I've ordered from here one time for takeout and I fell in love. The broth was so aromatic and…read moredelicious, I decided to come in this time for a quick lunch. Safe to say it was consistent and I'm so happy. This place is definitely worth it. Though it seems it got pricy from when I ordered take out but I'm not too mad. The inflation just doesn't help. But for this place to be so quaint, I love how much more delicious and great ratio the food is vs a specific one on South King Road... Idk where the comparison is, because this place is just so much better and the aunties are super nice. They took care of me really well here.

I've been coming and ordering from AOTA House since they opened and the quality and taste of food…read morehas not changed a bit! AOTA is not just any restaurant, they were my postpartum comfort food and their broth always helped me feel at home.

The food here is a 10/5. Seriously, I've been eating crawfish regularly in San Jose for over 20…read moreyears and have never had a sauce like the Sweet California. It's so unique and addicting with a perfect sweetness to it that isn't overwhelming with a slight creaminess and not as savory as most other seafood boils. The crawfish they use is amazing as well, it must be a different kind from most others because the meat is more tender and sweet. I have no problem sucking the claw meat out where as other restaurants I have to dig inside the claw to pull out the meat. Soooo good and I visit as often as I can. Friendly service. They offer other food options as well like Bun Bo Hue, Bun Rieu, etc, but the seafood boil is so good that's all I ever get here. It's also open till 4am!!! Club and seafood boil after?

cajun bistro is such a bay area classic, and for good reason! i've tried quite a few of their…read moredishes: the garlic noodles, sweet potato fries, fish sauce wings, lemon pepper wings, and of course the seafood boil. of course their seafood boil is the star of the show and the reason i (and assumedly everyone else) keep coming back. i get the 30 lb combo with the spicy sweet california and it's so delicious. it has a kick but there's also a sweetness to it. the seafood is always boiled perfectly and the food comes out pretty fast each time. as for their other dishes, they're pleasant but nothing groundbreaking. their wings are really crispy and light in flavor, and the garlic noodles are on the more creamy side. their service is normally just fine but when i went yesterday, the girl working was so sweet and attentive. highly recommend if you're from the south bay and haven't tried cajun bistro yet, or if you're visiting san jose and looking for places to eat!

crawfish here is big and fresh. the sauce tastes good too. really recommended. we'll come back.read more

I came in around 6pm on a Friday and the restaurant was still fairly empty, though I noticed a…read moresteady stream of people picking up to-go orders. There were plenty of open tables, which makes this a nice spot for group dining. I ordered 1lb of shrimp and 1lb of crawfish in the mild house sauce, along with Cajun fries. The house sauce was delicious, flavorful without being overwhelming, and the mild level was perfect for me since I can't usually handle very spicy food. A friend recommended this place because the crawfish is fresh, but some meat was sticking to the shell and fairly hard to peel. Between the two, I personally preferred the shrimp since it's easier to peel, but both were extremely tasty. The Cajun fries themselves weren't a thing special, but dipping them into the house sauce made them so addictive.

quick service, yummy food and drinks it looked small in…read morethere but it was actually pretty spacious! kid/ stroller friendly!

I ordered through uber eats, no utensils, no gloves, nothing but the food and that's okay, but then…read moremy muscles had this gross spider looking thing on them.. the shrimp could've been cleaned better too and I'm not talking about the guts, I'll take that, but those little spikey things by the head of the fish were everywhere in the sauce. Could've been trimmed beforehand. I just don't think the seafood here was cleaned properly. Also I ordered mussels, why was there crawfish legs and clam shells in there. It honestly grossed me out and I couldn't even eat them. Garlic noodles were good.

I want to gatekeep this place sooo bad!…read more The price is way cheap! Big fresh crawfish! Friendly service and quick and free mini dessert. Crawfish combos don't come with potatoes only sausages and corn Get their garlic noodles, but I would skip the fries

baked oysters, salted fish rice, combo #2. 150$ 3 people after tip…read more Lots of sugar in the combo crawfish, frozen corn, shrimp, sausage combo. no salted fish in salted fish rice. oysters were best. everything else you are better off making at home with better quality seafood.

i'm not a buyer to writer commend. food are super ducking good. i come here every sunday night. i…read morewill recommend lobster grill with garlic butter and raw fresh oyster. i'm writing this on wednesday night. p/s also dont forget the oyster shot ducking awesome!!!

Big T's Seafood Market Bar has been around for awhile now. Fresh live seafood available…read more We stopped in for some clam chowder. It was New England style of white Chowder. Though, it lacked a bit of flavor and hardly had any clams in it. It's good to see that they've expanded their menu and now offer ramen, hotpot, and other Asian dishes. We'll come check them out again.

It's really been two years since I've last been here and I literally just moved across the way last…read moreyear. I can't believe it's taken me this long to come back. Regardless of the matter and situation, I'm happy to see that they're doing well. I came in super late last night being it the second to last Friday for Lent and was craving seafood. I remembered this spot had a dish of steamed clams in a basil and ginger broth that reminded me of my dad's Filipino version. I came back because I craved it and since I wasn't feeling 100%. This brought me back to life. It was so good and fragrant, which definitely brought me back to my childhood. I decided to also get a few more dishes since I'm acclimating to the Vietnamese culture. The food here is super good and the owner or staff here in general are very nice. I'm going to try to come back often since the price point is worth it in my opinion.

Rating is based on the Oc and goi ONLY…read more Usually, we'd order four dishes and one gỏi, and that would be enough to keep two people full for the entire day... whether it was from places like Ốc Cây Dừa, Ốc & Lẩu, or even Phở This Way. But using that same approach here, we were still very hungry afterward. Not only are the portions extremely small, but the flavors are inconsistent. The xào me was overly salty, while the rang muối ớt was surprisingly bland. On top of that, the presentation was top notched....... the portions are much smaller than what's shown in the photos, vegetables were stale, and there wasn't even any garlic included, despite it being clearly shown on the menu. The gỏi was okay. Will not return.

I haven't had seafood boil so my cravings for this were overdue. We came on a weekday and it was…read morenot crowded at all. We got the combo with shabang and shackies sauce. Definitely recommend the shabang. Cajun fries (5/5); This a must get every time I get seafood boil. It was crispy and flavorful. Shrimp (5/5): It was meaty and so worth the value. Crawfish (4/5): Not very sweet but still good.

This place has turned into garbage. Which is exactly where my meal ended up because of the bad…read morequality. It was my favorite spot, but after the terrible attitude, bad service, lack of flavor in the garlic noodle and shambalaya sauce I'm done. I ended up going to Cajun Crackin' after. I had it before, but preferred claw shack around Berryessa Cajun Crackin' is way better, not out of frustration, but flavor. I only took a few bites of claw shacks offering before I was like hell no, don't eat this shit. Literally tasted like crap. Garlic noodles aren not fresh, noodles were old...hard even after sautéed no flavor of garlic detected even though you can see a it. Old ass ingredients and seafood with bad service. INEDIBLE. $40 wasted. Go somewhere else.

Estimated 75-105 min wait for a Sunday dinner at 6:15pm. Added us on the yelp waitlist and then…read moredecided to kill some time and walk around in target across the parking lot. Too bad you can't add to the waitlist beforehand. We ended up getting seated at our table around 7:50pm This location is not as big as the other SJ location but it is slightly less busy than that one since it's further out. They have a white board near the door that lists the seafood that they're out of for the day, which is helpful to note. Menu and pricing is available through the QR code on the table We ordered 2lbs of shrimp and 1 lb of crawfish in medium spice with the whole shabang to share between 2 people. The seafood boil came out hot and within 10 mins but we felt like it wasn't marinaded into the seafood, potato's and corn enough. Portion and spice wise was perfect though. We were hoping to order garlic noodles but was a little disappointed it wasn't on their menu. Our host was attentive though and came by to check on us and give us more gloves

I was really disappointed with our visit. I haven't been to The Boiling Crab in years--probably 7…read moreyears or more. One reason is that I don't live in the San Jose area anymore, and another is that there are now so many seafood boil spots around since Boiling Crab really started the trend. One positive right away: there was no long wait. We arrived around 8pm and were seated immediately, which was great. I remember the days when we'd have to put our name down and walk around Target while waiting for our table. I do wish they offered combo bags like a lot of other seafood boil places do now, since that's always a hit. Instead, we ordered 3 pounds of shrimp with whole-sha-bang sauce in mild. The shrimp themselves were great--nice and big, not the tiny peanut-sized ones you sometimes get. The flavor was also really good. However, the "mild" tasted much spicier than I remembered. From past visits, mild always had a small kick but was still pretty manageable. This honestly tasted closer to medium. My boyfriend politely asked one of the servers if he could get a small side of garlic butter because the sauce was spicier than expected. She immediately responded that it would be $5 for extra sauce, and the way it was said came off pretty rude. We understand that there's an option to make the bag "extra saucy" for an additional charge, but he wasn't asking for extra sauce for the whole bag--just a small side to balance out the spice. Even a simple response like "I'm sorry it came out spicier than expected" would have gone a long way. I've worked in customer service for over 15 years, and I've always believed in "kill them with kindness." We weren't rude at all--we just mentioned that it seemed spicier than mild. In the end, we decided to just skip the extra sauce. Again, the flavor was still good, but to me this definitely tasted more like medium. When we got our check, a different server asked how everything was. My boyfriend mentioned that the sauce was spicier than mild, and she responded with, "Oh no, I'm sorry it wasn't exactly what you wanted." We told her it wasn't her fault since we had already mentioned it earlier, and she just gave us a sympathetic look. Overall, the food itself was good, and I'd probably give it a 4 for taste, but the lack of customer service knocked the experience down for me. I understand it was later in the evening and they still had a full lobby, but a little kindness and attentiveness would have made a big difference.

Bui Vien Street Food brings the energy of Vietnamese street food culture right to San Jose…read more With its lively atmosphere inspired by Saigon's famous Bui Vien street, this spot is perfect for birthday parties, group gatherings, and casual celebrations Check out my video for more details: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8pYNWNs/

This was honestly one of the worst Vietnamese restaurants I've tried in the Bay Area. The food was…read moreextremely disappointing and nowhere near authentic or flavorful. The phá lấu was terrible, the broth was watery and bland, with only a few pieces of intestines, and some of them even had a strong unpleasant smell. The dipping sauce was also really bad and added nothing to the dish. The salted egg yolk sauce escargot? Also disappointing. The sauce was minimal, thin, not rich, not flavorful, and lacked the creamy, fragrant taste you'd expect from a good salted egg sauce. The squid dish was probably the "best" thing we ordered, but even that was still mediocre compared to many other Vietnamese restaurants out there. Overall, very underwhelming experience and definitely not worth the hype.