Below is a table of restaurants originally covered in the original 1975 edition of A Forkful of San Jose. As this site progresses, links to pages about each will be added.
| Restaurant | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andy’s BBQ | Campbell | 🔴 Original location redeveloped, subsequent location closed. |
| Angelo’s | San Jose | 🔴 Closed. Different restaurant at location. |
| Azuma Japanese | Cupertino | 🟢 Still open. |
| Balkan Village | Los Altos | 🔴 Closed. Location being redeveloped. |
| Biwa | Soquel | 🔴 Closed. Different restaurant at location. |
| Black Forest Inn | Los Altos | 🔴 Closed. Different restaurant at location. |
| Black Kettle | Campbell | 🔴 Closed. Address no longer exists. |
| Bold Knight | San Jose | 🔴 Original location redeveloped, subsequent location closed. |
| Brave Bull | San Jose | 🔴 Original location redeveloped. |
| Broken Egg Omelet House | Los Gatos (& Santa Cruz) | 🔴 Closed. Different restaurant at location. |
| Cable Car | San Jose | 🔴 Original location redeveloped into enclosed mall. |
| Captain Cook’s | San Jose | 🔴 Original location redeveloped into housing. |
| Castagnola’s | Santa Cruz | |
| Cathay | San Jose | |
| Cats | Los Gatos | |
| Chez Yvonne | Mountain View | |
| Chou’s Pagoda House | San Jose | |
| Coleman Still | San Jose | |
| Cook Book Restaurant | Campbell | |
| Del Vecchio’s | San Jose | |
| Digger Dan’s | Gilroy | |
| Don the Beachcomber | San Jose | |
| Duey’s Prime Rib | San Jose | |
| El Burro | Campbell | |
| El Charro | San Jose | |
| El Gao | Saratoga | |
| El Gordo | Los Gatos | |
| El Matador | Santa Clara | |
| El Rebozo | San Jose | |
| Elysium | Boulder Creek | |
| Fisherman’s Village | Cupertino | |
| Flying Lady | Morgan Hill | |
| Foo Loo Soo | Campbell | |
| Fung Lum | Campbell | |
| Garret | Campbell | |
| Golden Sand | San Jose | |
| Granny’s Attic | San Jose | |
| Grapesteak | Soquel | |
| Green Dragon | San Jose | |
| Grog & Sirloin | Los Gatos | |
| Hi-Life | San Jose | |
| House of Genji | San Jose | |
| Hugo’s | San Jose | |
| Hungry Tiger | Sunnyvale | |
| Il Travatore | Santa Cruz | |
| Jalisco Taco Bar | San Jose | |
| Jon’s Epicurean | San Jose | |
| Joshua’s | San Jose | |
| Kirk’s | San Jose | |
| Korea House | San Jose | |
| Kozy Chinese Cuisine | Mountain View | |
| La Hacienda | Los Gatos | |
| La Mere Michelle | Saratoga | |
| La Trattoria | Soquel | |
| Lexington House (Alex’s) | Los Gatos | |
| Live Oak Kitchen | Los Gatos | |
| Loft | San Jose | |
| L’Ommie | Mountain View | |
| London Oyster | Los Gatos | |
| Lorenzo’s | Santa Clara | |
| Lou’s Village | San Jose | |
| Luigi’s on Lincoln | San Jose | |
| Lumyuen | Fremont | |
| Magic Pan | San Jose | |
| Main Sail | San Jose | |
| Malio’s | Santa Cruz | |
| Manssur’s Shish Kabob | San Jose | |
| Mariani’s | Santa Clara | |
| Meyberg’s | San Jose | |
| Michaels | Sunnyvale | |
| Miguelito’s | San Jose | |
| Mongo’s | Los Gatos | |
| Mountain Charlie’s | Los Gatos | |
| Nataraja | Palo Alto | |
| New Almaden Food & Beverage Co. | San Jose | |
| New Riverside | Santa Cruz | |
| New Varsity | Palo Alto | |
| 94th Aero Squadron | San Jose | |
| Oak Room | San Jose | |
| Old Spaghetti Factory | San Jose | |
| Original Joe’s | San Jose | |
| Outlook | Campbell | |
| Panda | Sunnyvale | |
| Paolo’s (Pruneyard) | Campbell | |
| Paolo’s (12th Street) | San Jose | |
| Pedro’s | Los Gatos | |
| Plankhouse (Reuben’s) | San Jose | |
| Plumed Horse | Saratoga | |
| Red Baron | San Jose | |
| Renato King of the Pizza | San Jose | |
| Royal Fork | Campbell | |
| Sandpiper | Cupertino | |
| Seven Sails | San Jose | |
| 17 West | San Jose | |
| Shadowbrook | Capitola | |
| Sirloin & Brew Unlimited | Saratoga | |
| Stag & Hound | Fremont | |
| Steak Block | Fremont | |
| Swiss Family Affair (Emile’s) | San Jose | |
| Tai Ming Low | Milpitas | |
| Taqueria Tizoc | Campbell | |
| Teriyaki House | Santa Clara | |
| Theodore’s Steak House | San Jose | |
| Togo’s | Campbell, San Jose, Santa Cruz | |
| Vahl’s | Alviso | |
| Velvet Turtle | San Jose | |
| Victoria Station | Sunnyvale | |
| Villa Felice | Los Gatos | |
| Villa Napoli | Sunnyvale | |
| Vintage House | San Jose | |
| Zachary’s | Santa Cruz |