An excellent place to people-watch, the San Jose branch of this chain restaurant is usually jammed with children and families and you can even eat inside a trolley car! The entire place resembles a turn-of-the-century train station complete with the antiques. The food here is cheap -- most of the pasta dishes are in the $6-$8 range. It’s also a hotspot for young twenty-somethings who like to go out on dates while driving their parents’ BMWs.
Beware on the weekends, however, as the crowd often sprawls out into the alleyway and you might have to wait up to an hour to get in.