(650) 967-2707
368 Castro St
Mountain View,
CA
94041
37.3918
-122.0804
Neighborhoods: Old Mountain View, Old Mountain Views
Hours:
Fri-Sat 11:00am-10:00pm Sun-Thu 11:00am- 9:30pm
What People Are Saying About Kim's Cafe
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The Scene – This inexpensive Vietnamese restaurant is distinguished by some crazy psychedelic lamps and chandeliers. Service at Kim's is personable and nervous. – – The Food – Begin with a pair of rice paper-wrapped spring rolls, dabbing the simple rice-stick rolls in sweet peanut sauce. Well-done flank brisket pho brings a huge swirl of soft, white noodles with a peppering of scallion, cilantro and slivers of white onion along with translucent flaps of fatty meat. The bland broth is easily doctored with trusty Sriracha sauce, a squeeze of lemon and a handful of…
08/23/02
Delicious soapy water
by aug2302
OK food. Friendly, if somewhat distracted service.
Water glasses always have just a hint of detergent left behind them, as though they'd been washed but not rinsed - really puts you off the rest of the meal. However, the detergent is consistently ther, so you just know not to ask for a glass. Perhaps this is a crafty technique to force people to order more expensive beverages.
My advice: go to one of many other lovely restaurants on Castro St. If you must have Vietnamese, try Vung Tao in downtown SJ, or Nha Trang at Lundy & Hostetter or at King & Story in San Jose.
- Pros: inexpensive
- Cons: service, soapy water
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