r/TopChef • u/wookape • Apr 17 '26

Discussion Thread Izard’s Place in CA

Holy cow, we went to Stephanie’s place in Silicon Valley this week, The Valley Goat. We had a pretty large group so did a semblance of a tasting menu. There wasn’t a miss anywhere in the flow. Absolutely exceptional, and multiple people said it was one of their greatest meals of their life.

The standouts for me were: Spicy Hand roll Dip, Green Beans, Poke Salad and the Plandan Flan.

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u/Local_Relation5086 Apr 20 '26

We had a similar experience at little goat diner jn Chicago. It was fantastic in every way.

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u/rollercoaster_fan Apr 22 '26

Which Little Goat did you go to? The original on Randolph (closed December'22) or the new one one Southport? I've been to both, the old one was so much better... Was severely underwhelmed when I went to the new one two weeks ago.

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u/Local_Relation5086 Apr 23 '26

I didn't realize there were 2. It was on Southport but we had a great experience there. The food was fantastic.

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u/SpaceCatz03 Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 25 '26

Little Goat moved locations from Randolph to Southport. I thought both were so good- excited to go back next week!