So we went in, looking for some Pokémon cards, and walked out with some gems to add to my collection. I only paid 2 bucks for five cards! What a great deal for, artist specific TCG cards! Great selection, service and chill environment! read more

I wanted to purchase 2 Pokémon card singles I saw at the store. They didn't have any price tags, & I asked If I could buy them for $230. I also matched the full market price from online. Nothing was decreased. The male worker with glasses' first words were: "Dude, no hagglers allowed." & he speed-walked away back to his computer. At the time, I had no idea what "hagglers" meant. I thought he judged how we looked. (I'm 19 & Asian.) His attitude was a bit rude. I'm not sure if he had a bad day. Very unprofessional. I would have been fine if he had simply said "no" or "sorry, I can't do offers." But the cards had no price tags, & he didn't give me the price he wanted. My little sister & I left the store after that interaction. We've been to many shows & stores & all had positive conversations. It's our first time we got called a name with negative association. Will share a vlog of the interaction here & on my socials. Open to discuss to understand. read more

Had a great time exploring this local card shop with friends while in Vietnam town! It has AC! It has other cute merchandise from other local sellers across the bay like art prints, key chains, and enamel pins. Their speciality is of course tradings cards like pokemon and magic the gathering. It's a small store and they also have a back area with two tables for pack ripping or card games. Good place if you need to find some cards for your collections! read more

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Store is nice and has a lot of cute things. Employees weren't the nicest and treated people who weren't playing differently than visitors. Would only recommend if you know what you are getting and that's it. read more

Tofu's trading is one of my go-to card stores however my experience with it is not worth a five stars. I have no problems with the employees, pricing, or the community. I think they do a good job of giving back to the community by hosting tons of play nights and trading events. I love the fact that they have a HUGE selection of different TCGS, especially Weiss Schwarz and pokemon! They have tons of unique products that you literally CANNOT find anywhere else. Their TCG accessories are abundant compared to other stores, so many options to choose from!! And they showcase small artists! Which unfortunately a lot of stores don't do, which makes no sense to me because art is the main drawing point of the TCG community. The employees are lovely as well! My problem with Tofu that causes it to not get a five stars review is that the store is tiny. There is almost no space to walk around if you end up going here when they're busy - which is 90% of the time. Since they host game nights almost every single night, there is almost always no room to walk around and explore since the store will be packed. Which is sad because I like to take my time to decide what I would like to buy. It honestly makes me not want to go here because there are plenty of other stores in the area that have a lot of room compared to Tofu. Another con is that it's located in Vietnam town, with tens of other businesses surrounding it. Finding parking is an absolute nightmare because there are almost always events being hosted in Vietnam Town. You either have to circle around the same area for ten minutes if you want parking that's close to the store or you have to walk 10 minutes to the store. It's honestly a shame that they opened a store in this location because it's the main reason why Tofu isn't my NUMBER ONE go-to store anymore. Pricing and community almost isn't worth it to justify a small store that doesn't have much room to walk around and is difficult to find parking for. I'd rather go to a different store that has less foot traffic or is bigger. I try to put up with it but it's very frustrating . Either way love the store but I rarely go here because of the reasons I listed. read more

The staff here is always super friendly and helpful. They usually have a lot of new cards and slabs to look at. Their singles are very well organized making it easy to sort through cards. They also have binders organized by baby shinies etc so I never feel overwhelmed. I just come for Pokemon cards but they have one piece cards and others too. (-: read more

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Recently came here for the first time while I was in the area and looking for something to do while waiting for some friends. When I first entered the shop there were a lot of people just kind of milling around the cases and also lining up. It was really unclear what someone was supposed to do if they wanted to ask about product or look at singles. There were two folks working, one person at the register, and another just kind of there? No one greeted anyone or asked if we wanted to see anything or had questions. I waited in the line just so I could ask someone if I could look at some singles. The person acted like it was a huge inconvenience for them and kept walking away even though I wasn't done looking. I had to keep flagging them down to look at more things. Eventually I kinda just gave up with what I had. I don't think I would come back here. They have a lot of sealed product - some of which is wildly overpriced for the current market. They also had a lot of singles that weren't priced which meant they would look up everything when you asked about price. Not a very friendly atmosphere and the pricing isn't super great. read more

I've been coming to Tofu's for years, even back at their old location, but they have gone downhill tremendously. The in-store experience is far from pleasant. There's usually a crowd of people socializing right in front of the cards/register and blocking access, while the new employees make little effort to help actual customers. I get that it's a community hangout spot, but it becomes a real problem when paying customers can't even browse/buy cards. Today they crossed a line and established themselves as a predatory business. For the new set release, they kept the release bundle hidden until over 100 people were already lined up. Only then did they reveal that the items everyone waited for could only be purchased at "MSRP" bundled with an overpriced chinese box. They misled a massive crowd into showing up, banking on people buying other inventory out of frustration or obligation because of the time they spent waiting already. The release details were always made clear with the community in the past, so this felt like a deliberate change to take advantage of customers. Tofu's used to be one of the last card shops that people loved to support, but that's clearly over read more

The new location is pretty nice, much more to it than the last one. The selection on tcg has expanded and plenty of good deals on their end. This place has very much improved, I will be going here much more compared to Legends. read more

The staff is Fantastic. When they're not too busy they will talk about cards and things going on in the world of gaming. So again. Great staff and good selection read more

My favorite LGS in the Bay Area! I first discovered Tofu's Trading when they were still located in downtown SJ and it was a smaller shop compared to what it is now. They have a large selection of TCG products and all of the staff there are wonderful and very helpful if you're looking for something in particular! They also have great deals and offer products at MSRP on release day for Pokémon sets! I highly recommend checking them out for your Pokemon rips and collectibles. They also hosts trade night once a month in front of their store and offer buyback deals! If you're looking to buy, sell, trade your singles then it's a nice way to come across new cards during these events. read more

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Such a friendly community and shop! My 11-year-old has felt very welcomed into the Pokémon challenge community. Everyone is very respectful and helpful. A great place for our kids and adults alike! read more

Highly predatory business practices. 100+ people lined up for a pokemon release after the owner said she'd sell at MSRP without bundling. After waiting for hours, the owner handed out flyers which informed us we'd have to buy an overpriced $70 CHINESE box to unlock msrp for the sought after items. This wasn't communicated and is unfortunately common for this business. The Chinese box was almost double msrp btw. This store isn't for the community, it's strictly for profit. Scalpers with cutsie marketing and a fake mask. Please do not support this. Tofus, do better. sleeves and 3 pack blisters are even above msrp and cheaper at Best Buy and Target. Take your money elsewhere. their excuse for the predatory bundles is demand. this means if you can't afford an overpriced chinese box of bulk, you don't deserve an ETB. Super classist behavior. read more

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I went here last night hoping to get my hands on Mega Evolution. It has been so hard to find product at MSRP or even products at any store. They had a limit of 6 packs for $4.49 each!! I was super happy about this. Finally getting packs without paying 2-3x more. They had a lot of other products as well. Also, if you're looking or singles, they have them there too! Customer service was great! They're very kind and helpful. I'm definitely coming back again! read more

This store is great! They always have a solid inventory with fair prices, and the staff is super friendly. Shopping here is quick and easy--definitely an in-and-out experience. The only downside is that parking can be a bit of a hassle, but on the bright side, the area has plenty of food spots and Boba shops to enjoy while you're there. Highly recommend checking it out! They also have trade nights often where vendors come and vend. Such a great community. read more

Tofu's Trading - Hobby Shops Near Me - San Jose, California

Always a treat visiting Tofu's! They have all the goodies, sometimes you'll find something cool and have no choice to pick it up. It's destiny at work here lol. There's a large range of pokemon tcg, a little bit of onepiece and digimon and etc. Staff is friendly and there to help, happy with the pick ups! read more

cute store didnt have what i wanted but they seemed helpful. some of there prices were bot listed most likely due to market flucation

Always a great time at tofu! Thank you for not being like many of the other card shops.

Went here to drop off some old cards for grading to PSA. Really helpful and kind employees made the experience very easy. Parking is very difficult as an FYI! read more

I'm not sure what happened to Tofu's... I've had really pleasant experiences in the past when I came into the shop or lined up for a new release. Recently, it seemed like the staff was very disgruntled and unfriendly, almost as if they were bothered by customers coming to patronize the store. There's a definite lack of communication and customer service now. I saw several people, even those with young looking kids, be on the receiving end of what looked like annoyance from the workers. Maybe it was just a bad day, but it felt kinda ick. I'm not sure I want to support a store that treats people like that. read more

Welp! i have been getting ripped off all along! How I did not know about this store before, it hurts my soul! This is my new spot for Pokemon for my kids and let's not lie, myself now. Such decent pricing compared to what I have been buying at card stores and ACE Hardware in Saratoga. I had no idea how much they were marking up prices. It's sad, really. The owner and staff at TOFU greeted me immediately. My eyes lit up as I looked at the wall and cases of Pokemon. Let's not get it twisted, when my kids pull good ones, you know dang well they go in my safe. I will definitely be back and now my new GO TO card shop for Pokemon singles, grades, packs, and boxes. Amazing little chestnut we have here in Little Saigon. A+ service and display. Love it. read more

Tofu's Trading - Recommended packs from the girl at the counter. just told her, just give me $100 worth of the stuff you think is the best. Love it. - Hobby Shops Near Me - San Jose, California

Has rare and sought after cards that the main shops don't carry. Nice prices on binders. read more

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A recession indicator is that people are collecting __ again. For me, it's Pokemon cards, and I gotta tell you, Tofu Trading is a place that I wish I can go to when I was younger. Now that I'm older, every time I go, I spend at least $100 because I love this place so much. The staff is friendly, the service is great, and they always let me choose my packs even though it's silly. read more

Pretty much a regular customer at the store and wanted to share some positive feedback regarding one of the employees, Kat!! Kat is consistently amazing and friendly, maintaining a positive attitude toward every customer. She is always available to help whenever I have questions. Tofus Trading is a great place to find Pokemon and One Piece products, and provides host trade nights. Such a great experience every time I go there! Will always recommend this place read more

Friendly staff and decent prices. OKAY place to take kids, some places provide little trinkets or stickers if you spend money but not here, I spent over 500 dollars... Great selection but you can probably find the similar prices on eBay. Some products they are actually cheaper. Parking could be a nightmare as it's in a plaza but lots to do in the area. Nice decor and well maintained. Do more for kids and parents! Everything is so high cost. read more

Wonderful staff, my 12 years old son loved being here. He got fair value for his trading.

Stopped by here today on 2/16/25 to check what inventory they had. Unfortunately all English prismatic evolutions and 151 were sold out including the Japanese 151 booster boxes and you cannot place a preorder for new sets. I ended up purchasing 2 boxes of shiny treasures and 2 boxes of terastal festival. I didn't get many hits in shiny treasures unfortunately, but my first terastal box I did hit the SIR sylveon. On my second box of terastal festival I hit a god pack and got all the eeveelutions with 3 packs left to spare. This made my day! Grading to come! Thank you Tofu's Trading!!! read more

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Great shop that sells for MSRP for release weekends. Now... if you're away from release weekends and looking for older/hard to find it's generally +-10% from market price so I wouldn't even bother. All the shops I've been around to are doing this so I don't see a reason to mark them down for it even though I dislike the practice. Otherwise, great little collection of small figurines/gachas/blind boxes if you're interested in non-tcg stuff. In store- workers are generally welcoming and nice, definitely not pushy and always open to helping. A lot of their streamers are chill and also helpful to the new people. They do have a discord as well where I got some help for some issues w/ the streaming purchases so, shout to Amy(and Ann) about that. Vietnam Town is generally getting more difficult for parking as more and more good eats/boba/coffee comes in so don't expect an easy time on weekends. read more

Absolutely terrible customer service. Walking into Tofu's Trading feels like you're invisible. No one greets you or asks if you need help. I don't this is hard to do considering it's a small store and you're in a customer service field. There's also no organization in the store whatsoever. There's no clear system causing cutomers to be scattered everywhere and employees don't guide you on where to go or what to do. Even standing right in front of the register doesn't get you any help. My experience today solidifed that I'll never come back. I came in specifically for a buyback promo. I walked up, asked if I could participate, and showed them the ONE card I brought (GOLD CHARIZARD, very hard to miss). I was told to join a waitlist, which I understood due to the traffic, but there was zero explanation or direction on how long the wait would be, where to wait, etc. After putting my name down, I waited a few minutes and overheard staff telling another customer the wait time was an hour and a half. I went back up to clarify because I might have misheard. That's when they suddenly said, "Oh, you only have one card, right? I can just just look at it." At that point, three girls at the table looked at each other, said nothing to me, and seemed completely uninterested. It was awkward and unprofessional. They ended up already having the card in hand and passed on it, but the whole situation made no sense. Why not communicate that with me in the beginning when you guys obviously saw the card I flashed? What if I hadn't asked for the time and waited the whole hour just to be told something that you already knew from the get go? Such a frustrating experience and a waste of time. read more

Lady with yellow shirt and black shirt is rude. Asked about pokemon and said "50 of supply" The helly was that mean? So asked again this time she yelled it. The hell you mad for? So we asked if we can buy 3 to get more than 50 she said no 50 of supply again Left and while we walked out she kept staring at us walking away until we passed the window? U mad working or u wanna go somewhere else ma'm no reason to be rude! Just explain what you were talking about instead just repeating it just explain explain explain Might as well drive to card 88 at least they advertise and are nice to paying customers read more

Great selection and variety of TCGs, and prices aren't too overpriced considering the state of the hype and market right now. They also have a lot of blind bags, TCG accessories and host events. Tons of singles to browse! Staff were very nice and helpful in answering questions and showing products. read more

Tofu's Trading is the first card shop I've been to, since I started collecting Pokemon TCG earlier this year. Geo helped my little cousin and I pick some cards out (they have EX/AR binders that have $1-3 cards!). This fueled our card collecting journey. I later met one of the owners, Amy, and she's so kind! At one of their trade nights, she gifted a card to my little cousin. He cherishes it to this day. They also sell products for MSRP on prerelease days which is crazy! Thanks again for helping the community, Tofu Team! I highly recommend them to everyone read more

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Salesmanship: 3/5 Atmosphere: 5/5 Cleanliness: 5/5 Customer Service: 5/5 Disclaimer: A business is not defined by one person but as a whole and I will continue to do business with Tofu just maybe not the gentleman Ill be referring to in my review Let me start by saying the staff is very nice. Ive done business with them a couple times and everytime was flawless BUT Today was less fruitful unfortunately. I didnt get the gentlemans name with the glasses as it was my first time seeing or speaking to him but he's very slick lol (respectfully but shady). He told me he'd given me 70-80% on my Minty 151 Blastoise SIR & 151 Charmander IR when in reality he gave me 67% for these HIGH value cards that will eventually increase again in value. Weirdly, I gave them a free card and then he said he would throw it in to give me more money back on my entire sale but he just bumped my 151 cards up to 70% which means the card I gave them still remained free and yet he was sly enough to make me believe I was actually getting a better deal. I blame myself for not double checking the math on my end as I thought I could trust the word of a fellow seller but that wasnt the case. I shouldve kept those cards because in reality 70% for those specific Mint 151 cards is robbery especially since the math on one of the cards was intentionally placed lower than actually market value. read more

I've been here on slow days and busy days but they always give the best customer service. I love their selection of Tcg whether it's English or Japanese they got everything you need regardless of what your price range is . read more

The employees are always so nice and caring. I haven't had a bad experience! The prices aren't bad and their selection is vast with different options. read more

Terrible in store service. They tended more to an old man who was clearly trying to buy raw cards to grade at a profit for himself than my 5 year old daughter who is just getting into the tcg. We watch reels together on social media of the pokemon community being so good to kids only for this store to be the exact opposite. We tried to trade at their 90% advertised rate on their ig to basically get laughed at and told we'd get 60% at best. Terrible experience and we still bought over $100 in product. read more

I've been going to Tofus for years and they've continued to get better with time. This is a LCS that cares about their customers and player base and it shows with how many new and returning customers they have! The prices are fair, the customer service is great and they have a wide selection of sealed product and single cards - they primarily focus on Pokemon but they also carry One Piece, Gundam, some MTG, etc. I've played in numerous events here and the prizing is always very good and the judging is fair. I can't speak highly enough about Geo, he's truly a gem in the Pokemon community and it's always a pleasure to see him when I drop by the store. The owners, Amy and Thanh, are always looking out for the community by providing new product for MSRP at the cost of ripping the seal on product. A lot of people may not agree with this but it's a great way to combat scalping, which is a huge issue at the moment and ensures the community all gets something to rip. If you're looking for a LCS, this is one of the best in the Bay Area. Drop in, you won't be disappointed! read more

I love this card store. Been doing business with them for the past year and it's been great. Sold/bought many cards here the buy back rates are amazing. 10/10 would come back and buy singles to products. Most fair Japanese/ English prices around town. Staff service is amazing shout out to Geo for always keeping me up to date with pokemon. read more

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Avoid this place. It's extremely expensive, the staff is not friendly, and if you spend over $500 they try to take a photo of your driver's license. I would absolutely not recommend it. read more

My husband likes this card shop, offers a good variety of stock from Pokemon to One Piece and many more! Staff is friendly, helpful and willing to answer any questions! My husband has bought a few ETB's and booster packs from here! read more