Jenny's Kitchen — Restaurant in San Jose

I'd give this place zero stars if I could. They charge extraordinarily high prices for substandard food. I ordered a braised fish dish and when I took a bite the fish tasted like it had gone bad. When I went back to complain the cashier denied that the fish had spoiled and insisted that they only serve fresh seafood. Either they don't taste their own food or they're a disreputable business willing to sell rotting food to make a quick buck. Everyone knows the smell of near-rotting fish and I almost threw up eating it. The cashier offered to exchange the fish for a random dish of her own choice then warned me that she was being overly generous and that this replacement for rotting food will never happen again (of course, she didn't bother to ask if I had any allergies before handing me whatever she picked). Luckily, I wasn't allergic to any of the ingredients. Unfortunately, the cooking oil tasted like it hasn't been changed in a month (old and rancid), so I ended up throwing out the entire box of food.

I remember when this place had different owners. There were fewer options but it was always fresh and decent quality. The new management is pushy, rude, marks up prices by 1000%, and sells rotten food.

The interior of this restaurant now looks dingy and dirty and my plastic bag had a funky smell. I doubt if this place could pass any kind of unannounced Department of Health food safety inspection. Eat at...

They serve decent Chinese togo food and food you can quickly prepare at home. We're talking dumplings and chinese pancakes.

Their food is good enough that by the afternoon, many moms buy them up for their family. The food price is a little bit on the higher side, but the quality seems to be worth it.

On the counter side, you will see food you can eat immediately (buns, fried pancake, fried fish, etc.). The fridge will have frozen dumplings which are roughly around ~$20 for 50 pieces. The frozen dumplings can be quickly boiled to eat in the middle of the night.

The workers can be a bit rude / pushy so asking "what's good here?" may result in a big unwanted purchase. They almost always try to offer something on top of what you ask for so I recommend knowing what you want and...

Industrial space with authentic, manually prepared Chinese preparations (ready-made takeout as well as ample frozen selections). Some selections are really great (beef rolls), while others are outlandish expensive for what is only meh (chive pie, cabbage pie) with too much dough (soft and greasy if that's your speed) but pretty tasteless, at $3+ per pie! There are many more offerings not even on the website, available (or explained) only in Chinese. And really, if you don't speak the language (I do but not my family), you'd have no clue.

I haven't tried their pot stickers or wontons, which look very professionally wrapped, since all are filled with pork. They really ought to get more current and offer chicken or...