Cơm Gà Nam An SJ

there is a secret menu crispy sticky rice chicken plate and it is so good. this place is a comfort spot for us. the chicken rice plates cannot be beat in the bay area. my family and i have been coming here for generations, since my wife’s grandparents. we will bring our kids here too. beyond 5 stars, must try.

UPDATE: We recently found out they have the option to make the sticky rice crispy! Definitely a MUST try if you like a more toasty flavor & crispy texture. This place has the BEST chicken rice. The chicken is grilled to juicy perfection. I always get it with STICKY rice and it’s the ultimate combination! This is the only restaurant I have been to that has sticky rice as an option. Their mung bean drink is also tasty. The owner is super nice and gives us free soup refills. Definitely worth coming here!!!

I usually get to go order. Do not have much dine in experience. This’s the only place i go for the Steam chicken anytime i come back SJ We got : - Half chicken 5/5 : Chicken’s really good very tender. Go well with fine blended green onion ginger sauce and some other sauce. - Chicken Giblets 10/5: the best best best ever. As i compare to one of my other fav shop in elk grove city. Giblets is all mixed, well cleaned - prepared. You won’t get any bad smells. All very soft easy to chew. - small side of mix salad 5/5: some cabbage, Vietnamese mint leaves, reg mint. The price may seem a little bit more than the other place. But you get what you pay for. Very good quality food. Also we all know San Jose is known for expensive high tax spending. So be ready for small chicken portion with around 15 bucks 😆. The owner’s friendly and helpful. Easy to order thru phone. Very clean with locked restrooms. A plus is big private parking lot. It helps a lot for searching for parking in this busy area.

10/10, perfect score across the board. I had the best pho ga I have ever eaten in my ENTIRE life here. They gave a very generous portion of skin on chicken, and it also came with a citrus dipping sauce. The broth was very mild in flavor and could be adjusted as needed. The staff were also super nice and attentive. I will definitely be back.

More like 4.5 starts out of 5. A friend of mine tagged this restaurant in an IG story and the food looked delicious. We stopped midday on a Saturday, we were greeted right away and picked our table. We ordered the #3 Lemongrass Chicken with Chicken rice. It came out fairly quickly with a soup broth and basil, onion, tomatoes and cucumber on the side. The lemongrass chicken was absolutely amazing. It was tender and juicy and cooked perfectly. The dipping sauce with spicy peppers was a great addition. I thought it was a very generous serving of chicken and rice. Service was friendly/ fast and I think their prices are reasonable. We will definitely visit again!