Nearly 30 years on El Camino Real
Kobe opened in Santa Clara in 1997 on a simple bet: fresh food, made with care, every single day. Nearly three decades later, that's still the whole story.
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A Family Opens a Sushi Restaurant
It was 1997, and El Camino Real already had no shortage of places to eat. Kobe opened anyway — family-owned, unhurried, built on the belief that honest Japanese food speaks for itself.
Stone, Bamboo, and Koi
Strip-mall outside, garden inside. A living koi pond, bamboo fencing, and a mural that stops first-timers mid-step.
Rolls That Earned Their Reputation
The Jalapeño Roll — tempura crunch, fresh heat — has been on the menu long enough to have its own regulars. Made fresh daily, every day.
Silicon Valley's Standing Lunch Order
Tech campuses came and went, but Kobe's catering trays kept showing up — office spreads, team lunches, big celebrations and small ones.
Still Here, Still Fresh
Twenty-nine years in a market that chews up restaurants. Family-owned from day one, still cooking like something's at stake.
