Hong’s Cave

903 Reed Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA
408.735.8989
M-F: 08:30 - 17:00
Sa: 09:00 - 16:30
Su: Closed
Another favorite lunch place…
Actually this is the first banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) place I’ve ever been to (I think it was in 2000). The price is a little bit higher than Dackao ($2.50 vs $2.00 all tax inclusive), but the portion is bigger, so [...]

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72 South Abel Street
Milpitas, CA
408.946.3558
M-Su: 07:00 - 21:00
Continuing the lunch place reviews…
This is my favorite “Banh Mi” or Vietnamese sandwich place. If you are not familiar with Vietnamese sandwiches (I am sure a lot of people are familiar with “Pho” or Vietnamese noodle soups), you should. They are usually (always?) made with a [...]

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1498 Isabella Street
Santa Clara, CA
408.247.0745
M: Closed
T-F: 11:30 - 14:30 (buffet only) / 17:30 - 22:30
Sa/Su: 12:00 - 14:30 (no buffet) / 17:30 - 22:30
Another lunch place in the area. Since I have a lot of Indian coworkers, I’ve been enjoying many great Indian restaurants in the area.
This place, although marketed as “Indian and Pakistani”, [...]

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1505 Space Park Drive
Santa Clara, CA
408.567.9144
M-F: 10:30 - 21:00
Sa/Su: Closed
This is probably my favorite (and the best) Greek place in the area that I know. The surprising thing (at least to me) is that this place is hidden among the boxy office buildings where you would not normally find good restaurants.
I would not have [...]

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