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City in California, United States
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San Carlos is on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
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Great for children and adults. Located adjacent to the San Carlos Municipal Airport. Although it is commonly thought that the airport takes its IATA code "SQL" from the nearby headquarters of Oracle, in fact, the airport and its IATA code long pre-dated the arrival of Oracle in the community.
A local institution.
A casual and friendly environment with fantastic food. The pastrami sandwich and hamburgers are a must order along with any of the Belgium beers on tap.
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Caltrain runs frequent trains from San Jose and San Francisco.
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San Francisco · International · SFO
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