Seeing as how it was one of six Bay Area restaurants to nab two Michelin stars but since lost the man who got them (Christopher Kostow) to another two-star, Mountain View's Chez TJ should be the subject of plenty of intrigue as Bruno Chemel settles in. Metroactive kicks off the review parade. The good: "Chemel has some serious chops and he aims to keep those two stars ... He's definitely swinging for the fences at Chez TJ. While I found some dishes too spare and cerebral, Chez TJ remains an exciting place to eat under Chemel." The bad: "Service at Chez TJ is precise and efficient, but it left me cold. I don't expect a song and dance, but when you drop the kind of money you do at Chez TJ a little warmth and personality would be nice." [Metroactive]
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