Pho Ha Noi ★ 4.1
Pho Ha Noi on Story Road is a San Jose Little Saigon institution, simmering 500 pounds of shank bones daily for its silky Northern-style pho.
OrderPho Bac with 24-hour bone marrow broth and fresh noodles
San Jose's Vietnamese corridor on Story Road produces some of California's most consistent bowls: deep marrow broth, fresh herbs and thin-sliced beef.
Vietnamese refugees who arrived in San Jose after 1975 brought pho north from Saigon and built the Little Saigon corridor on Story Road into the largest Vietnamese commercial district in California. By the 1990s Story Road had more pho shops per mile than anywhere outside Vietnam, and the broth style here leans toward the southern Vietnamese clear-but-rich tradition rather than the cloudier northern style.
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Pho 90 Degree ★ 3.8
Pho 90 Degree on Story Road in San Jose is open until midnight with generous pho bowls, an outdoor patio, and Vietnamese combination plate specials.
OrderPho Dac Biet with rare flank, brisket, tendon and tripe
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San Jose: Sushi Making Class (Includes 3-Course Meal)
Learn how to make your own nigiri and seafood rolls from scratch in this hands-on class with Chef Elham. Cook spicy edamame, prep sushi rice, and roll it with a variet...
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San Jose: Chinese Cooking Class (Includes 3-Course Meal)
Cook a 3-course Chinese-Californian meal in San Jose. Make dragon cauliflower, pineapple chicken and rainbow fried rice with Chef Parsati.
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San Jose: Vegan Cooking Class (Includes 4-Course Meal)
Learn how to create healthy, plant-based food with fragrant spices in a vegan cooking class with Chef Parsati. Prepare tofu falafel, rice cakes, and Mediterranean-styl...
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