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Top Cafe

Top Cafe

650 Barber Lane, Milpitas, 95035, United States Of America

Soup • Thai • Asian • Coffee


"I regularly go to this restaurant and I also order from them on doordash. One thing to note if you order from doordash the dishes are all a few dollars more expensive. Let's start with the stir fried dishes. Most of the basic thai stir fried dishes like basil chicken and their noodles like pad Thai is very average. I personally hate it when they put bell pepper in a thai basil chicken. Anybody who had eaten a Thai basil chicken in Thailand will never ever see bell peppers in a basil chicken. This seems to be a common practice here which over powers the actual chilli garlic and basil flavor. Nobody also puts onions in a basil chicken dish. The pad Thai is what you will get in any Thai joint in North America , 50 percent authentic and it's too sweet. There should be a balance if sweet sour and salty in a pad Thai. The papaya salad is good not great. The salted crab papaya salad they also peanuts which is unusual not usual but it's ok. Some if the sea food dishes from the chef special menu for stand out and get prepared well. The whole garlic fish fried is nice. I also like their Tom yum noodle soup. It's spicy sour and good fresh herbs flavors. I do like their tod man plaa or the fried fish cakes. They do a good job at that and the way they present it is good also. The chef special dishes usually give you a better culinary experience while the other dishes are quite average. Yes they use authentic ingredients and I have not sensed any time so far where I felt they used frozen or ready made ingredients. The cooks in the back are Thai or lao and I have heard them speaking and so I know they have the potential to cook up much more authentic dishes. I hope they can innovate and be bold and execute the dishes the way people eat it in thailand. It is a good place to go as a group of four or five as their is good seating space. It's also a good place go with family. Lastly their mango sticky rice is well made. The mango has always been fresh and not over riped and the sticky rice hot wish nice milky coconut milk. Not too sweet and not too sour mango. The selection of dishes is good. A good balance of stir fry, soups, curry, sea food , noodles etc. If I was in Thailand I would have rated this place 1.5/5, but being in North America I give them a 3/5. Definitely an above average place. But not good. Part 2: went bad tried the papaya salad with crab Thai hot. It was very good and authentic like Thailand. Also tried the tilapia fried fish. The food has improved."

Green Lotus

Green Lotus

1143 Story Rd #180, 95116, San Jose, United States

Salad • Lunch • Casual • Catering


"Green Lotus is a must try vegetarian/vegan spot in San Jose. I decided to try this second location on Story since I always frequent the one on Business Circle. After my experiences, I have to say that I prefer the other location more mostly due to service, but it can be overlooked with the similar food offerings. My friends and I all split the following gems: Crispy Oyster Mushrooms A definite must if you enjoy anything deep fried. I let go of my whole foods diet just for these because they are so yummy. If you don 't particularly enjoy mushrooms, you may change your mind after these calamari esque treats. Wonderful homemade tamarind sauce is accompanied with these bad boys. Claypot Pork A saucy 'pork ' dish that goes well over rice. The texture was amazing and it really did resemble stewed pork even down to the fatty parts. Hot Pot Sweet Sour This huge hot pot set has more food than meets the eye. It 's meant for 2 or more people to share and is a great deal for plant based hot pot goers that want something more worthwhile while their friends consume meat. Great variety of mock meats, tofu, and some vegetables. With that said, I was surprised this set did not come up with a variety of fresh vegetables as other hot pot sets had, such as the mushroom set. Those veggies make hot pot for me so I was a bit disappointed considering this was only $1 more than the later. Service here was decent but I felt it could have been a lot better. It was difficult asking for water refills and they rarely checked up on us throughout our meal. We managed to survive but with the food being hot (not spicy), it was invaluable to have water readily available."