Combining a casual dining ambience with the atmosphere of a neighborhood sports bar, Maya Palenque is as good a place to enjoy a few margaritas and watch the game as it is to bring the family for dinner. Featuring an expansive menu encompassing everything from cajun shrimp to carne asada, there's plenty of variety to chose from. Kids and the young at heart are bound to love the Mayan-themed decorations, including a large dragon with blinking Christmas lights. Best of all, it stays open late, so customers can feel free to enjoy a game of pool or a beer until closing.
In a town with as many Asian-styled dining places as Novato, it can be difficult to find one that stands out. But Dragon Cafe, a Mandarin-style eating establishment with Cantonese flavor, manages to do just that. Unlike other Asian-themed eateries in town, it serves up super-fresh food, with many of the vegetables coming straight from the on-site garden. Due to the limited seating availability inside, many customers opt for take-out. Popular dishes include chow-fun, kung pao chicken and sweet and sour chicken.
Taki offers traditional Japanese dishes and sushi in a quaint location. The restaurant is located on the corner by Red Boy Pizza in Pacheco Plaza and is open most days for lunch and dinner. There is a private room available for events that can seat 26 people.
Extreme Pizza is known for its incredible list of fresh ingredients. Some unusual ones that make this international pizza chain popular include homemade hummus, shredded pork and frijoles negras y salsa. If you can't decide what you want, order the Yard Sale, which has almost everything on it. It offers a take and bake option too. It also sells calzones, wings, salads and subs.
This location is near Macy's at the Vintage Oaks Shopping Center in Novato.
Little Caesars Pizza has been making inexpensive pizzas and Crazy Bread for more than 50 years. The store's 14 inch Hot-N-Ready cheese and pepperoni pizzas are ready with no wait. You'll find this Little Caesars near the DMV in Novato.
For a family-oriented pizza place, look no further than Round Table Pizza in the Tresch Triangle shopping center near the corner of Center Road and South Novato Boulevard. Featuring large tables, a spacious dining area and the best kid's meal in Novato, it offers an ideal family experience. Parents can watch the game on large screen TVs while the kids enjoy the Merlin's Magical Place play area.
The national chain of Subway is known for a consistent menu featuring its freshly baked breads. This location is no different, offering high quality and low prices. The Ignacio Boulevard store is located in the newly remodeled Pacheco Plaza shopping center, near Paradise Market.
Chipotle Mexican Grill opened in December 2011 in a location that originally was a Pizza Hut but more recently had been a Starbucks. It is on De Long Avenue right next to the police station and right across Machin Avenue from the long-shuttered Novato Community House. Chipotle, a chain that started in Denver in 1993, prides itself on fresh ingredients and sustainably raised meats. Chipotle is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has more than 900 locations, but it does not describe itself as a fast food.
