Awesome but pricey:
Tamarine - Palo Alto - Vietnamese, Contemporary - 650-325-8500 $$$$ ($29/head last time)
Koi Palace - Daly City - Dim Sum / Cantonese $$$
Zibbibo - Palo Alto - Modern $$$
Evvia's - Palo Alto - Greek $$$$
Ebisu Sushi - SF near GG Park - Sushi - 415-566-1770 $$$
Pan Tao - Sunnyvale - Dim Sum / Cantonese $$$

Cheap and Great:
House of Falafel - Cupertino - Mediterranean (dolma, hummus, ...) - 408-446-2411 $
Village Cheese House - Palo Alto - Great Sandwiches $
Saigon Sandwich - 650 Larkin St, SF, Civic Center - Banh mi! (tofu too!!!) $

Good, solid food:
Shabuway - Mountain View - Japanese Shabu Shabu $$
Amici's - Mountain View - East Coast Pizza $$
Cook's Seafood - Menlo Park - 650-325-0604 $$

To Try:
Shalizaar - San Mateo - Persian Food (probably meaty) - $$$
Chez Pannisse - Berkeley - Good vegetarian options, but not all vegetarian
Dakao - 98 E San Salvador St, San Jose - BANH MI - $
Pho Nguyen - 275 W. Calaveras Blvd Milpitas - Pandan Waffles - 408-945-5909 $
Unnamed Little Vietnamese Bakery [South Bay] - 1816 Tully Rd. #279, in Lion Center San Jose - Pandan Waffles - $
Bistro Elan - Palo Alto - French?  $$$
Suzuyou - San Mateo - Japanese (cheap lunch) - 650-347-8626 $
Vung Tau Restaurant - San Jose - Vietnamese, lotsa seafood, distinctly nonkosher - 408-288-9055 $$$
Marche - Menlo Park - French, Contemporary - 650-324-9092 - Dinner Tues-Sat - Sounds like reservations are required $$$$
Quang Da - San Jose - Vietnamese, Central - 408-297-3402 $$$
Habana Cuba - San Jose - Cuban - 408-998-CUBA $$$
Poor House Bistro - San Jose - New Orleans Food - 408-292-5837 - $$
Zeni Ethiopian Restaurant - San Jose - Ethiopian - 408-615-8282 $$
Ton Kiang - SF near Geary - Dim Sum
Fook Yuen - Millbrae - Dim Sum
Lily's House - Lafayette - Shanghainese (has Beggar's Chicken) $$
Izumi-ya - Japantown SF - Okonomiyaki $
The Kitchen - Millbrae - Peking Duck $$$
Sushi Yoshi - Newark - Sushi
Naomi Sushi - Menlo Park - Sushi
Anzu - SF - Sushi - eat at the counter
Himawari - San Mateo - Ramen $
Dohenkotsu - San Jose - Ramen $
Ramen Halu - San Jose - Ramen $
Gochi - Cupertino - Izakaya
Saizo - Sunnyvale - Izakaya
Yumeya - Sunnyvale - Izakaya
Beef Noodle #1 - San Jose - Pho $
Pho+? Y - San Jose - Pho $
Shanghai Dumpling Shop - Millbrae - Xiaolongbao
Hatcho - Santa Clara - Japanese + Kaiseki - 408-248-8500 - Can be pricey $$$
Prolific Oven - Palo Alto - Coffee Shop + Cakes
Hu Chiang Dumpling House - Cupertino - Xiaolongbao (crab)
The Slanted Door - San Francisco (great view of Bay Bridge) - Yuppie Vietnamese (good seafood selection) - 415-861-8032 $$$
Ming's Diner - SF (Sunset) 2129 Taraval St Btwn 31st&32nd Ave- 415-242-0811 $$
Bow Hun - SF Chinatown 850 Grant Ave. east side of st, just north of Clay - Raw Fish Salad is supposed to be _awesome_
Great Eastern - SF Chinatown - Cantonese Seafood
Capital Restaurant - SF Chinatown 839 Clay St - 415-397-6269 $
Kam Po Kitchen - SF Chinatown corner of Broadway & Powell $
Hon's Won Tun House - SF Chinatown 648 Kearny St
My Canh - San Jose - Vietnamese - 408-293-8955
Dalat - 408 E William St San Jose 95112 - Vietnamese - (408)294-6989 $$$
Mantra - Palo Alto 632-636 Emerson St - French / Californian / Indian - 650-322-3500 $$$$
Saint Michael's Alley - Palo Alto 806 Emerson St - Salads / Omeletts / Brunch / Sandwiches - 650-326-2530 $$$
French Laundrey - Yountville (Napa) - French - Ridiculously good French food - 707-944-2380 Reservation only, Jackets required, no jeans, shorts or tennis shoes - $$$$$
Fu Lam Mum - Mtn View, 246 Castro St. near Villa - Cantonese
Xanh - Mtn View, Casto St. near Villa - Vietnamese Seafood
Capannina - 1809 Union Street, San Francisco - Italian (CHEESE!)
Aziza - San Francisco 5800 Geary Blvd @ 22nd Ave - Moroccan food + cocktails - 415-752-2222 $$$
Piperade - San Francisco 1015 Battery St @ Green St - Basque cuisine - 415-391-2555 $$$$
A16 - San Francisco 2355 Chestnut St, Between Sctoo and Divisadero - Italian, great pizzas + entrees - 415-771-2216 $$$
Delfina Pizzeria - San Francisco - Pizza
Fresca - San Francisco 2114 Fillmore St - Peruvian - 415-447-2668 $$$
Limon - San Francisco 524 Valencia St - Peruvian - 415-252-0918 $$$
Jai Yun - San Francisco 923 Pacific Ave - Chinese - 415-981-7438 $$$
Takara - San Francisco Japan Town - Sukiyaki
Minako - San Francisco 17th St - Japanese (organic, veggie friendly)

Bakeries:
Fleur de Cocoa - Los Gatos
Icing on the Cake Los Gatos

Mission eats:
http://chowhound.com/topics/show/304833

Peninsula Sushi List:
http://www.emeraldlake.com/sushilist.html

$ cheap < $10
$$ average $10-$15
$$$ pricey $15-$25
$$$$ expensive $25-$50
$$$$$ ridiculous > $50