Very close to Stanford's Escondido Village, along El Camino Real (of course), simple decor (duh), but actually has really authentic cuisine from Zhejiang region in China. 红烧肚档 is a must.
The best ramen restaurant around the area, highly recommended by all my Japanese classmates
The best Singaporean restaurant around Palo Alto area - that doesn't seem like a huge statement, but its food is really, really, really good. Go there when you're hungry. Good for small-group party.
a rare Chinese restaurant that offers cuisine from the Northwestern region of China (西北菜) with 油泼扯面，哨子面, and the one and only, 肉夹馍.
famous for its variety of pancakes, such as 牛肉卷饼 and 白菜猪肉馅饼.... OMG, it's so good.
When our Indian classmates organized a 40-people Indian dinner, among all the Indian restaurants, they chose this place - enough said. This is also where you can get the legendary Indian Chinese dish.
My wife and I come to place A LOT. Its service is fast, and everybody loves the lamb and beef Shawerma plate. There are a few tables in the backyard.
Not necessarily the best Korean restaurant around Stanford, but everyone has heard about it and been there. It's close to Escondido Village. The line is usually long but it's worth the wait.
Its Chinese name is awe-inspiring - literally "The God of Food (食神)". It's located on the east Bay, a bit far from Stanford, but still worth a try for out-of-town friends.
according to our Hong Kong classmates, this is the best Cantonese restaurant, though not the best place for dim sum (for that you need to go to San Francisco).
Arguably, the best place for "Pan-Fried Buns" (上海生煎包) on the entire west coast
located right next to the beautiful bank of Foster City, its very authentic and delicious... just writing about it makes me hungry already.
