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Plaxo Inc

203 Ravendale Drive
Ste 300
Mountain View, CA 94043

Rikk C. writes: The food is fantastic, the ambience is delightful, and the service is impeccable. Redgee, the chef, makes the best cappuccino and omelets you will ever taste.

Nail Touch

1020 N Rengstorff Ave., Ste G
Mountain View, CA 94043

Leigh V. writes: I liked this place! Friend and I were diddle daddling on a Sunday afternoon in the plaza and walked in to ask how much a pedicure was, it is $22.

We thought the price was too high when we could go to our usual place for $20 (including tip) but one of…

California Billiard Club

881 E El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040

Wei H. writes: Yet another pool hall review from me, because I really want to finish my list of the Top racks in bay area, and it is not complete without California Billiard.

Make no mistake, this is a gigantic pool hall.  I am pretty sure the space between each…

Videoscope

2290 W El Camino Real
Ste 7
Mountain View, CA 94040

kim n. writes: I remember when this place had Laserdiscs and they were on the corner of El Camino and San Antonio. They definitely have an ecclectic collection of movies, cult, B, strange stuff. Probably lots of stuff that I wouldn't normally go for but they…

Comic Collector Shop

167 E El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040

omar b. writes: way back in my days of attending buchser middle school through my one year at santa clara high in 89, a bunch of my friends were out cruising the el camino hanging out at taco bell and denny's...NO..not me!

i was at good ole' little shop of heroes in…

Precision Eyecare Centers

1039 El Monte Ave
Mountain View, CA 94040

Stacey C. writes: When I moved up to the Bay Area, I was looking for a new optometrist so I could refill my contacts and get new glasses. My eye doctor (who I absolutely love!) in Los Angeles went to school with Dr. Redman, who works at Precision Eyecare.

He is a…

Graven Image Tattoo

1398 W El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040

Lynsey H. writes: I heart Jeff forever! He is so talented. People stop to compliment me all the time and my work isn't even finished.

Jeff worked with me to develop an original design. He understood exactly what I wanted, without me really having to explain much, and…

Dr. Patricia Rogers, MD

2485 Hospital Dr
Mountain View, CA 94040

Helen Y. writes: Dr Patricia Rogers is the best OB/GYN! She's professional and personable. You can tell she really cares about her patients. She even has a wall decorated with pictures of all the little ones she's delivered...aww!

Books Inc

301 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041

Veronica V. writes: Books Inc. is a small store and therefore limited in their selection.  The travel region leaves much to be desired however, for children's books or mass market reading Books Inc. is perfect.

A nice refuge from the computer when I realize I havent gone…

Shoreline Dog Park

Bill Graham Pkwy at North Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA 94041

Laura T. writes: This Sunday, me and my friend Todd went here with his gorgeous german shepard. We both live in Redwood City but chose this place instead because it was raining, and there's no mud.

This place is great. Dog parks are better than playgrounds. It cracks…

Vaso Azzurro Restaurant

108 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041

lucy k. writes: Last night friend Heidi and I went to Sicily for dinner. Vaso Azzurro is a little Italian gem at the far end of Castro Street. The staff is gracious, the food is delicious, and the service is perfect. They even have a little waiter bell on each table…

Cafe Yulong

743 W Dana St
Mountain View, CA 94041

Archie R. writes: I have this friend.

I'll call her Pam.  Well wait, that's actually her name.  So yeah, let's stick with Pam.  

Pam has never joined yelp but likes to read my reviews and tell me that "I have lost my edge" lately.  

So, I'll tell the story about lunch at…

Google Maps

Mountain View, CA 94041

Amy R. writes: Google Maps Mobile is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.  It works well, fast, and it's FREE!  You can download it here:
http://www.google.com/...

It runs on Palm OS or Windows Mobile.  It's almost as good as having GPS (which it can work with…

Kauai BBQ Grill

698 W Dana St
Mountain View, CA 94041

Art S. writes: It's Tues. night and me and my GF are facing our usual Tues. dilemma!  Just got out of Mandarin class and what should  we do for dinner!?  We have always passed by this place on our way to Sushitomi and tonight we decided to take the plunge.  I'm…

Gorgeous Nails & Skin Care

821 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041

Mara T. writes: Good in a pinch...I still of course prefer my staple La Monique's but whenever they can't take me due to lack of appt...I come here.

Fast, affordable, friendly. Some of the gals from La Monique have come here, I recognize them and they recognize me.

I…

Be-Pop

744 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

Jay A. writes: Probably the best place to find really old school stuff. I guess it's one of those places that you wouldn't expect to find in such a place as Mountain View. I give it 5 stars cause it's got alot of stuff you don't normally find in most Vintage…

Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices

555 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041

Simone M. writes: I've been to many Kaisers in my life and although the services and hours here are limited, it's much more chill and quiet and clean than the bigger medical centers. Same day appointments are almost always available and the people are nice.

La Rioja Latin Bistro

228 Castro Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

kim n. writes: This place is in the same location as the Monte Carlo nightclub. Though I never went to the club, the old restaurant they had there was somewhat mediocre. They've ditched that and have opened a new, separate venture called Rioja (like the region &…

Donut Field

1910 W El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040

Veronica V. writes: A field of donuts. A donut field.

Pupusas in a Donut shop?

Que?

El Camino YMCA

2400 Grant Rd
Mountain View, CA 94040

Sunshine Z. writes: Have you ever been tempted not to yelp a place or to give it a fake bad review because it is SO FREAKIN' AWESOME that you want to keep it all to yourself? That was my dilemma with the Mtn View Y.

Lucky for you that after seeing only a few reviews for…

Wedding Paper Divas

520 San Antonio Rd
Suite 100
Mountain View, CA 94040

Shannon B. writes: Wedding Paper Divas did a lovely job with my wedding invitations. I ordered the Oak Tree style for my modern, outdoor Larz Anderson Wedding and they turned out very beautifully!

Overall, I was very impressed by the quality of the printing. However,…

Marshalls Department Store

1040 Grant Rd
Mountain View, CA 94040

Jane L. writes: There is a lot of clothes to go through.  But if you have some time to kill, you can find a few decent namebrands (like C&C).  Their shoe selection pretty much sucked.  I was trying to convince myself that a pair of espadrilles fit and weren't too…

Satsuma Sushi

705 E El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040

Jessica L. writes: ALL YOU CAN EAT SUNDAYS 5PM-9PM $19.95 A PERSON!!!

and the selection of rolls is very good BUT beware you have to eat it all or you get charged - no trying and deciding you hate it.

Also, they SCREW you but giving the fish 2 laps around with rice -…

Pintxo

1545 Charleston Rd
Google Inc
Mountain View, CA 94041

Eve K. writes: The best and most impressive food I have tried on Google campus.

Highlights:
- Highest quality food: If you ignored your location for a minute, you could pretend you were in a 5 star restaurant. This place definitely had that wow factor for me.
-…

YouSendIt.com

100 View Street
Suite 201
Mountain View, CA 94041

Carlos H. writes: Fantastic site that keeps your file sharing to your friends up and running!

Castro Street

Castro Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

Charlie Y. writes: Castro Street is a charming district full of ethnic diversity and interesting local businesses. Although there is a strong asian prescense among restaurants and shops, many different cultures are represented along these blocks. There is a weekly…

Mervyn's Lounge

236 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041

Cyrus R. writes: Quite possibly the best kept secret in downtown MV.  If the phrases 'dive-bar' and/or 'cheap drinks' are mouthed, your mind should automatically be tuned to Mervyn's.  And no, they don't sell clothes here, sorry.  But, you can order some very tasty…

Bed Bath & Beyond

2470 Charleston Road
Mountain View, CA 94041

rm c. writes: It was Art's mother's birthday and she expressed the need for a new electric knife. Although, I didn't have one of those 20% coupons on hand, I knew Bed, Bath & Beyond would have an electric knife to suit her.

Note to self: Do not rely on Art to buy…

Chef Liu

236 Castro St.
Mountain View, CA 94041

Jing F. writes: It's 2 o'clock in the afternoon and I haven't had my lunch yet...most restaurants in Castro St that I usually go to is closed....I saw this place and there's few diners and the door is open...but I was hesitant coz I have never been here and didn't…

Gyros House

212 Castro Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

Ken K. writes: There's something deeply satisfying about wrapping both of your hands around a large cylindrical muscular, toasty and warm, juicy and succulent, and tightly packed sausage like ethnic contraption, shoving as much as you can in your mouth repeatedly…

Queen's House

273 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041

Art S. writes: Hold on...I hear a little bird!  CHEAP eats, CHEAP eats, CHEAP eats.  Seriously, it's hard to beat Queen's House take out special.  You get 3 main dishes and either an order of green onion pancake or steamed rice ALL for $20 bucks!  It's enough food…

Hangen Szechuan Restaurant

134 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041

Nancy R. writes: This is my "I'm craving Chinese food for lunch" place.  It's very inexpensive (less than $7 for the lunch menu) and comes with everything!

- Sweetened Iced Tea (or water if that's not your thing)
- Hot and Sour Soup
- Chinese Chicken Salad (IMO with too…

El Grullense Grill

152 Castro St
Mountain View, CA 94041

kim n. writes: It's good to see another taqueria style place make it's way into the area. Los Charos has been the only game in town for a while (I do still love it, but it doesn't hurt to have some variety). For some reason this place felt really familiar and when…

Dunn's Automotive Inc.

966 W. Dana Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

Mallory C. writes: Well I knew something would eventually happen and I would need to return to Dunns. Once again, I was pleased with the service and my truck looks awesome!  Yeah, it was pricey, but they do outstanding work. Be sure to read my review of Maaco in order…

Ramen House Ryowa

859 Villa St
Mountain View, CA 94041

euge l. writes: right to it.

got the sesame broth.

noodles, chewy, wavy, good. nothing bad to say here.

the broth, my first time trying sesame broth and i liked it alot at first, but it became less desirable towards then end. not sure why. perhaps the novelty wore…

La Monique's Nail Salon

650 Castro St.
Ste 175
Mountain View, CA 94041

Mara T. writes: Moi gives one of the best massages EVER. My limbs are typically in some sort of knotted state due to my ridiculous workout schedule (gotta burn off those cupcakes, ya'll!)....and she worked some serious magic on my kinks during my quickie manicure on…

Essence Salon

826 West Dana Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

Anna L. writes: I called this place on a wimb, desperately realizing that I only had a couple days to get my hair cut before I left for a wedding in LA.

I know, it is my bad because I don't like making a long term commitment for a hair appt, even if it is a week…

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Number 3

2146 Leghorn St
Mountain View, CA 94043

Kiki B. writes: the sugary goodness is simply irresistible. tried to go pick some up for a group meeting and not eat any, but when the kind lady behind the counter uses a stick to drop a hot doughnut with icing oozing off of it into your hands, what can you do but…

Computer History Museum

1401 N Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA 94043

tinna h. writes: Rather than reviewing the event attended [http://www.yelp.com/bi...], I'd very much rather review the museum as it was not only the perfect venue for a gathering to celebrate my love of all things geeky, but it has inspired a change in my life. From…

Fairtex Muay Thai Fitness

2044 Old Middlefield Way
Mountain View, CA 94043

Alex C. writes: This place is my sanctuary.  Hallowed ground.  Need to come here more.

I don't bow anywhere -- but I bow here.  

The place is humbling.  No egos (except mine).

It's this magnificent playground for grown-ups who haven't quite given up their passion for…