Q-Tips Reviews

BRUNO’S BAR &  Grill – 230 Mount Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley, CA, (831) 438-2227  brunosbarandgrill.com

Q-tips say: The place was packed. Families, older types, younger. The have a dining room and also another room with tables and the bar. Our drinks were good. The Mr. had ribs and liked them.  Mrs. Q shared her Wedge Salad with the Mr. and then had Crab Cakes. The Crab Cakes were a disappointment –  lot of filling but very little crab meat. But both of us liked the Wedge Salad.  Mrs. Q says: If we go again, I will try something else.

SHADOWBROOK – 1750 Wharf Rd. Capitola, CA – (831) 475-1511, shadowbrook-capitola.com

Q-tips say: Love this place. Full Bar, Happy Hour and bar bites. Went with our daughter and grandson who loved  the  cable car up the hill. Went on TWO-FER TUESDAY, All night in the Rockroom Lounge (ONLY), 2-for-1 Pizzas & Appetizers, (Two for the price of one), Select cocktails, beers and wines for $6.95.  All Year on Tues. Almost thought we were back in Florida – many older types eat here.

Our food choices were: Pizza, and two appetizers.  Each pizza enough for two people. They had the salad pizza and we had the sausage & garlic pizza. We all shared the two appetizers. Baked Brie – Delicate pastry, Jalapeño jelly, herb crostini. and Seared and Crusty Tuna Served with Wasabi cream, passion fruit and soy-tempura dipping sauce.

You pay for the pizza/ appetizer that cost more and the other is FREE.  Mrs. Q likes FREE. Then later in the evening they have a band. Needless to say the place was crowded. Will go back on Mon. 8oz Prime Rib, Garlic-whipped potato, creamed spinach, horseradish cream and Cabernet jus for around $18.00.

The Q’s were disappointed with the Prime Rib. Asked for Med. and it was Well Done. Mrs. Q says: we will stick with the Two fer Tuesday.
They did offer to redo for us – but it would take too long because the place was busy – so we declined.

SOTOLA  Seafood Rest. – 231 Esplanade, Capitola, CA,  (831) 854-2800, sotolabarandgrill.com

Q-tips say: Nice bar type restaurant. Full Bar, we had a oysters on the half shell and split a burger along with house made chips. The bartender was awesome –  made the drinks just like we like them.  Nice water views.

Went on a holiday weekend so parking is scarce but we eventually found a parking space and walked to the restaurant.

JADE CATHAY – Dim Sum/Cantonese  1339 N 1st St., San Jose, CA –(408) 392-9388, jadecathay.com

Q-tips say: Great way to celebrate Chinese New Years in CA.  Good food, nice clean restaurant and, as you probably know, they walk around with carts filled with food and you can pick and choose what you want to eat.

Chinese New Year celebration in San Jose Museum of Art in San Jose CA – 110 S.  Market St.,  San Jose CA 95113, (408) 271-684, sanjosemuseumofart.org

Q-tips say: Nice museum and this Chinese New Year’s Celebration offered making your own fortune cookie out of paper, since this was “the year of the dog,” we made dog faces on paper and bookmarks.  The little people were enjoying the creative crafts along with the older people. Then we colored our astrological sign and they made a button out of it.

Then came the dance of the snake, etc. The best part of all it was “FREE.”  You need to get tickets earlier to participate but all was free.

Then off to lunch for Sum Dim.

CANEPA CAR MUSEUM – 4900 Scotts Valley Dr.,  Scotts Valley, CA –(831) 430-9940,  canepa.com

Mrs. Q found this museum and knew it would be a hit for the Mr.  Heaven for any car aficionado.  Alll types Just Arrived, Collector Cars, Race Cars,Motorcycles,Transporters and they are all for sale.   canepa.com/inventory

Make sure you stop where they are actually repairing the cars.

Planning on taking our grand-son to see them – just remember look in awe but NO touching please.