Excellent value for the money. I pass by this counter service on my way to Daiso. Their made to order hot food service is back. I placed my order, went to Daiso to shop and pick up my order on the way out. Seamless!
Inflation and recent rising food cost made this place an excellent value. I ordered 2 entrée as you can see on my receipt. Both are under $10. Since this is a counter service, it's take out only.
I loved the papaya Salad here. It's the perfect combination of sourness, salty and spicy.
I preferred fish/seafood but they only have 2 choices: tilapia or milk fish. I didn't like neither one so I went with the cashier recommendation of best selling bento/combo=grilled beef.
I didn't have the beef until a few hours later so it is a little tough/chewy for me. But the char flavor and seasoning is good and the pickle vegetables balance out the heavy meat well.
Overall, excellent value for the money and super quick service. I would return again to try out others items on the menu
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 3
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
This place is definitely not closed. Also, this is one of those delicious hole in the wall spots in San Jose!
Don't be turned off by their soda and chips pile in front, and instead look up at their menu on the screens. We tried the #8 BBQ beef and it was incredible! The beef was soft and flavorful, rice perfectly cooked, and side salad was nicely prepared + some pickled veggies. Food was savory and not too sweet. I highly highly recommend this place, especially if you are a local who is tired of the food selection in the upstairs food court!
My only gripe is that their plastic packaging is kinda flimsy, especially for hot food, so it's better if you can eat at the food court than bring the food home.
This was the third or fourth time I ate here. Couldn't remember the name of the place or I would have written sooner. Previously I'd been impressed by the woman working, with her concern that we got the best deal for items we were considering. Then she threw in a couple of potstickers -- brought them out to the table to us, for no reason. There was hardly anybody in the mall that time.
Today (Tuesday afternoon about 2:30) is different, as there are too many people upstairs, in line for movie tickets. So I gave up on that and stopped here on the way back to my car.
For $9.11 I got what's in the photo: noodles a little like pad Thai, a double portion of the spicy sweet chicken (Take the peppers out, don't eat those, they're for flavor.), two pot stickers and the Arizona green tea. Better price than what you'll get at the food court, which is almost directly above.
Didn't give five stars because it's not a five star place like Aldo's. Grade inflation has become entrenched nowadays. Hoi Polloi Google graders giving 5 stars while they've likely never eaten in a five star restaurant, sheez. Shoot I can remember when a C was a good grade for the Physics class I got caught up in one time by mistake over there at DeAnza. Youngsters today have no idea really, with their made-up numbers for GPA's. How you figure a 4.25 GPA!? That's over 100%! Pshaw.
Great quick bite - simple fare of beef rice salad and pickles. For 10 bucks that’s a bargain. Friendly cashier too.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–10
