Lately I've had a lot of appointments, long work days, and not much rest. I haven't had a day off in almost three weeks. These are the times when I tend to sleep too little, exercize not enough and eat more than I'd care to admit.
It's time for salad! (Oh, and yes, a day off!!) Yesterday I took three gals who work at my office, Intero, to lunch - it was Administrative Assistant Day (aka Secretary's Day). Most of us had lettuce in one form or another as the main course. And I got some input from them on other on great places for the same, so I want to share those with you.
Steamer's Grillhouse is a place where I like to take people for a drink, but I'm told their mixed green salad and house dressing is incredibly good too. Greens come with entertainment at Campo di Bocce as you can play or watch folks doing Bocce Ball (Italian Lawn Bowling - only no lawn here, it's nicely paved courts, indoors and outdoors). Good, classy salads can also be had at Viva, Crimson, The Wine Cellar, California Cafe, and Tapestry. Today I enjoyed a delicious BBQ Chicken Salad at the Los Gatos Brewing Company. Yum.
If you'd like something a little different, my absolute favorite place for Chinese Chicken Salad is Jasmine Chinese Cuisine. Or if you're hunkering for Mexican, you'll find great food at Andale's and also Pedro's.
Eating lunch at your desk, trying to miss the keyboard? Been there, made a mess of that. An alternative is the salad-bar-pay-and-go approach. Whole Foods has a really good salad bar - but it's not what you could call a bargain price. (And the ambiance for eating it there is seriously lacking.) Butthe selection is really good, so I have to admit I usually get 2-3 of my lunches there each month, despite the pricing, grumble grumble.
There are a bunch of places I haven't tried yet, some just aren't opened for lunch and some I simply haven't gotten around to visiting for the greens. So this list may not be complete. Got a place you think I should suggest? Send it along and I'll amend this post! There are other restaurants that I know serve great food, but I'm just not sure about their salads - they include I Gatti (can't find a website), Valeriano's, and a few others.
As for those others? Perhaps it's time to just make a reservation and find out!
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Mary Pope-Handy
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Lately I've had a lot of appointments, long work days, and not much rest. I haven't had a day off in almost three weeks. These are the times when I tend to sleep too little, exercize not enough and eat more than I'd care to admit. 
