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great taste of italy here. i love to eat here every time that i caaan . Please make one in los...
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great taste of italy here. i love to eat here every time that i caaan . Please make one in los angeles so i dont gotta drive here
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Blue Mango
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Restaurants
4996 Stevens Creek Blvd
San Jose,
California 95129
Blue Mango has a huge variety of delicious items, including many vegetarian dishes! The simply...
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Blue Mango has a huge variety of delicious items, including many vegetarian dishes! The simply vegetable soup (with silver noodles) is the most soothing, BEST soup I have ever had. Sweet potato sticks are just, uh, YUM! Bamboo mountain, with mushrooms, veggies, and tofu is out of this world. I might just have to go here every day and bring a container of the soup home!! The service is friendly, quick, and with smiles. I love this place!!
Pros: ALL good!
Cons: parking is a little tight
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Habana Cuba
Category:
Local Favorite
238 Race St
San Jose,
California 95126
Habana Cuba is amazing. Although I've only been here once, I'm going to go ahead and declare this...
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Habana Cuba is amazing. Although I've only been here once, I'm going to go ahead and declare this one of my favorite restaurants. A friend of mine from Miami who claims to really know her Cuban food raved about this place being the best in the San Jose. Needless to say, she was dead-on. Off appetizers alone I was already full. The plate I ordered was the seafood cioppino. It came with all the goodies: clams, shrimp, lobster, and bass that literally just melts in your mouth. The plate came out pipping hot but was so good it didn't stop me from biting into it. Another recommendation would be my husband's dish, the lechon de la Cubana. Ever since I've gone I've been telling all my friends about my experience. Nice ambiance, huge portions on food, very attentive staff, I'd go back to Habana Cuba in a heartbeat.
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The area of town was being rejunvenated in July 2008 (when we were there), so it was a little hard...
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The area of town was being rejunvenated in July 2008 (when we were there), so it was a little hard to find Joe's through the scaffolding. But, don't give up - it's worth the search! This place has been around for years and has a very interesting history of once being a hangout for the San Francisco mob - there's a room upstairs that was used for meetings!! Read the menu - it has stories about the restaurant - and take a look at all the pictures on the walls - very cool! It's famous for a hash dish (it's great!!) - plain and simple, enjoyed by all, even the mobsters! Elegant ambiance, tuxedo-ed staff, excellent service, and great food! A little pricey, but that's the cost of notoriety! Really a fun place to eat!
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Chicago Pizz'A
Category:
Family Restaurants
155 W San Fernando St
San Jose,
California 95113
Their delivery was fast! They quoted me 1 hour and got here in 40 minutes. The pizza was hot and...
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Their delivery was fast! They quoted me 1 hour and got here in 40 minutes. The pizza was hot and delicious as usual.
Pros: best pizza
Cons: parking
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Pizza Antica
Category:
Family Restaurants
334 Santana Row
San Jose,
California 95128
I love Pizza Antica. My parents are from out of state and everytime they visit my mother will not...
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I love Pizza Antica. My parents are from out of state and everytime they visit my mother will not leave without going! She gets some pizza w/ broccoli and its always really good! The pepperoni is popular everytime. I always get the chicken ceasar piadini... mmmmm.... I wish i still lived nearby I would be there now. If you are looking for a quiet relaxing dinner- this isnt it. The food takees awhile, and its always crowded (I usually opt for lunch time!), and its a ver casual setting... but with food that good its worth it! Its the only pizza I will eat outside of Chicago!
Pros: The FOOD!
Cons: the wait
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We went to Picacco's for the 18th birthday of our son Julian. We very much enjoyed the atmosphere....
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We went to Picacco's for the 18th birthday of our son Julian. We very much enjoyed the atmosphere. We really enjoyed the fantastic food, prepared with attention to detail and very tasty. But we most enjoyed the great service by Elizabeth. She was fun, conveyed the energy we were looking for for this night and served us with great passion. Please go and check it out. Hint, she works on Friday and Saturday nights...
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Butternut squash ravioli, a hard thing to make but this place does it the best I have found. It's...
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Butternut squash ravioli, a hard thing to make but this place does it the best I have found. It's broken up with tomato sauce that breaks up the flavors enough to make it anything but mundane (as this dish can be without a savory break). A friend has had their Vodka pasta dish and loved it as well.
For the price the attentive service is what you's expect, they clean off the table, are evtremely attentive, serve you with their other hand behind the back, turn the plate just do the main part is in front of you. The desert crepes...yummy to the last bite!
This place is a splurge on my budget settings but certainly necessary treat to look forward to.
Pros: Everything on the Menu
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My lawyer, Jeff L, kept telling me about this place so I had to check it out.
I was very...
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My lawyer, Jeff L, kept telling me about this place so I had to check it out.
I was very impressed. Bella Mia is probably one of the biggest restaurants in Downtown San Jose.
Who ever designed this restaurant had very good (and expensive) taste. Lots of mahogany stained solid woods accented by heavy brass . I used to be in the restaurant biz so I can appreciate the beauty in a well designed eatery.
The menu is Italian and unlike most "cookie cutter" restaurants that are popular now, from what I learned on my visit, everything in the Bella Mia kitchen is made from scratch. The prices are fair for dining out with some very good filet steak specials on mid-week nights.
While looking over the menu, my usual aperitif, Compari and soda with a twist was served promptly in a heavy rocks glass.
As recommended by the waiter, I tried a new lunch item on the menu, the rib steak sandwich with garlic fries. Grilled on an open flame and placed inside soft garlic French bread. This was one of the best steak sandwiches I have ever had and now I know where Gordon Biersch got the recipe for garlic fries. Try the fries with a side of ranch dressing dip and don't fill up on the warm foccacia bread and tasty cheesie spread before your meal arrives.
The espresso was served as it should be, rich, strong and creamy with a twist of lemon and raw sugar cubes...the best.
The service couldn't be any better for a Downtown restaurant.
I hear Bella Mia is famous for other dishes (scallopini and parmigiana) with many reviews and write-ups from critics.
"I'll be back soon"
Pros: Everything is made from scratch.
Cons: Parking in Downtown San Jose is the pits.
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The food and wine is magnificent. The fresh wild game is one of the house specialties. It' has a...
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The food and wine is magnificent. The fresh wild game is one of the house specialties. It' has a very beautiful tasteful decor. Service is top notch. After having dinner several times, I was amazed at the beauty of the creekside location during the day.
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