Angel T.
Yelp
The reviews for Blue Mango seem so mixed but I have always had an overall positive experience. Maybe it's because I'd come here on occasion as a high schooler/college kid with my mom when she used to work in the area, and Blue Mango brings up nostalgia. My mom no longer works nearby but we decided to meet up for dinner here during my recent visit to SJ for old times sake.
It was just as lovely as I remember it. We came on Tuesday night, and while the kitchen was busy with pick-up orders, we were one of only two parties dining in. Our appetizer came out super fast and we loved the Fresh Spring Roll featuring a piece of fried tofu, mango, lettuce, cucumber, cilantro and mint wrapped in rice paper with peanut dipping sauce. The lettuce was crunchy and the mango + tofu was a fun and addictive combination.
I got the Ocean in a Coconut (which was not actually IN a coconut, but did feature large slices of young coconut), a savory, mild-spice curry-type dish with calamari, prawn, basa white fish, mussel and scallop. Super yummy and worth $22 in my opinion.
My only qualms are:
1) If you want rice, you have to order a side of rice separately; the curries and specials do not come with rice ($4 for Jasmine or Brown Rice)
2) They are often out of dessert items (I really wanted the fried banana with ice cream and it was unavailable. My second choice would have been mango with sticky rice but they were out of that, too.)
I settled on the tempura ice cream for dessert -- it's difficult to share with two people since the ice cream quickly melts when you slice the treat down the middle, but it's a delicious not-too-sweet treat.
Server was super nice and my mom was obsessed with the holiday ambiance and blue fairy lights. Very friendly but slightly elevated dine-in atmosphere.