I went there yesterday and it was my second time going. I got chicken udon noddles, spring rolls,…read moreand the chicken pepper sizzling rice. The people were kind and helpful. It is situated behind shops, but it has great ambiance with a cozy, soft feeling.

When I say hole in the wall, I mean hole in the wall. Literally circled the entire lot of the plaza…read morelike a lost puppy before I realized I had driven right past it. It is a tiny restaurant nestled in between CVS and another business, I forget what. But there is a tree blocking their signage and the additional small stand-up sign barely draws enough attention to the location. Restaurant is small, but the service is prompt and friendly. You order through a QR code on the table and all mobile devices ordering from the same table will have their orders consolidated. Beef Udon stir fry is tasty, but as many have said, on the sweeter side. Loooooove the texture and chew of the udon noodles. Very springy, almost like korean rice cakes or gnocchi. Sake chirashi bowl was delicious too. Would be nice if the wasabi was on the side. My daughter loves sashimi but can't handle when the wasabi touches the fish. Too spicy for her. Freshness of the fish is good. It's not the luxury cut of salmon, but the quality is still very worthwhile. Can't go wrong with Cali Roll, sweet potato fries, and spring rolls (fried egg rolls). Kids gobbled them right up. My bestie also ordered a sizzling plate which she finished just as quickly. Definitely RECOMMEND this spot for small get togethers, party of 5 or less. They may not have much in sushi variety, but what they dish up, they serve with pride with modest prices. Cheers to the sweet woman who gave our kids lollipops after their meal. Very family friendly.

Do not let the ther appearance fool you. Nestled in the…read moreAlmaden Center shopping mall, Elements Restaurant might appear unassuming from the outside. However, once you step inside, you're greeted with an amazing dining experience that far surpasses initial impressions. Ambiance and Decor: The interior is modern and tastefully designed, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. A standout feature is the glass wine cellar situated at the center of the restaurant, adding a touch of elegance. Even the restrooms are impeccably clean--a detail that reflects the establishment's commitment to excellence. Cuisine and Menu: While the menu isn't vast, it offers a wide range of options catering to every taste and dietary requirement. The appetizers are generously portioned, beautifully presented, and absolutely delicious. We started with the Vegetarian Spring Rolls, which included two rolls cut in half--each half the size of a full spring roll at other restaurants. Served with a well-crafted hoisin peanut sauce, the portion was so ample that we took half of it home. The Quails Appetizer was a delightful surprise, arriving as a substantial serving that resembled a main dish. The quail was expertly prepared with a mild teriyaki glaze and accompanied by a fresh side salad. Both appetizers set a high standard for the rest of the meal. For the main course, we ordered the Combination Vermicelli with Prawns and Egg Roll, requesting prawns only. The dish came in a large bowl with a side sauce and was abundant with prawns--enough to satisfy two diners. The highlight was the Salmon Wellington. Presented beautifully, the salmon was wrapped in spinach and encased in crispy puff pastry, resting on a bed of delicious lemon beurre sauce and asparagus. Words can't do justice to how amazing this dish was; we found ourselves using the fresh bread to savor every last bit of the sauce. Again, the portion was generous enough for two. Wine List: The wine list is very good and the prices are very reasonable. Service and Experience: From our seating area, we could view the kitchen through a large window, watching the owner chef work his magic. The service was impeccable throughout the evening. We personally thanked the chef for the incredible experience. Conclusion: The combination of superb service, excellent presentation, inviting ambiance, and reasonable prices made for an unforgettable dining experience. I only wish we had discovered Elements Restaurant sooner. It's perfect for a romantic dinner or special occasion, yet the pricing makes it suitable for any day of the week. Great place for bringing friends and family. I strongly recommend that you visit this amazing gem--don't wait! Note: They also offer an extensive take-away menu, which is even larger than their dine-in selection.

My husband and I came here for dinner last night a little before 6pm without making a reservation…read more We got seated right away. While the restaurant was quite busy by the time we left, it wasn't completely full. Decor was modern and comfortable; nothing fancy, but they did have a cool wine storage area surrounded by glasses in the middle. Since they mentioned on their online menu that there's a longer prep time for the Salmon Wellington, we placed an order of it as soon as we sat down while deciding what else to order. For starter, we split the Five Spice Rotisserie Quails. They're quite flavorful, just a bit on the dry side. The Salmon Wellington and Tea-Smoke Duck arrived shortly after we finished the quails and washed our hands. The presentation of the dishes was fantastic. While the puff pastry could be cooked a bit more and the salmon could use more seasonings, the salmon was well cooked, the sauce was quite delicious and the dish was just so beautiful. The duck dish had a very nice smoky aroma, the taro and cranberry reduction was delicious. While the fresh apple slices provided a nice crunch, I would prefer some kind of apple compote. We ended our meal with a mango panna cotta. While the panna cotta was quite thick and not as soft and wobbly as what we're used to, it's still very enjoyable together with the mango sauce, and the plating was top-notch. Service was friendly. Our water was refilled promptly. Complimentary bread was nice and warm. Despite its unassuming store front, and in the middle of nowhere location, Elements offers real bang for the buck delicious fusion dishes with interesting combinations and flavors. Can't wait to come back and try other items on their menu.

We went here last weekend to celebrate early Mother's Day Saturday night. We had a reservation for…read more6 people at 6:30 and there was a bit of a wait still even with our reservation. However, once we were finally seated, our waitress was very attentive and accommodating. We ordered the yellowtail crudo, scallop carpaccio, smoked hamachi tacos (not pictured), toro/ hamachi/zuke umi masu sashimi, short rib kare kare, miso black cod, uni mentaiko carbonara, and firefly squid. All of the fish and squid were extremely fresh, probably the freshest I've had in a long time. The Toro and Zuke Umi Masu (Ocean Trout Belly) were perfectly fatty. My favorites were the smoked hamachi tacos (the gyoza shell was a nice and delicious surprise), uni mentaiko carbonara, and firefly squid (which were so cute and tiny! Also super fresh). The pasta for the uni carbonara is made in house and it had a really good flavor and texture Would definitely go here again!

Food and service was amazing as always!…read more We always always get the smoked hamachi tacos, it's perfection! Savory, zest, texture perfect blend of flavors. The wagyu gyozas were delicious, will be added to one of our go-to items when we come here. Even though it's pan fried it wasn't greasy and the sauce complimented it beautifully. Amaebi heads were well fried and had the best crispy crunch. The cheesecake with ice cream, hands down the best cheesecake we've ever had. Not too sweet and not too creamy, you can keep eating it without getting tired of it.

As a Catholic, it was no meat Lent Friday and we were craving Chinese food. We decided to eat at a…read morelocal favorite Chinese restaurant off Bernal Road closer to home. We arrived on a Friday evening for dinner recently. Golden House Chinese Restaurant is located in an older but nice plaza off Bernal and Santa Teresa road in San Jose. Plenty of parking is easy and accessible in the large parking lot out front. The restaurant has simple Chinese traditional decor. The atmosphere is family friendly and welcoming. There are plenty of tables and big round tables for larger groups for dine in. We ordered honey walnut prawns, eggplant with shrimp, hot and sour soup, rice, Tsing Tao beer, and a carafe of rose wine. Everything was delicious and high quality. The honey walnut prawns was my favorite dish that was scrumptious, crispy, and sweet with every bite. The hot and sour soup was flavorful and soothing. Overall we enjoyed our experience at Golden House Chinese Restaurant. The staff were very friendly and attentive. Our server gave us complementary blood orange slices which we felt was a nice touch. The portions were generous. The price point compared to other Chinese restaurants in the area is more than fair. We will be back to try other dishes.

I would highly recommend coming here for their lunch special. Everything on the lunch special was…read moretasty and the service was great! I really enjoy the complimentary soup :) I also catered here and it was a bit pricey. Their chowfun party tray was a bit underwhelming. I did enjoy their chicken salad.

Wowww, very very yummyyy. Someone back there in that kitchen is making the food with LOVE. My man…read moreand I, and his family have been there a total of 6 times already. Each and every time, we left frickin happy as a clam. The menu is simple- there isn't a grand number of 100 dishes, but that just means they have the means to focus on each individual dish as a whole and make it with care- and boy do they. Every dish is so delish, and the pho isn't made with MSG. I don't think anything there is. Sorry to you MSG lovers but I promise this place won't disappoint (if it does I owe all of ya'll a free bowl of Pho). Jokes aside, this little bistro is nestled in The Plant shopping center, one of my favorite plazas to go and probably would be satisfactory if I was a non-local coming for travel. Parking's a little crazy, but that's because everyone goes there. The way it's decorated inside is SO adorable and well-intentioned. You'll love all the cute little trinkets, wallpaper, and lights. Very chic and expressive, yet comforting and sophisticated. The service is professional, attentive, and friendly. They also have a variety of cool drinks and caffeinated drinks to pick from as well. Safe to say this is officially one of our go-to spots.

I came here years ago when they first opened and even had the chance to meet the owner, so I was…read morereally excited to come back and see how the place was doing. Unfortunately, this visit left me a bit disappointed. When we walked in on a weekend afternoon, several tables were still dirty from previous customers, which didn't create the best first impression. It also seemed like the staff waited until more people left before cleaning multiple tables all at once, rather than keeping up with them throughout service. The food itself was decent and overall tasted good, but the iced Thai tea was extremely sweet. My mom and I barely drank any of it. I was hoping for a better experience this time around, especially since I had such positive memories of this place.

Came here with my little ones for an early dinner after taking them to a funtrupolis. We usually…read moreorder takeout when we eat at bon chon but decided to come here and eat the wings fresh. We ordered a 20 piece wings - soy garlic, sweet potatoes fries and kimchi cucumber. The wings came out fresh, crispy and juicy. There were a very pieces that were overly fried which is the reason I gave it 4 stars. The sweet potatoes fries were surprisingly very good. They were crispy, light and airy. The kimchi cucumber was standard - was expecting the quantity to be a little more but did the job. These wings are definitely a lot better when you eat them made to order (obviously). It was not very busy when we came but the service was great. He was attentive, refilled our waters multiple times and got our food out quickly as I let him know we were in a rush. This place and Vons are our goto places for Korean fried chicken. Def recommend coming here to eat!

One of the worst Bonchon I ever been to if you have tried other Bonchon places you can tell the…read moredifference. Customer service was good. This was my first time being here and ordered. 10 pc chicken wings and a plain tiny coleslaw the size of my pinky. The chicken wings had to much breading also dry and had patches of the sauce. Never again! Do not recommend this place.

Used to my go-to spot in San Jose for poke but it's my favorite on South Side SJ! They have average…read morepricing and good portions of poke. There's nothing that stands out about this place but it's just consistently good. There's no seating inside and I don't remember if there was a couple outside. I personally like tht they have a miso sauce that they drizzle on top that I haven't had before at other poke spots. They also don't upcharge to add avocado. Downside is they charge for seaweed salad. Parking is always tough in this plaza. Check this place out!

I want to clarify that this order was placed through DoorDash. I ordered a large poke bowl with…read morethree scoops of salmon and one scoop of spicy miso salmon, along with all toppings except edamame. I really appreciate that the team carefully followed my instructions and customized the bowl exactly as requested. However, I felt that the sauces were lacking. I chose eel sauce, spicy sauce, and ponzu sauce, but despite the combination, the overall flavor was very mild. At other locations, this mix usually delivers a noticeable kick and depth, but in this case, it tasted under-seasoned. Additionally, some parts of the rice seemed a bit hard. Not sure if the rice was sitting out for a while. Overall, I'd rate this experience 4 stars. The accuracy of my order and the variety of toppings were great, but the flavor and rice texture could be improved. I will give it another try by ordering in-store to see if there's a difference.

AK Kitchen is located very close to the Villages in SE San Jose. We decided to try some food in the…read morearea, and I'm always down to try some Thai food. We ordered takeout and they were prompt and had everything ready to go when we walked in. We ordered Pad See Ew chicken and Spicy Basil Fried rice(spicy). Our immediate first reactions, were that it looked nothing like the online menu images or Thai food we've had elsewhere in the Bay Area. The pad see we usually had this thicker brown sauce that it's cooked in, but this version had a watery soup. The basil fried rice also.. didn't look fried. The taste was better than it looked but still very different from what we expected it to be. I wouldn't say it tasted bad, but I didn't taste like pad see ew or basil fried rice. I'm glad I asked for spicy fried rice because the actual spice levels I received were 2/5.

It's not really my favorite, maybe a 2.5/5 but would eventually like to try their other options…read more First I do want to say that I recommend calling them before making a trek if you are outside of the Evergreen Area. I've tried to come here about 4 times, and was only able to dine here once (which they did let us know they were going to close earlier than stated hours as well) 1 - They were renovating 2 - Closed w/o a holiday/no real reason 3 - Closed for a "private party" This really sucks at least in a restaurant perspective, so if you aren't nearby definitely double check that they're open as my group didn't know each time until we got there and saw a paper sign in front. To the food itself. I got a chicken pad thai, asked for it to be spicy and honestly, this was maybe a 1.5/5. Chicken - Extremely overcooked; very rubbery; probably the most rubbery I've ever had, I stopped eating them and just left it on the plate. I did hear a microwave that went for a few minutes and then repeated, so maybe it was frozen and they weren't prepared for this? Rest of the Pad Thai - Kind of extremely basic, with limited flavor. They do provide the sauce on the side, which I think is weird, which also makes the yelp pictures weird as well. Spice level - It was spicy I guess, but it wasn't the normal flavorful spice that you'd usually get from thai places (or maybe it was just entirely lacking in flavor whatsoever). Tried their catfish curry and that was around a ~3.5/5. The main downsides were some of the potatoes weren't entirely cooked, being fairly firm still. However, flavor of the curry was good and the other stuff like the carrots were fine. Difficult to say I'd want to come back but they do have a fairly big range of menu and average prices while also being a bit close to me.

I had a really delicious poke bowl here for lunch. This location is off of Cottle across from…read moreMarshall's. When I walked in, I was warmly greeted. I noticed they had indoor seating, which was really nice. The other location I go to does not have this. I decided to order the half lettuce and half rice with 2 scoops of spicy tuna and 1 scoop of shrimp. They were very generous with their portions and I liked how all the toppings were displayed so nice and fresh. The toppings station was very neat and clean. I also love that they don't charge extra for avocado or masago. My bowl was very hefty and filling. It was so good!! I am definitely coming back to this location.

Came in on a Friday night at about 6;45, I walked in and the worker was laying on the cutting board…read morearea on her phone with her hair everywhere over the good and it was so gross, I already was second guessing my choice when she told me " this is all we have" i asked, what is it and she was too busy back on her phone to answer me. So i walked out.

Craving some authentic Chow Mein noodles, so I went to China Delight on Cottle. I can't believe I…read morelived in this area all my life and I have never tried this spot. I loved the look of this restaurant and the customer service was top notch. The Chow Mein definitely satisfied my craving. The pot stickers and sweet sour pork were all cooked to perfection. I loved the bottom crispness of the pot stickers. Chines food can make you feel bloated and be very greasy, but I felt none of that after eating here at China Delight.

Tried out China Delight due to usual restaurant being closed today due LNY and glad that they were!…read more Tried: -Walnut Prawns- Best I've tried!! Amazing flavor. -Mongolian Beef- Tender & flavorful l -Combination Chow Fun- beef, chicken & shrimp were perfectly cooked. I am happy to have stumbled across this restaurant and will return to try more items!