Location: Castro Valley
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Top 10 restaurants in Castro Valley, United States
Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, it is the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California and the twenty-third most populous in the United States. The population was 61,388 at the 2010 census.
Things to do in Castro Valley
1. Acqua E Farina
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 138 reviews
Reviewed By BarryandJackie - Berkeley, California
Generally just good old Italian food, without any attempt to be particularly splashy or uber-gourmet. The salads were generous, and we enjoyed both a pesto and marinara sauce pastas which were tasty with lots of chicken and shrimp respectively. The service was very attentive and friendly. The prices quite reasonable. The place is bigger than it looks from the street, with a wing at the back with Italian-scene frescoes. Street parking in the evening is fairly plentiful.
2. Lucca's Italian Deli
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 80 reviews
Reviewed By Dianah R - Oakland, California, United States
Luccas is an awesome, classic Itian deli with simple, quality foods. They have fresh slices meats, cheeses and other deli items. They also have small grocery items that include pastas, oils, candies, crackers, etc. They've become my favorite sandwhich spot in Hayward/Castro Valley
3. Val's Burgers
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 251 reviews
Reviewed By ArkansasRev - Arkansas
Grew up with Val's. Now live out of state, always go to Val's when I return for a visit. It is always great. The two of us can make a great meal of 2 Baby Burgers and split a shake and order of fries or onion rings. The shakes are served in the old fashioned metal containers and will fill up 2+ milk shake glasses.
4. Genghix Asian Fusion
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 86 reviews
Reviewed By thehermit - Bay Area, California
Whenever I go home to the Bay Area, I must eat there or order food for take out. It is always delicious. Especially the Peking ribs and Thai rice. I also love the sushi. What truly amazes me is that they have such a wide selection that are all good! Truly, you can't go wrong.
5. Doug's Place
Overall Ratings
4 based on 100 reviews
Reviewed By j3mmr71 - Hayward, California
I came across this place and made a point to try it based on name. Well it didn't live up to it's namesake. We arrived early on a Sunday morning and it was not yet busy. Tables were plentiful on arrival at around 8 am ish', and became moderately busy by 8:30. The décor can be described as eclectic nostalgia. The wife ordered an omelet where I opted for a waffle, with strawberries and cream, and bacon. Drinks were ordered at the same time as the food so we could speed up our visit. The orange juice was from concentrate; strike one. The wife didn't have any complaints about her food which was served pretty quick. The service was good too. John was friendly and had helpful. My waffle was just ok and nothing to write home about. The strawberries were from the freezer variety as they tasted as such and were even still cold like them; strike 2. The cream was very flat and tasteless as well. Now I love my bacon and really enjoy and look forward to that part of the breakfast. On this occasion however, describing it as bacon would be a stretch. That's because it was void of any taste and looked like it had 3rd degree freezer burn. Needless to say after 2 bites of the 4 strips, I put my napkin over the top of them and laid them to rest; strike 3. I was completely unimpressed. The food was not fresh, juice from concentrate and the prices were higher than all franchise and privately owned restaurants we have ever been to. This gives us no reasonable purpose to return.
6. Buffalo Bills
Overall Ratings
4 based on 182 reviews
Reviewed By tedkirby - Lexington, Massachusetts
Went here for lunch on Sunday, wasn't crowded when we got there, but got pretty packed. They have some special beers which sound very tasty. The food itself was tasty, not cheap, but not too expensive. There is outdoor seating too, which was nice on this day. Service was OK, nothing spectacular.
7. Top Thai Cuisine
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By Joan W - Indianapolis, Indiana
The good reviews caught my eye & I love Thai food, so on the very last day of our vacation, we decided to give it a try. So glad we did! I ordered the cashew dish with vegetables and chicken and asked for it to be spicy hot & it sure was! The sauce was I incredibly good! Orders extra brown rice so I could soak up all the sauce! My husband orders the Penang Beef Special and said it was very good also. We had chicken wings, with a tasty sauce and basil leaves as an appetizer. Excellent service with a smile and great curtesy! If I lived here, I'd be a regular!
8. Buon Appetito
Overall Ratings
4 based on 126 reviews
Reviewed By 2232KenJi - San Jose, California
Hayward is no known a a gourmet or even pretty good dinning. Buon Appetito is the one gem in town. A wonderful selection of entrees. I had ravioli in cream sauce with mushrooms and prosciutto. My cousin had pasta Friulana with a rich tomato sauce.. While both dishes were tasty, we both agreed that there was much too much sauce.Such is not done in Italy. Somehow American's think there has to be a lot of sauce. In fact the Italian word we associate with sauce is Sugo, which translates to gravy. A lite amount. Suggest you tell the server to go lite and put the sauce in a bowl.
We wished we had room for dessert as the desert menu is to die for. We agreed next time we go we will have a salad and lots of desert..
9. Harry's Hofbrau
Overall Ratings
4 based on 115 reviews
Reviewed By larrycsmith - San Leandro, California
The food at Harry's Hofbrau is excellent I've never been disappointed been going there for years has a great staff that helps you get through lines and then be able to sit down and eat your food I highly recommend any sandwich that they make and desserts are excellent has a very good tavern of all types beer and hard liquor bar and if you like sports they have TVs all around .
10. Aroma Cuisine of India
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By lain321 - Castro Valley, California
Aroma has a Buffett sometimes and it never disappoints. I ordered a la crate once too and the food was again very good. One thing I like is that the main waiter (whose name I am sadly forgetting now) always greets each person as they enter. He's excellent and I'm sure is another reason the place is often quite full. Oh, besides the tasty food.
