EMC Seafood & Raw Bar

378 Santana Row #1100, San Jose
(408) 296-6048

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Marisa

This is high end main ingredients dressed and presented poorly. Perfect for untrained taste buds🙄 Cafeteria food at best. I should have known better after walking in and noticing how dirty and unorganized the reception area looked. My mistake for not following my instincts😑

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Martin Qin

Everything else was good except the food quality. Right after my wife and I came back from EMC for dinner I had diarrhea immediately when I got home. My wife suffered cholecystitis the next day… won’t come here again cuz the food there seemed extremely unhealthy to us.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

cc c

EMC (Eat More Clam or Crab?) XD
The location of the restaurant is excellent, and I like the decoration style and atmosphere.
My friend said it was a Japanese-style seafood bar, but the dish I ordered was wrong, so I didn’t feel that way, and the taste was quite strong. The only grilled salmon with a slight Japanese flavor was slightly overcooked and tasted bad.
HAPPY HOUR went to enjoy the meal at all times. After checking out in the evening, because the conversation continued, we took a long time to leave. We will not turn away guests, but we will not refill the water.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Mike Pancratz

Prefer lunch over dinner

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Stella Zubeck

Warning: Came here excitedly two days ago for the oysters. Husband ate more than a dozen oysters, mostly the happy hour oysters, and a day and a half later, has food poisoning. Seeing that others may have recently had this experience as well.

Food: 1

Frances R

Great drinks and food, so-so service. It was not busy, and we had to hunt down our server to order more food and drinks. Although we told him upfront we would be ordering more

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Yellowtail Ceviche, Roll

Liz P.

We stopped by EMC for happy hour, planning to have dinner, but our friend was running pretty late, so we just enjoyed some mocktails and a few cold appetizers.

Everything was fresh and tasty, but the friendly service really stood out. The team was cheerful and polite—a great crew working together.

The vibe is super chill and relaxed, great place for a group of friends after work.

It had been a while since I’d been here, and this visit reminded me to come back more often.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Fee

The seafood pasta and seafood rice were good, as well as the jalapeño wings. Another person in my party enjoyed her sushi and oysters. I was a bit hesitant to try this place based on the negative recent reviews, but was pleasantly surprised. Our food came out pretty fast as well. The atmosphere was so so, nothing special.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Joanna O

The food was great. Linda and her team provided a great service ? ? ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fee Fee

The seafood pasta and seafood rice were good, as well as the jalapeño wings. Another person in my party enjoyed her sushi and oysters. I was a bit hesitant to try this place based on the negative recent reviews, but was pleasantly surprised. Our food came out pretty fast as well. The atmosphere was so so, nothing special.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

PRADEEP IVAN

We love the fried rice so we go there, but the place has become much worse in terms of hospitality and how they take care of the guest. Not worth the price.i would spend the same for a real fine dine.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Truffle Salmon Roll

z g

Very good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: California Crab Roll, Truffle Crab Garlic Noodles

Lihong X

Wrong amount was charged and no one is taking the phone calls. ~$50extra was collected. The food is below average, bad if you consider the price. Bad service with no attention to the customers - no baby utensils, and my baby dropped my fork and it took me forever to get someone to bring me another fork. The restroom is the worst with one out of tissue paper and another congested. I came to enjoy the Santana row atmosphere, but I recommend you to enjoy the atmosphere at other restaurants…not this one.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Kay De La Cruz

Had a craving for sashimi and it did not disappoint. Service can be improved.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Alan Wu

I had walked past EMC Seafood numerous times and finally decided to give it a try. The food exceeded my expectations, and their guava margarita pitcher was generously portioned, easily serving the three of us. The salmon fried rice was also exceptional. Overall, the food and service were decent for the price. If you're unsure where to eat in Santana Row, consider giving this place a try.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

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