Com Tam Dat Thanh - San Jose

I've been dining at Com Tam Dat Thanh for as long as I could remember. Not to date myself but I remember eating here as young as 10 years old so this place has been here for at least 25 years. Post COVID reflection is that if a small business was able to keep afloat during such a challenging time in the decade then it should speak for itself in how the community shows up for it. Most recently, we ordered a few items ToGo. Portion sizes were relatively generous giving how the prices have increased so significantly. We ordered the BBQ Pork Chop Special, BBQ Chicken Special, and the BBQ Beef Special. Flavors were on point as always, and the Shrimp Cake and Egg Cakes always seem to bring in a nostalgic feeling. Hits the spot every time and it never fails.Support local small businesses y'all they can only continue thriving this way.

Stopped by this little hole in the wall for some com tam rice plates, and I was actually blown away with how authentic and comforting everything I tried was. I'm not a super big fan of rice so I rarely frequent these spots, but you definitely can't beat their HUGE portions and deliciously grilled/fried meat items. My favorites were the fried shrimp paste, but my plate also came with 5 other types of meat as well as vegetables and complimentary Thai chilis fish sauce at the table. They also carry other traditional Vietnamese dishes such as hu tieu (my fave), so I'll have to definitely check that out next time! The bathroom and utensils could definitely be cleaner, but overall, definitely worth stopping by or getting takeout if you're craving a rice dish and want to get the bang for your buck!

My sister and I was in the area and knew that SJ had some authentic com tam rice places so we decided to come to this one. We been to this one and couple of others around the area but always felt like this is the best one.We decided to get spring rolls and 1 rice plate to share. The spring rolls had grilled pork in it and was really solid as an appetizer. The deluxe combination rice plate can honestly feed 2 people for how many different things come in one plate. The shrimp cake was fried to perfection and moist in the inside. The sugarcane shrimp and pork was grilled perfectly. The only thing that was subpar was the shrimp as it was just 4 small pieces and didn't feel fresh. Overall, a really authentic place to get com tam. They have raised their prices significantly since I last came, which make sense due to rise in inflation and cost of goods, but nonetheless, their quality reflects their price. Would definitely be back if I'm in the area!

I order pick up from this restaurant, one of the best broken rice I ever had!!

Was craving a broken rice plate and this did the job! Not mind blowing, but not bad. Pretty good texture of rice and my favorite is always shrimp paste. I like being able to make my fish sauce spicy or not spicy. I accidentally put too much spicy, a little goes a long ways!Service was quick and easy#19: grilled pork chop and shrimp paste on sugarcaneGave a decent amount of food with a good ratio of rice to meat. Enough for two to share after we had dessert before lunch. Heh Texture of the pork chop was good and it was pretty saucy, so putting that on the rice was the move