San Jose Restaurant Guide
San Jose Restaurant Reviews
Welcome to our San Jose restaurant reviews guide where you'll find top restaurants off the beaten path, both locally owned and chain. In fact, some of the best restaurants in the San Jose just might be the little mom and pop operations flying under the radar. For some of the best picks in San Jose, you've come to the right place.
Our San Jose restaurant reviews guide can help you make sense of the thousands of options out there. Happy eating!
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Excellent Sandwich Selections and Fresh Salads. Friendly Staff
(01/04/2003)
Friday around 1p found Carlos and me at a long established restaurant in downtown San Jose, the Bella Mia. The ambiance is perfect, not too noisy or too bright, lots of dark wood and deep comfortable booths. There is also a welcoming lounge with a full bar. The exclusively male kitchen is open so di...
In '98 we celebrated my grandparents 50th anniversary party here. We rented out the entire place and it was FABULOUS. Everyone had a blast. They managed to make 160 sicilians happy! HAHA I also went to prom with some friends at Palermo and it was amazing. The waiter was not all that friendly but he ...
The other night found Carlos, Ashley and me at Habana Cuba for a much anticipated Cuban dinner. We arrived around 8pm on a Saturday night with no reservation. We waited about 10 minutes for a table. The dining room is bright, a little on the noisy side with Cuban music playing in the background and ...
Lovely decor. Great place for a first date. A most enjoyable dining experience!
Tomo has the freshest and best selection of sushi that we have found in San Jose. The sushi bar is usually full during dinner hour however the table area is fairly large so there may be a seat available for you (except friday and saturday night). The house sushi specialties are albacore tataki, slic...
Tony & Albas Pizza & Pasta is a real gem in the Pizza World. They have consistently produced fresh, flavorful, and good-valued pizzas in a clean environment.
Hunan Taste is a great "hole-in-the-wall" Chinese restaurant near the airport in San Jose. For about 5 to 6 bucks, you get a huge lunch plate with your choice of house specialties. I had the curry beef rice plate. Man, was that hot. Practically burned my tongue off. And I like hot food, which is wha...