====== Good Businesses ======

===== Restaurants =====

  * (restaurant) 韶山印象(Hunan Impression) (408) 873-9982 - Park Lane Plaza, 5152 Moorpark Ave #30, San Jose, CA 95129
  * (restaurant) 北京食府(Beijing Duck House) (408) 366-0588 - 10883 S Blaney Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014
  * (restaurant) 上海乔家栅(Shanghai Family Restaurant) (408) 873-4813 - Cupertino Village, 10877 N Wolfe Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014
  * (restaurant) Chef Zhao - 400 Moffett Blvd Ste H, Mountain View, CA 94043
  * (restaurant) Chef Chu's - 1067 N San Antonio Rd, Los Altos, CA 94022, (650) 948-2696 (many famous people visited)
  * (Korean recommended by Jake) BBQ - Bull, Gen; BBQ+hotpot - Q-pot, Shabu King; Chicken - Von Chicken, Bonchon Chicken;
  * (Brazil BBQ) Galpao Gaucho Cupertino
  * (Hunan Chinese) Easterly眷湘, Rivermark Plaza, Santa Clara, CA
  * (brunch) Crepevine (omelets etc.) 
  * (Indian) Zareen's - 1477 Plymouth St, Ste C, Mountain View, CA 94043 (Lamb Gosht Thali, Madras Chicken Curry Thali)
  * (pastrami) The Refuge, 963 Laurel St, San Carlos, CA 94070 (Reuben pastrami sandwiches)
  * (Hunan, Sichuan) Superdish, 925 Blossom Hill Rd #1003, San Jose, CA 95123 (inside mall)

==== For Takeout ====

  * Hometown Kitchen (Chinese, 10% cash discount), townkitchenmilpitastogo.com, (408) 263-9888, 1245 Jacklin Rd Milpitas, CA 95035
  * IceyPoki, (408) 440 1376, 1630 Capitol Expy, San Jose, CA 95121
    * J - Large 4 scoops: 2x Salmon, 1x Ahi, 1x Hamachi; Edamame, Sweet Onion, Cilantro; Ahi shoyu & Chili oil; Spicy crab salad; Hot Cheeto topping; Sushi rice
    * E - no Cilantro, no hot cheeto topping, change to corn and wonton chips.


===== Re-model =====

  * Francisco (408) 648-7255 - Professional Tree Care, [[http://www.skyviewinc.org|www.skyviewinc.org]], Skyview Tree Service, Inc. CA.LIC#949233 - Bonded and Insured (I paid him $500 to remove and haul away a big tree. Would remove stubs for $50 per)
  * 李英浩 (510) 857-6934 - Handyman good for floor, tiles. He also does bathrooms and kitchens.
  * Jose Amaya (408) 857-4156 (cell) (408) 779-1453 (tel) - Concrete, Stones, Amaya’s Concrete - 15245 Murphy Ave, San Martin, CA 95046 ([[https://www.yelp.com/biz/amayas-concrete-san-martin|https://www.yelp.com/biz/amayas-concrete-san-martin]])
  * Super Glass (shower door) (408) 374-7676 - 2215 S. Winchester Boulevard, Campbell, CA 95008 ([[http://www.superglassonline.com|www.superglassonline.com]])
  * deco Kitchen Cabinet & Bath Inc (408) 947-1888 - 950 McLaughlin Ave., San Jose, CA 95122 ([[http://www.decocab.com|www.decocab.com]])
  * Schluter(R) -Shower System [[http://www.schluter.com|www.schluter.com]] [[http://www.kerdi-line.com|www.kerdi-line.com]]
  * SplashWorks (408) 279-5202 - A kitchen & bath company, 1284 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 ([[http://www.splashworkskb.com|www.splashworkskb.com]])
  * Tubz - Kitchen & Bath ([[http://www.tubz.net|www.tubz.net]])
  * Local plumber (Santa Clara) - (408) 921-5373 Angel Ramos - A Handyman Plumbing and Repair.
  * Naeim's Painting - (925) 270 7102 - 10k for inside out painting with pop corn removal.
  * Signature Roofing (used by Jimmy Lim) - (650) 598-5444 www.signatureroofing.com (new roof only)
  * Kent Roofing (also from Jimmy) (408) 971 4042 www.kroofco.com (repairs OK)
  * Solar Roof - sunwork.org (non-profit, recommended by Dale)
  * https://www.honeydrafting.com/ - recommended by Dale
===== ADU General Contractors =====

==== Recommended by Weimin Huang (Dec. 2022) ====

  * 阿东（design，wife works in the San Jose city permit office）510-396-2223
  * 大刘（general contractor） 510-366-5923

==== Recommended by Xu Wang ====

  * Design: Yin Su (650) 265-8676. You can mention that Sugar Wang referred you
  * General Contractor: Min Alex (650) 863-7995


===== Legal =====

  * Noel Hibbard - Attorney at law (injury), (408) 294-9100, 639 Tully Road, Suite G, San Jose, CA 95111 (date: 2017)

===== Sports =====

  * Asked tennisexpress.com for discount for a racket without demo (they usually give discount with demo program) and got coupon code: B25 for $25 off - nice surprise.
  * Judo - Nakano Judo Academy, Santa Clara, [[http://www.nakanojudo.net|www.nakanojudo.net]]
  * Judo - Chuck Jefferson Judo, Campbell, [[http://www.cjjudo.com|www.cjjudo.com]]
  * Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) - Caio Terra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, [[http://www.bjjsanjose.com|www.bjjsanjose.com]]

===== Medical Doctors =====

  * Dr. David Chang, Cataract Surgeon, altoseye.com (date: 2019)
  * Nahal Ashouri, DDS, MS (invisiline orthodontist), (650) 961-5047, 505 South Dr #8, Mountain View, CA 94040 (date: 2021)

===== Online Stuff =====

  * [[https://kahoot.it/|https://kahoot.it/]] (date: 2020)
  * https://grabagun.com (tried and true)

===== Furniture =====

  * expandfurniture.com (Murphy bed, recommended by Curtis. date: Dec 2022)

===== Automotive =====

  * Smog Check - Smog Check Plus #3, 1098 W. San Carlos St., San Jose, CA 95126, 408-287-8863. Be sure to check on their website for coupons http://smogcheckcity.com/ (update on 5/13/2024: I went again after two years, the owner/operator has been changed. not as friendly but the smog check went without incident)
  * Body Shop - M & S Collisions, 10071 E. Estates Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014, ChuckChuck Siripoke, Mobile: 408-655-0258 
  * H & H Automotive, Redwood City, good overall for automotive work at a fair price (recommended by Gerry)
  * Oil Change (from Yelp, not tried yet) - T & N Auto Services, 5837 Winfield Blvd San Jose, CA 95123

===== Order PCB =====

  * https://oshpark.com/