The Chinese migration never really seemed to get a foothold in San Jose, at least not to the degree it did in SF or Sac. Mostly the Chinese immigrants were brought in to do manual labor jobs, and the associated areas, including restaurants, grew up out of a need to support them. San Jose was an agricultural community for a very long time, and depended more on a migratory exploitable class than on a permanent one. So while there's not really a lack of Chinese people in the area, most of them are recent transplants, without the same underlying infrastructure you find in SF.
That said, if you want Vietnamese food, you're in the right city... :-)
(And, I've never had their hot and sour soup, but I like Wonton House, in Santa Clara, on El Camino (just past Lafayette, before City Hall). The best part about them is that they're open until midnight, and they have menus in Chinese on the walls - always a good sign.)
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Date: 2007-09-17 06:30 pm (UTC)From:That said, if you want Vietnamese food, you're in the right city... :-)
(And, I've never had their hot and sour soup, but I like Wonton House, in Santa Clara, on El Camino (just past Lafayette, before City Hall). The best part about them is that they're open until midnight, and they have menus in Chinese on the walls - always a good sign.)