Peanuts Deluxe Cafe
275 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA
Crema's Take
“Peanuts Deluxe Cafe has earned its devoted following in San Jose by combining meticulous coffee craft with a distinctly playful, welcoming atmosphere that feels like a friend's living room rather than a typical café. The shop takes its name seriously—pairing carefully sourced espresso and filter coffee with house-made pastries and treats that go beyond the standard pastry case. It's the kind of place where regulars camp out for hours and newcomers immediately feel like they're in on something special.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
The place has definitely had a nice facelift and feels refreshed. The food was fine overall, and I’d be open to coming back to try something different on the menu. That said, I probably wouldn’t go out of my way for breakfast again, though they clearly have a loyal and steady customer base.
Tasty coffee, good cooked grilled chicken sandwich was awesome, service was little slow. Good for students, adequate space available and books to read. Staff was friendly.
When you want to go big and everything has to be deluxe, but your wallet tells you all you can get is a bag of peanuts...where do you go? Peanuts Deluxe Café! No shit..that's what the cab driver told me when I asked for his recommendation on a nice breakfast place! Then he tells me it doesn't matter that it was clear across town from where I was staying, you just got to go, because the Peanuts Deluxe Café covers all the bases! Then he tells me what to order! He said "Look here's the deal..You're new in town and I can you're as fresh as a Pilgrim that just landed..So go in there and say this to the gal...Hash Browns cooked all the way with 3 up and bacon that hasn't been burnt, and gimme a cup of coffee, coffee that hasn't been sitting in the pot since 4 am okay. Then he tells me to look her straight in the eye and say.. I'm a big tipper, just ask that cab driver right there! Well, that cabbie was almost all the way right, the food was amazingly delicious, and cooked perfectly, and I did tip big ..bigger than I did the cabbie. Peanuts Deluxe is ☆☆☆☆☆
I had a very well made chiliquiles and my wife had a perfect egg over medium for breakfast. We love the new Peanuts with the couches and happy hour! It’s no longer the greasy spoon it was for the 3 decades I taught at SJSU. But the prices haven’t risen and they’re still very reasonable despite the uptick in the cuisine.
Excellent food, was not expecting such deliciousness. Had the Korean fried chicken and not only was it great, but the rice was perfect. Fantastic spot and great people working it. Friend had the meat lover's omelet and it delivered - the potatoes were cooked to perfection.
Crema Reviews
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