Such a shame would be nice to have a good Vietnamese restaurant in this area absolutely the worst food I've had in a long long time order two different appetizers and three different meals none of which I would recommend read more

Best lemongrass chilli tofu and drink selection I've ever had. Lots of vegetarian options and lovely staff. I always get the lemongrass tofu at least once a month, it's my weakness. read more

This was our second trip to this restaurant (the first time was at their soft opening over a year ago and it wasn't a satisfactory experience). We were prepared to give the restaurant another chance, since they have been open for over a year. We went on a Sunday, around noon. There were only a couple of tables occupied, so I assumed we would get pretty fast service. It took about 15 minutes for a waiter to take our orders. We ordered the beef pho, the pork and shrimp bun and popcorn chicken for appetizer, water and hot tea for everyone. The water arrived after 20 minutes, but no tea. We asked the waiter on two separate occasions to check on the tea. It arrived after the food which came after 50 minutes. The popcorn chicken was crispy and tasted ok. The beef pho broth was very tasty although the brisket was really tough. The best part of the pho dish was the broth. If the restaurant can ensure that the brisket is tender enough to eat, they have a winning dish in the beef pho! The pork and shrimp bun (noodle) was not good. The fish sauce was too sweet. The grilled pork was a little tough and the shrimp overcooked. My advice is: be prepared to wait awhile to get service and for the food to arrive, so don't come hungry. Or maybe come at off peak times. read more

They are delicious foods there and really nice service. We will comeback soon. Recommend this restaurant as I love them

Pretty good for a new restaurant. We had their Vietnamese cubed beef and their grilled pork. (Next table had their hot pot which looked and smelled wonderful!) Both the dishes we had were very tasty... The beef was cooked very well, tender, and I could taste the heat from the wok...(big difference between a flaming hot will and one that is just "wimpish hot".. food comes out different). The grilled pork was nicely done too, and I liked their rice..fluffy and freshly cooked. One thing to note is they use a lot of fish sauce, as they should in this genre of cooking. For one not a fan of fish sauce, it's not their cooking is bad.. just not used to the taste! Overall, good food, friendly service, odd decor. It is located in an obscure corner of SJ, a neighbourhood restaurant but may be worth the trek from North sj if one is just looking for good Vietnamese food in a clean quiet environment... read more

Love the food ...garlic noodles, Thai red curry rice, popcorn chicken!!!! Yum!!! Friendly and respectful staff.... Overall excellent!! read more

Clearly wasted my time stoping here for my lunch break. Yelp said they open at 10am and was here at 10:07 and doors are locked "Open" sign is off, called and they don't pick up. I guess they open when they feel like it. read more

AK Kitchen - They don't open at 10 - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

Yum Yum! Finally found some good garlic noodles! And I am very picky about my garlic noodles. I seek out the best and AK is on the top of my list. I just wish they were closer to my work and home. Please open one more spot. :) read more

The grilled squid had an awesome smoky flavor and cooked just right. Crispy noodle is surprisingly tasty. We got the one with seafood and it had a good amount of mussels. read more

The owner was very friendly and the food are fresh. It is located in a very quite neighborhood.

Very tasty and fresh food; friendly and polite service; very clean; reasonable prices. We definitely will come back again.

They have so many kind of Vietnamese Street food and the taste is really impressed ! Quiet location- Suitable for studying and working! Just 5 mins drive from EVC read more

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They let one young kid running the business.. terrible customer service...food not that good. We come to support our local business.. they need to do better... read more

AK kitchen it's one of the best restaurant I've ever been to, their food is amazing, especially the cubed beef and delicious milk tea, and other refreshments. I recommend this a 5 star review and I hope other people visit to, I'll definitely come here again, thanks for the service!!! read more

Went last night. Food presentation was excellent, five stars. Food quality good, 4 stars. My only complaint was the ambience needs some love. They need to lower the lights and add some not so expensive changes like put a divider down the middle to create more privacy so you don't feel like you're eating at a mess hall. They don't need to spend a lot of money to improve the ambience. Maybe they should hire a designer to help them. The prices are very reasonable and we'll definitely be back. read more

Amazing food! Big dinner on Father's Day. Everything tasty, delicious and very reasonably priced. The staff were very kind and attentive. I know we will be back. And such an interesting menu. Lot's of choices. This place more than deserves 5 stars. read more

My wife and I took literally one bite and wanted to throw up. You call this vietnamese food? The food is beyond bad. I wouldn't feed it to my worst enemy. read more

i wish i could give a rating of 0 but here we are. my party of 11 arrived around 1 pm with high hopes and optimism as the restaurant was having their grand opening. they did not answer the phone when we called ahead of time. we waited 10 minutes for them to set up the table. we ordered our food which was 2 phos, 2 pork plates, 3 chicken wing appetizers, 2 spring rolls, and 4 crispy noodle plates and 1 vermicelli. the Vietnamese coffee was good, but overpriced at $4.50 for half a cup. it is currently 2:35pm and we only have gotten a little more than half of our order. (we got the appetizers AFTER we got 3 of our dishes). THE FOOD: the pork plate was not hot and was not steaming, it was mildly warm as if it was sitting. the fish sauce wings barely had any flavor and just tasted like chicken w some salt. the crispy noodles were warm and still pretty good, NOT worth the wait though. THE SERVICE: smaller parties received their food before we even got many of our plates. the staff continuously apologize for the slow service and refill our waters. **they technically close at 2pm but we are still here, barely receiving our meals. read more

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We went here because we heard about the Vietnamese egg coffee. It was Sunday afternoon and there were only 3 other parties here besides us. We ordered our food, 1 appetizer, 1 rice with pork chops, 1 vermicelli with grilled pork, and 3 skewers. For drinks we got a peach tea, a coconut slush, and 2 Vietnamese egg coffee. We waited for 15 minutes and the peach tea and the coconut drink came out. Then another 15 minutes until one of the coffee and the appetizer came out, no sign of the main dishes and the 2nd coffee. I decided to go and check with the waiter to make sure, and they told me they were preparing the dishes. I waited another 10 minutes to check again, and the cashier told me they forgot to put in the order for the 2nd coffee, I said it was okay and don't worry about it then went back to my table. We finally got the rest of our food about 10 minutes later. Total of 50 minutes wait time for the food and a missing coffee that they didn't even care to hurry to make or try to compensate. Unacceptable. Food was also very pricy for the quality. The food didn't even taste fresh, it was more like they pre made it and threw it in the microwave, which is confusing because it took forever to come out. TLDR: Long wait for mediocre food. Restaurant was not even busy and waiter did not seem to care about the experience that the customer was having. read more

Very for quick and convenient for asian/ vietnamese bite but unfortunately the food not too good. Tried the place twice, a strike out both time. Not planning to return for the 3rd strike. read more

The restaurant just opened. At this time they are not taking credit cards. This is basically a Vietnamese restaurant, with a selection of foods from the rest of Asia. We really enjoyed our dinner. I had the pho ga (that's chicken soup). It was super. My wife had a beef dish that she really enjoyed. We'll be back. read more

I was hoping the food wood be good since it's close to my home.... however that was not the case this place is just not very good. I ordered the following: Thai fried rice, spring rolls, beef/rice plate. None of the food I ordered compared to the traditional Vietnamese food I've enjoyed at other places that are right here in our area. I WILL NOT BE RETURNING to AK Kitchen. Just drive down the road for better quality/tasting Vietnamese food. There are several really good places near Target on Silver-Creek. read more

Just heard that they're open again and I gotta stop by for their fresh milk with black sugar boba. As expected, it's still as good as before, not overwhelmingly sweet like other places I've been to. Definitely check out egg coffee on my next visit. read more

This restaurant has a lot of Vietnamese snacks and street food. I went there with my husband for lunch and we ordered baby clam, fried tofu and congee. They have the best baby clam I ever tried in San Jose. All waiters and waitress are so friendly and nice. Will def come back to try other dishes on their menu. read more

Excellent food! We ordered lobster coconut noodles, crabs and soups. They tasted delicious. You have many choices which are convenient to order. Will come back. Thanks read more

worst viet food ever. im there just for the coffee. but the coffe is so bad now:

I'm not sure who this Ella woman is, but she sounds like an entitled Karen... and you know how they act! Ella should stick to eating regurgitated vomit since that's what her review sounds like. Anyways, My friends and I arrived at this place for dinner. We ordered and got our food in 5 minutes time, so the service was optimal and fast. The summary of food flavors was a combination of well balanced, fresh, and everything you would expect from a great restaurant. We were so busy enjoying our food that we forgot to take pictures! I'm going to make this my regular spot for me and my friends. Awesome place!!! read more

This is a very good Vietnamese Restaurant. The menu is varied and the food is well prepared.

Easy parking. Nice big restaurant. The tables are not cramped together. We enjoyed our food as it seemed like home cooked Vietnamese food. Good spicy flavors cooked up fresh. You could see the chopped garlic and diced up ginger and green onions. I had a spice tofu dish that was tasty. My partner ordered the vegetarian pho and was pleased with the amount of veggies in the soup. We ordered garlic noodles as well which were tasty as well. The server was polite and knowledgeable about the menu. I would definitely come back to try more dishes. read more

Small business in deep evergreen. My family was feeling really hungry today and since we were low on gas we decided to check this place out. The worker was very kind and i loved the food. The popcorn chicken was my favorite dish I ate and would really recommend this restaurant to any of my friends! 10/10 read more

The food was good and servers were attentive, but they have some improvements to make towards getting food out in a timely manner. We went for lunch on a Friday and waited 30 minutes for our appetizer to come out. The spring rolls were not just overdone, but black and burnt on the ends. I sent them back, and at this point we were about to be running late with two entrees yet to appear. I asked for the check and for the food to be packed up to go, and this request was accommodated with apologies for how long the food to take out. I'm giving 4 stars because the food (round 2 spring rolls, crab fried rice, crab vermicelli) was tasty and I really hope AK Kitchen stays open! However, if you have a short lunch break and need to get back to work, I might stick with calling for take-out ahead of time. read more

Heard good things about this new restaurant in my neighborhood and decided to try it. Very friendly staff and the food was delicious. Overall a great experience and would definitely come back. The place is spacious and a bit understaffed. But the staff are efficient. read more

Nice and quiet neighborhood place ! Great food and service. Will definitely come back and hope that they are able to make a good go of this place. read more

I like this place Happy hours from 2pm -5pm for $1 beers, variety of vietnamese appetizers, and awesome egg coffee. I wish they have happy hours til 6pm. read more

Went to AK Kitchen for the first time tonight. We ordered a bowl of Thai style clams as a starter. It was really good, and had some heat with the dipping sauce they serve with it. My husband had Vietnamese style beef cubes with rice and I had the chicken pho. Both of us really liked our dinners. I have to eat pho at least twice a month, because it's my favorite. I always went to Pho Y #1 on Capitol at Silver Creek. Now I don't need to drive as far. Sure hope this place succeeds. The place is super clean, and the service is good, too. We heartily recommend it! read more

The egg coffee is to die for! Gotta be the best egg coffee I've ever tasted. The honey walnut prawn is my favorite dish, I always order that when I get here. I will try more of their menu when I have the chance. read more

There, they have a lot of Vietnamese food, street food, and drinks, and I tried some, it really delicious, and I would like to come back and try the entire menu read more

AK Kitchen - Vietnamese Near Me - San Jose, California

Ordered clams, mussels now my stomach not feeling good. Slimy taste won't go away. Save your money .

Soft opening, they don't have everything on the menu yet but all of the food I tried so far, they are very tasty and good. Services is nice and fast. Clean and lovely decorations inside. read more

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I was at AK yesterday dinner. The foods are all good, especailly the Honey Walnut Prawn. The prices are very reasonable. The staff are nice and attentive. Highly recommended. I will definitely come back to try more foods. read more