Scotty's Restaurant at Gilroy Bowl
7554 Monterey St.
408-842-5100
Yes they're attached to a bowling alley, but the service is great and they have good Hawaiian and Japanese food loco moco, spam musubi, donburi, etc. along with standard diner fare.
Joe's Italian Restaurant
168 W. 10th Street
408-842-1446
Sicilian style....sadly as of April 2011 they seem to be closed :(
The Longhouse
8195 Monterey Highway
408-842-7664
American food. Friendly waitstaff.
Mama Mia's
1360 1st St # B
408-847-8808
Tuscan style.
Victoria's Mexican Restaurant
757 1st Street
408-848-1052
What it says on the tin.
Claddagh
1300 S. 1st Street
408-848-5050
West end of 1st, just before it heads into the hills
Irish pub & restaurant. Soccer on the telly when available.
Black Bear Diner
393 Leavesley Road
408-842-9901
West of 101 Exit, next to Forest Park Inn
American comfort food, bear-shaped paraphenalia
Pho Ho An II
890 Renz Lane #152
Next to the Best Buy
Vietnamese. Note, there's an ATM on site but they don't take debit or credit cards.