Wintertime is soup time – even here in Silicon Valley where the average temperature is rarely below 50F (10C), soup is on everyone’s mind.
While you can find a lot of great restaurants on Castro St. in Mountain View there are some that are particularly great for your soup fix.
Kirin Chinese Restaurant has a wonton soup to die for and everyone can share.
Sharing is also a big hit at the Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot (see photo). You order the broth, which can be spicy or original and whatever meat, vegetables and noodles, or tofu you would like in your soup. It cooks right in front of you. We went with the original, but asked our server for some chilies. There is also the option to have half and half broth, in what looks like a yin and yang pot.
Further options are two Ramen places, which is a Japanese noodle soup dish, and a Japanese Shabu Shabu restaurant, which offers a kind of meat fondue (which is high on our list to try out next).
What are your favorite winter dishes? Do you have a recommendation for a soup restaurant in the Bay Area?
