked the matcha green tea latte. I also like that they use..."
Kirsten Johnson
"Love their matcha latte! Go see it how they make it. Ceramic tea cups are special order for the latte. Matcha was whisked and bushed at the..."
Christine Kwong
"Love the matcha latte! It is made with rich dark matcha powder! Mmm...will definitely be back for the sightglass coffee! Check out the patio and..."
Lilly Le
"Cute setup indoor and outdoor space with great coffee and boba drinks. Mango bobo was just right and not too sweet. A place I would definitely..."
Lydia Chan
"Really enjoyed the Sightglass coffee, a place with great vibe and service, highly..."
Georgi St
"Love their organic peach iced tea!! It's not so sweet and very refreshing!! Now it's a good time to try as they are having soft opening special,..."
Clara Ho
"Their matcha latte in a green cup hit the spot right on. A perfect..."
Anthony M Chan
"Warm and cozy cafe. My favorite is matcha latte. So good!..."
Ann Lau Chan
"Just out for a walk and found a gem! Mints and Honey down the neighborhood alley was a welcomed site and taste. Everyone has that special item they..."
Karen D'Amato
"Best coffee in San Carlos... by a considerable..."
Jordan Stockton
"I decided to go with the sandwich sampler. You can pick 4 different small portions from any of the sandwiches. Same would be with the waffles.
The..."
Bernhard Rieder
"Delicious food. The curry chicken sandwich was delicious. The ricotta strawberry waffle was also very good.
Try their sampler so you can try all the..."
Minh Nguyen
"Cute restaurant! I ordered Waffle Sampler and I have 4 options for what I want to put on my waffle! 🧇
I ordered to go online, and found that they..."
Janet K
"Omg.. what a cute spot! Staff was very nice. They have some really tasty brunch type vittles. Boba tea 😍 I know it kinda looks like a hot mess,..."
Lorie Young
"Great place to get coffee and breakfast fare in San Carlos. They have indoor and outdoor seating and helpful staff. Their menu has a lot of items to..."
Karan Bhansali
"First visit. Grabbed the toast sampler for brunch as takeout. Ordered online and went for pickup - order was ready on time. But, weekend morning..."
Buddhika Kottahachchi (බුද්ධික කොට්ටහච්චි)
"I peregrinated here, it was fantastic with my wife and my 2 children. I visually perceived a puerile worker by the denomination of Devin, he was..."
Karim
"Went for a quick coffee with some friends and ended up trying the toast and waffle sampler because it all looked so good! The food was amazing and..."
"Best chili cheese fries I’ve ever eaten. They made the fries to order!! Everything was fresh fresh fresh and it was 1:30. So I wasn’t even that..."
Jessica Hawkins
"Ordered one of their Greek dishes with grilled chicken. As you can see it came with a lot of lightly grilled vegetables. The white sauce (raita?) and..."
Rich Razon
"This place is truly amazing for breakfast and lunch. I never once had a bad meal and I've been here many dozens of times over the years. Owners..."
Philip Leichtle
"When you want fast food like New york it's a Pastrami sandwich worth waiting for. Typical out west long wait but worth it and the cost is..."
Nidia Montalvo
"So I didn't expect to be as impressed with the food I ordered at this little diner but it was pretty amazing what they can do for such inexpensive..."
Loopy Marisol
"Nice open space inside and tables outside. The breakfast I order always comes out..."
"Tasty American-Chinese-style takeout with fresh ingredients, HUGE portions with loads of meats *and* veggies, is-this-even-the-Bay-Area..."
Susan S
"Big portions. Everything was good as expected. Don't live very close but have stopped here many times over the years when in the..."
Kevin Schroeder
"Very big portions for the price. We ordered the family dinner for 3. The broccoli beef was delicious! The broccoli was nice and crunchy, not fully..."
Carina A
"Where to start. Great tasting sweet and sour, orange chicken, beef and broccoli, combo fried rice, pot stickers, chow mein. All were great. And 3..."
Michael Morrison
"Good fresh food. Always friendly and quick service. Reasonable price too. I didn't put 5 stars only because it is not gourmet high end but it is nice..."
"Best sauce in SJ. More like Southern California style. Great carnitas. Try it. They are all..."
Brian Crocker
"I don't like how they sneak an extra charge for credit card without telling you. There's no sign and they don't verbally tell you it's an extra..."
Andres S
"Delicious Mexican food. Great for a quick bite or..."
Tahirah Lujan
"Picked up several super tacos for me and my crew. They were pretty good and flavorful but smaller than super taqueria has, had no cheese and cost a..."
"I grew up in New Haven, Connecticut and am wild about New Haven pizza. They even serve Foxon Park soda at Pazzo--another New Haven staple. I was..."
Raphael Whelan
"Forget the salad, cauliflower or desert (tiramisu was very moist)...the star here is the SUPERB New Haven style pizza, upgrading to 5 stars. Thought..."
Rocky Palmer
"The best pizza in this area. Lived just outside of New Haven for 15 years. This place competes with Sally's, Pepe's, and Bar. Plus, the folks here..."
Chuhan Chung
"We went way out of our way to get out to San Bruno but I heard its worth the drive out of SF if you want delicious Italian food. Unexpectedly, the..."
Tyler S
"4.887290
Some of the best Italian food on the peninsula!
Everything about this meal was absolutely phenomenal. Starting with the Pazzo Shrimp and..."
Kyle Hotchkiss
"The pizzas are amazing and the ricotta gnocchi is so soft and melts in your mouth. Highly recommend this place for wood fired oven goodness and great..."
"Does not get better. Food is outstanding homemade. Love their..."
Barbara Penley
"Love their sandwiches - their egg and chicken salad are amazing! The Chamber orders from them for meetings and our guests are always happy. So glad..."
Carolina Webster
"I MISS MARSHA'S LUNCH BOX SOOOOO MUCH. NOTHING LIKE IT HERE IN..."
Cassie Cliver Martin
"They use real turkey, can smell them roasting in the morning when they open. Not the processed sandwich meat everyone else uses. Everything made from..."
doug chang
"Great customer service..yummy food..."
Christina Brown
"It's a lovely place with family friendly service. They have lots of choices to pick from. They also have burgers which are not on the menu but..."
Sharan Saboji
"I absolutely love this place, I don't get to visit often, but when I do! Yum🥪 Tri Tip, Pastrami, are my favorites. Homemade Desserts are mouth..."
Succatti Winn
"Best oven roasted Turkey on Dutch crunch with everything I’v ever had. But the West side sandwich is my fave! The sandwiches are filling, the place..."
Kristina Luciani
"One step through the door and you can smell bomb meats cooking! Everything was clean. I had the Thanksgiving sandwich cause I'm not ready to give it..."
"REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE - the place was clean, food was quick and hot, and they came to check on us. Twister bread sticks are..."
Fraser Street
"Just what you'd expect from the place that made my favorite pizza as a kid. Ordered a cheese and spinach and got your standard west coast cheese,..."
Oren Williams
"What can I say, you really can taste the difference in quality, all their ingredients are fresh and they do not cut corners, everything is made from..."
Pedro Diaz
"Great pizza , friendly fast service. Nice and..."
Mike Rowland
"Very good pizza!! My husband said it the best he's had. It was nice to order a Hawaiian pizza and get lots of..."
Eva Marie
"This can definitely get a bit crowded and this is definitely a reason why it might take some time, but is totally worth the wait, my absolute..."
"Amazing food, good portions, and affordable price! The service was quick and great too.
We ordered crab meat XLB, spicy wonton (the sesame sauce was..."
MC Kao
"Came to Panda Dumpling for the first time after a friend recommended it to me. We got seated and served very quickly, also the staff was friendly and..."
Omeed Moghadam
"RUN DON’T WALK!!! Update:
Came back for a second round, not hot this time, less people. Amazing food here, this is what you are looking..."
Carl O'Neil
"The food was okay, at least for Bay Area standards. The best dish was the fried salt and pepper fish, although it was a bit soggy from sitting in the..."
Christopher Luey
"It was so hot in here omg. The kitchen is set on the side of the building and not behind. So the heat from the kitchen goes all into the restaurant...."
Mei Fu Lee
"Nice place to have dinner with your close friends. It's not gorgeous and luxuary, but reasonable and delicious. Also, a
lot of parking space along..."
Daimon Rikuhei
"Yummy dumplings!! Cucumber salad was a little too sweet for me but with a little soy sauce worked perfectly with these beautiful dumplings! Their..."
"Peet's coffee tastes awesome as always, staff seems friendly but the only down side is no staff were masked at the time I visited. Though I do know..."
Selena Leong
"I love Peet’s coffee if you have not tried one you are missing out. But this San Carlos location is one of my ultimate favorites. It is always very..."
Soknot Young
"Nice atmosphere, lots of comfortable seating inside and out. Good selection of goodies to eat. Wish their dark roast was darker and had more of that..."
Carl O'Neil
"Visited the area 2 months ago and was helped out by a lovely barista named Denise. Shes very amicable/helpful, and addressed all of my concerns...."
Victoria Lee
"This place is full of talented workers!!! Enjoyed being there and listening the beautiful voice of one of the..."
"Best coffee rolls and apple fritters!! Love my pumpkin iced coffee too!
This location has become pretty popular because I used to be able to come at..."
"Great sausage Bagel sandwich. Good prices too. I would highly recommend. The staff is very friendly..."
Derek Overbey
"UPDATE:
So good we came back for more. Ordered the White Fish Bagel with everything and the Salmon, both were excellent but the White Fish won! San..."
Carl O'Neil
"Wow, hadn't been to a HoB in years. Right next to a Starbucks, the garlic was fresh and tasty, the cream cheese was smooth and flavorful, and the..."
Brian Hamilton
"Tried for the first time, absolutely loved it. Friendly staff, great bagels and a quick service with tonnes of..."
Falak
"This place is amazing! Sandwiches are always quality, bagels are delicious, and staff is friendly and quick. Infinitely prefer it over chains like..."
Freddy Wesly
"Such an amazing place! I recommend 100%. Great vegetarian options. The veggie bagel sandwich was to die for! Looks like it's family owned. Has..."
Dawn E
"The bagels are good but you have make sure your order is clearly heard and understood by them at the register and by the person prepping the bagels...."
Janaki V
"Easily one of the best bagel places I've been to. Bagels are super soft, they have tons of variety and prices are reasonable. I tried the jalapeno..."
"Tried my first impossible meatless whopper at this location. Wow! I was impressed. I purchased a normal whopper just to do a side-by-side and was..."
tony Lag
"The food was good, but we ordered for drive thru pickup and it took longer than if we would have simply ordered in the drive thru. Sorry eight cars..."
Kris De Lisle
"Food is better than in some..."
Alex Vinogradov
"Thanks for your hard work!
I came in at 0630 on xmas eve and place a large order for the rest of my coworkers who had to work. The burgerking staff..."
"Very nice little brunch place in the Belmont area. Our waitress was so sweet and so attentive and the food was delicious. There was no wait at all,..."
Lizeth Bain
"Opened a bit later than the advertised hours. Service was excellent. Spanish omelette good, though the use of sliced american cheese was not..."
Jamison Wallace
"AMAZING!! What a warm welcome I had!! I walked in and it was nothing but smiles and good vibes.
The food was yummy and the staff was attentive and..."
Bootz Cluez
"First time visiting this place .
The food was great ,,, sausage gravy was a tiny bit spicy for my taste, but otherwise great.
The service was..."
Daniel Huggins
"Great service. Greeted at the door. Seated quick drinks came out , plenty to of time to overlook menu amazing turn arround on our plates. Food..."
Kevin Gomez
"This is the best, bar none, diner for comfort food priced right on the SF Peninsula. And, dont tell anyone, but ther servers and food is also the..."
Rick Narcisso
"Awesome place for breakfast. Friendly staff and good food..
Definitely going..."
"Don't let this casual spot fool you. George is cranking out superb dishes. We went twice this week. Emily is friendly and very informative. Order..."
Susan Park
"What a nice surprise! We stopped in for take out. I was expecting the usual fare as far as menu selection for a small Chinese restaurant; and I was..."
Todd Mei Philosophy2u
"Great chance news food. I go there only for the don don noodles. Soooo..."
Jason
"I cannot figure out how this place can crank out such variety and yet have such good quality.
They also give you A LOT of food. A typical take home..."
Nick Hristov
"I've been coming pretty regularly for years and the food is always good and the service friendly. Favorites include Beef Chow Fun,. Singapore fried..."
al monster
"Great Chinese food. Had something I had never seen before - Mongolian Beef Chow Mein. Two of my favorite dishes all in one. Chef George is really..."
Jim Beaumont
"I can honestly say this the only 5 star review (that I recall, at least) I've ever given a restaurant. If you want good "American" Chinese food, this..."
"The cakes are delicious, with so many different sizes and flavors! I always make sure to come here for every occasion. Today, I went in and met the..."
emma mendes
"Added fresh sweet strawberries to their strawberries and cream mini Bundt..."
Coy Tran
"Cozy little place in San Carlos that sells as you guessed, bundt cakes. They also have cupcakes and custom cakes that you can order..."
naa1
"For parties I usually make my signature chocolate souffle, but when I need to buy something instead NBC is my go-to desert...."
Fraser Street
"Always worth stopping by, even for the free sample. Cute little shop on a cute street. This place has FANTASTIC bundt cakes, especially if you love..."
Cody Zimmer
"My coworkers surprised me with a small birthday treat from Nothing Bundt Cakes. The carrot cake was delicious and the perfect individual serving..."
"Excellent place to start your morning off - they're located in downtown San Carlos and have a large place with outdoor and indoor seating. Their menu..."
Karan Bhansali
"One of the nicest people to ever serve coffee... and ice cream.
Stayed open after closing to serve a team of little leaguers and still had a smile on..."
Javier H
"I ordered an espresso with vanilla and blueberry ice cream. It was super delicious..."
super mario julius vlogs & kelly Lazaro
"This is a place my husband hangs out very often and the smell of coffee and people come here to hang out for long time and it’s a simple shop but..."
Leela Sanjeev
"I love this place. I've been here a handful of times over the years while in town visiting family. A great spot to sit down and drink a coffee with a..."
"My mom is visiting from Arizona she wanted Pizza we were going to go to Round Table Pizza but I just kept driving and then we seen Mountain Mike's..."
Theresa Sabellico Fudger
"Great pizza place..i will be returning to this location..."
Jay C Contreras
"Great pizza service and plenty of great ales on..."
Brian Faught
"Buenisima,,very good. La..."
Rafael Osuna
"Good family pizza parlor with lots of TVs and an arcade. They have several good beers on tap and a lunch..."
Allen Ho
"We had pizza and wings, both were good. More importantly, the staff was very kind and nice. We went in almost at closing time, but they told us to..."
Francesco Battelli
"This was great pizza! Sauce is spicy and sweet. There's an abundance of toppings. And the delivery was extremely fast on a Sunday evening. ..."
Alain Savoie
"HUGE fan of Mountain Mike's Pizza. I've visited several of their locations all throughout California and never been disappointed.
Today i stumbled..."
Jason Foard
"Honestly, this is a nice place. The war pizza parlors used to be; booths, salad bar, video arcade, and a slew of televisions with sports games. The..."
Mr Randy
"Staff is very nice but it was a cold day and the staff couldn't turn on the heaters in the exterior seating area.
The outside patio area is on a..."
"Came here years ago and loved it, after reading a review about new ownership and the quality going down I was worried. We decided to try it and found..."
Carl O'Neil
"When Ryu got new management over a year ago we stopped going because we didn't like the new menu. We decided to give it another try when we saw the..."
Mark Schlager
"Wonderful sushi in a friendly atmosphere. Good saki selection and Sapporo on..."
Bob Merjano
"Yesterday was our first time we came to that place. But It is surely not the last. We had a good time with the excellent service, with the superb ..."
Blaze Gould
"This is one of two places I'd consider having sushi at. The staff is friendly and attentive, and the sushi is delicious and made with some of the..."
Will Strohl
"This is a great everyday sushi place. I've been here for lunch 4-5 times. They have a great sushi special for about $11 that comes with salad and..."
Peter E
"New favorite sushi place in town! I got the philly roll, gyoza, and shrimp/ veggie tempura. So fresh! Service was excellent! Super friendly staff!..."
Courtney Sarian
"Small, modest eatery with above average Japanese fare.
Ordered a soft shell crab, combi set (shrimp tempura and beef teriyaki) which came with salad..."
"Never a disappointment here. Try and make a point to taste everything on the menu (at different times of course, unless you are really hungry). The..."
Deb Lunderman
"Ry is an amazing host! I love the food, the ambience and the very knowledgeable wine suggestions that he made. He was attentive, cordial and made..."
Darla K. Watanabe
"Fantasic menu and chef is incredible. Can't wait to come back..."
"South Indian fare cooked authentic as evident from the aroma of the place once you walk in. The menu is stacked with delicacies and the taste is..."
Sanjay S
"KG was an awesome guy, came and introduced the food to us, checked on us to make sure everyone is ok, and just being a great host. Food was..."
Connie
"The owner was very personable and came to my table to make sure that I was comfortable and explained how the dishes were eaten or paired together...."
Ben Nguyen
"The restaurant serves authentic, home style Indian food. Spices are wonderful. The aroma makes me feel like I'm back in India and the owner makes me..."
Andrew OldAccount
"My cousin recommended this place. We had just arrived from Texas with my in-laws. They have a very specific taste. Spicy vegetarian South Indian..."
Vasudha Mantripragada
"The restaurant gives proper south indian food with authentic flavors. Loved this place. The food is spicy and has coconut flavor, if u are not too..."
arun narayan
"Awesome food! We ended up going there on Ugadi and the range and quality of food was mind boggling. The food was delicious - almost home made. It was..."
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