Flavor Boulevard

San Jose, CA

CHINESE

New East Lake Seafood restaurant (Milpitas, dimsum) – what to order: duck tongue and mango pudding

DESSERT

KOREAN

Kunjib Restaurant (Santa Clara) – what to order: seolleong tang (beef bone soup)
Secret Garden (Bi Won) (Santa Clara) – what to order: kalbi tang

VIETNAMESE

Bánh Cuốn Tây Hồ – what to order: banh cuon (steamed rice roll with pork and mushroom filling)
— San Jose: before and after revamped.
— Oakland (old)
— Oakland (new management)
Bánh mì Hương (San Jose) – what to order: the following items:
— bánh mì thịt nướng (grilled pork sandwich)
— bánh bột lọc (translucent banh)
— bánh bao (steamed pork bun)
Cao Nguyên (San Jose)
CD Bakery & Deli (San Jose)
— nước mía (sugarcane juice)
Cơm Tấm Thiên Hương (San Jose) – what to order: com tam (broken rice)
Danh’s Garden – what to order: grilled meats
Eurasia Delight (San Jose)
Green Cafe (Milpitas)
Hương Lan Sandwiches 4 (Milpitas)
— bánh mì gà nướng (grilled chicken banh mi)
— bánh tét thịt (sticky rice log with meat and bean paste)
Kim’s sandwiches (San Jose)
Lemon Grass (San Jose)
— first visit
— second visit
Phở Hà (San Jose) – what to order: bo kho (beef stew)
Thảo Tiên (San Jose) – what to order: roasted quail
— bánh tét chuối (bánh tét with banana filling)
Vua Khô Bò & Ô Mai (San Jose)
— banana chewy candy
— cà na
— ô mai