Gumba's
pronounced "gum-bah" on murphy ave. okay italian food and pizza. casual.
Palace BBQ Buffet
Known for their awesome "cook your meat on your table" service
City Kabob
Indoor/outdoor seating an enclosed patio with tons of windows on all sides at las palmas park overlooking the tennis courts. closed mondays. su 11:30m-6pm, tu-sa 11:30am-8pm. somewhat hard to find.
Country Gourmet
1314 mary ave, +1 408 733-9446 (http://www.cgsunnyvale.com/). their motto, "healthy food & lots of it", is a fair assessment. tucked away in a large dead strip-mall, this restaurant has a ok basic menu of salads and sandwiches plus two freshly made soups each day. in addition, there's two breakfast specials, 5 or so lunch specials such as a sandwich made with smoked chicken, roasted onions and peppers, topped with pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo on grilled focaccia bread. at dinner there's 6+ specials such as grilled half moon bay salmon crusted with fennel seed and served with tabouleh, grilled endigia, rocolla and raspberry salad with kalamata olive vinaigrette. menu changes every tuesday.
Chinese food
Sunnyvale has a significant chinese population but appears to be declining. for authentic chinese fare, head south east of sunnyvale into cupertino on wolfe road just north of 280 and you'll see the ranch 99 asian market followed by an entire mall of asian eats and products.
Fish Market
On el camino real on the border of santa clara. close to lawerence expressway.
Siam Taste
On murphy ave. known for their tasty pad thai as well as pannang curry.
Vito's Pizza
On reed avenue. watch for "buy one, get one free" deals on certain days of the week.
Indian food
Sunnyvale and neighboring cities are home to numerous indian restaurants that cater to those looking for a taste of home. dosas and other vegetarian fare can be found at saravana bhavan, udupi palace, 1145 w el camino real. keep an eye out for a number of chaat places chaat house, chaat corner, chaat cafe, etc that dot the strip malls along el camino real. bombay garden at lawrence and el camino real
Bangladeshi Food
Bangladeshi Food There is a superb Bangladeshi restaurant named Dhaka Cafe at Pomeroy Ave on El Camino real. It has a great menu consisting of fish dishes. Very casual.