Techie Cupertino doesn’t usually register in the San Francisco- and Oakland-centric discussions of top Bay Area food cities — unless, of course, you’re a hardcore Asian food connoisseur. In that case, you probably already know that Cupertino’s suburban strip malls are home to some of the Bay Area’s finest noodle shops, jook joints and hot pot emporiums.
Love Asian Food? The First Cupertino Restaurant Week Is Your Treasure Trove
Pork chop fried rice at Duan's Kitchen in Cupertino. The Taiwanese noodle shop is one of more than 20 restaurants participating in the first ever Cupertino Restaurant Week. (Luke Tsai)
If that’s your comfort food sweet spot, you may want to check out Cupertino’s first ever restaurant week, which the city is hosting to celebrate its 70th anniversary. The weeklong extravaganza of discounted meal deals from more than 20 participating restaurants will run Oct. 6–12.
Cupertino is the beating heart of the South Bay’s vibrant Taiwanese food scene, so it’s no surprise that the cuisine is well represented in this promotion. Duan’s Kitchen, one of the area’s better beef noodle soup shops, is offering free items for customers who spend at least $25 (fried fishcake) or $50 (one of the better Taiwanese-style pork chops around). And Chicha San Chen, probably the trendiest among the city’s roughly five bajillion boba shops, will host free Lishan oolong tea tastings for customers who sign up in advance.
If hot pot is more your speed, the Cupertino branch of HaiDiLao — the glitzy hot pot mega-chain — and individual mini-pot specialist Home Eat will both offer discounted meals this week.
Bargain hunters craving something other than East Asian cuisine will have plenty of options too — say, Aqui Cal-Mex’s $3 appetizer sampler or the 25% discount on all of the Indian pizzas at Curry Pizza House.
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See the Cupertino Restaurant Week promotion page for a complete list of participating restaurants.
