San Jose Downtown Food Hall

We had dinner from the "Butter Chicken Hub" in this food hall. We ordered two curries that were very good. Shai Chicken ($18) and Dhaba Lamb ($19). We also had an order of Naan ($3). There is zero service. You order at one of a few screens on a counter. You select the vendor, then browse that menu that shows photos of each item. Add to the cart for the ones you want, then checkout, and pay with a credit card. A receipt is printed at the ordering station. There was no estimate given as to the preparation time; however, it didn't take long (this was at 5:40 pm on a Saturday night). Someone called out the name given when we ordered and handed us a take-out bag. Since we were seated at one of tables, he asked if we wanted plates. We answered "yes" and then he left and a few minutes later returned with some disposable plates and napkins.While the ambiance is basic Spartan food-hall, the food that we ordered was surprisingly tasty. The Shai Chicken had a delicious light-brown creamy sauce. The Dhaba Lamb had a rich sauce.

I should have read the reviews before going. Ended up with the same experience as everyone else on the reviews - food took over 30 minutes for sub par over priced food. Such a shame this place had a lot of potential.

Yoooo this pizza is delicious. It's $7.25 so pricey, but it's darn good. You can get a cheese or pep for I think $6.It's just solid detroit style pizza!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!

Yet another ghost kitchen/food hall in SJ, and like the nearby SoFA Market and San Pedro Square Market, this one offers a bit of dine-in seating, in addition to take out and delivery. There's not a lot of interaction with staff necessary since you either order online, or through one of the many self-order kiosks on site. So service is minimal, but sufficient. The indoor seating area is clean and brand new, and there's a restroom inside the food hall as well. But the outside has boarded up windows and some graffiti on the pickup side (on 3rd street), as of mid-January. Parking will also likely become more challenging if this place becomes more popular. Got to try a breakfast burrito from Mercy Mediterranean recently, and it was tasty and unique. Not many other eateries are available as of mid-January, as the food hall is not yet fully opened. But I like what I see as the current options for upcoming restaurants, a diverse list of eateries consisting of various ethnic cuisines and some new establishments I'm not familiar with, so that's exciting. As each of the restaurants begin to open up for business, what I'm most looking forward to are Silk Road Kitchen and Slobster... will definitely return to try these. Love to have more food options (including many new ones) downtown, and in the city of SJ in general. However, just like many ghost kitchen facilities and food courts, individual businesses hold their own hours of operation, so don't expect every restaurant/shop to be open every day. They've also been changing and delaying the exact businesses and opening dates at this food hall, so don't be surprised if the options aren't reliable or consistent.

-The food hall is a hole in the wall with lots of seating and kiosks. -Multiple businesses are in this small area and operate through the same kiosks. -There's lots of seating and seems like a good place so study. There's also a restroom so I can see people spending a lot of time there. The problem:-We were there around 11 and the kiosk showed that have of the businesses that operate there were open, but as we scrolled through some of the restaurants that were said to be open, we couldn't actually place the orders. The machine kept saying that the item we wanted wasn't in stock so we changed the other and it still said the same. -we finally ordered from one of the businesses and waited for our order for 30 mins until someone came out from the back rooms just to tell us that the restaurant we ordered from didn't open until 4pm! Couldn't have told us earlier? Couldn't have disabled that business's menu? Overall very frustrating experience. I'm sure the other places that didn't have our items available were also just closed as well.

This is my second time trying the food hall. I'm not sure what my opinion is of it, but it hasn't impressed me, that is for sure. When I went to place the first order with Luna the system gave me an error and said try later. I did and ended up with two charges but only one burrito. We'll see if it's refunded through the 'need help' system. 1) Raymond's Sourdough - buyer beware. I was already hesitant to pay $9 for a large sourdough round, but I figured I would give it a chance. Mistake. The pictures are nothing like the product. Not only are the small and large round both $9, the large round is 5 1/2" AT BEST! You do not get the bread in a wrapper. It was in a takout bowl and was pre-sliced, and I suspect possibly buttered on the top. All of this would be fine if it was advertised that way on the site, but it's not. I have yet to understand why the small round and the large round are the same price. Had I selected the small round, what would it be? 3"?! The gentleman included a complimentary chicken soup with cilantro (I don't do that) and a cup of coffee with creamer in it (I don't do that either). :/ I appreciate the offerings, but I would have rathered gotten a large round that looked like the photo online and left dry. $10.84 after $1 tip.2) Luna's Vegetarian Burrito - I've had this before and enjoyed it. Let's hope it is the same today. I would prefer a less expensive Super Taqueria burrito, but leaving City Hall to eat is not easy. I requested the jalapeno's-it doesn't come with them. I've eaten some since starting this and it's decent but nothing to write home about- lacking flavor. I recall the last time the veggies were roasted and tasty, not so much this time. I give them 3.5 stars. $16 after $1.79 tip.3) Azuma Japanese Sushi - I did not order this so I can't review them. What you see was $25 after tip. I think I'm done with the food hall. BTW, if you order ahead, you now pick up from a side room with amazon type lockers and you must know your order info or have a way to scan it. Not sure it warrants tipping since you are doing the work to get your food. And be careful when going into the room. The door is elevated with no indication, so it's very easy to trip going in and to fall coming out due to the drop. Not sure how they are exempt from ADA requirements.

I think there are multiple pages for this location on Yelp, so here's a review for the one that came up on my word search.No idea why would they open with only two options available. Not worth coming yet. The Mediterranean wrap I got was delicious though. I recommend.

San Jose Food Hall is a food hall / ghost kitchen kind of spot. Parking is a bit hit or miss, as it is mostly street parking in the downtown San Jose area - I was able to get metered parking right in front, as I came a early in the day. The exterior looks pretty modern - it stood out and caught my attention a few times in the past, so I am glad to finally be able to check it out, while the interior was not that bright, but it is spacious and looks semi-modern.Ordering is through the kiosks inside, but you can only order from one restaurant at a time - I thought I could order everything together and I tried doing so, but the system did not let me. Service from the employee sitting by the front podium was good, she was friendly and welcoming - she was probably the only positive aspect of my whole experience here, as I did not enjoy any of the boba drinks I ordered from here. Plenty of seating, but not the cleanest - I had to pick the table that looked the cleanest / less sticky. Overall, I feel like the experience and drinks here was like 2 stars, but the service from the 1 employee at the front was good, hence the 3 stars instead.

Ok. My 4th time here. And i feel like an f'ing moron. 1st time, I ordered chicken teriyaki and was given a mess of fat and gristle. 2nd time, I waited 25 minutes for a simple order. 3rd time, o ordered and waited only to be told the vendor was closed. 4th time, I go to order, and they don't accept cash. At first, I was really hoping that would be successful. This location is a mess. Absolutely no organization or consistency. Please just close up shop and be done with this stupid venture. I just want y'all to fail finally so customers stop wasting their time hoping for more.

i made my order from masala pizza - i got the spicy butter chicken sandwich and the fries. my total was $18. i enjoyed my meal! the butter chicken tasted yummy and the bread was nicely toasted. my fries were well seasoned and crispy. it did take awhile for my food to come, about 20 mins and there weren't cups for water. it was nice that they brought my food right to my table, i had thought i would have to get up and grab my food when it was ready. overall, a good experience. my friend ordered dumplings from gurkha chicken, and she enjoyed the dumplings as well! would go again if i were in the area