Vung Tau's voluminous space is filled with tables for their hordes of loyal Vietnamese devotees. Despite their rather chaste décor and basic service, the gamut of food offerings keeps these patrons riveted. While the hefty menu can stupefy, rest assu..

Take a cue from Vietnamese locals and march into this popular San Jose joint for steaming bowls of fantastic pho . Soups and stews are the name of the game here, many of which are jazzed up with ingredients like shrimp cake, soft tendon, fat brisket..

Leave your diet at home, ignore the neighborhood, and follow your snout to the waft of barbecue coming from the large, black smoker parked alongside the Smoking Pig BBQ. The old building has housed previous restaurants (the worn booths are telling). ..

Is it a taqueria, or is it a taco stand? You be the judge at La Costa, a San Jose hot spot where the décor is, well, the great outdoors. Inside, La Costa 's space features a kitchen with red, green, and white tile floors. But never mind that, because..

Fratello in San Jose might not be fancy-schmancy, but this quaint, casual, and family-friendly spot definitely has its own charm. Its theme is echoed in the terra-cotta-colored walls with paintings of the Italian countryside. The warm-spirited Italia..

This homespun, family-owned Korean eatery in San Jose is one to rival any of the cuisine's authentic go-tos in Santa Clara. The traditional banchan may be lackluster, but area foodies come anyway for terrific bibimbap , a piping hot stone pot that..