Reviews for Nomikai in San Jose, CA
Small overcrowded college hangout place. Bartenders served water downed drinks. If your not Asian don't expect to get any quick... service. Read more
This place was super unpleasant & unprofessional. My friends' & I were waiting in line forever to get in last Saturday night... while we noticed they were letting certain ppl in without a wait. We totally felt discriminated against. The guys at the doorseemed rude & unfriendly. Finally we were seated outside but told we had to buy drinks. Well duh why else would we be there? Wewere looking for a good time. This place wasn't it! If you're not what they like or you don't fit their criteria, you shouldjust pass this place up. Read more
Drink volumes are pretty inconsistent. In my picture, the drink on the left is served after, and untouched. The drink on the... right is the same and had already been drank, yet still has more than the new drink. Read more
Interesting Asian fusion place with food and drinks. Place really tries to be hip and clubby while the food is above average.... Proposes interesting dishes like kimchi pizza and ends up perfecting nothing. Read more
Very attentive hostess, nice interior, music at a reasonable volume, not too crowded or empty. Hostess Lena kept coming back... just in time to refill our glasses from the bottle of soju being shared at my table. (The mere fact that Nomikai carries soju isa point in its favor.) These are the good things! The not so good: they were out of the soju we wanted (there were only twovarieties available). They were out of the duck far popcorn. And the "seven spice nori fries" were dry, kinda stale, andgenerally boring. (McDonald's fries are way better and far cheaper!) So... skip the fries... and don't count on anything youorder actually being available! That said, the spam musubi was delicious, and Lena is definitely a credit to the establishment.I would probably go again... but it's not my new go-to spot ;) Read more
Drinks were pretty good. Chicken wings and fries have great flavor. Highly recommend. Wish the happy hour was a bit more... extensive. Only a few signature drinks and starters are included on happy hour prices. Read more
I really wanted to come here for the Banh Mi pizza and it was good timing as there was a game on so the BF got to watch the... game. Me – Food, Him – Game = win-win. We got the pizza and it was pretty good. The flavors were good and I liked how it wasmore like a flatbread. We also go the kimcheese fries which were good as well. With those two items, we were pretty satisfied.Since we stayed long to watch the game, we ordered a couple of drinks to justify taking up our seats for so long. We got themugi mule and the lychee martini, which were pretty good, but definitely pricey for what it was. I don’t know if it was justthat day, but there was only one girl serving the whole place, until a second one came to help her out at least an hour later.Because of that, the service was kind of slow, but she was a really good waitress. Overall, they have good Asian Fusion barfood and drinks and a chill place to watch a game. Make a reservation though as they don’t have a lot of seating. Read more
Weekend reviews: There's usually no line to get in and their Japanese old fashions and lychee martini are delicious! That's... probably why I keep coming back and I really should order something different next time haha. Not sure if we get lucky everytime but there's always like one last open table for us. Drinks: 7/10 Service: 5/10 Vibes: 5/10 Value: 5/10 Read more