Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences hide in plain sight, tucked away in charming downtowns where locals guard their secrets with a knowing smile.
Hap’s Original Steaks & Seafood in Pleasanton is exactly that kind of treasure.
A place where something as seemingly simple as French onion soup becomes a transcendent experience worth crossing county lines for.
Pleasanton itself is one of those East Bay gems that feels like it was designed by someone who really understands what makes a town livable…