Valerio's 1979 — Restaurant in San Jose

Valerio's is pure soul. I do not know how authentic it is to a true Filipino bakery and comfort food but all I can tell you is that the owners are genuine and feel like family. Both from the outwards facade and the interior, it is a run-down family joint. But the incessant local Filipino customer-base that comes by to get their bags of baked goods as well as hot food indicates that it is a locally loved establishment.

There's no menu. You peek over the glass counter and see what they have. Point your fingers to tasty noodles, beef, whatever else that looks good and no matter what you order, you get it at a cheap price with total comfort food taste. You're not going to be hungry. And you're going to be sucking your fingers asking for more.

Pretty much everything is good and can be felt that they're made with love. Make sure you get a stick or two of the Turons (fried banana sticks). The Turons are simply out of this world and that is an understatement.

The bags of freshly baked bread was still warm at 11 am. Pan de Sal, Pan de Coco, etc. all are done in a Filipino way - inheriting from the Portuguese / Spanish history but also mixing the local ingredients like coconut, pineapple, and bananas. It's also quite different from the Hawaiian style of bread.

Valerio's is a local jewel, dishing out love and warmth. It is worthy to drive all the way to San Jose just for this. And...

Super disappointed in how I was treated here. My husband and I were craving turons/banana egg rolls. Upon walking in, the two women working there looked at us up and down (I’m assuming to see if we were Filipino, which we’re not). I waited behind someone else that just bought something. When she finished, I walked up and asked if there were any turon/banana egg rolls left. The woman at the counter said that there’s no more, quietly, so I said “huh?” And she said “no more” and looked away. I asked her if there would be more tomorrow and she said “don’t know.” Again, she said it quietly and looked away. So I wanted to make sure I heard her right, because we wanted to come back tomorrow to buy some and I was hoping to find out the time they would have them. So I said “you don’t know?” And she said “don’t know.” There was no one else waiting in line, so they weren’t even busy at the time or anything…

Needless to say, we will never return and will not ever recommend this place ever again. We bought 50 turons for a party just last week, too. So bummed that we supported them with this type of service we received today…

And for anyone else that is looking for turon, we were so excited to find that Gabrielle’s Food Market across the street also sells them and they’re just as good, with much...

Valerio's City Bakery is a small family business that I think opened as a series of stores from the East Bay back in the 90s. They become popular with their Pan De Sal, a Filipino style breakfast bread from the Philippines. They also have expanded selection of other Filipino and Spanish style breads and soon, serving pre-cooked Filipino foods like adobo, pansit, sinigang, mongo vegetable dish, fried fish, and more. There is a small dine-in area in informal setting but most people come here to buy food and leave. Most of the dish is an everyday comfort food for Filipino-Americans. Price is in the low end but food taste great for Filipino foods. It is located in a small shopping center around Safeway supermarket, Wells Fargo Bank, CVS and more. I would recommend this place with...