Protégé opened on California Avenue in March with high hopes and expectations to match, with co-owners and a pastry chef who hailed from three-Michelin-star The French Laundry in Yountville. MICHELIN-STARRED IN ITS FIRST YEAR … Just nine months after opening in Palo Alto, Protégé won a much sought-after Michelin star. “We want to make sure we exceed that bar.” (Want to skip the line? Check Shake Shack’s mobile app, which for now is offering a limited number of orders for Palo Alto.) Anthony Secviar, chef and co-owner of Protégé. “We know the bar is high” in the Bay Area, he said. Shake Shack, born in New York City in 2001, took its time planning this location, said its culinary director, Mark Rosati.
Palo Alto marks Shake Shack’s 130th location in the United States and 202nd location worldwide. Shake Shack made its Northern California debut at Stanford Shopping Center earlier this month, serving up the classics that the eatery is known for - straightforward Angus beef cheeseburgers served on squishy-soft Martin’s potato rolls, a fried chicken sandwich, crinkle-cut fries and the dessert concretes - plus new menu items exclusive to Palo Alto. MOST ANTICIPATED … As evidenced by the three-hour wait for Shake Shack’s burgers and crinkle-cut fries on opening day (including one mother who lined up for her son and his friend at 6 a.m.), the East Coast burger chain was easily the Peninsula’s most anticipated opening of 2018. ( Photos by Veronica Weber and Elena Kadvany) 15, in Palo Alto and drew huge lines throughout the day Shake Shack’s signature crinkle cut fries come with cheese sauce for dipping.
Clockwise from top: Shake Shack’s signature ShackBurger features a beef patty, American cheese, lettuce, tomato and Shack Sauce on a Martin’s potato roll Shake Shack opened their first Bay Area location on Dec. Read on for our take on some of the notable comings and goings in the Midpeninsula dining world in 2018. The Mountain View restaurant scene was relatively quiet this year but there was a wave of smaller ethnic restaurants that opened throughout the city, spanning Mediterranean, Vietnamese and Japanese cuisines. Typically quiet Menlo Park got a slew of new eateries this year, while the already vibrant downtown Redwood City dining scene continues to grow at a rapid pace as development increases in the area. outpost of a popular Japanese ramen chain, among other noteworthy additions. You could say that 2018 was a banner year for the local restaurant scene, particularly in Palo Alto, which saw the awarding of a new Michelin star, the arrival of a major name in the burger world and the first U.S.
2018’s noteworthy newcomers, lamentable closures, popular pop-ups, a Michelin star surprise and moreīy Elena Kadvany & Charles Russo Ramen from Daly City’s Noodle in a Haystack, one of some very notable Peninsula pop-ups that made their mark this year.
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