FAQ: Late Night Food / Happy Hour in Silicon Valley

Late Night Food in San Jose

Lee's Noodle House. 2569 S King Rd. (King and Tully), Ste C9 San Jose, CA, 95122. Tel. (408) 238-6888. Open til 3 am. Very popular for the post-club crowd.
Agenda Restaurant, Bar and Lounge. 399 S. First St., San Jose, (408) 287-3991. Kitchen stays open till midnight or so on summer weekends (F-Sa).
Arcadia. Su-Th until 10PM. Bar & Bar menu til Midnight Mon-Sun. Fri and Sat dinner til 11 pm. 100 W. San Carlos, San Jose, CA 95113. (408) 278-4555.
Asian Garden. 304 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose, (408) 279-8764. No-frills Vietnamese cafe with big-screen TV. Hours: till midnight Sus-Ths, till 3am Fs-Sas.
Bay 101. 1801 Bering Drive (Brokaw Road at Highway 101), San Jose, (408) 451-8888. Shuffles has sandwiches, soups, salads, pizza in airport-style alcove. Sutter's Broiler has a full menu: lemongrass chicken to steak sandwiches in the sports bar off the casino. Both open till 2 am nightly.
Cardinal Coffee Shop & Lounge. 3197 Meridian Ave., San Jose, (408) 269-7891. Specialties: chicken fried steak, steak and eggs, chile verde omelet. Hours: 24/7
Carrows. 910 Saratoga Ave., (408) 248-12238. Hours: 24/7
Carrows. 1696 Tully Rd., (408) 238-3000. Hours: 24/7
Denny's. 1490 N. 1st St., (408) 453-1497. Hours: 24/7
Denny's. 2077 N. 1st St., (408) 436-8481. Hours: 24/7
Denny's. 1390 S. 1st St., (408) 292-6217. Hours: 24/7
Denny's. 2484 Berryessa Rd., (408) 923-8469. Hours: 24/7
Denny's. 2401 Lanai Ave., (408) 274-1922. Hours: 24/7
Denny's. 1001 E. Capitol Expwy., (408) 578-2549. Hours: 24/7
Denny's. 1140 Hillsdale Ave., (408) 266-6299. Hours: 24/7
Denny's. 1015 Blossom Hill Rd., (408) 448-6205. Hours: 24/7
Flame's Coffee Shop (Winchester.) 449 S Winchester Blvd (just south of Stevens Creek), San Jose. (408) 246-8154. Su-Th: 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM, F-Sa: 6:00 AM - midnight.
Garden City Restaurant. 360 Saratoga Ave., San Jose, (408) 244-4443. Take a sharp left before the card room and settle into a booth in Tahoe-like comfort. Steaks, lobster and Asian foods such as egg rolls and Mongolian chicken. Hours: 24/7
Gordon Biersch Restaurant Brewery. 33 E. San Fernando St., San Jose, (408) 294-6785. Also in Palo Alto. Late-night menu of burgers, pizzas and salads every night. Sat-Sun 11pm; Th: midnight; F-Sa 1am
The Grill on the Alley. Fairmont Hotel, 172 S. Market St., San Jose, (408) 294-2244. Upscale steak house. Prime steaks and chops, fresh fish, etc. Dinner till 11pm Fri-Sat. Bar menu (crab cakes, hamburgers, salads) till midnight Fri-Sat. Bar menu till 11pm Mon-Thur.
Los Diablitos. 855 N. 13th St., San Jose, (408) 297-6651. Taqueria with covered patio. Menudo (beef tripe) and pozole (pork soup) on weekends. Hours: till midnight Fri-Sat.
Mini Gourmet. 599 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose, (408) 275-8973. Hours: 24/7
My Burger Place, 76 E. Santa Clara St. between 2nd and 3rd, 408-286-6311. Hours: 6am-2am daily. Says BURGERS on the awning. They have pretty good burgers. The family is Korean, so they also have teriyaki rice bowls, etc.
Original Joe's. 301 S. First St., San Jose, (408) 292-7030. Steaks at midnight! Very noisy. Open till 1am daily.
Pho Hoa: Vietnamese pho shop. For more, see phohoa.com. Open til 2am every night.
Picasso's Tapas. 62 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose, (408) 298-4400. Tapas, paella, classical guitar till 11pm F-Sa.
Tacos al Carbon. 1733 Story Road, San Jose, (408) 272-3318. Carnitas, mariachi, like being in Michoacán. Till 2am daily.
Tony Roma's. 4233 Moorpark, San Jose, (408) 253-4900. Barbecue, salad, onion rings till 11pm M-Th, 2am F-Sa, 10pm Su.
Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza. 20 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos, (408) 354-5566. Also 1072 Willow St., San Jose (408) 971-7080, and in Westgate Shopping Center, 1554 Saratoga Ave., San Jose, (408) 871-0400. California-style pizza, salads, sandwiches. Dinner till 11pm F-Sa.
Yum Yum Donuts, 1090 Meridian St. (408) 723-9713. Hours: 24/7 yumyumdonuts.com
Misc. Places in Downtown SJ: OJ's on First Street is open late, Emma's on Santa Clara St. for casual Mexican food, Pizza-A-Go-Go on San Carlos Street. Sometimes Muchos is open, right next door to My Burger Place: great rotiserrie chicken burritos. La Victoria with their famous orange sauce.

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