De Anza students have choices when it comes to food on campus, but for true variety and a change of setting to kickstart your brain batteries, the surrounding community of Cupertino offers unique culinary escapes to indulge your taste buds.
Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks
Islands Fine Burgers and Drinks, recently opened in late 2012, is located at 20750 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Islands serves comfort food with a West Coast fusion inspiration, with big red medium done burgers juxtaposed with tuna poke, salmon miso glazed bowls and surfer inspired fish tacos.
The burgers come as a juicy crispy pile on top of a basket of never ending fries. They also offer delicious in house brews at reasonable prices.
Curry House
A little further away but still close to campus, sits a retail residential building with offerings perfect for college students who want fresh good food that is fast and inexpensive.
Curry House, at 10350 S. De Anza Blvd., takes you to the Far East and back by offering Japanese interpretations of international foods like Indian curry and Italian pasta.
The spiciness of Indian curry is altered to be more sweet in taste, and is often served with your choice of fried and stewed meats, seafood, dairy and veggies. The veggies are crunchy and the fried protein is not greasy or dry while the egg skin ensures that your rice is not running with curry sauce until you dig in.
The pasta at Curry House should be noted for the unique use of ingredients like fish eggs that give a surprise flavor spin to a pasta staple like Alfredo cream sauce.
Kee Wah Bakery
Hop next door to pick up dessert at Kee Wah Bakery. This Hong Kong inspired bakery sells Western baked goods like cakes and croissants along with traditional Chinese fare like char siu bao.
But the best things are the mix of East and West, like when they take Chinese char siu and bake it into Danish pastry skins. The result is a crispy flakey and tender multi layered slice of heaven that takes you on a flavor trip for only $1.50 or so.
Bitter + Sweet Cafe
Before you head back to campus, stop by Bitter + Sweet cafe around the corner and get your caffeine fix for a long haul studying session. The red velvet latte reminds you of the cake namesake but does not overpower the coffee with its sweetness.
CURRY HOUSE (Wen Lee/La Voz Weekly)
KEE WAH BAKERY (Wen Lee/La Voz Weekly)
