Simmer & Steamer

The Korean rice bowl brand, has more than 200 stores in Korea, finally launched in the US with a reasonable price! Simmer & Steamer Palo Alto is our third store in the US. Thanks for your interest!

Simmer & Steamer is a korean restaurant in Palo Alto, California. It is listed at 444 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, which places it among the local businesses of Palo Alto that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Google also lists it under asian restaurant, restaurant, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

Portion sizes and pricing swing widely across this group, from a $10 lunch bowl to a multi-course tasting menu at an upscale sushi counter, so checking recent reviews and photos is more useful than the price range alone. In Palo Alto, dinner reservations for popular izakaya, hot pot and Korean BBQ spots fill up on Friday and Saturday nights, so booking ahead or arriving at opening is worth it. Many restaurants across California run daily lunch specials on weekdays that are not listed on the dinner menu, so it is worth asking. Halal, vegetarian and gluten-free options vary a lot by kitchen; call ahead if you have a dietary restriction rather than assuming the menu will note it.

The business lists hours on 7 days of the week. The most common schedule is 10:30 am–8 pm. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. You can reach Simmer & Steamer at (669) 344-5050; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. Its website is simmer-steamer.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

With 4.1 out of 5 on Google from 74 reviews, it sits in the middle of the range for korean restaurants in Palo Alto. Recent reviews are the best guide.

Palo Alto is in California, on the West Coast, where the climate ranges from foggy coast to hot inland valleys, wildfire season can affect air quality in late summer, and traffic is the main thing to plan around. US addresses list the street number and name, then the city, state abbreviation and ZIP code, and Palo Alto follows the same pattern; a suite or apartment number such as Ste 200 refers to a unit inside the building. The map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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