They were pretty busy considering it was a 8pm on a weeknight. The food was really good and the service was amazing given the fact that it's a newly operating business and they were busy. We had the Burma choice noodles, Kebat chicken and eggplant shrimp with garlic sauce . The portions were good and the food came out really hot. We'll definitely be eating here more often. read more

Burma Choice - Burma Choice Noodle, Eggplant Chicken with Garlic Sauce and Kebat Chicken - Burmese Near Me - San Jose, California

We tried this place for the first time just by a random Yelp search, and it was a success! It was a Wednesday night and so there were only a few other patrons. The food came out FAST. Here's what we ordered: 1. Samosas - 2.5 stars. They were a little burnt and the fillings tasted a little stale. Would not order again. 2. Chicken lettuce wrap - 4 stars. It didn't look very appetizing, but it tasted delicious. 3. Lemongrass chicken breast dish - 5 +++ stars. That was simply amazing. The presentation was great, with red peppers, basil and peas. The chicken was moist, the dish had the right amount of heat, and it simply tasted so good. I swear I could eat this dish everyday. I can't wait to go back and try other dishes. read more

Highly recommend the sesame chicken and the paratha with chicken curry and the coconut rice and the dry roasted string beans!

Tried Burma Choice for the first time for lunch and it did not disappoint. There is ample parking in the shopping center. The restaurant and bathroom were clean, and there was a great ambiance. The service was good. As soon as you walk in the door you are greeted by delicious aromas. The smells coming from the kitchen gave me high hopes. Both of our meals were delicious. So much so we were excited at the prospect of reheating them for dinner. I had the firey vegetables and vegetable roti. My friend had the samosas and a shrimp dish. The roti was light and flaky and was served with a chunky vegetable sauce that was more like a thick soup... So yummy! read more

I fell in love with Burmese food at a little place by my house - unfortunately they went out of business side to Covid. I've been to other Burmese places but no one even came close to this little place by my house. Well- Enter Burma Choice. My husband and I recently relocated our comedy club ComedySportz to Thornwood Dr right around the corner from Burma Choice ... we were at the little strip mall one day just to get a coffee and we stumbled upon Burma Choice.. we were like "why not"? Welp- lemme tell you, this little place is even BETTER than the Burmese place we used to go to. I take everyone I know here. I pick up food to go at LEAST twice a month to eat while I'm at the show. Cannot recommend it highly enough. So so good. read more

It's a hit or miss, service isn't reliable. Food is good, but pricey. Probably better to try it with a big group when you can order more food, that way they tend to serve you better. read more

Trying out Burmese food for the very first time. Our server was very friendly and recommended popular traditional dishes at our request. Started off with tea leaf salad. A wonderful combination of ingredients including fermented tea leaves, fried garlic slices, fresh vegetables, seeds, and peanuts. Refreshing, flavorful, tangy, with a little kick. We couldn't decide between the fish chowder noodle soup and coconuts noodle soup so we got both. The fish chowder was very aromatic with mild tanginess. Not at all fishy or earthy as you'd expect with catfish. The coconut chowder was very creamy and soothing. Has coconut flavor but not overwhelming. We also had Shan tofu - crispy outside, light and airy inside. We chose Burmese curry with pork. Not as spicy as Thai or Indian curry. Goes well with bread or rice. Overall beautifully presented food, delicious flavors. Can't wait to visit again. read more

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Grand opening we got 15% off. Server was attentive and friendly. Food came out hot and quickly. Ambience was higher end. read more

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Even though we walked in without any reservation, they're polite to us. The Nan Gyi Thoke my lady order was on point. She absolutely loved it. I ordered the Mango Tofu with a side of Jasmine rice, it was amazing! Loved that we took a chance for dinner after a long day! Even the Grapefruit Paloma I had was a refreshing end to the day! Great atmosphere and would recommend anyone in the area to try read more

Delicious lunch of curry, tteal leaf salad, and Burmese iced tea!

I've been going to Burma choice since they opened. Always loved their food and service is good. BUT, Please turn the music down! I went last night and could not even hear my friend talk. I left with a headache. they play the music too loud and I'm not a Taylor Swift fan and they had a few of her songs playing LOUDLY! Why do restaurants feel they have to have loud music at all. Not an enjoyable evening because of that. read more

This is one of my favorite places in Almaden. Everything is great starting with the tea leaf salad, coconut rice, burma Swazi, string beans but pretty much anything you get is great. read more

Excellent food and service. Really enjoyed our food and time there! Will definitely be going back to try out more dishes.

Foods are really good here! Love the service too. Staffs are very friendly and always check on you to see what you need.

The taste of the foods was not really good for me. I like Asian foods, but definitely this one was very different. I ordered Chicken Noodle, Some Beef Entries, and all had very different taste not to my like. read more

Love the tea leaf salad. Nice ambience and service. You will love this place if you like Burmese food.

Pretty good! Service by waiter was slow but once you order food comes fast. Will go again

Excellent Burmese food. Their curries are flavorful and a delight. Options for vegetarian or meatarians as well. Garlic eggplant's sauce goes great with rice. read more

Authentic / tasty / doesn't over power with spice but gives you a great fresh experience in the South Bay. Staff courteous and friendly, priced reasonably. Loved my beef curry. read more

We tried Burma Choice for the first time last weekend. Based on the various Yelp reviews, we ordered the palata with chicken curry and the crispy pork belly for appetizers. The palata dish was good, although it was a bit greasy for my taste. I probably won't order it again. The pork belly was very good and reminded me of Chinese bbq pork but crispier. For our main dishes, we ordered the kebat lamb, which was amazing! The garlic noodles were also good, but it was missing something. When I mixed in the sauce from the lamb, it was so yummy! Burma Choice, take note lol. The Asian fried rice was also very good. Overall, the service was great, and I would definitely return and try out the other items on the menu. 5 stars! read more

This evening we enjoyed the most delicious dinner of samosas, tender lemon grass chicken, perfectly balanced Burmese pork curry, with both jasmine and coconut rices. This was our first experience at Burma Choice and we we warmly greeted as we ordered take-out. We look forward to many more enjoyable meals and sharing this gem of a restaurant with friends and family. read more

A friend recommended this restaurant and it did not disappoint. The service was friendly and the food delicious! The tea leaf salad was delicious! read more

Amazing food and drinks! Took some friend there for our Frieda time and they loved the food as well. I didn't take any pictures but the everything was so flavorful and there service was very quick. Definitely going back. read more

A different slant on Thai Cuisine. Fast and friendly. Portions are generous. Don't be afraid to mix up your choices and enjoy family style. The Nangi Coconut chicken was excellent and we paired it with Mango Chicken for a sweet with tangy mix up. Don't miss it. Sorry only pictures of empty plates. We murdered them. read more

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Good food and service. Our first time there and we ordered three dishes. After our food was brought one waiter came by and mentioned how good the choice was but also recommended a favorite for next time. 3 dishes and 2 teas came to $75. Just ok portion size. Enough to fill you but not enough for a full next meal. Tea for $3 each? It's hot water and a bag. I know that drinks have high margins but that's a bit high. Overall, nice to have another ethnic restaurant to add variety to our lives. read more

Reasonable prices and very flavorful eggplant plate. Shrimp roll excellent. Service was thoughtful and prompt. Disregard other reviews saying dishes are bland. Far from the truth. read more

Ticketing system was messed up so orders were taking a long time and ordered were missed. Family didn't know it was shareable items so they were a bit confused. Sesame chicken was good, tea leaf salad & coconut rice were good as well. Overall we were all there for probably 2 hours total. Wouldn't blindly come back here if I didn't have to. I know it was a grand opening but it didn't seem organized at all from a customer standpoint. read more

Excellent service, nice decor, ample parking and DELICIOUS FRESH food. A bit pricey but SO worth it. Went today (Sunday) at 11:30 am, seated right away. Ordered the coconut chicken curry (NAN GYI), sesame beef, garlic noodles (so-so), coconut rice, mango salad, tea leaf salad (their two most popular) and papaya (roti). Can't say enough about theses dishes!! Our server, Jason, was a delight...so friendly, helped us with our selections and kindly took our picture. Thanks Jason! We will definitely be back and sit in your section. read more

Yummy, kind and efficient staff, relaxed atmosphere. Everyone in my party loved it and want to go back. Highly recommend!

Very good curry. Food was very good and also super filling. I tried the coconut jasmine rice, spicy tofu and vegetables with burmese ice tea. It was all great. They have many good options for vegetarians and plant based. I definitely recommend read more

I was there yesterday and ordered 1 item to eat there and 3 items to go. They said I can sit anywhere so I sat infront of Togo order windows for the staff. I order 1 item to eat there and 2 items to go first. Than I was looking at the Manu and wanted to add another item to my Togo order. Another waiter came to take my additional order. The first waiter that took my order came as I was talking to the other waiter. The first waiter started yelling at the other waiter to not to take my order that I already ordered and will not order again! How do I know? Because I'm burmese too. I completely understood what they were saying in Burmese. #2 the staff in the kitchen put my Togo orders, in a plate for here. The first waiter noticed and told the guy in the kitchen it's Togo. The guy in the kitchen got mad and started yelling in Burmese! He wasn't happen he messed up my order. Instead for them making me a new order Togo. He used his bare hands to scoop out my food that was in the dish into a Togo box. Ofcause it's a soup so he could ONLY get the dry noodles from the top. So now my order is alot less and contaminated!!! I was sitting right infront, I saw the whole thing happened right infront of my eyes!!! Seems like the waiters and the kitchen staff have issues with eachothers! When i got home and open the Togo boxes. The orders are like kid size meals!!! After my wife and I ate it, we were still hungry!!! Super sad!! Not only that, we got sick right away!!! So disappointed!!! I guess I'm going to have to travel to Fremont for better cleaner burmese food smdh!!! They make us (Burmese People) look bad!!! read more

Nice place. Service is also good. Tea leaf salad is really must try. Overall good food and will visit again.

We were here for mother day lunch . The food was ok , the portion was so small and expensive . You look @the price and thought oh ok it's not bad but when it come out the portion was so so so small for the price . Service was not bad . nice clean place tho .. but I wouldn't come back . read more

Didn't expect much. Went there in lieu of a longer drive to rangoon ruby. This place is equally good if not better. Great food and good service. Sad to see staff wearing masks. read more

Yum! I picked up dinner here with my mom and the food did not disappoint. We shared a tea leaf salad (without the dried shrimp), which was perfect for today's super hot weather. I got the eggplant curry and my mom got the chicken curry. I love Burmese curry because it's flavorful but a bit lighter than the thick, creamy curries from other cuisines. I would definitely eat Burma Choice again! The only thing that may keep me from coming back as often as I'd like is the price. $17 for a salad is pretty steep. However, I will be back at some point because I really want to try their salt and pepper tofu!! read more

Great place for Burmese food. Nice ambiance for family dinner or date night. We ordered the tea leaf salad, nice flavor but a lot of lettuce, not an issue if you like lettuce. Samosa soup broth had good flavor. Palata with chicken curry was good too. Palata was crispy. Burmese chow mein was a little on the sweeter side. Service was attentive but not intrusive. Overall a very good experience. Parking lot was busy but not hard to find an empty spot. read more

The service was great, the lighting is perfect, the Food is Fantastic!!! Vegan options too!

Ordered via Grubhub for the first time , wow , we were amazed with quaintly of the food , amazing taste , totally recommend, will order more ! read more

Highly recommend. It's hella good. Just like Yangon street food. Try the Mohinga for his is a must try. Great food great service read more

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Samosa salad is amazing! Everything on the menu looked really good, I'll have to come back and try the rest.