I love cafes with unique drinks, and Robu Coffee is definitely one of them!…read more I'm a huge fan of floral flavors, so I got the cherry blossom latte. The cherry blossom tasted like a more refined version of Gogurt. It was great and complemented well with the latte! There are some tables inside, but the space is small. We found a table outside under the shade. Really nice spot to just sip coffee and enjoy the California sun!

Robu has been my go to place for banana cream pudding. I've tried many places and they are too…read moresweet. We ordered two and were quite disappointed. This is not really an issue but the banana slices were already brown or we left it out a little too long (~15 minutes after delivery). We opened one, which tasted different (crumbs a bit soggy, banana a little slimy) from the previous. Then we looked at the other one and found the best by date. This is different from expiration date but would prefer a fresh or later best by date.

Makkee Desserts is the definition of "not too sweet" which is a compliment in the Asian community…read more Their ingredients taste fresh, not too sweet, yet flavorful. The price for their desserts is definitely on the higher end but quality is good and portions are not big but acceptable. They are a small shop where they share half of first floor store with the hotpot restaurant that is two stories tall. Makkee Dessert has one kiosk outside of their shop right at the entrance where you order. Most of their seating is outdoors but there are also 3 small tables inside the store to dine in. There is a monitor where you can track when your order is ready for pickup. The two desserts we ate at the shop were the Taro Black Sticky Rice Mochi Fresh Milk ($11.99) and the Taro Paste Snow Black Sticky Rice ($11.99). Both were delicious! For to go desserts, we got two of the Makkee Deluxe (Warm) ($11.99 each) and was told it was also delicious. Food was nicely packaged. The female worker who called out my order number was polite and friendly. Overall we had a great experience here. Just wish there were more indoor seating but everything else was great!

It's on Castro located near the train tracks, next to Asian Box and Oren's Hummus, sharing space…read morewith a hot pot restaurant. However, reading the sign, it seems customers have no restroom access, which is a concern. You line up outdoor and scan code to read the menu. When you reach the entrance, there's an ordering kiosk and you place your order there. Given the limited seating space (2 2 seaters and 1 3 seaters), most orders are to go. As we got lucky and got a table, we enjoyed our to go order inside and noticed that dine in portions seem to be bigger than take out. We tried Peach Gum Resin and Lotus Seeds Fresh Milk and Taro Black Sticky Rice Mochi Fresh Milk. Both can be without ice but you cannot alter anything else. We both like the Peach Gum more, better texture and I felt healthier. The line can get long as the evening comes. We waited less than 20 mins when we lined up at 7, but by 8pm, the line was three times longer and reached middle of the street. It wasn't too long a wait to get to pick up our order, so they seemed to be efficient in packing food.

Service was a bit hectic with purple coming in and just walking all over each other. The cashiers…read moredidn't seem to know how to conto the crowding or keep things organized. The ice cream was yum though. I'd give it another chance. It was a sunday agree fourth of July so it would have just been a bad day to come in.

Grew up coming to this ice cream shop, and it's as good today as it was a decade ago! The size of…read morethe crowd depends on when you visit. When I visited on a Monday night, it was almost completely empty. However, when I drop in on weekends, it's much more lively. I've never had a negative experience with the employees at this shop, who let you sample a couple flavors before you order. The inside is small and feels vintage. There's a couple tables indoors and more seating outdoors. I genuinely love the gelato here. It may be for sentimental reasons, but I truly think the gelato here is unmatched by any other ice cream place I've visited. I love the soft and slightly stretchy texture of the gelato. It's definitely softer than other ice cream I've tried, but I honestly prefer this type of elasticity. The flavors are very classic: I love the strawberry fresca, lychee, and stracciatella flavors. This is definitely a comfort spot for me and home to some absolutely delicious gelato!

YAY! I didn't realize they were here. I've been to their Santa Theresa location which is quite far…read morefor me but when I'm in the neighborhood we definitely stop by. Nice location - lots of parking and we love to have found a Vietnamese coffee place. I typically get the egg coffee but decided to go with their new Peanut Butter Latte and I'm so glad I did. It comes already with oat milk which is perfect. I will say - for the large the ratio on cream to coffee was little off. I'd prefer less of the cream and more coffee but it was still delicious and refreshing - not too sweet and had a lot of the PB flavor. Hubby got the Pandan Matcha. He loved it - though it was a bit too sweet for him so he waited for the ice to melt a bit. Not sure if we could have adjusted the sweetness. Youngest got the Banana Latte and devoured it quickly. Fair to say I think she really enjoyed it! Nice that they are so close to us now. Will definitely be one of our go to for Vietnamese coffee!!

This location of Pour Decisions is located in Grant Park Plaza. This is a busy plaza, so parking…read moremay be hit or miss. I like how they have different kind of drinks from alcohol to coffees to teas and more. Eh service, especially after my experience. I was intrigued by their matcha drinks and Salted Cream Jasmine Tea. I ended up picking the latter. My drink took a pretty long time to get - last in my group, but eventually they called out my order. When I finally got it, it was very dark like coffee, so I asked the employee, if this was my order - the Salted Cream Jasmine Tea. She double checked and confirmed the name and drink. I was still skeptical about it, but since the employee confirmed it was order, we just left after we all got our drinks. After leaving, I tried my drink (which I should had before I left) and it was definitely coffee and it was super strong (I do not like or drink coffee at all). It was not worth going back, so I just tossed it after only 2 sips, which was a bummer because it was almost $8 drink and they gave me the wrong drink, even though I double checked with them.

One of my favorite banh mi places because of their Saigon signature sandwich. I love me the pate…read moreand cold cut meats which tastes of higher quality mystery meat compared to the average. The service is fairly fast. They make the bread in the house and when they run out of bread, they stop selling sandwiches. The cold brew coffee pays like 115 straight freebasing caffeine. it'll keep you up until next Tuesday! Phil, the owner, did warn me before I drank the whole cup.

My husband and I were in the midst of errands in the area, and decided to go to Saigon Breadfast…read morefor lunch. San Jose certainly has its share of local banh mi gems, but I jokingly told the staff at the front counter that I'm surprised they haven't opened a location in San Jose to serve the Vietnamese community there, too! Truthfully, I just want them closer to me so I don't have to make the drive. :P I got a large combo of SaiGon's Signature which was the classic cold cut sandwich with Peach Strawberry fruit tea. The first thing that immediately struck me upon first bite was the ASMR-worthy crunch of the baguette with a soft, pillowy chew for the interior. You can tell the bread is made with care, and for me, great banh mi always starts with great bread. The fillings were just as enjoyable. While I thought the protein could have used a touch more seasoning, it didn't take away from the overall quality or experience. This is the flavor profile I still expect from a cold cut sandwich. There was a healthy slathering of pate with just the right amount of pickled vegetables to bring in that brightness to balance it out. I bought a large sandwich with the intention to bring the other half home, but that was a total failure. Both the hubby and I ended up eating our entire sandwiches there! Oh, and my fruit tea was yummy and refreshing! Can't make it to East San Jose? Saigon Breadfast is a great alternative. It's absolutely worth giving them a try!