For over twenty years, Cha Cha Cha has been serving contemporary Caribbean cuisine. The restaurant is a family affair as members of the family have worked in all areas of the restaurant since it opened. Cha Cha Cha features Chefs Toribio Prado and Mario Tamayo; both have won over critics and patrons around the world with their innovative style of cooking. The interior of the restaurant is bright and vibrant, there is also a patio for outside dining. Reservations are recommended.
The restaurant opens daily at 8am and offers what they call, 'The Jungle Brunch'. The Tortilla Marbella is a decadent seafood omelet with scallions and mushrooms. The Huevos Al Salmon features a grilled salmon over a bed of scrambled eggs mixed with garlic and basil. There are traditional items such as Steak and Eggs, French Toast and fresh fruit.
For lunch there are a variety of salads to choose from such as the Swordfish Caesar, grilled Pacific Swordfish served over a traditional Caesar salad. Vegetarians will enjoy the Roasted Veggie Sandwich, fresh grilled garden vegetables and goat cheese.
Tapas are famous here. There is Shredded Pork with a spicy Jamaican sauce, Guava and Goat Cheese Quesadilla, Shrimp Cakes, Calamari and Jerk Chicken Pizza; to name a few. You can also order the platter which features several of the Chef's choices.
Dinnertime offers a showcase of choices. The Cayman Paella features fresh chicken, salmon, shrimp, pineapple and mango over a bed of tomato coco rice. The Chorizo Penne Pasta features grilled Chorizo that is sautéed with garlic, tomato and basil. The Jamaican Jerk Chicken is popular here, the sauce is a family secret. The Jerk Pork Platter is spicy shredded pork served with saffron rice, black beans and fried plantains. Be sure to order a pitcher of freshly made Sangria for your table, the fruity drink is a perfect complement for any meal.
Clay Oven Cuisine of India I usually try and stick to restaurants that I know I will enjoy. My wife always gives me a hard time as she claims I’m not as adventurous as I used to be. In hopes of proving her wrong, I recently suggested that we try out a new place. My friends at work kept telling me about a place in nearby San Mateo called Clay Oven Cuisine of India. They informed me it was a quiet place to take the wife to experience new food and a great glass of wine. At their suggestion, we headed over to Clay Oven, and I was extremely pleased with my experience.
Instead of ordering something safe, like the Kebabs, I really wanted to impress by ordering the Keema Samosas for an appetizer. The lamb inside the pastries was delicious and quickly became one of my favorite starters. For the main course, I opted for the Bengali Salmon, which is salmon in a mustard and coconut curry. My wife wont let me live down how much I had turned away curry before, only to find that my taste buds erupted upon eating this meal.
After chatting it up with the friendly wait staff, I came to find out that Clay Oven offers a special for Thanksgiving Day. They will prepare exotic turkeys and cook them in their clay oven. This process apparently brings all the juices to the meat and also makes the turkey have less fat. I look forward to suggesting this to my family once the holidays get closer. Plus, with as much as I have gone back to the Clay Oven in recent weeks, I know that if their turkey is anything like the rest of their menu, it’ll be quite the delicious surprise for my entire family.
For anyone who has never tried an Indian restaurant, I suggest you step out of your comfort zone and into Clay Over Cuisine of India. If you’re anything like me, you wont believe what you’ve been missing.
