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, 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)
- Super Glass (shower door) (408) 374-7676 - 2215 S. Winchester Boulevard, Campbell, CA 95008 (www.superglassonline.com)
- deco Kitchen Cabinet & Bath Inc (408) 947-1888 - 950 McLaughlin Ave., San Jose, CA 95122 (www.decocab.com)
- Schluter(R) -Shower System www.schluter.com www.kerdi-line.com
- SplashWorks (408) 279-5202 - A kitchen & bath company, 1284 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 (www.splashworkskb.com)
- Tubz - Kitchen & Bath (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, www.nakanojudo.net
- Judo - Chuck Jefferson Judo, Campbell, www.cjjudo.com
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) - Caio Terra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 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/ (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