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Reviews for iCHiNA in San Jose, CA

hsin-fei tu 1 year ago
3

I think the service at this place is good. The food taste good, but I am not quite sure about the price. It is $15 for three... small piece of dim sum. They are more zero vegetarian options on the menu, so if you’re here for the regular dishes as avegetarian, you may want to think twice. They were able to accommodate my need by taking out the seafood from the stir-friednoodle. The taste is really good, however, I’m not quite sure if that worth $25. They can do vegetarian version of stirfriedvegetables as well as the stir-fried asparagus. We tried the vegetables, they put a lot of oil but it taste good too. These arethe only vegetarian options they have, and it is definitely not on the afternoon team menu. Asking for a lunch menu instead. Read more

L G 1 year ago
5

The food is amazing! I loved my experience here. I came with 3 other people. We were seated upstairs next to a window, so we... were able to people watch. The interior of the restaurant is elegant with tasteful decor, making it a aesthetically pleasingexperience. The color theme is an emerald to turquoise, which is also seen in the dinnerware.\n\nRegarding the menu, the firstthing our waiter told us was that today was the start of a new menu, so if we saw any photos or menus online, they may not haveit. We were already aware their menu changes often, but that was a good heads up. He also said that this new menu is southerninspired by Cantonese and Malaysian cuisine.\n\nFor drinks, we ordered the enchanted ginger $10 (mocktail), mojito (mocktail)$10, sparkling elderflower water (bottled), sparkling water $10 (1L bottled). They were all delicious!\n\nFor a group of 4, weordered: Crispy dim sum platter $32, Shanghai chicken pot stickers with spicy peppercorn sauce $18, Mapo tofu with peppercornwagyu beef $28, Stir fried hand pulled noodles with shimeji, enoki, and shitake mushrooms $18, Thai fried seabass $30, and Stirfried black pepper beef tenderloin $38.\n\nWe were all impressed by the taste of the food. This is an American Chineserestaurant or fusion restaurant. (So don\'t expect authentic Chinese cuisine or dishes). You could taste the quality. We had theShanghai chicken pot stickers first, and they were pan fried to perfection. They were like little pillows of stuffed goodness.The crispy dim sum was a favorite. It comes with 2 each of 3 types of dim sum: wagyu beef puffs, pumpkin and duck dumplings, andfried seafood dumplings. My favorite was the pumpkin and duck dumpling, but all of them were good. We all enjoyed these.\n\nForthe main courses, the beef tenderloin dish was sooo tender. We were impressed with this. I recommend getting this dish!\n\nTheThai fried seabass was tender as well. It is covered in sauce which was kind of like a sweet and sour s Read more

Vicki Tran 1 year ago
5

Decor is so pretty! Staff was super friendly and very considerate of my partner\'s allergies. Our server gave us amazing... recommendations. Disagreed with other reviewers about small portion sizes. The sizes are pretty common for a fancy restaurant.We left the restaurant feeling stuffed and had enough leftovers to take home. Don\'t expect large family portions from moretraditional Chinese restaurants. Read more

Mao Chen 1 year ago
5

Fancy Chinese restaurant in a mall. If you are looking for a traditional Chinese restaurant, this is not a place. This place is... more like Hakkasan. The cocktails are great.\nMy 5 month old enjoyed the ambiance of the restaurant. I appreciate the booth typeseat for my baby.\nThey asked you a dress code but for lunch people dressed very casual. Read more

Angelie Khu 2 years ago
4

As most people probably know, this restaurant is really beautiful. Amazing interior and beautiful decor, probably the best... looking Chinese restaurant in the whole of Bay Area.\n\nWe live about an hour away so we decided to come here for lunch. It wasquiet, the place was barely half full for Saturday lunch. We ordered both from the Set menu and the ala carte. The chilichicken szechuan style was so good. We also got the ribs and the crab garlic noodles. Both were also very tasty. It is on thepricey side which we already know, but the ambiance and the service are top notch anyway. The serving is not big but not tinyeither. Overall a really good experience for us. We will be back for dinner next time. Read more

Melissa Ng 2 years ago
4

Food is good and presentation was fabulous! We ordered one of the lunch sets with crispy chicken. It came with soup, three... pickled sides, rice and bok choy. We also ordered crab garlic noodle and salt and pepper sea bass. The fish was lightly friedand very juicy. The noodles were like yee mien. Everything was tasty. The oolong milk punch cocktail was very unique and tastyas well.\n\nAttention and courteous service! The interior was a feast for the eyes. You can see the love the owner put into thefeel of the restaurant. Very fancy and refined feel.\n\nWe also booked a tea ceremony afterwards and highly recommend theexperience! Read more

Albert Wu 2 years ago
5

The decor is very nice. The hip hop music in background didn’t seem to harmonize with the dining environment though. The... foods are very good. We had the set menu. We went there several days before Christmas on a weekday at 5pm, and parking wasvery frustrating. Had to go to park at Santana Row like many others did and walk back to the mall. The service staff was verycourteous. It is a good dining experience but it is not quite Michelin star level though. Read more

Kim Phung 2 years ago
5

The most beautiful restaurant in San Jose. The food is very good, reasonable portions, not expensive from how it looks.... Excellent service, the dish comes out with short introduction like dinning at Michelin star restaurant. I love how they decoratethe foods and silverware been changed frequently. Very detailed from the chopsticks to the dessert bowls, worth to try! Highlyrecommend. Read more