Help me rock a work pot-luck in Sunnyvale...

[adamclyde]

So while I work up in Sunnyvale now, I live in Southern California, so I don't really know the food well yet around the South Bay. But I'm supposed to participate in a work Pot Luck in Sunnyvale in a few weeks and am trying to think of what to bring. Being a newbie at work and being hotel-bound, making something myself is not an option. So I'd love to bring something good from a nearby restaurant or food purveyor. While it needs to be somewhat accessible for non chow types, I don't want to eliminate some great interesting options either.

So, I would need it to fit into the following parameters:

* Can get it take out or to go.
* Travels reasonably well.
* Is easy for self service (finger food or easy to serve portions)
* Tastes awesome.
* somewhat close proximity to Sunnyvale, though I could potentially go as far as Palo Alto or San Jose if it's something worthwhile.

Thoughts? Ideas? I'll be forever in your debt.

[Bunson]

Not exactly haute cuisine but they just opened a King Egg Roll in Milpitas, just a few miles down highway 237 from Sunnyvale. The egg rolls are awesome and great for a wide range of palates, and they sell them in huge party trays with sides of dipping sauce.

[Melanie Wong]

Ah, spotted the new King Eggroll driving by on Tuesday and wondered if it was new. Let me add a link.

(And I had not idea that King Eggroll had a new branch in Gilroy too.)

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King Eggroll #3
8610 San Ysidro Ave, Gilroy, CA 95020

King Eggroll
442 W Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035

[Tripeler]

According to their website, "King Eggroll is now an infamous landmark in Northern California."
I wonder what they have done to deserve such infamy!

[wolfe]

Saved money by using Yahoo babelfish as their site translator?

[adamclyde]

hah. Generally I am overly cautious of infamous food. :)

[adamclyde]

that soulds great too. I'm doubting Dish Dash a bit because it's right by work and its a favorite for folks at work already... so something like King Egg Roll might be something more unique.

Speaking of Milpitas... I noticed driving through there once there seems to be a big Vietnamese presence there? Maybe some great nem nuong or cha gio (along the egg roll line of thinking). thoughts on good sources in Milpitas?

[ceekskat]

All in Sunnyvale...Combo appetizer platter from House of Kabobs or DishDash. Samosas from Rajjot. Chicken seekh kabobs from Shah or Shalimar.

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House of Kabobs
161 S Sunnyvale Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086

[jman1]

Spanish tortilla works well at pot lucks (bring a knife to cut it). See if you can get it to go from Iberia restaurant / Cafe Gibraltar in Menlo Park. Depending on number, you might need to purchase a few, but it should not be expensive.

[RWCFoodie]

Good idea jman1

Rock of Gibraltar for party platters:

http://www.helpisontheway.com/catalog...

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Rock of Gibraltar
1026 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA

[RWCFoodie]

How about KFC (Korean Fried Chicken...) I haven't tried this place but it looks like a possibility.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/753797

[wolfe]

Adam I know zilch about Sunnyvale but check out these links.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/754206
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/803108

[adamclyde]

thanks. I've been reading the local sunnyvale recs for the past few months. a few things intriguing...