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Get Ready for A Good Time at Horsefeather

Seared tuna brushed with beet ponzu at the new Horsefeather in Palo Alto.
Seared tuna brushed with beet ponzu at the new Horsefeather in Palo Alto.

It’s been so long since I’ve seen a new restaurant sport a menu with entrees mostly in the twenty-something-dollar range that at first I thought I was looking at a mirage at the new Horsefeather in Palo Alto.

But nope, the newest edition to the Town & Country Village has debuted with a price point that’s relatively comfortable in these economically challenged times.

Opened last month, it’s a sister restaurant to the one in San Francisco’s Nopa neighborhood, and it’s already packing in eager diners, as I found when I dined as a guest of the restaurant last week.

The bar and dining room evokes a mid-century '70s ambience.
The bar and dining room evokes a mid-century ’70s ambience.

Think mid-century modern “That ’70s Show,” as the interior features plenty of warm walnut wood, brass track lighting, and smoked glass dividers.

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