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Mexican Food Restaurants

While some Milpitas Mexican food restaurants are large chains, there are some fabulous family-owned places with authentic Mexican cuisine.


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mexican food

Burrito Express
A favorite with the high school crowd. “The food is muy excellentee. Not just burritos but lots of other Mexican dishes.”
275 Jacklin Rd.
408-263-7204

Casa Azteca
From irresistible chips and authentic salsa to famous enchiladas, Casa Azteca has continued to impress its customers from the beginning. Closed Mondays.
20 N Abel Street
408-946-0466

Chipotle Mexican Grill
You can get a burrito delivered to your door, if you can stop by.
246 Great Mall Dr
408-935-9254

El Torito’s
Wednesdays get one kid’s meal for $1 with each adult meal.
477 East Calaveras
408-946-8012

La Milpa
Reviews. If you are short on time and want to experience good Mexican food, La Milpa is your place. Facebook.
107 North Milpitas Blvd.
408-945-6540

Mi Rancherita
Yelp reviews. “My favorite place for a burrito ever. They make them perfectly and I will drive from San Jose just to get a burrito here. The Carne asada is so awesome and even the tacos are delicious.”
51 S Park Victoria Dr
408-263-0308

On The Border
We do things a little differently. Located in McCarthy Ranch.
260 Ranch Dr.
408-935-6070

Royal Taco
Home to the California Burrito, a specialty in Northern California.
1469 Landess Avenue
408-946-2197

Sea Link
High Mexican Cuisine. Cuban specialties. Ask anybody in Milpitas where you can get a good sandwich, and many will reply with three words: Sea Link Cafe. ~ Milpitas Beat Review.
187 S Main St.
408-493-6383

Taco Bell
Check out their nutrition guide. Three locations: S. Park Victoria, Main St., and 880 & Dixon Landing.

Taqueria Las Vegas
Taqueria Las Vegas
Voted best of Milpitas 10 years in a row. Featuring the best Carne Asada Fries in northern California.
1417 North Milpitas Boulevard
408-262-2415

Taqueria Los Cunados
Yelp Reviews. Authentic Mexican food. Website has become insecure.
186 Ranch Drive
408-262-0844

California History Overview

Milpitas once had an encampment of Ohlone Indians. Two adobe rancheros still stand from the early days of the Spanish. An early motto was “As goes Milpitas, so goes the State!” For centuries, Milpitas has often taken the lead in new ways of living and governance. If you want to live in the City of the Future, with a lively part in California history, too, come live in Milpitas.

About Milpitas

The Milpitas Historical Society
General meeting is the second Wednesday of each month, 7 PM, in the assembly room of the Milpitas Community Library.


A History of Main Street: A Trip Through Historic Milpitas
A live presentation with Host: Bill Hare, President and Speaker: Joseph Ehardt, Research Docent, Educational Outreach Program. This special presentation was held on Saturday, December 19, 2020, on Facebook and Zoom.

Milpitas: A look back
Outline of Milpitas History from the Mercury News story published on Aug. 27, 2006.

Portuguese Pioneers in Milpitas
Settlers from the Azores, a group of islands west of Portugal, began coming to California in Gold Rush times, and later for the economic opportunities. As they encouraged families and friends to join them, they became an important element in California and in the Santa Clara Valley as hard-working farmers and land owners.

About California

California History and Culture – State Symbols
Here’s where you find all that information for that state report, like state bird or flower.

California History
A major collection of documents from and about California’s rich history. The documents range from books, maps, newspapers, and periodicals, to pictorial materials (including daguerreotypes, lithographs, stereographs, and paintings) and ephemera (such as posters, programs, pamphlets, and sheet music).

California History Online
Lovely California Historical Society website includes geographic information, California natives, early explorers, to modern times.

California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California’s Early Years, 1849 to 1900
The collection covers the dramatic decades between the Gold Rush and the turn of the twentieth century. It captures the pioneer experience; encounters between Anglo-Americans and the diverse peoples who had preceded them; the transformation of the land by mining, ranching, agriculture, and urban development; the often-turbulent growth of communities and cities; and California’s emergence as both a state and a place of uniquely American dreams.

Heyday Books
Publishing books about California history, culture, and literature.


Mark Hylkema: California during the Spanish and Mexican Colonial Periods
Mark begins with the first Spanish explorers conquering the Aztecs, and tells about the Portolá expedition in 1769, when California suddenly went from prehistory to history, like “the flip of a switch.”

Santa Clara County Historical Landmarks
My mother used to call these hunks of stone with metal plaques “Hysterical Landmarks” because so often there is nothing left at the site but the stone! But you’ll find one at the garage where H-P got started and where Noyce invented his first semiconductor. None in Milpitas…hmmmm.

Historical Figures in Early California

Cabrillo
On June 27, 1542, an explorer under Spanish command, named Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, left the port of Navidad on the Pacific Coast of what is now Mexico and headed north.

Juan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza was the first European to establish an overland route from Mexico, through the Sonoran Desert, to the Pacific coast of California. New World Spanish explorers had been seeking such a route through the Desert Southwest for more than two centuries.

Governors of California
A tribute to the individuals who have served as chief executive of the State of California from 1849 to present.

Notable People of Milpitas
The “Notable People” project adds to our knowledge about the history of Milpitas. For more information, please click on a link located on the right sidebar of the Historical Society’s page.

History of Russian America
So moved was Rezanov by the misery of the colonists that he purchased a vessel from Americans in Alaska and sailed to San Francisco Bay early in 1806 to purchase grain and, if possible, to establish trade relations with the Spanish in Upper California on a continuing basis.

Sir Francis Drake
The British explorer, Sir Francis Drake, sailed up the coast of California in 1579. Could he have discovered Milpitas?

Population Growth of Milpitas From 2023-2024

Milpitas has been growing at an unprecedented rate compared to other Santa Clara County Cites. We’ve been growing faster than all but one other nearby cities. The population estimate for Milpitas in 2024 is 81,773 people. Milpitas is the 117th largest city in California. It is a little smaller than Mountain View, and a little larger than Palo Alto. More people moved into Milpitas in the last year. We gained 0.17% of our previous population, 138 people.

This report provides revised population estimates as of January 1, 2023, and provisional population estimates as of January 1, 2024, for the state, counties, and cities and includes a calculation of annual percent change. These population estimates incorporate 2020 Census counts.

The Housing Unit Method (HUM) is used to estimate total and occupied housing units, household size, household population, and group quarters population. American Community Survey (ACS) data were used to distribute 2010 census housing units into our standard housing types (single detached units, single attached units, two to four units, five plus or apartment units, and mobile homes). Housing units are estimated by adding new construction and annexations and subtracting demolitions, and adjusting for units lost or gained by conversions. Annual housing unit change data are supplied by local jurisdictions and the U.S. Census Bureau. Occupied housing units are estimated by applying a derived civilian vacancy rate to the estimated civilian housing units. Vacancy rates are based on 2010 Census benchmark data, adjusted to incorporate the directional changes described by the latest available ACS data. Exact data on foreclosures or other housing market indicators are not reliably available to adjust vacancy rates and are not used.

From E-1 Population Estimates for Cities, Counties, and the State–January 1, 2023 and 2024, Department of Finance. Check each January and May for updates.

For more information, contact the California State Census Data Center Network
Phone: (916) 323-4086
Released on May 1, 2023

Census Data for Milpitas
If you’ve come to this page to see if your family or business would thrive in Milpitas, you are in the right place to find census data for Milpitas.

In a nutshell, the population for Milpitas is 81,773, a increase of 138 people, or a 0.17% increase overall.

Best Place to Live: the Great Town of Milpitas, California

Maps of California, showing location of Santa Clara County, and the county showing location of Milpitas.

Why is Milpitas a Best Place to Live?

Milpitas is a fair sized, suburban city that is situated between San Jose and Fremont, but has retained that small town feel, making us a best place to live. City Council and School Board meetings are social events, and are currently online during Covid-19, so even if you live elsewhere, you can still attend. Politically, we tend to vote Democrat, but every nuance of progressive politics is evident.

Being in Northern California, it is cooler than the southern end of the state, yet because of the Silicon Valley mountains that block the worse weather, it tends to be “nice” year around so heating and cooling bills are trivial. Frost is rare, and it never snows in the valley. Heat is seldom unbearable. Prevailing winds are typically toward the eastern hills, so if grass fires start there, they tend to go away from the town. Landslides are not a concern.

Location of Our Great Town

Santa Clara County
aka Silicon Valley
SE San Francisco Bay Area
California, United States
37n26 (Latitude)
121w54 (Longitude)
13.6 square miles
Zip code is 95035
P.O. Box Zip code is 95036
Area Code is 408
(Some cell phones and faxes have 669 or 650 area codes.)
Time Zone: Pacific We do observe daylight savings time.

Highlights making Milpitas a Best Place to Live

ECONOMY
California Labor Force & Unemployment Rates by County
Updated monthly at the time of the official EDD Press Release for Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Labor Force
Change in 2024

COST OF LIVING
Milpitas, California’s cost of living is 110% higher than the national average. Compare Milpitas’s Cost of Living to where you live now.

WEATHER & CLIMATE
Milpitas Temperature
Milpitas is the best place to be in August, July and September our most pleasant months, while December and January are the least comfortable months when you might need an umbrella. February is often surprisingly warm. Today’s Weather | Climate Averages. Milpitas is 20 ft (6 m) above sea level. The climate here is mild, and generally warm and temperate. The average temperature in Milpitas is 15.3 °C | 59.5 °F. In a year, the rainfall is 496 mm | 19.5 inch.

VOTING
Report of Registration as of March 11, 2022 Registration by County:
Santa Clara
1,266,750 Eligible
999,033 Total Registered
508,027 Democratic
165,468 Republican
24,799 American Independent
3,715 Green
Voting data and information for Milpitas.

POPULATION
Milpitas’s population is 81,773 people. From 2010 to 2024, it has had a population growth of 22.6%. Learn More about our growth.

TRANSPORTATION
Transportation expenses like bus fares and gas prices are 23% higher than the national average. Data older than June 13, 2020 about average commute time is outdated, as the BART station opened in Milpitas. This substantially shortens commute time to places along the BART routes. For example, a commuter can get from Milpitas to the Salesforce Plaza in San Francisco in 1:12h, including a 10 minute walk. Google Employees can catch Google Bus on Calaveras, just west of Hillview.

REAL ESTATE
The median home cost in Milpitas is $1,661,670 and median rent is $5,052/month. Highest Appreciating Milpitas Neighborhoods Since 2000: the best are Cielo Terra Serena Villa/Granada and Central Milpitas. Check out the homes in the area.

SCHOOLS
Milpitas Unified School District’s 2024-25 proposed budget will be adopted July 1, 2024. To see the right hand numbers you must download the pdf file. The General Fund Expenditures are $173,303,489.

MUSD’s Strategic Goal #1, Build a Culture of We, is about diversity, equity, and inclusion in our policies, practices, and especially, in our relationships with one another. Striving for this goal requires a commitment to learning about others, and ourselves, which is why we have established a Culture of We Equity Team this year to accelerate our growth.

More on Education in Milpitas.

COMMUNICATIONS
Civic and social organizations have fully adopted modern means of social networking and other means of getting information out to Milpitas. For social networks, click on the “Social” tab to find social networks hosted by this community website, and other social networking groups.

We have two newspaper resources, plus a very good high school online newspaper, The Union.

A search on “Milpitas” in YouTube brings up thousands of locally made videos demonstrating our interests and showcasing the talents of our videographers.

Roads & Highways

Find out about road construction plans and delays. Learn what government agencies control these highways. And to relax, enjoy these scenic drives starting in Milpitas, and wandering through our hillsides on backroads.

What is Milpitas known for?
Milpitas is often called the “Crossroads of Silicon Valley” with most of its 13.63 square miles of land situated between two major freeways (I-880 and I-680), State Route 237, and a County expressway.

How far is Milpitas from San Francisco?
The distance between Milpitas and San Francisco is 37 miles. The road distance is 45.9 miles, unless you have a boat to sail between Alviso and San Francisco.

Construction
Governmental Agencies
Scenic Drives

Construction

Calaveras Overpass
The Calaveras Overpass is built to meet the present and growing traffic loads of a progressive city. [They thought!]

Montague Expressway Widening
This project widened Montague Expressway to provide for eight through lanes (three through plus one HOV lane in each direction), with bike use shoulders and improved pedestrian sidewalks from Falcon Drive to Pecten Court (approximately 0.8 miles) including replacement of the double-box culvert crossing of Berryessa Creek with a bridge structure.


VTA Montague Expressway Pedestrian Overcrossing
An incredible project RockViewVideo filmed in Milpitas to chronicle the lift & placement of a huge pedestrian overcrossing above Montague Expressway adjacent to the Milpitas BART Station, July 10-12, 2020.

Filing a claim against Caltrans
Did you get a nail in your tire in a highway construction zone? Here’s information and the form for filing a claim.

Governmental Agencies

CalTrans
California Department of Transportations, District 4 (includes Santa Clara County). Lots of local information and pictures about Bay Area Bridges.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Regional planning group for our highways here in Silicon Valley and around the Bay.

Scenic Drives

Bay Area Backroads
Go “day tripping” to places near and far. KRON TV offers hundreds of ideas in the South Bay Area and further away.


Calaveras Road to Sunol
Calaveras Road varies from 2 lanes in Milpitas and the 84/680 end in Fremont down to 1 lane in the middle. The south half was recently repaved from Milpitas to the Alameda County line, about 2/3 of the entire ride.

Calaveras – Sierra Rd Loop
Scenic drive in the snowy mountains east of Milpitas and San Jose, California.

California Roadside Rest Areas
Plan your rest stops in rural areas.

Main Street History Tour
Joann Souza narrates a tour of Main Street telling about the historic buildings and sites along the way.

Mt. Hamilton Road
Take this mountain road between Alum Rock and Patterson. Do fill up your thirsty steed because if you decide to continue east down the other side of the mountain, it will be another 70 miles to the next gas station. Very windy and steep. Not for the faint-hearted.


Santa Cruz Mountains Roads
A lovely drive is the one through the redwoods from Woodside, over to the coast, down to Santa Cruz, and back over Rt. 9 through Boulder Creek and Big Basin State Park to Saratoga.

Theatre in Milpitas and Silicon Valley

The 2024-2025 theatre season in Milpitas and the San Jose-Fremont, Palo Alto, South Bay Area amateur, professional theaters, and colleges are back to full production with lots of shows to choose from.

Children’s Theatre
Comedy Clubs
General Theatre
Musical Theatre
Shakespeare
Ticket Sales

Children’s Theatre

Milpitas Community Theatre
Milpitas Community Center. A youth theatre program for ages 8-18. Center Stage Performing Arts is the contracted youth theatre program for ages 8 and up. Our young performers produce several shows throughout the year.
August 1-4, 2024: Madagascar Jr.
November 2-5, 2024: Matilda Jr. The Musical

Children’s Musical Theatre San Jose
We produce a full season of shows, ranging from classical Broadway fare to exciting new hits and original works seen by an audience of more than 42,000 annually.
Montgomery Theater (CMT)
271 S. Market St, San Jose
6/27/2024 – 6/30/2024: Madagascar Jr.
7/12/2024 – 7/21/2024: Crazy For You

Milpitas High School Theatre (Facebook)
Keep tuned in by “Liking” this page.
Check after school back in session in September.

Palo Alto Children’s Theatre
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto CA 94301
June 18, 2023: Summer Hot Dog Production: Pippi Longstocking

Star Struck
A non-profit organization dedicated to providing excellent, accessible theatre training for youth, with high-quality performances for families and the entire community at the Ohlone College Smith Center. See link for acting classes for kids.
July 19 – August 4, 2024: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Comedy Clubs

ComedySportz
Competitive, team improvisational comedy, played just like a sport. 288 S. Second St., San Jose. (the old Camera 3 theaters). Show times are Fridays at 9p and 11p, and Saturdays at 7p and 9p.

Made Up Theatre
Made Up Theatre is BACK! Join us for live improv comedy shows featuring YOUR suggestions. That’s right! You provide the inspiration for unscripted scenes, games, and musicals that are sure to keep you laughing your butts off! You can watch our shows live and in-person, or you can enjoy them from the comfort of your own homes with a Virtual Viewing Ticket.

San Jose Improv
Check Twitter for upcoming acts. Sign up for the San Jose Improv newsletter to receive show announcements, presale codes and special offers!
62 S. Second Street
San Jose
408-280-7475

General Theatre

This Week’s Top Events in the San Jose Metro Area
Mercury news listings from talks and exhibits to ballet and opera.

City Lights Theater Company of San Jose
Jul 18 – Aug 25, 2024: Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Sep 26 – Oct 20, 2024: An Inspector Calls
Nov 21 – Dec 22, 2024: Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great War
Jan 16 – Feb 9, 2025: In Love and Warcraft
Mar 13 – Apr 6, 2025: The Mousetrap
May 15 – Jun 8, 2025: The Cake
Jul 17 – Aug 24, 2025: Head Over Heels
May 16 – Jun 9, 2024: Clyde’s

Hillbarn Theatre
AUGUST 22 – SEPTEMBER 15, 2024: ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE
OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 3 2024: WAIT UNTIL DARK
DECEMBER 5 – DECEMBER 29 2024: ANASTASIA
JANUARY 23 – FEBRUARY 9 2025: DAISY
MARCH 6 – MARCH 23, 2025: FLY BY NIGHT
APRIL 17 – MAY 4, 2025: WRITING FRAGMENTS HOME
MAY 22 – MAY 25, 2025: ALICE BY HEART

Los Altos Stage Company
A professionally managed, community based theatre company that serves Los Altos and the greater South-Bay area. Most LASC Mainstage productions contain adult-themed material and are recommended for mature audiences.
97 Hillview Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94022
May 30 – June 23, 2024: Young Frankenstein
September 5 – 29, 2024: Waiting for Godot
November 29 – December 22, 2024: A Christmas Story: The Musical
January 23 – February 16, 2025: The Glass Menagerie
April 10 – May 4, 2025: Cyrano
May 29 – June 22, 2025: Twelfth Night

Naatak
Bay Area Indian Theatre with presentations at the India Community Center and other venues.
Cubberley Theater, 4120 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
June 14, 2024 – June 23, 2024 | Palo Alto: पहली पहली मारुति

Palo Alto Players
Perform at the Lucy Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, right off of Embarcadero about one block. The theme of our 91st season is “Reconnecting.” After a long intermission, we are back to in-person theater once again, ready to share experiences and stories that will inspire, entertain, and enrich you.
June 10 – 26, 2022, Twelfth Night
Aug 26 – Sep 11, 2022: School of Rock – The Musical
Nov 4 – Nov 20, 2022: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Jan 20 – Feb 5, 2023: The Play That Goes Wrong
Apr 28 – May 14, 2023: The SpongeBob Musical

The Pear Avenue Theatre
The Pear offers audiences a theatrical alternative–intimate, startling productions that prove you can work wonders on a shoestring, as long as your spirit is willing and your imagination wide. 1220 Pear Avenue, Unit K, Mountain View. 650-254-1148.
Jun 14 – Jun 30, 2024: Murder On the Orient Express
Sep 6 – Sep 22, 2024, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Nov 8 – Nov 24, 2024: Fiddler on the Roof
Jan 17 – Feb 2, 2025: Noises Off
Apr 18 – May 4, 2025: 2024-25 Season Show #4 TBA

The Stage
Producing plays that address truth and illusion. 2024-2025 not avail when this page published.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
Shows at either the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto or the Mountain View Center For the Performing Arts.
Jun 5–30, 2024: Being Alive: A Sondheim Celebration
October 9 – November 3, 2024, KING JAMES
December 4 – 29, 2024, MISS BENNET: Christmas at Pemberley
January 10 – February 9, 2025: Rachmaninoff and the Tsar
March 5 – 30, 2025: HAPPY PLEASANT VALLEY:A Senior Sex Scandal Murder Mystery Musical
April 2 – 27, 2025: THE HEART SELLERS
June 18 – July 13, 2025: 5 & DIME

Smith Center
A fine and performing arts center located at Ohlone College in Fremont. All performances will be presented in Jackson Theatre, unless otherwise noted.
JULY 5, 6, 7, 11*, 12, 13, 2024: Grease
Performance Calendar

Musical Theatre

Lyric Theatre ­ The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of San Jose
HAMMER THEATRE CENTER
101 Paseo De San Antonio
In downtown San José
Lyric Theatre presents a summer festival with 13 performances of 3 shows over a 3 weekend period from July 20 through August 4, 2024.
Fiddler on the Roof
The Best of Cole Porter
The Red Mill

Opera San Jose
Maintaining a resident company of principal artists, this company specializes in showcasing the finest young professional singers in the nation. California Theatre, 345 South First Street, San Jose.
September 14 – September 29, 2024: The Magic Flute
November 16 – December 1, 2024: La Bohème
February 15 – March 2, 2025: Bluebeard’s Castle
April 19 – May 4, 2025: Zorro

Shakespeare

Silicon Valley Shakespeare
Performances held at Sanborn-Skyline County Park outside of Saratoga, CA., Thursdays-Sundays at 7:00pm.
June 7–23, 2024: All’s Well That Ends Well, San José, CA
July 26–August 30, 2024: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Saratoga, CA
August 2–September 1, 2024: The Comedy of Errors, Saratoga, CA

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare on tour. Book to have them come to your venue.
FEBRUARY – MAY 2025: Romeo and Juliet.

Santa Cruz Shakespeare
All Santa Cruz Shakespeare performances are at The Audrey Stanley Grove at DeLaveaga Park.
As You Like It by William Shakespeare ‒ July 13 – Sept. 1
Hamlet by William Shakespeare ‒ July 31 – Aug. 31
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde ‒ July 14 through Sept. 7
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams ‒ Sept. 11‒28

Ticket Sales

Theatre Bay Area
Half-price tickets available for shows from Carmel to Mill Valley. A great way to get tickets “tonight!”

Calendars of Events In and Near Milpitas

Are you looking for something fun or entertaining or enlightening to do this month? Here are calendars of events from South Bay organizations that list their activities online.

Milpitas Calendars

***GoMilpitas Event List***
View numerous events posted on GoMilpitas. Do you have an event you’d like to list? Either email or call our webmaster, Ann Zeise. Community members are invited to submit Milpitas events open to all in the Go Milpitas Group on Facebook.

Big Dog Vineyards
Select Events by month. Calendar of Wine Tasting – usually first weekend in warm-weather months – and concerts.

Chamber of Commerce
Parties, mixers, forums, luncheons and more.

City of Milpitas Meetings Calendar
City Council and Commission meetings. Watch streaming city meetings here. During the live meeting, comments in writing may be submitted for Public Forum at the beginning of the City Council or Commission meeting, or for a public hearing or a listed item on the agenda, via this form, and the comments can be read aloud for the public record.

City Special Events Calendar
Outline of special events scheduled on the City Calendar. See the Full calendar which includes all city meetings, such as city council and commission meetings as well.

Community Library Events
Programs and events for toddlers, school-aged children, teens, adults and seniors held at the Milpitas Community Library.

Community Organization Meetings
We have many community organizations, many of which welcome visitors to their meetings and social events.

Eventbrite: Things to do in Milpitas
See what’s going on in our sunny city!

Humane Society Events
Playgroups for dog owners. Summer camps for pet-loving kids. Training for dogs. Orientation for owning a cat. Spay/Neuter clinics, etc.

India Community Center: Calendar
Events, classes, workshops, meetings and more.

Recreation Department Calendar
Concerts, Movies, Pool Parties and more!

Calendars in Nearby Places

Around Town Events
NBC3/KNTV-11 sponsors a wide variety of events in the South Bay. Here’s what’s coming up soon.

Bay Area Orienteering Club Event Schedule
We’ve gone orienteering with this group for several years now at Bay Area parks. Object is, with a map and compass, to locate ‘controls’ and not get lost. For local club, change “All Meetings” to “BOAC.”

Bay Area Parent Events Calendar
Silicon Valley events and activities of interest to families.

Children’s Discovery Museum
Special programs on opened days at this favorite place for the younger set.

Eventful – Things To Do in San Jose, CA
Books, Celebrities, Comics and Games, Restaurants, Events, Eye, Horoscopes, Movies, Local theaters, Videos/DVDs, Music, Concert venues, Nightlife, Performing Arts, Performance venues, TV, Local attractions, Visual Arts.

Fremont Chamber of Commerce Calendar
Check this page for upcoming chamber events in our neighboring city to the north.

Meetups within 2 miles of Milpitas City Center
For today and the next couple of days. (Note: Meetup not always accurate about the mileage to the meetings they list, so double check location.)

SanJose.com Events
To be listed in the Calendar, create an account and list here.

Palo Alto Online’s Master Community Calendar for the Midpeninsula
Instantly find out what is going on around the Midpeninsula. Palo Alto Online has the most complete calendar listings, drawn from three Midpeninsula newspapers — the Palo Alto Weekly, The Almanac and Mountain View Voice — and made them more comprehensive, up-to-date and easier to search.

San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau
General Visitors Information and Events.

Santa Clara Calendar of Events
From the visitors bureau.

Santa Clara County Parks Calendar of Events
Take hikes with a ranger to discover plants and animals and locations of historical significance.

Stanford Featured Events Calendar
Lectures, readings and talks to which all are invited.
Also check out their other calendars by event type, such as Performances, or Exhibits.

Sunnyvale Downtown Events
Encourages visitors to downtown Sunnyvale.

UCSC “Prof and a Pint” Lecture Series
A new series of informal discussions served over dinner and drinks at Forager Tasting Room and Eatery in the booming SOFA district of San Jose. Future talks will be held on the second Monday of each month and include everything from organic artichokes to endangered zebras, self-driving cars to Shakespeare. All are welcome.

Japanese (Think Sushi) Dining in Milpitas

Dining and Food ~ Restaurants in Milpitas ~ Asian Pacific Dining

Come to Milpitas to enjoy Japanese food often with a California twist. There are three sushi and two shabu restaurants to chose from.

Bento Express
Japanese California fast food restaurant
23 North Milpitas Blvd.
408-262-7544

Ichika
Join us for our modern take on an ancient Japanese culinary journey created by Master Chef Shinobu Sodeyama. Let us host you to celebrate love and life at our beautifully designed and handcrafted venue. Ichika offers a seasonal prix-fixe menu and is for reservations only.
1728 N Milpitas Blvd.
669-226-5215

Pepper Lunch
Japanese franchise specializing in fresh steak, seafood and vegetables cooked by clientele at individual high-tech speed grills.
Milpitas Square
408 Barber Lane
408-577-0778

Sen Dai Sushi
Yelp. Seems to have the highest ratings of all the Sushi restaurants in Milpitas.
224 N Abel Street
408-263-1472

Shabu House
Japanese. Warm, modern space & a menu of signature thin-sliced beef & vegetable bowls cooked at table.
1191 E Calaveras Blvd.
408-262-7888

Shabuya
All You Can Eat. Lunch $17.99, Dinner $27.99. Children under 40″ free, 40″-50″ $9.99. No vegetarian option.
84 Ranch Dr.
408-935-8020

Sushi Adachi
An authentic Japanese restaurant specializing in Nigiri, Makizushi, and Sake. Japanese imported fish, including renowned Bluefin tuna sourced from Japan’s iconic Toyosu market.
668 Barber Lane
408-432-6270

Uotomo Sushi
Yelp. Small, straightforward bistro presenting colorful sushi rolls & other Japanese specialties.
217 W Calaveras Blvd.
408-719-8882

V Sushi
Our Japanese restaurant is known for its modern interpretation of classic dishes and its insistence on only using high quality fresh ingredients.
74 Ranch Dr.
408-941-9888

 

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Malaysian Dining in Milpitas

Dining and Food ~ Restaurants in Milpitas ~ Asian Pacific Dining

Malaysian food may be new to you. It is a fusion between Chinese, Indian, Singaporean  and Thai food. Can be very spicy, but you can usually ask to have it made only mildly spicy.

Banana Leaf Restaurant
Outdoor Dining. Authentic Malaysian and Thai food at reasonable prices, custom seasoning (Ask from mild to hot). Try the fried banana and ice cream for dessert. Get there by 11:30 AM for lunch as it will be packed by noon.
Yelp
McCarthy Ranch
182 Ranch Dr.
408-719-9811

Kopitiam
“Kopitiam” literally means coffee shop or café. It is commonly found all over Singapore and Malaysia. It is a place for people to go, eat, drink, or just gather and chat.
1535 Landess Ave., #147
408-262-8800

Layang Layang
An ambitious menu of 81 items, plus 27 house specials. No longer has own website.
Yelp
181 W. Calaveras Blvd.
408-263-6788

Red Kwali
Pick-up and delivery available. Inspired by Singapore, Malaysia, Thai, Japan, China and other Southeast Asian specialties, our food is delicious and flavorful.
McCarthy Ranch
179 Ranch Dr.
408-262-2626

See also Thai Food Restaurants in Milpitas

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Thai Cuisine Dining in Milpitas

Dining and Food ~ Restaurants in Milpitas ~ Asian Pacific Dining

Thai cuisine is the national cuisine of Thailand. Balance, detail, and variety are of paramount significance to Thai chefs. Thai cooking places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic components and a spicy edge.

Ruby Thai Kitchen
This exotic cuisine is exciting, boasting with flavor and frequently chosen as healthy dining alternative by today’s sophisticated consumers.
447 Great Mall Dr. (In Great Mall Food Court.)
408-946-8693

Thai Cafe Restaurant
Thai dishes, including noodle soups & a variety of curries, are served in a casual & bright setting.
692 Barber Ln.
408-955-9992

Thaibodia Bistro
At Thaibodia, we serve dishes that combine the aromatic spices and flavors of Thai food with the distinct hallmarks of Cambodian cuisine.
338 S. Main St.
408-708-7685

See also Malasian Dining in Milpitas

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