Best Bay Area Restaurants (Including San Jose)

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  • Best Bay Area Restaurants Part 2! This includes some San Jose options. :) Some favorite restaurants in the bay area that we've been missing while we were abroad.
    Pho Ha Noi
    Locations: San Jose, Palo Alto, and Cupertino. (More locations opening soon!)
    Falafel's Drive In
    San Jose
    Liuyishou Hotpot
    San Mateo
    Tong Sui
    Locations: Redwood City, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Sunnyvale, Milpitas
    Telefèric Barcelona
    Locations: Palo Alto, Los Gatos, Walnut Creek, LA, Barcelona!

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  • @shavonwalker2550
    @shavonwalker2550 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My boss took me to lunch at Telefèric Barcelona and they had beautiful watercolor flyers with a recipe for the pan tomate. I quickly snatched up the flyer and made the bread for dinner a couple of days later. I can honestly say that not only is the food at the restaurant outstanding, but even their basic recipes are on point.

  • @jackie310
    @jackie310 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I was taught the same thing as a child by my parents - to eat every grain of rice as a sign of respect to the rice farmers. Japanese and Korean culture can be similar in so many ways! But sometimes I think it's cuz my parents were poor immigrants and hated to see food waste, which is just as noble a reason, too.

    • @electricfil
      @electricfil ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wasting food is rude. - Molly Schuyler

    • @ziggybender9125
      @ziggybender9125 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok well I can give you another look at a mentality that works. Eat till you feel good, extra food can be saved and eaten later, given away, or given back to the soil to feed the soil system in respect to the farmers.

    • @jasonle4192
      @jasonle4192 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jocelyn, you are truly blessed that your Asian American bf would eat your last 5 grains of rice. That’s true Asian love you don’t see much nowadays. 😆❤️☺️👏🏼

    • @rosalyins7075
      @rosalyins7075 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Meee too!!! Those exact words were engrained in my brain growing up.

    • @voiceofjava
      @voiceofjava ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indonesian as well 😅

  • @mjuy15
    @mjuy15 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    San Jose native here, shoutout to you guys for showing us some love!! Pho Ha Noi is my favorite 😋

  • @francisgarcia375
    @francisgarcia375 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Same with filipino every grains is precious. Rice is life. Thank you for the videos.

  • @jjsager1
    @jjsager1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ‘Oh my gosh, she’s outta control!’ 😅😅😅😅😅
    GREAT VID You two!
    I think we’d love a week of at home dinners video

  • @richfloresca2123
    @richfloresca2123 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The banana milkshake at the drive inn is bomb too!

  • @steadfast510
    @steadfast510 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love these videos and welcome back to the bay.

  • @LSG4088
    @LSG4088 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hope you guys keep making more videos like these, they're great 👍

  • @davescheer5038
    @davescheer5038 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    🌴 hey you two, ya went and started with big bowls of Pho ! Now that’s how you open a vid ! After the all that other food I gained virtual video pounds 😄 👍

  • @mathewbowman2098
    @mathewbowman2098 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I miss living in San Jose. So much bomb food. Kazoo sushi 🍣 was my favorite

  • @kayzkara5943
    @kayzkara5943 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome love these food videos cool good to see your favorites you two are so chill 2gether

  • @papaone1570
    @papaone1570 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Eating every grain of rice is definitely a must. Have been doing that as a kid. Comes from good training as a kid in Japan. I tell my wife and kids that they need to eat all of their rice every time we eat gohan.

  • @HelenNetallica
    @HelenNetallica ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That..was a food tsunami..absolutely delish looking food!! Love this vlog J❤️

  • @sea-ferring
    @sea-ferring ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I use Rancho Gordo too. I'm not familiar enough with beans to know the difference, but I want to support them because they are awesome.

  • @daviddoan6485
    @daviddoan6485 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yoooo! Thnx for giving tge 408 a shoutout!!! Would been wild af running into yall down here, been a subscriber for years!!keep up the great work!!!

  • @stephensnetwork
    @stephensnetwork ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Everything looks so yummy. Best vlog yet !

  • @MacMurka
    @MacMurka ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching you go out to eat is just as enjoyable as when you guys cook

  • @kenshin4564
    @kenshin4564 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the food themed videos!

  • @arielleangel2980
    @arielleangel2980 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg Falafel Drive In…a San Jose staple for sure ❤

  • @hellaBayAr3a
    @hellaBayAr3a ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There's been at least one or two locations in each of your Bay Area restaurant videos that I hadn't come across as as a local. And I trust your guy's palettes so I'm adding those spots to my list haha.

  • @carlahammer480
    @carlahammer480 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thats awesome you are San Jose area residents too! I live in Sunnyvale. Going to check out Pho Ha Noi😊

  • @lloydbethel252
    @lloydbethel252 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved the video. Keep it up

  • @kumaboyy.7443
    @kumaboyy.7443 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice to see some of our peninsula and south bay restaurants made your top picks! I will have to try a few of them! Thanks, Taku and Jocelyn!

  • @thasco
    @thasco ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Living so close to San Jose, you'd think I'd venture there and try out their food.. I'm overdue to imbibe. Thanks for the video!
    Hey, i just got myself Star Bread last night..

  • @Sakana_Ren
    @Sakana_Ren ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Indeed, there's so many awesome places to eat near San Francisco Bay.

  • @rickylee6129
    @rickylee6129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good Video Jocelyn and Taku 😊. Food's looked Great 👍 👌 😀 😊

  • @MrfiX725
    @MrfiX725 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Chicken gizzards... YOU GD RIGHT, CHEF!!!

  • @victorlui5955
    @victorlui5955 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Taku. Hi Jocelyn. Cool video. Bay Area foods are so good. 😊

  • @jazzydizzle
    @jazzydizzle ปีที่แล้ว +4

    By the way, if you didn't yet know -- Falafel's Drive-In was featured in Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives!

  • @MFOutdoors
    @MFOutdoors ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My wife and I were in SF last weekend and went to Gao Viet Kitchen SF on your reco.....it was amazing!!

  • @ironmonkey4o8
    @ironmonkey4o8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "That's the one" is a phrase I use regularly after a satisfying bite.

  • @gailsiangco5599
    @gailsiangco5599 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yummy Hot Pot !!! We love hot pot !!! Thank you for sharing !!!

  • @b3nd0nint3nd0
    @b3nd0nint3nd0 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    NGL surprised you went with Falafel's drive in over Falafel STOP in Cupertino. Definitely worth a try if you're in the South Bay.

  • @lexist2112
    @lexist2112 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great foodie adventure.
    Can’t wait for the next one.
    Bay Area food is absolutely the best😊

  • @haroldtakahashi8875
    @haroldtakahashi8875 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    💛...wow...just wow...

  • @wed3k
    @wed3k 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for coming to my hometown san mateo, going to have to try out the hot pot

  • @stormydazeASMR
    @stormydazeASMR ปีที่แล้ว

    I LOVE STARBREAD!!!!!!!! SOOOO GOOD!

  • @lloydbethel252
    @lloydbethel252 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should add some of your dessert to one of your recipes. Could be amazing

  • @RTM408
    @RTM408 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    thats my favorite falafel place too

  • @k3nni
    @k3nni 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i like this. do more reviews

  • @ClaudeBooth
    @ClaudeBooth ปีที่แล้ว

    Never miss a presentation so good love the channel the food and the adventures. Learning so much in cooking!

  • @ryanleefit
    @ryanleefit ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Paik Noodles, Hu Tieu Nam Vang, Yummy Trieu Chau, Hai Nam, Com Tam Thien Huong in Viet Town mall, Hue Restaurant, Vons Chicken original location, all pretty great spots for authentic food.

  • @itssangelaaa
    @itssangelaaa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You guys have to try the Mavens Durian ice cream at Costco!!!

  • @bodhimantra7688
    @bodhimantra7688 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a lot of family in San Fran and been there a few times but dont know much about their food scene. I do remember some really great Mexican spot but I dont remem the name now.

    • @BngBnGCaliKid
      @BngBnGCaliKid ปีที่แล้ว

      Please don’t say San Fran lol

  • @PennyRoehrer-xy9tl
    @PennyRoehrer-xy9tl ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rancho Gordo beans are the best, no more canned beans! The black garbanzo beans are wonderful!

  • @phatlam7955
    @phatlam7955 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Welcome back. You guys gotta try pho San Jose.

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love a pho place that opens at 9/10AM!

    • @phatlam7955
      @phatlam7955 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TaklyntheWorld Pho San Jose open at 9:00 it our family restaurant check out strickly dumpling he just drop a video for us. Mike Chen

    • @phatlam7955
      @phatlam7955 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/05Xb33vZEeQ/w-d-xo.html

  • @James-dg8oz
    @James-dg8oz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's a Liuyishou in Cupertino too. It's newish

  • @sigismundmo3784
    @sigismundmo3784 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was wondering if you have a favorite restaurant for tempura in the San Francisco and around the Bay Area. It's been a difficult search for me. Enjoy seeing you both at the street fair in the city and your kelp hot sauce. Thanks and enjoy your channels.

    • @bigalmaden8042
      @bigalmaden8042 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Best tempura is Sushi Zono in Campbell. Crispiest batter of any Japanese restaurant. Whenever I go to new Japanese restaurant, I always try their tempura.

  • @liyinchong4493
    @liyinchong4493 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So yummy 🤤

  • @wayne9170
    @wayne9170 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When you say Falafels and San Jose in the same breath you can ONLY be talking about "The Falafel Drive IN"😍😍 So.... miss it!😥😥😥

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Were they good like ... 30 years ago or something? That place seems to just run on pure nostalgia these days. I've been and it's ... bad.

  • @jside108
    @jside108 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved little luccas specialty sandwich shop when i was in south san fran. Sad to not see it on your list. 😢

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Little Lucca is good but it's pretty rare that we crave a sandwich. 😅

  • @BngBnGCaliKid
    @BngBnGCaliKid ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m surprised for how much you guys love amazing and create amazing food you are going to some very generic spots in the bay. You have to hit SF up more and some other smaller not so “fancy” spots. Kevin’s pho in westlake in Daly City is the best out there. Not fancy, just home in the wall but best soup

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว

      Ummm kevin's is super generic. 😂 food taste is subjective. While Kevin's is good, it's not better in our *personal* opinion.

  • @LivewithKare
    @LivewithKare ปีที่แล้ว

    What are the chances I could meet you guys and grab a bite / beer to eat ❤❤❤❤
    Me searching for you guys at all the good San Jose foodie places when I’m out 😅

  • @ccuellar6212
    @ccuellar6212 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw one Asian dish I would definitely like to try.

  • @eyeballs306
    @eyeballs306 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed this video! Don’t let the haters get you down. Loved the ending 😂

  • @uniquelyamazing3885
    @uniquelyamazing3885 ปีที่แล้ว

    Video was excellent so you may as well keep drinking!😉

  • @tokoloshe42
    @tokoloshe42 ปีที่แล้ว

    Taku has the coolest shirt I've ever seen

  • @devonyagartrell2220
    @devonyagartrell2220 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im from the bay area Richmond 510 and i deliver near this falafel restaurant lol ima try them out

  • @badlybrowned87
    @badlybrowned87 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, everytime I wanna go to Falafel Drive In there's always a long ass line. Need to go there on the off-hours.

  • @dannynguyen2122
    @dannynguyen2122 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think I missed it, but what’s the name of the hot pot place?

  • @mikedelacruz3135
    @mikedelacruz3135 ปีที่แล้ว

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 episode Y’All! And cheers to Jocelyn for putting a dent in the flight 🍻😎🤙🏼

  • @victorlui5955
    @victorlui5955 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would get it lit with flight jars of Sangria real good. 😊

  • @liyinchong4493
    @liyinchong4493 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @genkimari
    @genkimari ปีที่แล้ว

    No one ever comes to South SJ. Come check out the new authentic ramen place - Ramen Champ! I love their ramen, but their katsu curry and mini salmon bowls are good too!

  • @BigCatStuff
    @BigCatStuff ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Falafel's drive in is the best. Falafel and banana shake can't be beat

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup! Paired mine with a banana shake.

  • @Orixbby
    @Orixbby 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    S a n j o s e
    Babbbbbyy‼️

  • @kennyhuynh6713
    @kennyhuynh6713 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    dam everyone really love pho ha noi

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's the high quality meat, the crab rolls, and for us, they have bun bo hue! A lot of pho places don't have that.

  • @rosalyins7075
    @rosalyins7075 ปีที่แล้ว

    My friends called me Starbread queen, bc I always bring them at almost every function 🤣

  • @gradybrowning3976
    @gradybrowning3976 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love gizzards too, nobody ever has them anymore!

  • @peterkhaoone7821
    @peterkhaoone7821 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🤙

  • @ChaoSna-jk3iy
    @ChaoSna-jk3iy ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @joanneganon7157
    @joanneganon7157 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holly Delicious ness 🌞🔥.
    Thanks 🎉.
    JO JO IN VT 💞

  • @adamyoung480
    @adamyoung480 ปีที่แล้ว

    Durian?

  • @CUSSLIKEASAILOR
    @CUSSLIKEASAILOR ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ☝🏾❤️🤙🏾

  • @robyngillum8577
    @robyngillum8577 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve never heard anyone call Starbread, “butter bread”. We call them señiorita bread out here in the East bay.

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're called seniorita bread over here too but butter bread was more of a description for those who have never had it.

  • @ahbroody
    @ahbroody 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For falafels go to Achilles in Santa Clara. 5 minutes away so much better

  • @adamyoung480
    @adamyoung480 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aloha, and had a few questions. Do you have a permanent abode, and what do you do with it during long trips? What happened with your garden? Did you sell your New Zealand van? And why do you make me hungry?

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว

      "Why do you make me hungry?"😂 sorry. lol
      We don't have a permanent place, we packed everything up end of December because we couldn't justify paying bay area rent prices to be gone most of the year. So the garden is no more but there will be a better one in the future when we can afford to buy a house!
      We still have the NZ van since we plan to go back. Just had to take care of some stuff in the US + van life in new zealand during winter is a bit of bummer.

    • @adamyoung480
      @adamyoung480 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TaklyntheWorld Aloha, and mahalo for your response. Thought maybe you had sublet it. Knew you had some trees. Agree anywhere in the winter in a van would be uncomfortable.

  • @chiengtang3177
    @chiengtang3177 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Vietnamese food 😊

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว

      Top 3 food cuisines in the world!

    • @carlcalvin1479
      @carlcalvin1479 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TaklyntheWorld great video again! Welcome back. New Zealand & Australia video were nice. But there is nowhere like home.
      Jocelyn what are the other two? For me it's Italian & Mexican food. In no particular order. With Chinese food 4th and American BBQ 5th

  • @visitingworlds
    @visitingworlds ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro eats everything with rice, hotpot is no exception 😂

  • @nguyebt511
    @nguyebt511 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that a tan line on Taku’s forehead?

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว

      he got sunburnt at the Fisherman's Life event. He was in the peeling stages for the video. lol

  • @barako927
    @barako927 ปีที่แล้ว

    If there’s iTea in your area, Mango Sago is their best one.

  • @ricardonuno1694
    @ricardonuno1694 ปีที่แล้ว

    MOre vids like this please!

  • @michwoodside
    @michwoodside 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Falafel drive in closed 😮😮😮

    • @michwoodside
      @michwoodside 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gone. I’m so sad. San Jose staple.

  • @tastyneck
    @tastyneck ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm still pissed at myself that I didn't catch Taku when he was still at Hinata.

  • @Jay-hm4yy
    @Jay-hm4yy ปีที่แล้ว

    pretty sure the eating of all the grains of rice either on the bowl or plate is more of an Asian culture thing. Because I do the same too, and I usually have to scold my younger siblings/cousin. Throwing rice away is a sin. :D

  • @raymondperales1085
    @raymondperales1085 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thumbs up 👍🏽 for Jocelyn with the Triple straw chug/drink 😂❤

  • @imoverhere8327
    @imoverhere8327 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t understand the love for durian. Had it in thailand and regretted it. There is nothing pleasant about it. My thai friends enjoyed watching me try it though😂 to each their own.

  • @MrArichG
    @MrArichG หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why say San Jo included? It's literally the South Bay.

  • @denisedigiovanni2590
    @denisedigiovanni2590 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Joclyne, buy Tacu a new shirt, LOL, He has been wearing it for 2yrs, I do like it ,but maybe green. YEAH, I think he would look in green, My middle name is the same as your fisrt name, I am of french desent, but Canadian.

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why throw a way a perfectly good shirt? 🤔That's wasteful.

    • @denisedigiovanni2590
      @denisedigiovanni2590 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did not say throw away, maybe I watch you guys too much and I started picking up on things I would never usually notice.

  • @whataderk
    @whataderk หลายเดือนก่อน

    San Jose has some great food…not the bay but still great food. 😂

  • @jpmorneau
    @jpmorneau ปีที่แล้ว

    That “thick ass meat" looked delicious!

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว

      They use really good quality meat!

    • @jpmorneau
      @jpmorneau ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TaklyntheWorld 😁100%

  • @ClassicallyMish
    @ClassicallyMish ปีที่แล้ว

    Durian smells fruity to me

  • @anamayjensen5469
    @anamayjensen5469 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The girl is annoying but the dude is good.

  • @uber3009
    @uber3009 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pho san jose blow pho ha noi out of the water

  • @sonyagaskell3648
    @sonyagaskell3648 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Freakin vegans!

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Falafel's drive-in is *awful*

  • @2011jackel
    @2011jackel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thumbs down only because there are better content creators doing food reviews. Stick to what the channel is about.

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What's the channel about? 🙂

    • @2011jackel
      @2011jackel ปีที่แล้ว

      Travels and adventures

    • @TaklyntheWorld
      @TaklyntheWorld  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2011jackel I recommend looking through our channel again. :)

    • @2011jackel
      @2011jackel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have been a sub to both channels for a few years and enjoy them both. Just not feeling these last couple videos .

  • @btha01982
    @btha01982 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    PHO HA NOI is DA Bomb!!!!!

  • @kjewell91
    @kjewell91 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Taku said the gizzard was “crunchy”. 😂 ol T-Rex jaw having ass. Dagum. They’re CHEWY/GRISTLY at best.