Sophia Y.
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TBH, there’s not too much to do around this area and if Aina wasn’t conveniently located near the Caltrain, I probably wouldn’t have stopped by, but even if you don’t have easy access to the Caltrian, you should come check out this place. Expect a wait during weekend brunch. We got there around 10am on a Saturday and the wait was about an hour. We were excited to finally get seated. Aina has a cool, contemporary (okay, hipster) vibe, but the place is really open, simple and clean which I like. We were excited about our order (which is why we decided to come in the first place) and didn’t hesitate to let our server know that we were ready to order once we sat down.
We got the spam musubi which is probably my favorite. The spam was so good and tasted like it was house made (which it is). There was a proportionate amount of rice and nori flakes and I liked how it was wrapped in lettuce. We also got the kalbi loco moco which was delicious as well. The rice was good, the eggs were cooked perfectly to my liking and the kalbi was super tender and had a great marinade. We finished our meal with a taro French toast and I’m not normally a taro fan, but this made me change my mind. The toast was super soft and lightly sweetened. I loved the toppings of bacon, macadamia nuts and strawberries and especially the whipped cream as I’m a huge fan of really good vanilla.
Overall, it was a delicious and beautifully presented meal. Do yourself a favor and come try this place one day.