Hobee's is a chain of sit-down restaurants in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties in Northern California. Paul Taber, the founder, bought the Dairy Belle in Mountain View, California, and opened the first Hobee's restaurant in 1974. A sometime vegetarian and animal welfarist , Taber gradually moved the menu away from traditional diner fare to more alternative options, including tofu, humanely raised eggs from local farms, freshly baked blueberry coffeecake, and a strongly brewed cinnamon house tea which has become its trademark beverage.