Originally Posted by
snofy
I'm at the Somerset right now and the Yoshinoya is right on Suzhoujie. I guess I'll have to make do with the 10 min walk there, it's not far but the little one can't walk fast
I actually lived right across the street from you for about six months a while back (in the 中关村公馆 complex). As you've no doubt discovered, there's not a whole lot except for a 7-11 and a bunch of police cars in the immediate vicinity.
If you're looking for a nice escape one day, I'd can't help but put in a recommendation for ESSE Coffee (爱喜咖啡) near the intersection of Suzhoujie and Zhongguancun Dajie. This place has great coffee, salads, sandwiches, and bakery, and (IMHO) is one of the nicest places in Beijing to sit and chat or get some work done. Fast free wifi and friendly service.
http://www.dianping.com/shop/6082083 (Chinese)
http://4sq.com/1a9E3jA (English)
A bit father afield, but still within a ~20 minute walk, there are some decent little cafés and small restaurants on Yiheyuan Lu (what Suzhoujie turns into on the other side of the 4th Ring Road) across from the PKU campus. As
moondog suggests, though, Wudaokou is your best bet and is a ~15RMB taxi from you. Lots of options ranging from Korean and Japanese to pizza and burgers.
Happy to offer more specific recommendations if you have a specific type of food you're looking for.
Originally Posted by
moondog
I'm working on an English translation of Dazhong Dianping (far richer than any of the English sites), and will post here when I have it up and running.
This would be incredibly useful—a friend and I spent a bit of time on a concept app for this a while back, but machine translated reviews just looked too unprofessional (and often incomprehensible) and we ultimately scrapped it. Can't wait to see what you come up with.