Elements - San Jose

Excellent food and service. We've been dining at this family owned restaurant for years. The Vietnamese Stew is my favorite. My friend almost always orders the salmon. Tristen the chef owner is super friendly and knows all his regulars by name. It's a great atmosphere.

I had their seafood peallea and it was amazing. This is a hidden gem that I just found. Highly recommend.

We reached at 8.20 as they are open till 9pm but after we were seated they said kitchen is closed. But we did ask them before entering if they are open they said yes and got us seated. So they agreed to take our orders. We were rushed to finish our food which was served at 8.45pm and they dimmed the lights at 8.55 to remind us they close in 5 mins so we had to quickly pack our food to leave. Service was good, food was ok. Pho which was served with noodles was very tasty but the rest were good. Calamari and chicken nuggets were bland. Plenty of free parking available. Go early to relax and eat.

The food here is SO GOOD! I had the beef appetizer wrapped in noodles it was bomb, also the sea bass special was perfect. The sauce was amazing. The service was also so great! I was very happy eating here. Highly recommend

Went to Elements for our 30th anniversary. Decided to eat outside. Quiet and delightful. The menu is eclectic and creative. We had trouble deciding what to get because we wanted to try everything. Our plates were delicious and large so we had enough for lunch the next day. Service was excellent. Side note: I’m not sure what kind of butter they use, but waiting for our meal we enjoyed the bread with butter and asked for seconds because the butter was delicious. That sounds lame, but it’s true. We will definitely go back and keep trying other interesting plates from the menu. This is a locally owned small business and we are happy to support!