Golden Buddha

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Chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA

4.3 · 300 reviewsOpen until 8

Welcoming option serving hefty plates of Chinese standards, including sweet-&-sour pork & chow mein.

Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack

AI ScoreChatGPT and Gemini didn't mention Golden Buddha.Scored from 8 signals across search and AI.

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Updated Oct 26, 2026Last activity 11 days ago, a question from menus_wren.

Services

What Golden Buddha offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

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Team

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Today3 AM to 8 PM
MondaysClosed

Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about Golden Buddha.

4.3from 300 reviews on Google

Golden Buddha is known for its generous portions but faces criticism for inflated prices and variable food quality. Golden Buddha offers a nostalgic dining experience with a mix of loyal patrons and newcomers. However, many customers express disappointment over rising prices and inconsistent food quality, leading to a mixed atmosphere where some enjoy the large portions while others feel let down by the taste and service.

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  • 412%
  • 38%
  • 20%
  • 18%
Would go back84%84% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 84%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 8%, 3 stars · Negative 8%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Large portion sizes
  • Sweet and sour pork
  • Fried wontons
  • Combo fried rice
  • Mongolian beef
The bad
  • High prices compared to menu listings
  • Inconsistent food quality
  • Unfriendly service
  • Charges for takeout containers

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How AI sees Golden Buddha

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

44out of 100

38 San Jose avg

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsGolden Buddha

  • Retrieval grounding 26%Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.25
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.40
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.
  • Reviews & response 12%The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.92
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.53
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.90
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.58
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.31

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Local AI Registry · Chinese restaurants in San Jose, CA · Editorial

Golden Buddha, San Jose CA: Reviews

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 26, 2026.

Published October 26, 2026 · Updated October 26, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

In short

Golden Buddha is a chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA. Its AI Score is 44 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeChinese restaurant
Address2768 Aborn Rd, San Jose, CA 95121, USA
HoursClosed Mon · Tue to Fri 3 AM to 8 PM · Sat to Sun 12 PM to 8 PM
Phone(408) 238-0926
Rating4.3 across 300 reviews on Google
UpdatedOctober 26, 2026

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress2768 Aborn Rd, San Jose, CA 95121, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionWelcoming option serving hefty plates of Chinese standards, including sweet-&-sour pork & chow mein.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon Closed · Tue to Fri 3:00 to 8:00 PM · Sat to Sun 12:00 to 8:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoMondaysClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameGolden BuddhaConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(408) 238-0926ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMondayClosedConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday3:00 AM to 8:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday3:00 AM to 8:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday3:00 AM to 8:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday3:00 AM to 8:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturday12:00 PM to 8:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSunday12:00 PM to 8:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
ServicesServiceChow meinAI guess
ServicesServiceDine-inAI guess
ServicesServiceSweet and sour porkAI guess
ServicesServiceTakeoutAI guess
LinksFacebookhttps://facebook.com/golden-buddha-chinese-restaurantAI guessOur record
LinksWebsitehttp://www.golden-buddha-sanjose.com/ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

Known for

The team

Visiting Golden Buddha

Address: 2768 Aborn Rd, San Jose, CA 95121, USA. Phone: (408) 238-0926. Hours: Closed Mon · Tue to Fri 3 AM to 8 PM · Sat to Sun 12 PM to 8 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Welcoming option serving hefty plates of Chinese standards, including sweet-&-sour pork & chow mein."

Parking and getting in

Nearby

PlaceTypeDistance
Domino's PizzaPizza delivery1 min walk
FolaFela Nigeria Restaurant and African StoreRestaurant1 min walk
Peacock Indian CafeIndian restaurant1 min walk
TacoManiaMexican restaurant1 min walk
Aborn & WhiteBus stop1 min walk
Papas and EggsBreakfast restaurant1 min walk

Reputation

4.3 average across 300 reviews: Google 300. (Confirmed, read October 26, 2026.)

Golden Buddha is known for its generous portions but faces criticism for inflated prices and variable food quality. (AI guess, from 300 reviews.)

What people like

  • Large portion sizes
  • Sweet and sour pork
  • Fried wontons
  • Combo fried rice
  • Mongolian beef

What people do not like

  • High prices compared to menu listings
  • Inconsistent food quality
  • Unfriendly service
  • Charges for takeout containers

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

how far out is this place booking right now?

do regulars get anything here

walking in for a first visit, what happens

any last minute tables at Golden Buddha?

never been, is it walk in or appointment only

Golden Buddha or New Hwong?

Coffee near Golden Buddha on Aborn?

planning a Monday visit, is that a wasted trip

what time does Golden Buddha in San Jose actually open?

people keep recommending this place, what for?

address for Golden Buddha, anyone have it?

rough idea what Golden Buddha costs?

On a budget in San Jose, is this place the one?

anything new here lately?

best chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA

Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?

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when is this place actually dead?

worth it or not, what do the regulars say

who should I ask for at Golden Buddha?

The AI Score: 44 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Jose chinese restaurants run 24 to 56. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Golden Buddha scores 44, above the San Jose average of 38. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresGolden Buddha
Retrieval grounding2625Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.Poor
Off-property attestation2040Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility14Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.
Reviews & response1292The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.Good
Backlink & citation authority853Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Fair
Google Business Profile890Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile758Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Fair
Content freshness & schema531Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Poor

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a chinese restaurant: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business

Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

EntityTypeID on this pageSame asRelationship to Golden Buddha
Golden BuddhaLocalBusiness#businesshttp://www.golden-buddha-sanjose.com/Subject of this page
San Jose, CaliforniaCity#cityCity Golden Buddha is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor of this page

Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the chinese restaurants in San Jose, linked to the lists and towns around it.

Lists

  • Best chinese restaurants in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose/chinese-restaurant
  • Best businesses in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose

Nearby

  • /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
  • /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
  • /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
  • /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
  • /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view
  • /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara

Every list

  • Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca

References

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJWdkYOHQtjoARl8S5Fw0QGzE (accessed Oct 26, 2026)
  • [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 26, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 26, 2026)

The code behind this page

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Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.

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# Golden Buddha, San Jose CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-26.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca

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## In short

Golden Buddha is a chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA. Its AI Score is 44 of 100, which is poor.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Chinese restaurant |
| Address | 2768 Aborn Rd, San Jose, CA 95121, USA |
| Hours | Closed Mon · Tue to Fri 3 AM to 8 PM · Sat to Sun 12 PM to 8 PM |
| Phone | (408) 238-0926 |
| Rating | 4.3 across 300 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 26, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 2768 Aborn Rd, San Jose, CA 95121, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Welcoming option serving hefty plates of Chinese standards, including sweet-&-sour pork & chow mein. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon Closed · Tue to Fri 3:00 to 8:00 PM · Sat to Sun 12:00 to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Mondays | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Golden Buddha | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (408) 238-0926 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | Closed | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 3:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 3:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 3:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 3:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Chow mein | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Dine-in | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Sweet and sour pork | AI guess |  |
| Services | Service | Takeout | AI guess |  |
| Links | Facebook | https://facebook.com/golden-buddha-chinese-restaurant | AI guess | Our record |
| Links | Website | http://www.golden-buddha-sanjose.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting Golden Buddha

Address: 2768 Aborn Rd, San Jose, CA 95121, USA. Phone: (408) 238-0926. Hours: Closed Mon · Tue to Fri 3 AM to 8 PM · Sat to Sun 12 PM to 8 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Welcoming option serving hefty plates of Chinese standards, including sweet-&-sour pork & chow mein."


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Domino's Pizza | Pizza delivery | 1 min walk |
| FolaFela Nigeria Restaurant and African Store | Restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Peacock Indian Cafe | Indian restaurant | 1 min walk |
| TacoMania | Mexican restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Aborn & White | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Papas and Eggs | Breakfast restaurant | 1 min walk |


## Reputation

4.3 average across 300 reviews: Google 300. (Confirmed, read October 26, 2026.)

Golden Buddha is known for its generous portions but faces criticism for inflated prices and variable food quality. (AI guess, from 300 reviews.)


### What people like

- Large portion sizes
- Sweet and sour pork
- Fried wontons
- Combo fried rice
- Mongolian beef


### What people do not like

- High prices compared to menu listings
- Inconsistent food quality
- Unfriendly service
- Charges for takeout containers


### Press

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## Questions people ask


### how far out is this place booking right now?


### do regulars get anything here


### walking in for a first visit, what happens


### any last minute tables at Golden Buddha?


### never been, is it walk in or appointment only


### Golden Buddha or New Hwong?


### Coffee near Golden Buddha on Aborn?


### planning a Monday visit, is that a wasted trip


### what time does Golden Buddha in San Jose actually open?


### people keep recommending this place, what for?


### address for Golden Buddha, anyone have it?


### rough idea what Golden Buddha costs?


### On a budget in San Jose, is this place the one?


### anything new here lately?


### best chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA


### Downsides nobody puts in a five star review?


### are prices in San Jose higher than everywhere else


### when is this place actually dead?


### worth it or not, what do the regulars say


### who should I ask for at Golden Buddha?


## The AI Score: 44 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Jose chinese restaurants run 24 to 56. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Golden Buddha scores 44, above the San Jose average of 38. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Golden Buddha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 25 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 |  | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. |  |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 92 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 53 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | 58 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 31 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Poor |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a chinese restaurant: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Golden Buddha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Golden Buddha | LocalBusiness | #business | http://www.golden-buddha-sanjose.com/ | Subject of this page |
| San Jose, California | City | #city |  | City Golden Buddha is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the chinese restaurants in San Jose, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best chinese restaurants in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose/chinese-restaurant
- Best businesses in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose


### Nearby

- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view
- /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJWdkYOHQtjoARl8S5Fw0QGzE (accessed Oct 26, 2026)
- [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 26, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 26, 2026)

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  1. how far out is this place booking right now? Question by menus_wren, Oct 23, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/how-far-out-is-this-place-booking-right-now
  2. do regulars get anything here Question by weekend_only_lou, Oct 23, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/do-regulars-get-anything-here
  3. walking in for a first visit, what happens Question by lowkey_counter, Oct 22, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/walking-in-for-a-first-visit-what-happens
  4. any last minute tables at Golden Buddha? Question by brunch_van, Oct 20, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/any-last-minute-tables-at-golden-buddha
  5. never been, is it walk in or appointment only Question by first_timer_reed, Oct 19, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/never-been-is-it-walk-in-or-appointment-only
  6. Golden Buddha or New Hwong? Question by takeout_iris, Oct 19, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/golden-buddha-or-new-hwong
  7. Coffee near Golden Buddha on Aborn? Question by undecided_jo, Oct 16, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/coffee-near-golden-buddha-on-aborn
  8. planning a Monday visit, is that a wasted trip Question by local_sam, Oct 15, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/planning-a-monday-visit-is-that-a-wasted-trip
  9. what time does Golden Buddha in San Jose actually open? Question by corner_table_owl, Oct 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/what-time-does-golden-buddha-in-san-jose-actually-open
  10. people keep recommending this place, what for? Question by counter_otis, Oct 14, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/people-keep-recommending-this-place-what-for
  11. address for Golden Buddha, anyone have it? Question by weekend_only_seconds, Oct 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/address-for-golden-buddha-anyone-have-it
  12. rough idea what Golden Buddha costs? Question by seconds_nell_95121, Oct 9, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/rough-idea-what-golden-buddha-costs
  13. On a budget in San Jose, is this place the one? Question by spontaneous_patio_95121, Oct 5, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/on-a-budget-in-san-jose-is-this-place-the-one
  14. anything new here lately? Question by bride_pearl, Oct 5, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/anything-new-here-lately
  15. best chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA Question by careful_clover, Sep 29, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/best-chinese-restaurant-in-san-jose-ca
  16. Downsides nobody puts in a five star review? Question by corner_table_may, Sep 22, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/downsides-nobody-puts-in-a-five-star-review
  17. are prices in San Jose higher than everywhere else Question by first_timer_on_aborn, Sep 19, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/are-prices-in-san-jose-higher-than-everywhere-else
  18. when is this place actually dead? Question by birthday_may, Sep 16, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/when-is-this-place-actually-dead
  19. worth it or not, what do the regulars say Question by hopeful_specials, Sep 15, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/worth-it-or-not-what-do-the-regulars-say
  20. who should I ask for at Golden Buddha? Question by patio_fern, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/golden-buddha-san-jose-ca/q/who-should-i-ask-for-at-golden-buddha

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