However, there are two restaurants that I have been to that have fixed my dilemma. Jasmine Garden (14th and Church) uses a spoon with a little hook on the end of the stem. So when you put  your spoon down to eat with your sticks, your spoon is secured at the top of the bowl.

A ramen spot in Japan town, Tanpopo (pictured in this article), goes one step further. The spoon has a notch right at the base of the stem/handle before it rounds out the spoon part. This allows you to rest the spoon on the lip of the bowl putting your spoon entirely out of the soup but still right there for you to grab when you want to get a sip of some warm liquid goodness.

I know, like I said above, this isn’t a normal post but I had to write about it. I love things like this, continuous improvement. Pretty sweet that people are still out there making things as small as a spoon better.

I felt very strongly about this until we went out to dinner for my dad’s birthday late September. Peacock Cafe is hands down the best Indian food in the Bay Area. If you or anyone  you know wants Indian food, this place is worth the drive to Fremont (I went to the Fremont one), Santa Clara or San Jose from anywhere in the Bay.

We ordered Veg Dum Biryani, Chicken 65, Goat Curry, Chana Masala, Rice and about 5 Naans. There was not one bit of leftovers. Everything from the green chutney was freakin’ delicious.

They even have online ordering. Don’t worry all you Chicken Tikka Masala fans, they have that too. Seriously, try something new.

Here are their three locations:

2798 El Camino Real,
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone:(408) 247-9264

2760 Aborn Road,
San Jose, CA 95121
Phone:(408) 528-9422

39447 Fremont Blvd,
Fremont, CA 94538
Phone : (510) 226 6320

website: www.peacockrestaurants.com