A New Pop-Up Brings Buzzy, Michelin-Pedigreed Tacos and Arepas to Castro Valley
Hermanos Verdes is slinging fun, boldly modern Venezuelan and Mexican dishes in the East Bay suburbs
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In Castro Valley, local lore has it that the census-designated East Bay community was once listed in the
Guinness Book of World Records for having the “most fast food restaurants located in a one-mile strip.” That title seems to be mostly apocryphal, but the point stands: According to chef Mikey Ochoa, a Castro Valley native who previously cooked at Michelin-starred spots like Lazy Bear and Rich Table in San Francisco, this particular stretch of the East Bay suburbs has never really been a destination for buzzy, ambitious restaurants.