Usagi (San Mateo, CA)

This restaurant is a little off from the main downtown area of San Mateo, but is pretty good for Japanese comfort food.

Corn Soup or Salad (comes with main course)


Spicy Cod Roe Cream Pasta


Beef Curry Rice with Pork Cutlet


Chicken Curry

Little Shanghai Restaurant (San Mateo, CA)

It was a pleasant surprise to find this Shanghainese restaurant in San Mateo.  Most of the food seemed pretty authentic, although the soup dumplings were a little dry inside (will try these again in the future before passing final judgment).

Stir-Fried Shrimp (水晶虾仁)


Pork Wrapped with Stir-Fried Tofu (红烧豆腐包)


Soup Dumplings (小笼包)