[fishermansporch]

This feels accurate to me. I recently moved back to Portland from Silicon Valley, and the extreme cost of living, the lack of culture, lack of good food, and workaholic culture were a big part of it. If you live in Cupertino, Campbell, Sunnyvale, I struggle to even think of things like a decent bar.

[bradlys]

> If you live in Cupertino, Campbell, Sunnyvale, I struggle to even think of things like a decent bar.

I mean - is anyone really looking for that in places that are definitely known as places that people move to in order to raise children? It's a really weird complaint. If you wanted booze and the kid vibes - guess you could move to San Carlos.

I wonder if the people complaining about lack of good food are mostly talking about good food at a certain price point or just certain cuisines - because I don't have many issues finding good restaurants here whereas in some other major cities it can be a real struggle to find anything that is at the same level.

[anyfoo]

It has gotten a smidge better in Cupertino because of the "Main Street" area that popped up, but it's all in only one place, a tiny one compared to how big Cupertino is. Before that, there was pretty much nothing.

[legerdemain]

"Main Street, Cupertino" is mostly condos, high-end Asian family restaurants, a Meet Fresh (a cavernous chain business selling Taiwanese slushie desserts to kids), and a high-end chain bar. Oh, and a Philz. My mind boggles at the thought that Main Street is an improvement over the panoply of mom-and-pop businesses that dot Cupertino all over.