Falafel's Drive-In ★ 4.5
Falafel's Drive-In in San Jose is the 1966 Stevens Creek landmark on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, serving crisp falafel in pita with tahini sauce.
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Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in San Jose.
Don't-miss vendors
La Victoria Taqueria (San Carlos St) ★ 4.2
La Victoria Taqueria in San Jose is the East San Carlos Street 24-hour SJSU staple famous for the tangy orange hot sauce that regulars pour on everything.
TryBurrito with orange sauce
Banh Mi Oven ★ 4.3
Banh Mi Oven in San Jose is the Story Road shop that bakes its baguettes fresh and loads them with pork belly, bulgogi or honey-lemongrass chicken fillings.
TryOven-baked pork belly banh mi
Thien Huong Sandwiches and Bakery ★ 4.1
Thien Huong Sandwiches and Bakery in San Jose is the Story Road dawn-to-dusk banh mi shop known for cash-only BBQ pork sandwiches at $7.50 a piece.
TryBBQ pork banh mi
Con Sabor a Mexico ★ 4.3
Con Sabor a Mexico in San Jose is the downtown truck credited with bringing quesabirria to the city, serving arm-length birria tacos dripping with consomme.
TryBirria tacos
Tacos Los Tres Reyes ★ 4.3
Tacos Los Tres Reyes in San Jose is the Story Road truck stand serving carne asada, al pastor and birria with a self-serve salsa bar open into the night.
TryAl pastor and birria tacos
Tacos Chencho ★ 4.2
Tacos Chencho in San Jose is the cash-only evening taco stand on Story Road offering $2 al pastor tacos with housemade salsas and freshly squeezed horchata.
TryAl pastor tacos
Spartan Taco Truck ★ 4.0
Spartan Taco Truck in San Jose is the SJSU-adjacent late-night truck near William Street serving crispy super tacos and carne asada well past midnight.
TryCrispy spartan super tacos
Tacos Santiaguito ★ 4.2
Tacos Santiaguito in San Jose is the Saratoga Avenue evening truck drawing West Side regulars for al pastor shaved from the trompo with pineapple.
TryTacos al pastor with pineapple
Los Tacos De La Esquina CDMX ★ 4.0
Los Tacos De La Esquina CDMX in San Jose is the evening Story Road taco truck offering Mexico City-style quesabirria and burritos from the East Side corner.
TryQuesabirria tacos
Delicias Juquilita Mexican Food ★ 4.2
Delicias Juquilita in San Jose is the Alum Rock Avenue food truck serving well-seasoned carne asada tortas and tacos with housemade salsa to the East Side.
TryCarne asada torta
Tacos y Birria El Chore ★ 4.3
Tacos y Birria El Chore in San Jose is the Hillsdale truck fusing slow-simmered birria with ramen noodles alongside traditional consomme-dipped tacos.
TryBirria ramen and birria tacos
Orale Taco Truck ★ 3.9
Orale Taco Truck in San Jose is the Alum Rock late-night standby open until 03:00 on weekends with carne asada tacos and strawberry horchata.
TryCarne asada tacos
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