For restaurateur Rozanne Chen’s latest venture, it was Mountain View or bust.
When searching for a venue for her Chinese restaurant Bloom & Vine, she zeroed in on downtown Mountain View — specifically, Castro Street. “I was looking for a space for over two years,” Chen recalled. “Since it’s a new concept, it needed to be on a busy street to attract more people. We get a lot of foot traffic here.”
It helps that the three-block stretch of Castro Street where Bloom & Vine opened in June is a pedestrian mall. And business is boosted during special events like last month’s Mountain View Art & Wine Festival; according to the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, it attracted more than 175,000 people over its two days…