Japanese joint where noodles, meats & other ingredients are cooked on tabletop hot plates. Based on 419 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
408 Barber Ln, Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: (408) 577-0778
Hours
| Friday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–9 PM |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–9 PM |
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Reviews
Kyle Tucker
Oh boy, Pepper Lunch USA in Milpitas is one hot spot – literally! Their sizzling plates are so hot they could probably cook a steak in 30 seconds flat. But don’t worry, the wait staff will remind you not to touch the plate with your bare hands, unless you want to end up with some seriously crispy fingers. And let’s not forget the garlic butter – it’s like liquid gold! I swear, I could put that stuff on cardboard and it would still taste amazing. But don’t take my word for it, ask for extra and try it for yourself.
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Michael Chang
First time visiting Pepper Lunch, but it won’t be my last.
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PH
I don’t like to eat something raw, so I don’t like the first order since it could not be fully cooked. I recommended for the second one. The egg and sauce taste delicious. But two much rice.
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Marc Adrian Santos
Arrived around 7pm with a party of 3; short waitlist but was seated quickly. Service was efficient and attentive, no mistakes on the orders.
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Steve Zamek
I like the place – have been coming here for years. Lately the food quality went down a bit. #2 on the menu had too much ligaments in the meet. Still decent place for casual dinner.
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Vincent Wang
This place has been here in Milpitas square for a while, I remember eating here back in the day as a great place to get lunch and hang out with friends. It has not changed. The food quality is still great and so is the line. Prices are decent and the portions are fairly big. This place gets really busy and will even close thier waitlist if there are too many people, so I recommend coming here early. My wife ordered the sizzling rice and beef and I got the same except with noodles, they also serve donburi if you are into that. They have a pretty extensive menu. You have to request the garlic butter, as they don’t always just give it to you. Teriyaki sauce is at the table, so you can add as much as you want. Our kids loveI come here often, so I definately reccomend it.
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Tim Chang
I’ve been to their competitors as well as their sister franchisees in LA. This one is old school (first franchise in North America) and still is the best. They give u so much beef and food that u do NOT need to add extra anything.
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Mr. Wagner
They have great options of sizzling plates. The food is always fresh and delicious, even better with their amazing sauces! They also have other types of traditional japanese food such as donburi and udon. The place is not that big but it is worth the wait.
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bigclown
Went today with a friend and overall a good experience. Food was fairly priced and tasted pretty good. I ordered the pepper beef Udon and I liked the portion size and the flavor was nice. One critique I have of this restaurant is the lack of seasoning or sauces to put on the food. I’ve been to similar restaurants that serve sizzling noodles and rice and they had a variety of sauces and seasonings that you can put on your food to make it even better. The complementary miso soup came with noodles instead of tofu and seaweed which was odd, but tasted pretty good. The customer service was really good. Overall a decent experience.
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Bradley Rentfrow
Tried this place for lunch on a Friday. The place was packed but the food was wonderful. I had the beef pepper rice and it came out sizzling and smelling savory. The garlic, butter, pepper and sliced beef with rice was so good that I had to go again the next week. This time I was there at lunch on a Wednesday. Practically had the place to myself, but food was still great. This time I had the curry beef pepper rice with a Sapporo beer, so good with the cinnamon spice in the rice this time. Overall a great experience.
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