I've been to other locations of this chain and the prices are alright. The people who work here get a little pushy and it almost forces you to buy something even though you just want to browse. Also, the hours are inaccurate. I tried to come here and the hours say it closes at 10pm. I came at 8pm and it was closed. It seems like they just want to open and close whenever they feel like it. That or the hours on Yelp need to be updated. read more

We just stopped by this beef jerky and candied fruits shop today. The lady working there was very nice and helped us buy 6lbs of beef jerky and a few lbs of candied plums. She even took photos for our family and gave my daughter a few complimentary pieces of ginger candy. I liked her service as she wasn't rudely hovering or shoving more beef jerky in the bag than we requested like other places do. The Vua Kho Bo in Orange County are notorious for being aggressive with pressuring customers to buy more meat. It's offensive and I refuse of buy if they start doing that to me. Here, the lady was super respectful of our wishes and put in the amount we agreed to. It was a very comfortable and enjoyable shopping experience. read more

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I always make sure I have some snacks from here when the cravings kick in. For the unacquainted this place is a Vietnamese candy shop. 1. Vibe Feels like one of those old apothecary shops, there are jars and containers lined up in rows, each filled with a delicious morsel that can fit any snack craving. Pickled and preserved fruit, wet and dry jerkies, breads, crackers, they've got it all! 2. Service Service here is hit or miss depending on who's running it. Loan, the associate that I've come to get acquainted with is cheery and always in a good mood, moreso than the ladies in the other branch in Grand Century. Like others have mentioned they always add a little extra to your bag so if you're on a budget always scale back and tell them about 1/4 lb less than what you actually want cause they'll always put more. As with any shop, feel free to tell them to put some back if they added too much. Yes, confrontation is uncomfortable, but so is an empty wallet. For even more snacks always ask them if anything new's come in or if there's anything in the freezer, there's usually yogurt in several flavors back there. 3. Presentation Pickled fruit, sweet jerky, fish jerky, vanilla wafers, there are so many colors and choices lined up it's mesmerizing. 4. Taste I usually try to get a selection of the omai fruit snacks which is fruit that's been cooked in sugar and herbs to create Vietnamese fruit snacks. I'm a huge fan of the omai xi muoi, salty plum snacks. Tart, sweet, salty and savory. Delish! 5. Value Prices here range from $4.99-$7.99/half lb for fruit snacks to $12.99-$14.99/half lb for the jerkies. read more

I came here a few times before I decided to post something nice about this shop. The owner is very nice and easy. You can take samples and decides whether you like it or not. There are ton of "kho bo" (dried beef/ beef jerky) that you can choose to make the green papaya salad. I also like to come here for O Mai (dried fruits) and green mango. You don't want to miss this place if you need some snacks (an vat). Highly recommended. read more

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Ham tiền, xấy thịt còn ướt (cân nặng hơn thịt khô) nên bị mốc. Buôn bán phải cần tín nhiệm. Mới mua 3 ngày mà đã bị mốc xanh. read more

Vua Kho Bo - Mới mua có 3 ngày mà đã mốc xanh. không xấy đủ khô nên bị mốc. Xấy càng khô thì càng nhẹ hơn nên bán được ít tiền hơn. - Candy Stores Near Me - San Jose, California

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Better service than other Vua Khô Bò (King of Jerky) nearby shops in the Grand Century in San Jose. The French style jerky, the crispy jerky and the lemongrass jerky are my parents fav. Price is less than expensive the one in Cupertino! read more

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bulk BEEF JERKY bins are just what i've been looking for since Big Bear! also candy store, must go & see the whole Vietnam Town area there

Don't come here. Very bad service, ask carefully about price before buying. That woman doesn't seem to like customers coming to support her products. Unpleasant attitude towards customers when asked about the product. read more

Very good service The lady works here who brings business for the owner She is always sweet n very nice with customers But the quality food here is not good Kho Gà La Chay never bough it again No taste and over price to compare with another shop Small bag ( no name is tagged) is charged 18$ Not good taste at all Pls don't go to Vua kho bo Try another shop is much better read more

I ordered for delivery over a hundred..they charged 15 dollars and told me that it would arrived at my sister's home in 2 days.. a week later.. she finally received it.. I asked her to takes a picture of it and send it to me.. then she did.. it was missing a bag.. so I called them.. at first they told me that it is not possible because they are very thorough.. then they asked me to send the pictures .. so I did.. and then I called her back.. she told me oh yes sorry we forgot a bag and we packed it in another customer's box. She promised me a 14 dollars refund but I still haven't seen it after three attempts to call and it has been close to a month. The 2nd time that we spoke she told me oh.. I am sorry that I forgot about it.. we were busy. Now what is the excuse? read more

The lady was very friendly and nice. She was very attentive and told us we could sample whatever we wanted even if we weren't getting anything. There's a large variety of dried fruit, and fish. The only thing we got was some dried goji berries that taste really good. read more

Vua Kho Bo - Goji berries! - Candy Stores Near Me - San Jose, California

They have lots of dried stuff in jars that you can sample before committing. Also has a tiny fridge near the register w/ cold desserts, too. Prices are average for dried goods and they don't try to cheat you by sneaking in extra weight like a lot of other places. read more

*This review is solely based on the beef jerky, the dried squid, and my experiences* I've never had a bad experience here or have ever been cheated with the prices. The staff here are nice and always give me samples, even when it literally every flavor of beef jerky lol. The quality of the beef jerky and dried squid is much better than the other places near by and I always go here to buy so much in bulk (once over $100 worth). They also have a bunch of other goods that I still need to try (probably when my parents visit though for their expertise), but I'm excited for it! read more

The 2 ladies working there are rude and terrible. They don't smile, don't speak English well and keep nagging at you with their language. Also if I only asking for a half pound of the stuff, they will add more to one pound. I also realized they have several locations. This is the worst service. For sure I will never come back. read more

This place will scam you. Their stuff is old, often expired. They will over charge you 3 or 4 times more than the real price. We bought some Duran cake here last time and they charged us 5 times more than Costco. I understand people need to make a living but our money is hard earned too. I can't support businesses like this. Just a very scammy place, do not shop here read more

Do not shop here. If I could give it a zero star I would. We bought a bag of banh pia here last time and the fking old lady charged us 25 dollars for it. We felt it was expensive but that was our first first time going into a Vietnamese store so we thought it might have been an exotic import. We found the same thing in Costco later selling for 5 dollars. Such a dishonest place. Who knows what else they scam you for. There are 2 similar stores inside the mall who do things fairly. Take your business there. Fk this place and that pos who scammed me. 10/10,would not be back read more

I get my VT goodies from this store. Got quiet bit of selections. Love the dry jackfruit. It's different than processed ones you get from Asian Supermarket. I can taste the jackfruit as it's harvested from the farm. It's a bit of pricy but they last you for a while. So it's worth it. read more

Only come with people that can speak the language and for sure your experience will be a pleasant one. I unfortunately do not speak the language so I always have to bring someone who speaks it to make sure the correct weight and price is being charged . I first found out about this place from one of Viet friend because she said I was paying way too much of these dried goodies in milpitas. At first I was skeptical because they both carry the same name and so I'd thought it was just another chain store ! Wrong !! Apparently , these shops are more like franchise stores and can charge different prices. The prices here comparing to milpitas is almost 30-40 percent less. No exaggeration here at all . I would often come out of milpitas paying well over 100 for the dried beef jerkies and plums but here for the same weight I'd pay 30-40 percent less. Again, bring an vietnamese speaker otherwise I'm sure your experience will not be so pleasant . read more

As previous post mentioned, this place is very dishonest. While scaling my purchase, they punched in the number real quickly and bumped up the posted price per lb. I didnt pay attention and ended up paying extra $5 at least. This should be considered scam and should be prosecuted. Shame on business owner who thinks she can take a couple dollars from customers but lose their trust and business instead. Avoid this place, or if you have to make purchase make sure do your own calculation. read more

Very dishonest place. When I was paying, I noticed the cashier lady input $4 more per lb for both items I bought. I told her it didn't match their label prices. One item was $18 per lb, she entered $22 per lb; one was $20 per lb, she entered $24 per lb. I requested her to recalculate. The total came out over $8 less than her original total. Then she said, "sorry, I was very busy." Y'all right!! Most people probably won't notice and just pay for it. Also we bought some tamarind paste in a cup. And when we found out it was moldy after we had the first taste. It is terrible, and will never go back. read more

I live in Oakland and every single time I visited San Jose I would stop by this shop and purchased a bunch of snacks, however I think I would stop coming back. I liked a certain pickled fruit and I recommended it my coworkers, and everyone loved it. The very next day one of my coworker went to San Jose so we had her buy that very specific item for us, 4 lb. of the same thing, which cost us a total of $60. I specifically gave my coworker the name of the snack, which I was 100% certain that I got the name right after purchasing it more than 3 times there, but they gave her the wrong thing. My coworker did question them why the item they sold her looked different than what she had, and they ensured her that she got the right thing, so my coworker left with the purchase. We were so disappointed that we didn't get what we wanted, however I still took the risk of opening 1 sealed bag and tried the wronged item. Immediately regretted. The taste is not horrible, but the texture is. I can't help myself but assume that they took advance of my coworker uncertainty of what she was getting, to sell us what can't sale. I called them to ask if I can come next week to return the opened SEALED packages for the right thing, they avoided to do that by saying that they could only accept returns the very next day knowing that we come from Oakland. She did explained to me they had 2 different kinds of the snacks with similar names, then why didn't they show my coworker the other kind when she asked them why it looked different? I liked this place, unfortunately I have to agree with other Yelpers that they are dishonest regardless how tasty some of their snacks are. Still don't know what to do with the 4 lb. of pickled fruit we bought yet, might as well just toss $60 in the trash since no one wants them. read more

Bought a dry fish product called "cá thiu". Found a metal wire in one of the fish piece. Suggesting the owner carefully choose and buy product from USDA approval source. read more