Bui Vien Street Food — Restaurant in San Jose

Bui Vien Street Food is absolutely amazing! Every dish we tried was packed with flavor and made with so much care.

The Chân Gà Xả Tắc (chicken feet with lemongrass & kumquat) was so refreshing and zesty—perfect for starting the meal. The Bò Bía Cuốn (Asian sausage spring rolls) were super fresh and had a great crunch. I loved the Bánh Đúc Mặn Bùi Viện (savory steamed rice cake); it was soft, flavorful, and really comforting.

The Bánh Mì Chiên Chả Tôm (fried shrimp & ham bread) was crispy and satisfying, and the Bùi Viện Bún Chả Tôm Chiên Giòn (crispy fried shrimp patty vermicelli) was a huge hit—perfectly cooked and so tasty.

One of my favorites was the Ốc Hương Sốt Trứng Muối Phô Mai (Huong sea snails in cheesy salted egg sauce)—so rich and unique! We also had the Bánh Canh Cua Lột Giò Heo (soft shell crab + pork leg noodle soup), and it was hearty and delicious. Finally, the Gà Nướng Muối Ớt Miền Tây (salt & chili grilled chicken) was juicy, flavorful, and grilled to perfection.

Every dish was a winner, and the whole experience felt like a real street food adventure. Highly recommend coming here hungry—you’ll want to...

I could have given this place 3 stars only but since this is a new place so I added 1 more for encouragement. I have no complaint about the service, all the servers are friendly and professional. The foods however will need more improvement.

So we did ordered most of the side foods without any big portion meal. Except the snail was served on the hot pan, everything else seem like they are pre-made in order to be quickly served; therefore they were all cold down when they are on the table. Especially our grill squid was like been sitting of the side for like 30 mns. Dipping sauce was good but too dense so it's hard to dip the foods in. Let say we kinda picky but the salad should have had shrimp cracker comes along with it; you are trying to bring the Vietnamese cuisine to here so you should pay attention on small details which represent the presentation of the foods.

Overall is was a great experience. There are more place for improvement and we hope this place can stand out in the short time. Definitely recommend and we'll be back for more stuff...

4 stars for the fact that server brought out 5 small bowls for us without us asking as we have children which is the usual case... stars could be ducted if you factor that server had a lot of free time and wasnt really busy to not noticed my dish wasn't out 10-20 minutes after everyones else at the table finished eating.

Food - 5/5 - Food flavoring was on par, not overpowering and not lacking – everything was perfectly balanced and delicious. The presentation of the dishes was also excellent – a real feast for the eyes!

Service - 3/5 - Unfortunately, the service fell short of the otherwise excellent experience. While the staff was present, my order was completely forgotten. Everyone at my table had received their food, and despite the server passing by multiple times, the missing dish wasn't noticed. We ultimately had to flag down staff to inform them of the oversight.

Atmosphere - 5/5 - The atmosphere was fantastic! The decorations were very well thought out and created a truly lovely...