This bookstore is awesome!! I can't believe I've never been here until now, though I have visited…read morethe Campbell location. First off, I love the political signs posted on the windows, like the "everyone is welcome here except ICE". When I walked in, the store looked exactly like what I've always envisioned a cozy community bookstore to be like--filled to the brim with books and with a lot of character. I came here to sell some books and it was pretty quick--I had probably 20-25 books and the employee finished in less than 10 minutes. As I was waiting for my books, I walked around exploring. I was very impressed with the selection of fiction. There were actually quite a bit of new releases, but also older books and editions that I would likely not find at a corporate bookstore. If I had the time, I'd love to spend 1-2 hours here just browsing. I didn't expect to get much money for my books; I was actually going to donate them and didn't realize that they still buy books, so their offer was ok. I was moreso pleasantly surprised that the employee was so nice lol, and also a little chatty. Honestly the last time I sold books was probably 15-20+ years ago at Half Price Books and I remember they were always pretty rude/standoffish lol. In addition to the service, the atmosphere, and the book selection, the cherry on top for me was that they have a special shelf where you can buy a book there for 50% off for them to donate to the library at Elmwood Correctional Facility at a bit of a loss for the store. I used most of my credit from the books to get a Stephen King book for the library.

I've been visiting this bookstore for over 20 years and I definitely have a love/hate relationship…read morewith this bookstore lol. The Bad: The staff can occasionally come across as a bit unwelcoming, and I personally wish the storefront atmosphere stayed more focused on books and less on outside messaging. They sometimes price popular or trending used books higher than what you'd pay for a brand-new copy elsewhere. The Good: I absolutely love the character of this bookstore. Shelves packed floor to ceiling, creaky wooden floors, stacks of books everywhere, and even a cat roaming around the store it feels like something straight out of a fantasy novel. I've visited countless bookstores, and nothing beats the old vintage feel of this place. They have a great selection of beautiful leather-bound books, plus an excellent fantasy and sci-fi section. I especially love when they put books out in under $6! The prices at this location are better, and this store feels much more like a classic old bookstore. The Campbell location feels more like a modern bookstore, and the prices there can sometimes be higher. At the end of the day, this place is a San Jose landmark and everyone should visit it at least once. Even when I disagree with certain aspects of it, I still keep coming back because it's nostalgic.

Soyodo is a place that feels deeply familiar and comforting to me. My parents used to come here…read moreoften, so every visit carries a sense of nostalgia and connection to home. Since Chinese painting and calligraphy are among my favorite hobbies, Soyodo has always been a meaningful place to find traditional Chinese painting supplies and guidebooks esp for maobi, painting flowers, landscapes, and ancient figures. I really appreciate that they also carry crafting supplies and classic Chinese literature, not just generic art books. Everything here feels rooted in tradition and care. The store also offers novels, children's books, Chinese New Year decor, vases, and small toys, which makes it feel like a cultural space rather than just a bookstore. On top of that, the pricing is very reasonable. I've even found books for as little as $2-4, which makes browsing and discovering new reads even more special. The owners are an older Chinese couple who are quiet, reserved, and genuinely kind. One of the things I cherish most about Soyodo is how peaceful and calm the store is. It's the kind of place where you can slow down, browse without pressure, and feel grounded. Stores like this are rare and I truly hope Soyodo continues to thrive. If you value culture, tradition, and supporting a small family-owned business, this is absolutely a place worth visiting and supporting.

The store has a large selection of Chinese calligraphy brushes, tools, Chinese novels and…read moretranslated Western -authored books. It also has herbal ai cao 艾草related products and other health tools , and other Chinese culture-related accessories.

Hicklebee's is a great children and young adult bookstore. This was our first time here. The staff…read moreis helpful and friendly.

Hicklebee's Bookstore has been around since 1979. While their emphasis is children's books, they…read morehave something for everyone, including infants, toddlers, kids, teens, young adults, and adults. Besides books, they offer toys, games, and fun gift items, as well as author's readings and other literary events. I was there recently searching for something good to read in the adult section. The adult books include fiction, biography, cookbooks, sci-fi and fantasy, and more. I found several books that looked interesting and settled on a new one by Lily King called Heart the Lover. I don't know anything about it, but enjoyed her last book. I also bought myself a cute canvas shopping bag with cats and a book club theme. I keep thinking about a couple of the books I left behind. I'm pretty sure I'll be back soon to pick them up.

Yes, I highly recommend this establishment! I was treated fairly & respectfully! The staff is…read morewonderful & knowledgeable... I was able to give them my entire CD collection I acquired over 50 years I collected... They were still in mint condition!!!! And if like classic n vintage R & B - contemporary Jazz, and Latino music you will find the in this store they have it all from my dearly love collection!!! YOU WILL FIND MY PRAISED GEMs! Enjoy as I did I am 72 years old X musician retired but love all music !!!! GOD BLESS ALL MUSICIANS AND PURVEYORS OF THE BUSINESS!!!!!

One of the worst selling experiences I've had at a record store…read more I dealt directly with one of the owners, AJ, and the entire interaction felt disrespectful, evasive, and extremely shady. I brought in records to sell and simply asked what he was valuing a couple of them at individually. Instead of giving me a straight answer, he got defensive, kept saying he could find them elsewhere, and repeatedly tried to steer the conversation back to one bundle price. The biggest red flag was my East Side Story record. AJ clearly had a strong interest in it, but when I asked what he valued that specific record at, he still refused to give me a direct number. If you know enough about a record to specifically want it, you should be able to tell the person standing in front of you what you're valuing it at. I do not care if a store offers me less than market value. Businesses need to make money and I understand that completely. What I do care about is transparency. Don't act like someone is stupid just because they're young. Don't dodge basic questions and expect someone to blindly accept a bundle price without understanding what you're assigning value to. The whole interaction left me feeling like he was hoping I didn't know what I had so he could get a much better deal for himself. If your prices and offers are legitimate, there should be absolutely no reason to be secretive when a customer asks how you arrived at them. Being an owner doesn't give you an excuse to talk down to people, become defensive over basic questions, or make a customer feel like you're trying to pull one over on them. Young does not mean naive. I knew enough to ask questions, and the fact that those questions were met with attitude instead of answers told me everything I needed to know. I walked out with my records, and I'm glad I did.

I've been going to this shop when it first opened downtown and it was like a tiny, joy-filled…read morecloset. I great to see how much they've grown and seeing the community they've built is amazing. They have a wide variety of products - photocards, skincare, squishy toys, and of course k-pop merch. I loved looked through their used clothes section for extra goodies!

Wow. What a massive disappointment…read more After hearing my brother talk about their previous location downtown I was excited to check out their store. I was surprised to find they moved to a new location but judging by the photos online I trusted it would be just as great. Turns out it looks like a tornado ran through the store and they just threw whatever would stick to the wall. Random merchandise everywhere with no cohesive organization. I couldn't even anticipate where to find anything I was looking for. The most organized part of the store was the table that had their photo card folders. All of their shelves had albums haphazardly tossed in groups that you had to guess what you were looking at. They also had some that looked opened and damaged just sitting there. For an advertised Kpop store they barely had any. 60% of the store was random nicknacks, photocard organizers, "kawaii" items, and whatever they could think of to make the store look full. All of that could have been much more palatable of their customer service wasn't so awful. Went and greeted the staff with a bright "Hello" and got a very flat "hi" from a disinterested girl behind the counter. Two girls and neither of them made me feel like I was welcome there. I was severely let down by this place. Save your money and go to Kloud Kpop instead

Staff was very knowledgeable about current stock. Also there are multiple listening stations to…read morelisten before buying!! I will be back

Cool spot! Came here with a friend on Thursday morning. There is a huge selection of used vinyls…read moreand equipment. They also offer cassettes and some books. The vinyls were grouped by music genre. They were in better shape than the $2 piles. The $2 vinyls weren't sorted, so it was fun to see what was available. As we were paying, the owner said that he regularly rotates what's out. Would come back to browse again! I found out about this place when I had purchased a few vinyls over at Minasan in Japantown and was told they were sourced from here. There is a small parking lot in the front, which was empty at the time, otherwise there is street parking nearby. There is a middle school nearby so the streets might be busier when school gets out.

We came to this shopping center to find a few Mexican grocery items and a piñata. We originally…read morewent to the Tropicana supermarket and saw some good ones there but my son asked for us to take a look at the selection at DeLaRosa. We were blown away by so many cute piñata designs! And the prices were better than Tropicana. We ended up getting a very cute and large Minion. The selection of Piñatas was excellent! They had Batman, chapulín colorado, anime, cartón and gaming characters plus traditional star shaped ones as well as animal figures like lions, horses, dogs, etc.They also have party stuff and candy to fill out the piñata and frozen fresh fruit popsicles. I noticed a very large selection of "Saints" or religious effigies and some beautiful Baby Jesus statues and Nativity Scenes. They also sell bibles, first communion snd baptism clothing. I also noticed some male and female traditional clothing. Great selection and the store was clean snd well organized.

First off, i am writing this review based on the poor customer service i received. I called to…read morefind out if they had zapatillas for Baile folflorico, I asked a simple question whether or not they had black shoes and they said i think so??? Then i asked are they black? Their response was i think so??? Either you have black shoes or you don't!!! Already dubious about this business and since i did not want to order online because i need to measure my daughter's shoe size, i asked what were their prices. A simple question in my opinion and their response was we don't give out prices??? WTF??? I asked why not, this is for a recital for school, they said we just don't??? Trust me when i say this business has no sense of business smarts or customer service,. You would think that they would definitely cater to new clients and the worst thing was that the dual immersion school my daughter goes to recommended them!!! I will be speaking with the board to remove them from their list of recommendations. My advice to the business, know who your customers are and know the school that are giving these so called recommendations. I will not be doing business with this type of business. Pretty pathetic if you ask me.

Very knowledgeable and Dope collective and distributer of comics and Gamez …read more Feel free to visit if your a fan collector or a _________ , Supervillain . No capes allowed P.S. Athello Gamez and fam

Good service, tons of comic books/manga. For transparency,…read moreI just came to check out the smaller video game section and the prices were a bit high and not a ton of variety for used video games. But I understand it's a comic book shop above else! They had a sale outside made up of various items when I went. It was fun to look through.

I remember going to this place this place that always has a whole bunch of japanese goods including…read moreA go to place for anyone who has ever loved anime and manga I remember I used to buy a lot of anime and manga when I used to go there all the time.

An unassuming but interesting Japanese goods store. Good selection of traditional Japanese home…read moreware, some anime magazines and manga. If you're looking for some old school anime manga and dvds this is your spot. I think most of anime figures aren't authentic but the Pokemon blind boxes at the counter were. Fun place to browse in Japantown.

Super interesting place! Surprisingly, they have pop and k-pop albums, and many movies and shows,…read morestaff is very nice.

Another rewarding experience at Streetlight Records. My daughter said she gets the best deals here…read more Walked away with 2 vinyls and a bonus was she spotted some cool little button pins with her favorite artist. I think the records were only about $5 each. (The button was $2.98 lol). Don't be thrown off by the worn down strip mall it's located in. Another bonus is the Community Center and Bascom library is situated just next door (on the other side).