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Chez Sophie -- Palo Alto

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Kate Reynolds

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Jan 19, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/19/98
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My husband and I ate dinner at Chez Sophie's on California Ave. on
Saturday night and thought it was delightful. The restaurant is cozy and
rather small which we both liked, and the food was quite good. It is a
French Bistro-type restaurant, and Sophie chalks the menu on a plate which
she brings around to your table. (BTW, Sophie and her two children are
all very nice -- in fact all the staff was cordial).

I ate the Chilean Sea Bass, and my husband tried the rabbit. Both dishes
were good -- not fabulous, mind you -- but nicely done. I think they
could work on the presentation a bit; all plates seemed to have been
passed under an enthusiastic parsley mill, but that is a minor point.

We also tried the pate as an appetizer and a chocolate dessert -- all
good. The portions are plentiful and prices range between . . . oh, I
don't know . . . maybe $12 - $20 (which I think is not cheap but pretty
reasonable). We wound up paying $82 (before we added the tip) but we did
drink a nice bottle of French wine which wasn't, perhaps, strictly
essential :> (On second thought, it was.)

Rservations are definitely required on a Saturday -- the place was jammed
and folks were turned away.

All in all -- two thumbs up.

Best,

Kate

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Jo Ann Malina

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Jan 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/21/98
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Kate Reynolds (ka...@netcom.TAKETHISOUT.com.) wrote:
: My husband and I ate dinner at Chez Sophie's on California Ave. on

: Saturday night and thought it was delightful. The restaurant is cozy and
: rather small which we both liked, and the food was quite good. It is a
: French Bistro-type restaurant, and Sophie chalks the menu on a plate which
: she brings around to your table. (BTW, Sophie and her two children are
: all very nice -- in fact all the staff was cordial).

I agree, a good meal with service that was attentive but not intrusive.
Just a bit too expensive to make it a "neighborhood restaurant" to be
visited frequently. But then, this is Palo Alto, rents are high.

: Rservations are definitely required on a Saturday -- the place was jammed


: and folks were turned away.

We went when they opened, around 5:30, and were the first ones there.
It filled up slowly during our meal.

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Jo Ann Malina, jma...@hooked.net
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