SantaClaraRestaurants
Places to eat in/near Santa Clara, for the MySQL User Conference and Expo (and MySQL Camp):
- Note that in the United States the minimum legal drinking age is 21 years of age. The Santa Clara Conference Center is located at 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054.
- If you have information on how friendly these restaurants are to special diets (vegetarian / vegan / gluten free / lactose intolerant / etc) please fill it in!
- Of course if there is wrong information, please correct it, and add your favorite places.
Merit Vegetarian restaurant Vegetarian cuisine including many Thai and Chinese inspired dishes. 548 Lawrence Expressway, Sunnyvale CA
Lobby lounge -- Open from 11:30 am until 1:00 am every day, many MySQLers congregate here. This is in the lobby of the Santa Clara Hyatt, the official conference hotel. Prices are standard for hotels, that is -- on the expensive side.
Tresca Open from 11:0 am until 2:00 pm for lunch and 5:30 pm - 10 pm for dinner, Tresca is the full restaurant in the lobby of the Santa Clara Hyatt, the official conference hotel. Prices are standard for hotels, that is -- on the expensive side. Lunch entrees are $10-20 and dinner entrees are $20-30.
Round Table Pizza -- If you like walking, you could walk to this pizzeria. Cafeteria-style, order at the counter and they will bring you your meal. 4300 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408) 970-9000 (Carry Out, Dine In, Delivery)
There is a strip mall (a few shops) at 4300 Great America Parkway, about 2.5 mi (4 km) from the conference center. The following businesses
are located at the strip mall. Please note that ALL of the restuarants
at the strip mall have limited seating
Donut Den (4300 Great America Parkway) Donuts, coffee.....
House of Bagels (4300 Great America Parkway) -- also breakfast food.
Mission City Coffee (4300 Great America Parkway) -- hot drinks, smoothies, tea, juices, cookies
Hours: Mon-Thurs 6am-7pm; Fri 6am-6pm; Sat 8am-2pm; closed on Sundays
Togo's (4300 Great America Parkway) sells sandwiches (hot and cold, including subs/grinders/hoagies/heroes), salads, soup
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30am-9pm; Sun 10:30am-8pm. You can phone 2 to 4 hours ahead with your order, then pick
up your food when you arrive. (408)727-3971
Su Ping (4300 Great America Parkway) - Chinese food
Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-9pm; closed Sundays</li>
Free wifi
Villa Market (4300 Great America Parkway) - a small convenience store: Sells: candy, soda, chips, ice cream, beer, has an ATM/cash machine
Hours: aprox 7am-9pm (sometimes earlier or later)
Sushi Express (4300 Great America Parkway) -- cash only
Amarin Thai Cuisine (4300 Great America Parkway) --
Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm and 5pm-9pm; closed weekends
Bennigan's -- American food, sandwiches, burgers, salads, entrees, desserts.
- 4150 Great America Pky. (1 mi/1.5km)
- Santa Clara, CA 95054
- 408-986-8608
International House of Pancakes
American food, breakfast all day, pancakes, sandwiches, salads, lunch and dinner
entrees, burgers, desserts
- Open 24 hours!!!
- 4200 Great America Parkway
- (408) 980-8887
Taxi's Hamburgers -- burgers, sandwiches with a 1950's America theme music and decorations
- 3139 Mission College Blvd. (1.5 mi/3 km)
- Hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-11pm Fri-Sat 11am-midnight; Sun 11am-10pm
Tomatina -- Pizza, pasta, salads, wine
- 3127 Mission College Blvd. (1.5 mi/3 km)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-10pm; Sat-Sun 11:30am-11pm
In-N-Out Burger Fast food hamburgers, fries, sodas, shakes (very limited menu)</li>
- 3001 Mission College Blvd. (1.5 mi/3 km)
- Hours: Sun - Thu 10:30 a.m.-1:00 a.m.
Starbucks coffee, specialty coffees; hot drinks
- 3113 Mission College Santa Clara, CA 95054 (1.5 mi/3 km)
- (408) 727-1419
- Hours: Mon-Thurs 5am-midnight; Fri 5am-1am; Sat 6am-1am; Sun 6am-11pm;
Jamba Juice fruit smoothies, vegetables juices, wheatgrass juice</li>
- 3119 Mission College Santa Clara, CA 95054 (1.5 mi/3 km)
- 408.450.7990
Hours: Mon-Thurs 6am-10pm; Fri 6am-11pm; Sat 8am-11pm; Sun 8am-10pm
World Wrapps - wrap sandwiches and rice bowls. Delivery available through Waiters Online (see the link at the bottom of the locations page for the Santa Clara location's online ordering)
- 3125 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 (1.5 mi/3 km)
- (408) 486-9727
- Hours: Mon-Sun 10:30am-11pm
Yo Yo Sushi -- sushi, box lunches, alcohol.
Hours: Sun-Thurs 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat 11am-11pm; Open Mon July 4th</li>
Mexicali Grill -- Mexican food. This is a (relatively) larger place, with more seating
- 408.588.9865
- 3149 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 (1.5 mi/3 km)
Birk's Classic American Grill Steak, American food (fancier, on the pricey side)
- 3955 Mission Circle, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (8.3 mi/13.4 km)
- 408-980-6400
Pedro's Mexican food - This is a full size restaurant, and can handle larger parties.
- 3935 Freedom Circle Santa Clara, CA 95054 (1.6 mi/3 km)
- Phone: (408) 496-6777
Merit Vegetarian Restaurant A great vegetarian and vegan option close by. Full size restaurant that can handle larger parties.
- Hours: Open Every Day 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- 548 Lawrence Expy, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 (3.0 miles/4.8 km)
- Phone: (408) 245-8988
Safeway grocery store delivers (you need to register for an account).
Free delivery on your first order if you order $50 or more.</li>
Albertsons is another large grocery store that delivers (again, you need to register).
Waiters on Wheels delivers from a variety of restaurants. They take orders (online,
by fax, and by phone) for many restaurants in the area, and deliver the
food to you. They represent about 50 restaurants in the delivery area for
the convention hotel.
- You need to order fairly far ahead (like an hour or more).
- To order by phone: (408)945-2245</li>
Special thanks to MM for the list!